Thank You, Pn. Cheah Yoon Hoh! | Monday, April 16, 2007
" When a wise man dies, he takes the whole library with him "
Puan Cheah Yoon Hoh, has retired from teaching on the 12th of April 2007. A total of 14 seniors went back to our former high school to join in the first 'Teacher's Retirement Ceremony' ever held in SMK USJ 12.
Honestly, my day didn't started well. I woke up late, broke a bottle of glass, spent half an hour nurturing a sneezing nose in the bathroom -.-". yea and so ... i still managed to make it to school, only 5 minutes late.
 the ceremony started at 7.45am as students settled down at the Assembly Grounds, while we seniors took our place at the 'Dataran' and the teachers at their respective seats. the day started with greeting speeches which then followed by speeches from past head prefects (Kunil and Jian Wei) and present head prefect, Bryan John Paulose. Jian Wei began his speech with a bang! hitting us all in the face and leaving a definite impact in all of our hearts. Pn.Lucille sang for Pn. Cheah, which enlightened the atmosphere, along with performances from students. Souvenirs were then handed over to Pn. Cheah as gratitude for her long years of service. As a matter of fact, Pn. Cheah had taught two generations of Jian Wei's family, which includes his dad when he was 17 and Jian Wei in 2006.  teachers were then gathered in the 'Dataran' to take a group photo. i joined in the Editorial Board bunch to grab a few shots to keep in my memory lane. took advantage of En Lin's tripod xD.
since the seniors were back, we were called to join in the camwhoring, oops ... photo-shooting session. Although Pn. Cheah had not taught me for Form 4 and Form 5, but she was my English teacher back in Form 3. She's a very caring teacher! though strict at times, but she is always there when you need her. i remember the time in Form 3 when i were to complete the NiE project along with few of my friends, Pn. Cheah actually took the initiative to send us around, and eventually send all of us back to my house to complete the project. 
the whole morning session formed two rows at each of the sides to give Pn. Cheah a heroic send-off. while we seniors were to escort Pn. Cheah from the back towards the front gate. quote from Kunil "people, let's enjoy the moment, we might not get any chance like this in the near future ..." which i very much agreed xD and so, we syok-sendiri with the crowds as well. 
yes, 4 Browser loves you! anyway, hugs were flooding Pn. Cheah from both sides of the lines. and tears were flowing as if it will never end from the eyes of hers. it was definitely a touching moment, as a sad song was played. i have forgotten what the name of the song was, as i was busy catching up with Pn. Cheah to snap a with shots. 
and there you go, escorted by Pn. Suhailah, our Penolong Kanan 1. Pn. Cheah Yoon Hoh had left the school gracefully, which i very much believed she had done well in all her years of service, all the way from Clifford High School in Kuala Lipis till SMK USJ 12 in Subang Jaya. Thank you, Thank you very much, teacher! after that, students of all forms were ushered back to their classes. we, as retired prefects from the past, mocked our duties once again. by ordering all of them to 'balik kelas!' muahahaha. with the camera still firmly within my grip, what more can we do but cherish the oppurtunity to take more pictures! 
hmm. now this is interesting, the Ketua Kelas and Penolong Ketua Kelas of 3 Cyberlink (2004) which was the year Pn. Cheah taught me English. Zulaikha, who should be flying off to Australia soon to further her studies, is very much a changed person. uh-huh, prettier? xD anyway, best of luckz and safe trip to Aussie. 
the seniors and the juniors. a few of us then went on to Fatty Ho to have our lunch. Jian Wei and I then proceeded straight to college, which then brought stares at our sudden formal attire from our classmates. ahh well, long story short, thats the end of the day.
@.@ budak khas ke2 shared his wisdom! 2:00 AM
*****************************************
|
