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A Great Person I'll Never Forget
But then again, I do not have very good memories of primary school life until i reached primary 6. This time, my English teacher is our school's discipline master, Mr Woon.
Maybe you have a stereotype that discipline masters are supposed to be fierce and all that, but Mr Woon is not. I will always remember the first thing he said to me. That was the first day of school, and as usual, I squeezed whatever stuff I can into my bag so that I'll not be scolded by any teachers for not bringing this or that. Then Mr Woon, my new form teacher walked by and said:

"Take care of yourself, you may hurt your back if you continue to carry such heavy stuff."

Mr Woon may be strict to errant students, but the lessons he gave can be very interesting too. For instance, I used to find music lessons very mundane because of those child's songs like "Dayung Sampan" and "Planting Rice Is Never Fun" that we always sang during music lessons. Not that I dislike these songs....it's just that these are the only few songs you get to sing, therefore making music lessons very monotonous. Anyway, what Mr Woon did was different. We get to sing pop music like Bryan Adams's "Please Forgive Me" and All-4-One's "I Swear" etc. Mr Woon would always display those lyrics on the overhead projector(OHP) so that we can look at the lyrics and sing together. Fun isn't it?
Time really flies, and our class is going to leave Xingnan soon to start our new lives in different secondary schools. Unlike other male teachers who are always dressed in pressed shirts and working pants, Mr Woon had always dressed himself in checkered shirt and jeans. He really looked like an old Australian cowboy =P
Mr Woon was really enthusisatic about the organisation of the farewell party, and he made REAL sure that the party was full of fun and delicious food. Well that's also because he's a food lover and I can see that he really enjoyed the food that day.
Shortly after that came the infamous November 30th, a very important date to all Primary School Students who had just completed their Primary School Leaving Exams(PSLE). Despite being one of the better students in my class, I do not really believe that I'll make it to Express Stream in Secondary School. Mr Woon must have sensed that I was very tensed while listening to the Principal's speech and he gave me a pat on my head, like what a father would usually do to comfort his beloved son. I'll always be grateful to him for that.
In the end, I got 220 points and I must say that it's way above my expectation. I've got As in Chinese and Maths, and Bs in English and Science. Not a very fantastic result, but I'm already very happy with my results.
One of my greatest regrets is that I failed to promise Mr Woon that I'll visit him often when I'm studying in Secondary School. Due to my busy schedule I've only managed to pay him a visit 2-3 times in the next 3 years. The last time I visited him was in November 1997, just a month before he passed away....

Farewell Mr Woon, I'll always remember you as my greatest benefactor!!!!