Last Sunday was the annually held prefects dinner aka PAD (Prefects Annual Dinner). It was all perfect timing as it clashed with our very own Lee Chong Wei's match against Lin Dan. Nonetheless, i would say that the event was good. (except for those terrible speakers!)
That day was well, rather different than any other. Girls were very much more beautiful than ever, guys were the same, unless we could wear dresses. Other than that, girls towered above me, (yes i'm not that tall).
Even as performances continued, and some guys and girls escaping the room to watch the match, i began to think of the very reason i become a prefect.
I never liked prefects, which explains why students dislike us. Anyway, i've always thought the prefects were a useless part of the school but yet they get acknowledge greatly. During my primary school days, prefects would actually be guarding the door to stairways, disallowing students to go up, but and all i needed to do was to shout "There's a rat behind you!" or "Look out!" and its that simple to get pass them. *idiots* or so i used to call.
Why then am i a prefect now?
Everything happened so fast. From just a form 1 student, to a probationer and becoming a prefect. I believe i become one not because i wanted to serve the school. Note this again, I did not intent to serve the school by becoming a prefect.
I guess i just wanted to prove to people that prefects aren't dogs and they deserve the right to be acknowledged. Besides that, i also wanted to be a real prefect. Rather than just asking students to pull up their socks, pin their hair, etc etc. I really wanted to be what a prefect really means, that is to guard and watch or look after a group of people. I guess that's really why i joined the prefect board.
Have i reached my goal yet? not entirely, but i'm working on it, working on it.
I went back after the dinner, satisfied with the food, for it was good. I was surely glad to have fellowship with some of them.
I'll upload some pics later on.
Mercy out,
Wai Leem
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