30 July 2008

I had a most peculiar dream the night before.

In the dream, our school is located behind my house, and then the school field is located a row away in front of my house. Don't get it?? What I mean is, there are two rows of houses, my row and the row opposite me, clamped between the school and the school field.

[See, I told you it was weird.]

And instead of the boring tall "coconut-like" trees that our school has in reality, the school field was surrounded by large, shady trees and pretty, neat, white stone pavements. And the grass was surprisingly smooth and well-kept. Unlike our school in real life. And not a blackbird was in sight.

Everyone was at school, both the morning and afternoon session. And my sister and I were at home for some reason.

Then a bell rang for assembly. So my sister and I were standing in the porch, and we could see all the students from the school walking past our house toward the field. I don't know, we don't have our assemblies at the field but in the hall instead, but ..... well, dreams are dreams.

So after quite a long while, I walked toward the field for the assembly as well, but I don't know how, I turned up in a big, amazing ballroom located beside the school field. There were balloons inside, and a few of my friends were there. I don't know, I thought they were supposed to be at assembly?

[Actually, the place reminds me of Manhattan, NYC. I haven't been to Manhattan before, but yeah, I saw photos, watched movies, read books, and a grand, elegant building looming beside a lush green park ... It all just sound kind of familiar, like what I read in the books. Maybe not NYC, just somewhere. Maybe it's because I want to go there so much .]

After that, I went to the field only to find that the "field" has turned into a vast hall with blue chairs and giant double doors made of wood. Many fat Malay guys in songkoks and formal wear were there. I was standing outside the doors with my sister, and someone, I don't know who, warned us not to go inside.

All the students were there too, all standing up, which probably meant that the assembly has ended. Then I saw Wendy from our class. [Don't know why it was Wendy ... weird] And she told me that I was lucky I missed the assembly. She said that the fat Malay guys were actually ... I don't know, some people to do with discipline, that the school invited over.

Wendy told me that the students' hairs and nails were checked by the Malay guys, and they pretty much checked everything else, from top-to-toe. She said they were asked to take off their shoes and socks as well, to check their toenails, to see if they are short and neat and unpolished.

I know, I know, crazy right.

No, I don't know whether they were asked to take off their clothes and underwear to check if there were any nipples or belly piercings or not.

*sigh*

You see?? Our stupid school rules made me crazy.

Tell me, which normal person dreams of stuff like that?? Huh??!?

All I can say is : thank God it was just a dream and not reality. Phew.