Archive category ‘By Denise’

Why Waste Time Imagining?

An ex-student is contemplating giving up learning Maths at an institution he is attending.
When asked why, he said, “The Professor keeps asking me to imagine a hypothesis. If it has to be imagined and not real, why should I waste my time on it?â€

Overheard by Denise


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07 January 2010


Lost Your Voice?

Ms Phua was ill and lost her voice completely. At morning assembly, she used her hands to sign what she wanted to say to the students.
Student H, normally not communicative, went up to her and stared, “Are you mute?â€
Good communication trigger!

Another student approached her and wished her, “I hope you can find your lost voice!â€

Overheard by Denise


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04 January 2010


But I’m a Lady!

National Day drawings by studens were displayed on the walls of the school building in view of the
impending Singapore National Day.

Each student was required to state their Name, Class and Age on their drawings.

Instead of stating her age, Phyllis wrote this on her drawing: “Age: A Lady Never Reveals Her Age!”

Overheard by Denise


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30 August 2009


That’s A Long Time

Student to staff: I’ve never played the piano for 13 years!
Staff: Oh, how old are you?
Student:13 years old!

Overheard by Denise


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31 July 2009


Corrective Order Duties

A Secondary level student performing corrective order duties left a stack of unwashed plates at the café station to go home.

When chided, he argued, “You told me to wash till 3pm and it is now 3pm. You did not say I must finish the washing the plates!”

Overheard by Denise


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15 June 2009