Unity in School

Some of our old boys were told by the current student that unity among races in school is not in good condition. Students prefer to be with their friends who share the same colour and faith.Are we going to see SMI students who will leave the school confined themselves with their friends of their own races?

Have we asked ourselves, do we have the opportunity to meet with our Malay, Indian and Chinese friends again after graduating from SMI?

The problem with the students particularly daily schools students is that they are so impatience to step out from the gate of the school. They are eager to be a man when actually they are not ready in becoming a man. After SPM exam they usually shouted MERDEKA!!! What Merdeka? The road is long and many winding turn ahead waiting for you. The journey of your new life is just begin.

As the results of this non perseverance, a lot of SMI students including those who are now an old boys seems to forget about their school and their school mates. They think that they are not associated or have no links with the alma mater. That is the reality.

This can be proven when one of our friends here said that he had once asked his older brother who is also a Michaelian about his school mates whether his brother had still keep in touch with them. The answer is none. The worse is he even hard to remember his friends from the other races. Ahmad lupa Muthu and Muthu pun lupa sama itu Ah Meng. That is the fact. And this is still happening even after 50 years of our nation independence.

How to overcome the cancer in this Malaysian society? We already told the current student that if it is true that it is hard for the SMI students nowadays to do as what the batch of 96 did, there is no other way for them but to unite and contacting each other the moment you were no longer the boys.

Recently, when few of us had our "teh tarik session" on the eve of Deepavali, we discussed about the unity during 1996, our graduation year. We talked about the negative side or evil side of our batch and how that evil stories turned to be a positive one. Students from our batch used to against the school regulations. Fighting, abusive words uttered to the teachers, came late to school, did not wear name tag, absent and lost in action from the school, smoking and others.

There were many stories but there were two occasions that were so important which reflects the true spirit of multiracial and togetherness among Michaelians, although the act of the incident were not approved by the school authority as it may affect the students at that time. Even the author of this blog had forgotten about this incident. Believe it or not the author was actually at the scene of the incident. It may not appropriate to be told here. Let bygone be bygone. Let the stories fade away.

The current student if they read this article may think that it is OK if we against the school regulations as the old boys had done it before. Come on brothers..the bad stories such disobey the school regulations are not to encourage you to become a bad boy. In studies we did well. Those days we just being naughty which is in line with our teen spirit. We must not cross the limit. Do not make yourself to be expelled from the school. Finish your studies in SMI with flying colours in academically or in sports and co-curriculum.

During our days if it is for the sake of SMI, the students will unite and do whatever for the name of the school including protecting our brothers whether he is a Malay, Indian or Chinese. You do not mess with SMI students and if one of our brothers in arms were harmed, we will retaliate by doing the necessary to protect them because "they ain't heavy, they are our brothers". (listen to the first song of this blog from The Hollies to understand the meaning of the phrase).

So...is it so difficult to unite in school and after school???? Only we have the answer and that answer will lead us to which path that we will take.