Back To School- The First Contact....

Sekolah kita sudah cantik. Itu bumbung sudah kasi tukar. Bangunan tak nampak buruk. Sudah kasi cat. Kalau u tak percaya u tengok ini gambar.

Cantik??? yeah 10-12 years ago itu dinding banyak tompok2 hitam. Berlumut.
Bumbung pejalan kaki itu menuju ke mana? Maybe it will lead us to......??

Yes to the toilet.
According to the school, this is the most cleanest toilet in Perak. Or perhaps in Malaysia. This toilet is the"contoh" tandas sekolah yg terbaik di Malaysia. With the tandas yang terbaik, perhaps the performance of the school in academic and co- curriculum's must be the "terbaik".

Yeah during the old boys time a decade ago, the toilet is a place where the students like to hang out eventhough the toilet is so dirty and smelly.

They used to stay in the toilet lock themselves in the toilet while waiting the period of subject is over. And this place is a smoking area too. Well to old boys when u visit the school the toilet is the must visit place.


Finally we go to this area. Remember this badminton court? There are 4 important buildings or area surrounding this court. There is "Bilik Guru" the place where the teachers having gossip and a place where they need a little rest after battling with the stubborn and non cooperative students. A whole class maybe.

Yeah, canteen is adjacent to this area too. The students in this picture just finished their meals. Lepas makan melepak2. Waktu sekolah rehat 15 minit saja. Lunch hour when u sudah kerja satu jam. Itupun mau rehat lama lagi.

The school hall. A place where students gathered and the teachers delivered their speeches. Complaining about rules and regulations.

Lastly the important place nearby this court is a short cut to the next area. Well I only remember the sports store room. Mr Choo Ah Chye's room. A rugby coach and the most respected teacher. Ask the old boys...remember Ah Chye? Definitely they will. But Choo Ah Chye is no longer there. The rugby boys of SMI are now trained by Cikgu Helmi.

This is the first contact of me..one of the old boys who got the opportunity to visit the school recently. Perhaps others will visit the school whenever they are in Ipoh.

Mohd Dzran
SMI batch 9296