Dedication

before the exams start, i think this is quite important.

thanking them.



even b4 we take the exams, or get the results: coz the thanks due is not a result of whatever scores we get, yeah?



so: in the first of a n-part series of tributes (where n is a real number):



Tributes to the instructors at Humtum Chapteh Incorp.:

caojw
thankyew, for being so patient and understanding with us, tolerating it when the entire room's attention flies off into deep space and beyond. as someone put it: you're really amazing because you can talk on when apparently no one is paying attention, and still believe in us. thank you for being casual with us (even making chinese jokes on our goldfish-sized attention span) thank you for taking all our highs and lows, joy and pain, supporting us when we needed it most.

laurang
in spite of me seeing you as more of one of the opponents three years ago, following a brief saga on other random stuff, i still think you do deserve thanks. some do say that ur teaching isn't tt good ( and you admitted it urself... ) but still. you do try to motivate us (occasionally) and do give us some entertainment ^^ btw if you do read this, do tag. because only one i know you may know contains a link to here. so, thanks.

blee
what to say? the quintessential bus-driver outfit who represnts us five to ten years later lol. (that's scary.) thanks for your guidance, your jokes, your mentorship, your too-fast teaching ^^ thanks for joking with us, making cold jokes tht only you can carry off, and looking like stephen hawkins in a chair. on a serious note: really, thanks for 2 good well-spent years together, and all the encouragement you gave. immortal words: "don't give up". we may be ur favourite s4hp class, but you'll be our favourite maths teacher who taught us in s4.

jloh
blee's brother lol. thanks for putting up with our jokes and nonsense, our calling you blee, and all other funny stuff. thanks for the (2? 4?) yrs of random ramblings, signature styled powerpoints ^^. thank you for all the random stuff and help you gave us - as well as killer tests ><. thank you for the pocky and the memories, and dressing like a traffic warden to complement blee oO. thankyew.

jlow
lol jloh tu di. we havent been through much together (say... 12 weeks?) but thanks for helping us to clarify stuff, especially when jloh (acts) busy ^^ thanks for being willing to talk crap with us and for going through that last patch with us.

chiak
thanks for your really really great patience (air of resignation?) and help rendered throughout these 2 years. granted, we probably weren't exactly the most well behaved batch you've taught, but thanks for sticking through with us and not giving up on us. thankyew for your determination and help for these couple of years so far, and willing to joke with us when we're too tired to move. thanks a lot for everything.

leefy
unforgettable and interesting. as is, your reputation has preceded you (many times over) and we really appreciate how you connect with us, and turning on our interest in... the world where leefy treads. thankyew for your... entertaining lessons, slap-everyone demeanour. and "maturity" beyond (y)our looks.

chuayt
thanks a lot for putting up with us... you somehow decided to go easier on us than the rest of your classes, and we thank you for that... granted, although you weren't as "rigorous" on us as others might have, you did help us in our thinking and processes, as well as being able to crap with us and rant about the weather, coke bottles, and the tan u picked up. thanks for everything once again..

hana
well... to be honest i didn't exactly look forward to classes. however, you still manage to be able to catch this guy's attention and still put down and encourage at the same time. thanks for general wakeup-calls, subtle encouragement, and random stuff that occured. let's just not go into the hrp part ><>jquek
lol thanks for teaching us, with... rather interesting methods. certainly unforgettable. thanks for guidance on the mage-bomb thingy, as well as input on philosophical discussions (i still don't get the gray goo.) thanks for introducing me to db, and helping us to fight for it and encourage us.

thamsw
lol thanks a lot... it seems so long ago now, but you've really helped us set the foundations for later years. so, once again, thank you for all your hard work, patience, and constant guidance for those two years... as well as your entertaining lessons ^^

leetk
^^ thank you for being so sporting, especially about the photoseries, as well as guiding mt to greater heights and sharing valuable insights about teh equipment... thanks for ur guidance and connection with the juniors... and take the white knight's advice and lay off the protein supplements ^^ thanks a lot for everything, once again.

tansy
long time no see? i still think that thanks are in order, for influencing a great part of my (oh so distant) innocent years. mt wouldn't have been the same without you heading it then. thank you so much for your kind leadership and guidance in mt.

lee, the art block one
sorry, i don't know... TT but thanks for guiding steo and co. (and meh) on our project. and being so sporting. thanks once again for the help rendered to us...

leongws
lol coach for eurekat3, the one about the boiling hot pipes and everything. thanks a lot for al ur guidance and support (as in, seriously) offering to buy our equipment, helping us vet our ws etc. thanks for your advice on future life, and wish you all the best in your future endeavours...

mr siew n nmercer
thanks for guiding as db i/c... you really did help us in some ways, gave us encouragement when we needed it, and helped us to move on to greater heights... thanks for all your guidance and support and contributions, really appreciated ^^

all others
i may not have time or memory (it's notoriously bad) to individually recall each and every good time (or bad!) we have spent together... but whatever the case, thanks for all your "support" (lol) and encouragement, or, in the other case, spurring us all on to do better. thankyew to y'all.