THE CRESCENTIAN THING WRITTEN BY A CRESCENTIAN FOR A CRESCENTIAN!

hahaha I was tagged in this note by Clarissa! Omg some of the things inside are soooo characteristic of Crescent that I can't help feeling nostalgic ((: I miss you, Crescent!

Teachers

Known a teacher who didn’t shave her armpits [X] --LOL!
Remembered a teacher for having a very strong “scent” [X]
Tricked a teacher on April Fools []
Knew a teacher who liked a student of the same sex [X]-- Yes I knew more than one!!
Knew a teacher who needed to eat more seaweed [ ]- huh??
Contacted a teacher via SMS before [X]

Uniform

Wore the tie on the first day of school []
Buttoned up your shirt all the way to the top on the first day of school [X]
Wore the socks that said C.G.S [ ]
Wore ankle socks because the C.G.S was simply disgusting [X ]
Had velcro taped to your blouse/skirt [X]
Placed stuff in your breast pocket [ ]
Tore your breast pocket [ ]
Wore uniforms at least two sizes bigger [X]
Purposely wore shorts other than the school’s PE shorts for mass runs [X]
Detested your house tee so much it is chucked in one corner of your closet or is used as a rag []
Bought sports shoes from Queensway [X]
Wore normal bras [ ]
Unhooked people’s normal bra []
Wore bright coloured sportsbras that wasn’t allowed [X]
Wrote stuff on your sports shoes such as _______rocks []
Thought Crescentian was pronounced as Crescent -tian [X]

Rules

Got caught for having waxing your hair [ ]
Got scolded for having your hair too short [ ]
Hid your handphone in the OHP [X]
Hid your handphone in ziplock bags and placed them in your waterbottles []-- wah this is damn extreme hahaha!
Used lollipop sticks as your earrings [ ]
Wore really fanciful earrings despite knowing you should not be doing so [X ]
Wore your nametag in a way that it hung low into your breast pocket [X]
Made a nametag that didn’t bear your name []
Tore Newsweeks to share with friends who didn’t bring anything during Silent Reading [X]
Got caught tearing your newsweeks/reading textbooks and was made to stand [X]
Was used as an example for bad behaviour [X]
Was remembered by the security guard for breaking the rules []
Passed notes in class on a frequent basis [X]
Had a teacher read out the note you passed in class [ ]

History

Remember the ballerina story like the back of your hand [X ]
Thought the guy who appeared in school at night was a ghost [ ]
Sat at the top level of the library worrying Pontianak would appear [ ]
Heard one or more ghost stories about the school [X]

Canteen

Bought mixed/”can” sandwich from the last stall [X ya! but i liked the egg one better]
Wanted to protest against the school for banning the sale of hashbrowns [X]
Ordered chicken porridge without chicken/ grass jelly without grass []
Loved the dessert from the first stall [X]
Attempted to order a random juice from the first stall and actually got it []
On the first day of school, you ate from the stall with the longest queue [ ]
Spread/Knew the rumour that the last stall recycles their straws [X]-- LOL YES!
Would rather eat Mobil’s food anytime [X]
Slept on the canteen table [X]
Celebrated your friend’s birthday by singing Happy Birthday crescent style [X]
Laughed so hard you fell off the canteen chair [X ]
Kicked the vending machine because you heard that it gives more change than it should [X]-- hahaha IT DIDNT!

Outside school
Have bought something from the petrol kiosk before [X]
Loved buying instant noodles and balance it all the way back to school [X]
Loved Polar Puffs and Cakes [ ]
Regarded town as your second home [X]
Ever SMS-ed people to warn them that teachers were in town [ X ]
Knew the ice-cream uncle at Redhill [ ]
Walked to redhill market to eat carrot cake or drink sugar cane [X]
Headed to Tanglin Macs for breakfast before/after remedial [X]

Curriculum and Hobbies
Know one or more quotes from the King of the Castle [ ]-- My era was BSD and View From the Bridge lol
Know one or more quotes from the R&J [ ]
Read your textbooks more than 4 times [X]
Loved breaking those 4/6 digit number locks [X]
Called Mr Chan up to break your lock because you lost/forgot to bring the key [X]
Headed to the toilet each time the bell rang [X]
Ate in the toilet before because you felt it was clean enough [X]
Walked in to the toilet and saw something you shouldn’t see [ ]
Heard people gossiping about you/people you know because they didn’t realise you were in the toilet [ ]
Looked at yourself in the full-length mirror in the canteen [X]
Loitered in school even though lessons were over [X]

Mass Run

Ran so fast you were given a piece of paper to commend you [ where got? ]
Hid in class so you wouldn’t have to run [ X yes yes yes!!!]
Purposely came late for school so you could miss mass run [ HAHA! ]
Were one of those few who pushed against the school gate when they were closing it all because you took too long to run [ ]
Tried to run a route different from yours so it would be shorter [X]
Prayed that it would rain so mass run would be cancelled [OH YES!]

Rotanda, Mini Forum
Spread flour all over the floor so you could slide through [ ]
Threw something down the rotunda [X]
Held a wedding ceremony at the rotunda [ ]
Tripped at the mini-forum stairs [X]
Raced someone up the stairs [X]

Science Lab

Tried to burn the tables in the lab [X]
Cooked something in the lab and ate it [ ]
Stole testubes, boiling tubes etc [X]
Broke something in the lab before [X]
Burned your hand and didn’t want to tell the teacher for fear that your SPA marks would be deducted [ ]
Could smell the examination materials before O-levels [ X]


Other
Was paranoid about the Flasher at Redhill [X]
Saw the Flasher at Redhill [ ]
Got lost on the 111 or 132 bus every time [ ]
Brought grilled chicken into your aircon class even though you knew everyone would smell it []
Would have exchanged your left leg for the Malay stall chicken nuggets [ ] hahaha not that despo lah!!
Tried to break into the container classrooms through that metal gate [ ]
Thought you were a badass sitting with your legs open eating noodles outside the petrol station [X]
Tried to explain the beauty of sitting outside the Mobil eating insant noodles to friends from other schools/siblings/parents [X]
Planned on sitting with your legs open the rest of your life [ ]
Thought about hiding your phone in your underwear[] sportsbra yes..
Hid your discman in the ceiling [ ]
Accidentally let out a secret in the toilet when you thought only you and your confidant were there [ ]
Thought Far East Plaza was the Shit [ ]
Thought Jurong Point was the coolest place in the world...all the way at the end of the East-West Line [ ]
Felt like Kingshaw in sec 4 [ ]
Lusted after Hooper[ ]
Was told to keep quiet by your teacher for burping too loudly []
Knew exactly what Romeo was going through [ ]
Swore never to be a lady (maybe a leader) [X]
Untucked your shirt after boarding the 132 bus so you would look cool in town [x]
Felt guilty for untucking your shirt [ ] haha crazy!
Never wore ankle socks so felt like a nerd most of your 4 years [ ]
Had a crush on someone from Crescent [X]
Was intimidated by your seniors [X]
Ran away from Chia in the Rotunda [XXXX!] She is FRIGGING SCARY!!!
was Lectured by Mr Samat [X ]
hid under a desk to pon class [ ]

lol! Those were the days (: