The golden girls of Convent Sentul.

There are many golden girls in SMK Convent Sentul. We have golden girls in the form of our very dedicated teachers and our lovely well behaved students. We also have other golden girls. Let me take my time to tell you about some of them.

The golden girls - the teachers. Teachers are all smiles at the end of Hari Kantin 18th Oct 2011. It's been a hard day's work. All hands to the deck - including our beloved Datin Cheam who personally fried many woks of yummilicious fried rice! Thank you, teachers for your hard work and your enthusiasm and for your willingness to work hard for the school. Muach! To the golden girls who groom the golden girls.

Grooming takes money and programmes.  I am so proud of my dedicated  teachers. See my wonderful teachers  gleefully counting the hard earned money during Hari Kantin  and and making sure everything tallied.

                                    

Golden girls being groomed.

We were blessed with another group of golden girls on Hari Kantin. They were the ex-students of the batch of 1978. They came to visit us at SMK Convent Sentul. They had been waiting for a long time for this visit.  Some of them had not been back to the school since they graduated. It was a very nostalgic walk for them, down the aisles of time.




                                    Adeline, Lian Choo, Pn Tan, Roseanna, Fairuz and Margaret
                                                 in the corridors of time in Convent Sentul.                                     



So much was the love of these golden girls for Convent Sentul that this batch of ex- students had compiled a professional printed keepsake of their love for CS - a  booklet entitled CS78 MY STORY. The picture below shows the cover of their booklet where they had shown themselves in the Std 1 picture, the Std 6 pic and the 3A2 & their first reunion in 1990.

May the past continue to inspire the present and the future generations of CS. These wonderful ladies further added to our joy. They presented us with flowers, a lovely healthy carrot cake and a cheque of RM 1000 garnered from the sales of the CS78 booklets. We had a lovely time with these ladies particularly when they regaled me with stories of their times in the school and how they had actually never entered the Principal's office when they were schoolgirls. I caught more glimpses of the beautiful Convent ethos as I listened to them recall those schoolgirls days.

              The batch of 78 presenting us in CS with the RM1000 cheque and the lovely carrot cake.
                                                                  Golden girls - all of us.
                                                          Thank you so much from all of us.
                                          
Two days later after the Hari Kantin, I had the good fortune to be invited to Marina Chin's office at the sport school Bukit Jalil. Marina Chin, the principal of the Bukit Jalil National Sports School  is a towering personality of Malaysia and I am very glad to add, an ex- student who had done Convent Sentul very proud. In her room I had the pleasure to view her treasure trove of newspaper cuttings and old photos and ....

I will post more about the treasures I saw that day in the next post. For now, you have to be content with knowing yet another golden girl.

                                                Another  golden girl of SMK Sentul Convent.

Uncle Buttons in Convent Sentul.

We had a hilarious time in school today! We laughed and laughed! Why? We had a visiting clown in the person of Uncle Buttons aka Mr. Sam Tee Kam Bee.

Uncle Buttons made us laugh when

he chased after Pn Wang and made her perform.

He rewarded her with a pretty balloon flower.

Uncle Buttons twirling a plate on his stick.



Pn Wang and the girls were made to wear funny hats and
to perform balancing plates.

Pn Wang and CS girls twirling plates.

Let's play catch.

Juggling and laughter.

The first part of the clown show was enjoyed by Form 3 and Form 5 students and the teachers. What a great way to de-stress!!

After a short break, Uncle Buttons removed his make up and returned as Sam Tee to conduct the balloon workshop helped by his lovely wife, Adeline and his two handsome sons  Jireh and Caleb. We had a jolly good time as can be seen from the smiley faces all around.





See how happy Cik Raudha and our girls are as they show
off the balloons they made themselves.
Colourful heartshaped and flower shaped balloons make
us smile!

                                               Girls happily waving their colourful balloons.




Happy faces and happy smiles.
What a day!

The girls laughing as they made heart shaped signs to say that
love is the most important factor in our homes.

 

From W.O.W. to M.O.W!

Michelle's slot yesterday was on WOW Women of Worth! And today we continued the Pasca PMR program with Mr Lim Wah Heng. Imagine our amusement when the students describe Mr Lim Wah Heng as M.O.W - Man of Wonder.


 Let me explain.... Mr Lim Wah Heng has been visually impaired ( legally blind) since the age of three due to high fever. Due to early education limitations, Mr Lim only managed to start schooling at the age of 12. He had to leave his hometown Malacca to study in other states. Despite his handicap, he graduated from the University of Malaya with a degree in English. Mr Lim taught in a goverment school and he taught not only his option English but he also taught B. Melayu, Kesusasteraan Melayu, Perdagangan and many subjects at SPM level because there was a need for teachers in his school for these subjects. Mr Lim has retired 3 years ago from goverment service.

But .. his educational records and service alone were not what impressed and touched the students. Let me show you some pictures and explain.

Mr Lim Wah Heng playing the guitar skillfully and
having very fun singalong sessions
with our students .

 

Mr Lim Wah Heng, visually impaired playing the song
"Somewhere out there"
to our captive audience in Convent Sentul.  

Two chess kings were in our school hall today. Pavithira our reigning national chess champion Under 16 played chess with Mr Lim. Mr Lim picked up chess pieces from the board and identified them correctly to the audience, many of which did not play chess despite being able to see. Mr Lim spoke his moves to Pavithira who moved the white pieces on his behalf. Then Pavithira would respond by speaking what she moved on the board. Then Mr Lim would counter with his move and so the game went on for about 12 moves due to time limitations. The crowd was amazed that Mr Lim could see and visualize the chess pieces and how they moved despite his handicap.

Pavithra thinking hard before she made her move in response

Mr. Lim's moves.

        










What Braille looks like demonstrated live
on the Braille machine.

 Now a sample of Mr Lim's under the M.O.W program

We had joy, we had fun,

we had seasons in the sun.

Somewhere out there by Mr Lim.

I will post some videos on Michelle's singing and WOW later on. The videos were too big to be uploaded and need some editing and I need help to get them edited.

W.O.W! - Women of Worth!

A celebrity came to Convent Sentul today in the person of Michelle Tan! Heads turned, some jaws dropped as the girls watched beautiful Michelle walk confidently in.

The girls listened attentively as Michelle shared how she was once the ugly duckling and how she had felt as the ugly duckling. And she told our girls that they were  WOW! - women of worth and they need not feel like an ugly duckling anymore.

She encouraged our  girls and told them they needed to believe they were women of worth - WOW!  Then the transformation from the ugly duckling "itik hodoh" would begin  when they started believing in themselves and in their self worth and dignity.Watching glamorous Michelle tell her story and seeing her confidence was a real treat for our girls. She inspired our girls to believe in themselves and to believe that they could also be like her, transform from the ugly duckling into the glam beauty she is now.



Michelle mobbed by our students





Michelle laughing as she finishes playing her impromptu piece on our ancient piano.

When Michelle finished singing the Night Star, the girls broke out in thunderous applause!

Lyrics of Nightstar

There are days when I just can't wait till the night comes

'Cos when the night comes the stars come out to play

And when the light's off and they are all asleep

That's when I wake up and throw my cares away

I see the night stars they shine so brightly

Softly so gently they will cll out to me

They understand how it feels to be

So silently longing to be free

I'm feeling like a star, like a night star

Feeling like a star, like a night star, and I'm

and I'm shining just for you

Looking back on the days I feel trapped inside

When the days seemed so dark

And the night so bright

I just look out my windows to the stars

Up so high in the sky

My dreams take flight

happy girls in convent sentul