Primary School Registration

Yesterday, we registered DD for primary school for the academic year 2010. A phone call to the school was made before hand to find out what we should bring. Here's the list of the items required by SK Taman Megah (lists may differ slightly from school to school):
1. Original birth certificate
2. A photocopy of the birth certificate
3. A photocopy of one utility bill (electicity/water/etc)
4. Cash - 50 sen

We arrived at the school at around 1 pm. Traffic near the school was chaotic as most part of the road was blocked by cars parked haphazardly around the school compound. The Chinese school next door added to the traffic congestion. Parents and grandparents were waiting for their children/grandchildren outside the gate and in their cars. The uncles were selling ice cream and tidbits to the school children who were streaming out from the school.

The school session had just ended for the day so it was just as chaotic within the school compound. The children were walking towards the gate whereas we were walking against the traffic flow. The sight and smell of sweaty kids, the vibrant atmosphere, the noise at the school canteen, all of these evoked the memories of years ago when I was still in primary school. Inside the school compound, it was as if time had stood still, oblivious to the fast pace of change outside.

The registration process was completed in a jiffy. The headmistress greeted us and remarked how pretty DD was (she sure knows how to break the ice). DD's registration number is 8/2008. We were told to go back to the school in August 2009 (that's next year) to reconfirm her place. As for the letter of confirmation from the school (or is it PPD), they can't tell us when to expect to receive it as it will have to go through the PPD.

So Yasmin's Mummy and Daddy, mark it in your calendar to go back to the school in August 2009, please.