Ever so often, I’m reminded that I really do love teaching because it’s just so different from all other occupations. As painful as they are to organise, events like Sports Day, Annual Camps and Career Day all make the job that much more interesting and fun. And being able to witness all the excitement and camaraderie displayed by the students, one just can’t help feeling a sense of satisfaction. Because at the end of the day, their smiles are an affirmation that all that shit? Was worth it.

Oh, and might I add, tug-of-war is officially the funnest sport/game ever. It’s something I look forward to each year and I was completely bitter when I wasn’t able to participate last year, no thanks to my official duty as an emcee. This year, I made sure I didn’t miss out, so as soon as I saw that my emcee booth was well-manned by the students and my partner, I skipped down to the field to help pull my House to victory. :) Of course, I’d like to think that my being there helped us to win but truth is, we’ve won for 3 years running. So yeah, we may not always win the overall champion trophy, but this one is gonna be ours to own, for a long, long time.

Funny how I don’t remember enjoying Sports Day as much when I was a student.