“Every one desires to live long, but no one would be old.”- Abraham Lincoln

My First Day At School

I had it in my head all-school-break long, I was gonna write this yesterday. Unfortunately, my work comes before blog.

Budak Nakal

I remembered my first time in school, year 1989. I was a speck of dust, really small that mom worried about me carrying my bag pack. My first attempt landed me on my back. Yeah, I was tiny and weak.

It was Monday morning, mom took the day off to send me to school.

Upon registration, I was assigned to 1A. My first deskmate was the principal’s grandson, Najwa, dark and handsome. I took my seat and stared at him when he offered a black pencil color. I took out my 24-color pencil and smirked. HAH! I have more colors than you do! *kids*

Some of them were crying while stomping their feet. I had no reason to weep, school was nothing new for someone who’s been to nursery since 3 years old.

While the teacher was giving her introductory speech, I looked outside and saw flocks of parent waving at they’re kids from the aisle, so was my beautiful mom. I signalled her that I’ll be ok, so just go, leave me be.

There she stood, her eyes gently gazed mine as tears build up.

I never understood why she cried then. It was this morning I realized, those weren’t tears of joy nor sadness. It was HOPE.

In dire hope that her son will turn out good and noble. Hope that he’ll be useful to the society. Hope that she released him under safe hands. Hope that, what I learned from today onwards will shape me into a better person.

Ma, thank you! Thank you for standing on that aisle all this while, waiting to catch my fall. If it wasn’t for you, I KNOW, I wouldn’t have come this far.

ps: Funny. I wrote this with tears running down my cheek.

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Izzy wrote on
January 6, 2009 at 2:05 pm

Ahh. tears running down my cheeks too. :cry:
Great story.

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NoktahHitam replied on
January 6, 2009 at 6:20 pm

Kesian.. *handing over a piece of tissue*

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Kujie wrote on
January 6, 2009 at 2:16 pm

Sebelum baca entri ini, kak jie baru keluar bilik Along…anak bujang yang baru 2 hari kembali ke asrama.

terdetik di hati…ahhh..rindu pula. itu baru 2 hari.

perasaan normal seorang mama

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Taukey wrote on
January 6, 2009 at 2:36 pm

:up: i am speechless…

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the constantly dramatic one wrote on
January 6, 2009 at 2:59 pm

Awwww….this is so sweet….. :halo:

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medea wrote on
January 6, 2009 at 3:02 pm

cis!

air mata! ini bukan kisah hari pertama di sekolah. ini tulisan untuk hari ibu!

kau buat aku rindukan seseorang jauh di ipoh sana. selamat pagi cikgu aminah!

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NoktahHitam replied on
January 6, 2009 at 6:19 pm

I knew it! It is suitable for mother’s day. But this is what it is, my first day in school. Mother’s day, I have something better lined up.

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Dood wrote on
January 6, 2009 at 3:05 pm

Hahaha… gambar tu classic gila siot. Cool…!

Wah… nangis? jiwang gak ko ye. Tapi aku rasa jiwang paling bagus adalah jiwang dengan mak bapa. Aku pun kekadang tetiba menitis kalau teringat arwah abah aku.

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haritz wrote on
January 6, 2009 at 3:20 pm

*I remembered my first time in school, year 1989.
1989 inilah tahun pertama aku berkerja selepas habis SPM.

:cool: my first day “terkencing dalam seluar” wakakakah

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Jay Ahmed wrote on
January 6, 2009 at 3:25 pm

i knew how ur mother felt… the very same way i felt upon sending my dother to her school…..

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inah wrote on
January 6, 2009 at 3:27 pm

the tears shows u have a soft heart when it comes to hope and sacrifice :wink:

i still remember when my mum stood outside the class..smiling and waiting patiently for me :smile:

sweet memories :cry:

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NoktahHitam replied on
January 6, 2009 at 6:22 pm

I have a soft heart when it comes to mom :oops:

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pcuserz wrote on
January 6, 2009 at 3:53 pm

wah..!
NH such a emotional sentimental entry.
makes me miss my mom so much!

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teecey wrote on
January 6, 2009 at 4:19 pm

luv this writing…of yours NH..behind the wicked mind still got the sentimental emotion of yours.. :wink:

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NoktahHitam replied on
January 6, 2009 at 6:24 pm

If I faked this emotion, I’m definitely a wicked mind :razz:

Well, wicked mind for me is, being both extreme, bad and good. No middle ground :shock:

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aisyahkama wrote on
January 6, 2009 at 4:26 pm

eddie, so touching… sob3 :’(

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NoktahHitam replied on
January 6, 2009 at 6:24 pm

I love mama :smile:

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d2z wrote on
January 6, 2009 at 4:49 pm

1989, i am 1 years old.. :grin: and yes, i also dont drop any tears..kudos~ ps: agreed with medea, this entry is for mother’s day..and also teachers’ day

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koma putih wrote on
January 6, 2009 at 5:14 pm

haha~my first day was ridiculous!
terkencing dlm seluar sambil buat muka seposen.
pastu nagis teresak-esak sbb semua kawan2 buat muka geli.. euww..
my mom didn’t take a leave, sbb tu nangis beria-ia..

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NoktahHitam replied on
January 6, 2009 at 6:25 pm

If it makes you any better, aku pernah terberak dlm seluar mase tadika. Hahaha :grin:

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yaya replied on
January 7, 2009 at 12:06 pm

haha, korang still x boleh lawan klasik abang aku, die berak pastu letak taik dalam laci die. WTF! aku smpi skrg x paham nape die letak dlm laci.

Anyway, my first day at school nothing extraordinary, tapi ingat masa first time masuk tadika, aku sorang je pakai dress kaler-kaler (polka dot white yellow) , orang lain sume pakai uniform…pastu sume xnak kawan aku sbb aku pakai baju lawa, kate aku jahat. (aku rase diaorg jeles, aku cumil hehehe)

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abdusfauzi wrote on
January 6, 2009 at 5:16 pm

:smile: so sweet of you.
hmm. yups, thanks to mum. she had to wake me up, every single morning to send me to school. huhu. i’m such a lazy kid. hahaha.

masuk kelas, main-main dengan kawan, RING! balik! hahaha :grin:

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NoktahHitam replied on
January 6, 2009 at 6:27 pm

Life is like that bro.

They say, lagi nakal lagi pandai? So if you were really nakal mase sekolah, watch out for you kids. :P
Kalau bangun tido, confirm aku pakse adik aku mandi dulu.

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El wrote on
January 6, 2009 at 6:05 pm

Well written story.. i’m loving it :cry:

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NoktahHitam replied on
January 6, 2009 at 6:27 pm

Thank you ;)

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zara wrote on
January 6, 2009 at 6:30 pm

A simple but nice story on the first day of school, which you only realize it now after 20 years gap..the reason why parents keep waiting outside the classroom even though their children told them to leave them be.

To all parents, a big warm thank you, for everything.

Thanks for sharing.

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NoktahHitam replied on
January 6, 2009 at 6:53 pm

:smile:

We usually miss out details like these in our lives.

While penning this down, I miss my mom A LOT, eventhough we live under the same roof.

Thank you parents! :!:

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lyana wrote on
January 6, 2009 at 7:42 pm

oh dear, oh dear, oh dear…upon reading this entry, i rase cam nak berenti blaja medicine, terus kawen & nak baby right away!!this is all your fault! lol

anyway, my first day; i igt i kene kaler gambar lembu, which i coloured it in blue! i rase cantek gile, tapi kene gelak ngan kawan2 .I merajuk, i ckp ” taknak bagi pinjam kaler pensel dah kat ampa lepas ni, kami nak ckp kat mak kami!” lol budak2

p/s : nangis eh? nah tissue kleenex, mutu tinggi ni ;p

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NoktahHitam replied on
January 6, 2009 at 9:07 pm

No no no.. Study hard! One day dah jadi doc, take the day off to see your kids go to school. I’m sure you’ll cry too.

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Bagak replied on
January 7, 2009 at 9:39 am

aku kaler kaki ayam warna biru…
sebab aku tak pernah tau warna kaki ayam sebenarnye…
pastu lepas je tengok sume orang kaler kaki ayam dengan warna kuning…
aku pun terus nak tukar…
aku kalerkan kaki ayam yang berwarna biru tu dengan kaler kuning…
last2 aku dapat kaki ayam berwarna hijau…
kena marah ngan teacher…
hampeh sungguh sebab tak tau kaler kaki ayam…
haih~~~

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lyana replied on
January 7, 2009 at 9:23 pm

oh hebat..kechik2 dah kreatif! lol

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jipo wrote on
January 6, 2009 at 7:47 pm

hmm first day of school..blurry skit tapi aku ada igt aku duduk sebelah chinese boy..berkawan2 and then waktu rehat kami kongsi2 mkn..dia bwk goreng pisang ..waa iklan petronas sungguh memori aku..hahaha

…aah..baru teringat..my father tunggu sampai time rehat kot..

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NoktahHitam replied on
January 6, 2009 at 9:05 pm

Aku penah mintak mak aku bekalkan tempe goreng gi sekolah. Mak aku gelakkan aku. Adakah aku ini begitu jawa? Hahaha

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jipo replied on
January 6, 2009 at 10:23 pm

“Adakah aku ini begitu jawa? “. err.. no komen.
…
(mata tgk atas..mulut tutup rapat tahan gelak)

hahahaha

hey,tempe best la. aku discover makanan ni time kat Uitm dulu..mmg sedap,tambah2 yg masak pedas tu. little did i know yg mknan ni asal johor…jawa..heh.

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NoktahHitam replied on
January 6, 2009 at 10:52 pm

Aku mmg mengaku aku Jawa, walaupun tak reti sepatah haram. Dan kalau bole, aku nak ngaku aku bukan bumiputera.

sootspirit replied on
January 7, 2009 at 11:37 am

eddie, you kan panasian
hahaha :razz:

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saffa wrote on
January 6, 2009 at 8:00 pm

This post makes me miss my childhood….

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MaJa wrote on
January 6, 2009 at 8:11 pm

suka suka suka cerita nie..

cerita itu menjadi best ketika ayat ini..

“I never understood why she cried then. It was this morning I realized, those weren’t tears of joy nor sadness. It was HOPE.”

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Adila wrote on
January 6, 2009 at 10:58 pm

my first day at school…
i made friend with MY TEACHER! lol

ahh budak anti social.. what to do one lol

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Muii wrote on
January 6, 2009 at 11:40 pm

Such a touching story! :cry:

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supermummy wrote on
January 7, 2009 at 9:04 am

oh your entry made me remember that darjah satu experience! i remember always wanting to be the standard 5 or 6 kids when i was in standard 1 because i thought they look so cool. hahah..and i cried in class when the ketua darjah wrote my name on the blackboard for being bising in class.heheh

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lydiarayyan wrote on
January 7, 2009 at 4:04 pm

sooooo suwwwit..

touching la perenggan akhir2 tu….

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

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mlle linie wrote on
January 7, 2009 at 4:21 pm

As NH, you may be wicked as you can be, but the Ed I know is soft at heart. ngeh ngeh, :P

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NoktahHitam replied on
January 7, 2009 at 7:03 pm

So you’re implying that this is written by Ed not NH? Oh man..

ps: I think NH left me a few months already..

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Nads replied on
January 7, 2009 at 7:26 pm

No matter who wrote this (or anything else here for that matter), I love it :XO:

I did not cry on my first day of school. I never understand why kids cry on the first day. I spent my first day consoling my then bestfriend :roll:

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mlle linie replied on
January 7, 2009 at 7:34 pm

yup. it’s ed. out loud.

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dukerobin wrote on
January 7, 2009 at 5:37 pm

Nostalgia hari pertama ke sekolah.

Hari pertama mendaftar saya pakai seluar pendek warna biru tua ke sekolah. Bila dah bergaul dengan kawan2 especially girls saya rasa segan pula. Lastly esoknya saya terus pakai seluar panjang ke sekolah. Seluar pendek tu terus jadi harta karun dalam almari…hehe

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Khai wrote on
January 7, 2009 at 8:42 pm

NH ni manusia juga rupanya.. menangis.. hihi.. :cry: wekks, x malu.. hehe..

neway bro, aku pon manusia rupanya.. sbb ada sedikit sedih baca entri ko.. teringat kenangan2 yg x mungkin akan aku lalui lagi..

psstt: tu gambar ko ke time darjah 2? mana 1 ko yer.. hurm, ko mmg nakal bro!! hehehe..

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megat wrote on
January 7, 2009 at 10:09 pm

terasa basah huhu. setiap ada pengalamannya sendiri.

hari pertama sekolah, tangan aku berjahit sebab ada budak ajak aku lawan silat.

tapi aku puas hati psl tangan dia patah! wahaha (ketawa jahat).

kali ini aku dpt rasakan debarannya, giliran anak aku pula huhu.

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lankapo wrote on
January 8, 2009 at 12:56 am

terharu bila baca entry ni..

memori yg ada bersama semasa sekolah dulu, masa darjah satu, pulang sambil bepegangan tangan dengan anak jiran sebelah hehe :grin:

romeo lah katakann

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KNizam wrote on
January 9, 2009 at 9:15 pm

cool ! aku suka entry from the other side of nh neh. hehe :mrgreen:

1st day at prep school bila mau cerita ?

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t.a.t.a wrote on
January 10, 2009 at 1:24 pm

masa 1st day sekolah saya tak nangis. yang register kan kelas adalah kak ngah saya. 2nd week baru saya menangis. sebab yang hantar sekolah mak saya. saya menangis tak bagi mak saya balik. sebab saya tau kalau mak saya balik saya tak kan jumpa mak saya lagi untuk beberapa hari akan datang. jadi setiap kali mak saya hantar saya akan nangis.

saya sedih!

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bongkersz wrote on
January 10, 2009 at 2:58 pm

Writing something about my mom.. always make tears running down my cheek too.

Reading this, reminds me of my 1st day at school as well. Just that, I was alone. My mom dropped me and off she went to work :) Blurry memory though..

ps: *wiping my tears*. Satu-satunya entri NH yang menyengat hati nurani.. :cry: :cry:

pss: I think I share many similar things with you. :arrow: You probably know what I mean.

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myadlan wrote on
January 10, 2009 at 3:09 pm

nangis sambil mengimbau kenangan silam eh.. mcm best gak tulis psl ni..

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titan wrote on
January 12, 2009 at 1:58 am

when it comes to mom’s, i feel weak..

Ps: Hari pertama sekolah. Dah ada kawan ajak gusti lengan. haha.. :kiss:

Pss: Hari kedua, ada budak pempuan share aiskim dengan aku. Bestnya.. :XO:

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