Teacher's Day Concert

" All children please line up quietly and go to the hall. I repeat..." I heard the public announcement system. Cries of joy were heard throughout the classroom. Most of us were grinning like Cheshire cats. My class had been having a party. There were drinks and snacks. Tom had slipped on a empty packet of chips which someone threw on the floor.

We lined up outside the classroom chatting happily among ourselves. Mrs Fong brought us to the hall where we sat down. There were already many classes which were settling down. A teacher , Mrs Lim went onto the stage, telling us to settle down and keep quiet or the Teachers Day concert would not start.

Soon all the classes had settled down. The first show was our school choir singing the song, Let's get the party started. Their voices were beautiful and I enjoyed it a lot. Next, came a solo performance by Lydia Gei Min Zhen from our class,5.10. She played the piano. It was a really nice song.

Finally, for the finale, there will be a comedy act. Two boys wearing wigs and cheongsam were acting like girls. They were dancing like girls too! This item made everybody laughed. They were also so comical. They sang in a squeaky voice. My spectacles almost cracked. As they danced they knocked into each other. BONG!!! Teachers and students thought if was part of the play and started laughing uncontrollably, louder than before.

However, it was not part of the show. They started crying. When they got offstage, they felt very embarrassed. Everyone thought they did a good job making people laugh.

The master of ceremony came on stage telling everybody that it was just an act. Everybody clapped even louder. The show was a success.

"5.10 stand, go back to your classroom, 5.9 stand..." Mrs Lim said.

We got back to the classroom and threw away the rubbish on the floor. and cleaned up the room. Mrs Fong walked around the classroom inspecting everywhere. Then she dismissed us. We went home filled with happy memories.

A trip to the hospital

"Yes, I am Hui Yee. What? My sister is involved in an accident and is at the Changi Hospital?" I cried with teardrops streaming down my cheeks.

I also felt a lump in my throat. I recalled how kind my sister, Sin Yee, was towards me. How she gave in to me all the time. I closed all the windows as quickly as I could and rushed out of the house. I did not take my car's key as I did not want to drive in such a state of mind.My face was puffy and swollen from all the crying. I took a cab to the hospital. I pulled out a ten dollar note and passed it to the driver asking him to keep the change.

I took the lift up to the tenth floor and walked to ward twenty-eight. My mind was filled with anxiety. The person who spoke to me about Sin Yee's condition.As soon as I stepped into the ward, I spotted Sin Yee instantly as I recognised the way she was laying down. Fortunately, she was conscious and had mild injury to her arm and leg. I heaved a sigh of relief. I started asking her what had happened to her.

"I was crossing the road when the green man lit up, when a motorcycle ignored my presence and hit me..." Sin Yee answered with an unhappy look on her face.

Just then a policeman walked into the ward towards our direction. I guessed that he wanted to take statements. I was indeed right. He asked Sin Yee several questions .

When the policeman was about to leave, I noticed that there were many people in the ward. Many had broken their arms and legs. Some of them looked like they are recovering. I also saw a doctor attending to a patient. I realised that I was so concerned about my sister that I was not aware of the surroundings. At that moment the police bade us goodbye.

Three hours later, at five o'clock, I bade goodbye to my sister and left the hospital . I felt relieved and kept on thanking God that that accident did not cause a life to be lost. My eyes were not puffy or sore anymore. I vowed that I will be careful in whatever I do. I definitely do not want to hit someone while driving.