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Since it’s Teachers Day today, so most of the school had their celebration today. Since the day had been slow in the office, so decide to went back to Anglo Chinese Pri to visit the teachers there and also to catch their performance. Actually Anglo Chinese Pri was the library I was attached to as a Library Assistant, having been there for almost 1 yr, so had managed to build the rapport and relationship with the teachers and staffs there.

Actually was back at ACS Pri on Thur as I had to bring 2 trainees for a short OJT. So managed to meet up with some of the teachers already and was informed of the performance on Friday. Thus making a 2nd trip back again. Have to admit, being the sentimental guy, am still very attached to the place and also the time with the teachers. Though I am an outsourced staff, but during my time there I was actually treated very much like part of their school staff. Whatever functions the school hold for their teachers, I am also invited and its through such functions that I had build up a good relationships with most of the teachers there.

Sure was great to see all of them and catch up with them all, even did a walk-about to all the different level staff rooms to find the teachers. A visit back to ACS will always bring back fond memories of my time there, will be looking forward to visiting the place again and also to hang out with the teachers.

Haa.. one of the best time was last year, during the last day of school, everyone was invitied to a staff dinner to show appreciation to the staffs and also to mark an end to the whole school term. After the dinner, a group of us actually went for a drinking session, and man some of the teachers sure can drink!! Also the drinking session was also the time where I was introduced to Betty. Betty is supposively to be a ‘permenant resident’ of the school, she is rumour to be ‘hanging’ out mostly at the secondary school block (science lab area), but well she can practically be everywhere it just depends on how ‘lucky’ you are to ‘bump’ into her thats all. So far a few of the teachers and even the VP had some encounters with Betty before, so they were like cautioning me that since I will be alone in the library during the Dec holidays, so just be more careful. 

Going back to ACS today, I also had the chance to see my little Josiah. I was like his nanny during my time at ACS as he will be left in the library while waiting for his mum to knock off from work, and during this period, I will be taking care of him and occassionally teach him writing and reading. Well he’s actually the son of one of the teacher in the school, so she will leave him in the library and when she is done with her work, she will either pick him up at the library or she will call me to ask little Josiah to go down to the staff room. Somehow both of us got along very well, he will always call me Uncle Vincent! Uncle Vincent! and follow me around the library. When he knew that I was leaving, he was quite sad because he keep on asking his mum why am I leaving,  and on my last day he made me a card and when he was going home, he shyly told me “Uncle Vincent! I will miss you”… I was so touched that I almost cried. Well since his birthday is coming so must get him a present and then can see him again.

Seriously if I were to talk about my days in ACS, I can go on non-stop because that place is where I really master the rope of handling and managing library, and also the place where I made some very good friends and even a little boy. I must said, the ACS culture is indeed very strong and for a non-ACS staff to feel so much attached to that place it’s really amazing.

Anglo Chinese School

Little Josiah

Good-bye card - Front

Good-bye card - Inside