24th issue

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