Re: Are Hwa Chong students not ‘Gentlemen’ enough?

{ January 11, 2008 @ 1:29 pm } · { Uncategorized }

From: JARED KOH QIANXIN 10-01-08

Hi teachers and students,

I am Jared Koh from Sec 2C.

This scenario is told with all due respects to all gentlemen.

Recently, I was waiting at the bus stop and the bus arrived. Getting
up, I prepared to board.

At that moment, a Nanyang girl (Sec 3 this year) happened to arrive.

Both of us paused at the entrance as we both reached there at about
the same time.

I ushered her in with my hand signal and she obliged.

Just then, there were two students (maybe Sec 2 or 3) queuing up
behind me. They exclaimed between themselves ‘Wah!’.

Seeing such actions, I am disappointed. As Hwa Chong students, trained
to be gentlemen, these little acts should not be seen as awkward.

Furthermore, the school strongly encourages us to serve the ladies.
Hwa Chong even goes to the extent of calling us ‘gentlemen’, unlike
NYGH which still address them as ‘girls’.

I always thought that Hwa Chong is a school that is brimming with
gentlemen, but today I am duly disappointed.

Here are some suggestions that I think of:

- Start practicing to be a gentleman at home, like waiting on our
mothers and sisters before meals.

- We can also practice while in school, like holding the door for our
teachers before they enter our class.

- For ‘braver’ gentlemen, you can allow all girls to board the bus
then you follow, even though you may not find a seat by then.

As you can see, I do not support PCME lessons as it only touches our
surfaces, not our hearts. So, my suggestions are to strike right into
the core of our ‘gentlemanliness’.

Just a charge for all of you- Unlock your ‘gentlemanliness’. You do
not  stop being a gentleman just because your friend is standing next
to you and may laugh at you.

I hope to see a more ‘gentleman’ Hwa Chong Institution.

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sometimes i just don’t wanna know my juniors >.<

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