... The Funny, The Weird & The Blur ...

Kahlil Gibran once wrote - In the sweetness of friendship; let there be laughter and the sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed

I was rummaging through the files on my PC, n KABOOM, i found something!

it has been almost 4 years since i left CGL.

as a tribute to this 4 years of much learning of independence, i've decided to share

this piece of unpublished article on 5 Arif once wrote by the reincarnated Einstein of CGL ...

Everything explains for itself ... Here goes.

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE ORIGINAL

by Ho Ying Yi

5 Arif. 5 Arif. 5 Arif. The sole class which when mentioned, lights a spark of fear in every living educator's eyes in CGL. The sole class in which, pandemonium and destruction reigns. Well, there's an exception to every case. In this case, the exception is our disciplinary teacher, Miss Ang, of course. In the staffroom, the teachers scream like banshees; pull their hair; chew their nails; and do everything you would never imagine a civilized educator would do. Try and make a wild guess; what, or who, has such great influence to make dignified teachers behave so?

Well, common sense tells you. None other than 5 Arif.

So, to make a long story short, let's just say that I am here to make a brief introduction to 5 Arif. Proud to say, (or as you might have guessed) that I am proud to be a part of the brats in 5 Arif. Now, you can make up your mind for yourself whether 5 Arif consists of angels… or devils.
Let's start with our dear monitor, Tan Cheah Yin. A change in the leading position has certainly done 5 Arif good; we have grown more mature by caring for a court jester instead of her leading us. Oops, just kidding. Trying to keep up with her is the more docile Nadiah, our assistant monitor. With both of them, the class is managed just fine. On behalf of my class, I am obliged to give a sincere apology and show appreciation for their hard work. Lots of thank yous and sorry!
The three people who help Cheah Yin remain sane are none other than her 3 loyal friends, May Swee, Soo Peng and Wei Phing. Unlike their ‘bloodthirsty’ mafia leader, they are considerably quiet and well-disposed, except when their friend starts to go crazy. Not unlike the relationship between Moony, Padfoot, Prongs and (hate to mention him) Wormtail. Together, they bear Cheah Yin's wrath when she gets a bit too hot.( Oh no!) Next, we go to Loshna, Khaiteri and Safiah, the “YO PEOPLE!” gang. These people are undeniably fun-lovers, and they keep up with the hip and the happening. Fashion, music, and (wow, early planning) prospective colleges comprise only a few of their interests.

Ooooh, next on the list, are the future beauty queens setting their eyes on the Miss World beauty pageant, Winnie and Yen Li. Armed with compacts, make up and hair clips, they set out to conquer the world. Their ‘so-called faithful sidekicks’, Wen Yen and Amanda are actually their archenemies, sabotaging their many attempts. Pn. Pramot, you should be happy people actually pay attention during BM, since they are taking after the footsteps of Sang Rajuna Tapa… “Aku ada belot dari dalam kota.” Forgive me, I’m exaggerating. Radiant and elegant, they are the pride of 5 Arif (Oh my gosh, ignore that previous sentence, teachers. If you get me, according to the teachers, the pride of 5 Arif is the next group coming up).

Brains galore! Audrey, Hui Ann, Kiran, Mandy and Ju Bee are the Einsteins. The rest of us can just watch hopelessly and grow green with envy as they score a close to perfect score for Add Maths and Physics. Word has been going around, a brain transplant is currently being planned. Of course you can guess who the victims of this horrendous project are. Well, apart from her brains, Audrey is also the 'mummy' of the class. And guess what, she goes line dancing and plays quite a number of musical instruments! (Ever thought you heard of a genius before? Well, she's a genuine one.) Well, maybe smart people tend to be a bit dreamy, like Hui Ann). Kiran's laughter sometimes frightens us out of our skins, especially when it comes unexpected. Mandy, our head prefect is very much revered by juniors, but when it comes to us… we should know better, we bully her the whole day round. And we have Ju Bee, the adorable prefect who can crap non-stop if in the right company.

Always together, Harpreet and Pei Yi are associated with Siamese twins (although from two different races, MUHIBAH, as we say) Although Harpreet has migrated to Canada, we 5 Arifans will always remember her…(awww, a hint of nostalgia here…Look Harpreet, I put you in!) Felicia, Mrs. Lim Yen Lee's daughter, joins them to make up The Three Musketeers. A perfect example of how opposites attract.

We shall now adjourn to Sabrina, Samantha, Sharon, Grace and Eunice. These people are hell-bent on converting the workroom into their second home. They form the top committee of the Board of Librarians (except Grace, but willing to help anytime, anyday) and face nothing but books, books and more books the whole day long.
Let’s see, the trendy ones, the geniuses, the contradicting ones, the ‘bookie’ ones… next are the sporty ones! Khai Ven, Li Lynn, Jo Ween, not forgetting Hui Ann, are the basketball and chess maniacs. They play sports like they eat laksa. Chew as fast as they pass, slurp as accurately as they shoot, and gobble as fast as they checkmate.

No surprises there if they eat laksa, sleep basketball, and drink chess.
Chee Mei, the prefect one calls hardworking, always finishes her homework on time (Hey, 5 Arifans, I gave you a tip on who to borrow homework and notes from!). Ainaa, Norhayati, Nadiah and Syazlina are those who actually bother to discuss homework given by our teachers apart from the nerds (Hey, don’t get me wrong, it's not that we don’t discuss our homework, but they do it around… erm… ok, ok! Twice as much as the rest!) But, who knows…

Air yang tenang jangan disangka tiada buaya. We have yet to discover the many

hidden talents inside these virtuous souls.

Next come Paulynn, Charmine, Janice, Joanna, Jessena and Ying Yi. These people look saintly, but believe me, they are actually not. Janice, the president of Red Crescent, is the one who comes to aid when people are sick and injured. Hooray! Three cheers for Janice! Charmine is the Good Samaritan … just call for help and she'll give it to you. Whereas Joanna, who is as thin as a stick, is always diagnosed to have anorexia nervosa (but in her case, she wants to get fatter, not grow thinner! Now, isn't that a challenging case for those future psychiatrists out there to tackle?). Jessena is the hardworking one, the provider of homework to be handed in the next day. Paulynn keeps us updated with the latest gossip, since she has this supernatural ability to hear a mile around. Haha… now comes Ying Yi, always laughing for no apparent reason. Any 5 Arifans or suspicious teachers ever wondered where some intriguing, not-so-birdlike sounds came from during certain ‘strategic’ lessons? If you haven’t already guessed,

she was the culprit.

Well, that just about sums up the attitude of my class, 5 Arif. Anyone agrees that we are one in a million? But, no matter what, we 5 Arifans have one thing in common, to TRY to please and be pleased. Now, I said TRY, didn't I? And, last but not least, we aim to

achieve outstanding results in our SPM 2004!!! Look out there teachers;

this is going to be the class out for record-breaking!

- in class

- prom 2004