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Secondary<br />
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The 4th of November was activity day, where we, as a class, could go anywhere we wanted as long as it involved<br />
physical activities. Then on Tuesday, another factor was thrown in. The observatory forecasted the weather to be<br />
mildly rainy and mildly sunny. This meant we had to go indoors, and that would mean the negation of the hardfought<br />
decision. Our Form Tutor, Mr. Wong, decided to suggest coming back to school. A quarter of our class<br />
were displeased with this idea, but a surprising seventy-five percent of us actively approved. <br />
On Friday morning, it did rain indeed, and the whole class was awakened to the sound of classmates sending the<br />
confirmation message in the class chat, so instead of jumping in excitement of a trip, we dragged ourselves to<br />
school, and without the privilege of school buses. The meet up time was 8:30, half an hour later than normal<br />
school days, which loosened time restraints.<br />
Moreover, I was glad to see my classmates in a more casual setting, and I wasn’t too dissatisfied at this decision<br />
anymore. Once most of the students, as well as the two accompanying teachers Ms. Yip and Mr. Wu, arrived, we<br />
went up to the drama room on the sixth floor. We started with a very classic Cantonese game, a dollar and cents,<br />
to wake us up. When the atmosphere was finally climbing, we played a game called snatch.<br />
Then we decided to use the tag idea, but only across the secondary section. The students frantically ran down<br />
corridors while the catchers, Mr. Wong, Ms. Yip and Mr. Wu gave us a head start. The floor was still a little wet at<br />
the outdoor staircase, and I slipped. Freeman, who was watching out for me, caught me in time, and I was not<br />
hurt. Thank Heavens!<br />
Thankfully, two classmates brought<br />
along their Nintendo Switches, and some<br />
people were dancing in the room. It<br />
looked and felt better than my<br />
judgmental mind thought Activity Day at<br />
school would be. <br />
Eventually, I followed the majority of the<br />
class to the indoor gym on the rooftop. I<br />
was never really interested in volleyball,<br />
but I did join in. We even decided to<br />
battle the Year 11s, although we lost.<br />
The “physical activities” requirement was<br />
thus met.<br />
I expected the three and a half hours at<br />
school to be a constant attempt to burn<br />
time as fast as possible, but our class<br />
actually enjoyed it. By the time we left<br />
school, the sun was already out, the<br />
earth was dry, and our Activity Day was<br />
successfully complete.<br />
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Enoch Wong 8D