Finale

Good evening.

This will be my last post for this month or probably this year if Mr Lee is going to take over G immediately after the holidays.

:'(

I will miss you.

Today was the most tiring day of school ever because of the Zoo trip. I felt that we did not have enough time as we had to rush through most enclosures. My favourite enclosure was the Reptile Garden, although we did not get a chance to stay long as we were walking towards the Elephants of Asia enclosure to have our lunch and watch the Elephant Show.

Elephants are amazingly smart. I commented that their art (the elephants were painting) was better than yours and Darren said, Yah lor.

The show was too long, I think. The boys in front were embarrassing because they took out their raincoats and umbrellas when the emcee said that the front row was going to be a 'splash zone'. The girls on the other side were happily cheering. Tsk tsk. The girls are more outgoing!

I did not get to take too many pictures so if any of you have more pictures, please send it to me at nurhidayah.jazuli@gmail.com. Anyway, here are some of the pictures I took:



I tried to take a picture of the whole bus, which was quite a silly thing to do as only the first few front rows were captured. A lot of you brought cameras and tried to take my picture! Everywhere I turned, there were cameras clicking! In my head, I was thinking, "I AM A CELEBRITY."



Fang Qi was trying to take my picture but I shot her picture first! Like in cowboy duels!



We were having a short break at the Jaguar enclosure because the girls were complaining that their legs were going to drop off and the boys were saying they were dehydrated.



The other side of the Jaguar enclosure. Everybody was munching tiredly on their snacks even though not even a quarter of the journey has been covered!



I know it is a bad picture. I could not go further back as I would fall into the water and then the elephant would have to lift me out with its trunk, like a log. Here, the girls were relieved to get another lunch break and were chatting and joking with each other. If you look very closely, you can see Shu Yi's head as she rushed to get into the frame. Unfortunately, she was blocked by Dawn... Gina's face was also eclipsed by Nikhita's hand.



I love this picture! Everybody looks so happy! If you look closely, you can see a portion of Alex's head hidden behind Leeroy.



Since the previous two picture was badly taken, I tried again and this time, Travis, Ivan and Dylan can be seen. The girls were very tired but they chatted non stop.



"HAHAHAH"

Xiao Ting's SpongeBob cap was cool, but not as cool as Leeroy's cap which has his name written across in elegant script! Why was Sze Kaye laughing? I don't know...

We went around the Zoo for about an hour more until we were pushed to the limit. I was pleased to see a lot of you taking notes diligently and drawing some excellent sketches. The bus ride home was very quick.



Back in class. Everyone was so tired that the moment you reached your seats, you lied down. I managed to get only one shot of group Courage because they were nearest and I was too tired to get out of my seat, just like you all were.

It was a difficult day as water ran out very quickly and I had to give up my water ration to Alex, Naveed and some others. It was grueling for the Gs.

The rest of the day ended briefly with us going through some of the more uncommon animals which we encountered like the Cassowary, Gibbon, Meerkat and Wallaby. It is good to know that your mental library of animals has widened.

After that, I announced my departure from DLS in July. What happened afterwards was difficult to describe so I shall not describe it. A lot of you wanted to take my photo again and also my autograph. Once again, I thought "I AM A CELEBRITY."

At the end of the day, I was sad because it was the last day of school and I will not see you for a whole month. Even after the school holidays, it is not certain as to whether I will be able to resume teaching you as Mr Lee is eager to start. Anne said something like "Goodbye Miss Hidayah! Maybe forever!" at the end of the day, which made me feel sad, even though it is not true!

We had really great moments throughout the semester, 3G and I. Each and everyone of you had a positive impact on my life and I have learned a lot from you. You are my pride and joy! Groups Courage, Hope, Wisdom, Joy, Effort and Love! I hope I leave you with a little bit of each when I go! I will never forget Year 2008! 3G Lasallians! This is the year of The Forty-Three Geniuses and Miss Hidayah.

Mr Lee is a good teacher and he will make sure you will be at the top of your game. (Meaning, always at your best.)

FAREWELL, 3G!!!! It's been fun!

:)

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This is my last post.