Now that another round of hols is over...

Replacement classes starts!!! We always do this... have extended hols then replace those extra days taken with Sat class. CNY break was supposed to be on Mon and Tues. Most schools in Kedah took Sun off as Cuti Lembaga. Usually a school is allowed 2-3 days of Cuti Lembaga a year which need not be replaced. But they also took Wed and Thurs off as well which meant the whole week off. And those 2 days need to be replaced!

Now that the holiday part is done... it's pay back time. We do the same for Raya also...take this extended break. Then we replace those days with Saturday school; which is a waste also cos not much gets done. Many students skip school. Very seldom classes run as usual. Don't really blame the kids cos it's kinda tiring to go to school for 6 days... and school hours these days are kinda long; some more in this hot and humid weather of ours.

So is it good to have such extended break?? I think the MOE might as well factor in such hols into the school calendar. Then we don't have to keep replacing those days taken. Singapore is predominantly Chinese... they don't take more than the 2 days for CNY. It was back to business as usual on Wednesday for schools.

Then the excuse that it will reduce the traffic congestion and reduce the number of road accidents. But data from Ops Sikap I till the present Ops Sikap does not seem to indicate a big drop in road fatalities. You can see for yourself from here the statistics. As for traffic congestion, I think it gets worse cos everyone, regardless of race is on the road. It used to be turn taking in those old days cos the short break didn't make it worth the while to jam the roads. But these days... the roads are filled with vehicles.

But more time with family... that one is good.. supposed to encourage the masyarakat penyayang thingy.

But I am actually heaving a sigh of relief with this round of hols over cos finally, I can get down to the whole rigmarole of getting used to the 'term' schedule again... though I must say that one week of break from the nonsense at school was a welcomed break. But it was a short lived joy... after one week.... I'm back to where I was! Crap taking, sugar coated words, show and tell ...... the list remains the same!