Monday 25 April 2011

Recess Time in Our School

Recess Time in Our School
R-r-ring! These goes the daily bell at 10.30 a.m. forrecess. Anaudible
be heard in each classroom as the students immediately rush to the school tuck-shop.
Hungry and thirsty students make straight for the mee-man, the iced-drinks seller or the
curry and rice stall, for many have come to school early in the morning without any
breakfast as there is hardly any time to eat.
I find the stall-holders busy serving food to the students, who are impatient and
sometimes downright rude if the stall-holder is slow in serving them. The chatter of
students, the noise of frying noodles, the chopping up of ingredients and the delicious
smell of food floating in the air contribute to the typicaltuck-shop
makes one hungry and eager to eat the daily snack.
environment which
    R-r-ring! The unwelcome bell goes at 10.50 a.m. for the students to get back to class. It is
another rush, this time for lessons which begin promptly and late-comers will be
punished. Recess time is a welcome break, for hungry stomachs are filled and dry throats are refreshed with iced drinks.
    Now the tuck-shop is quiet except for the clatter of plates, glasses and cups being washed
by the stall-holders, who then rest till the next session.

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