Old School

Nanny, Mummy and I outside Olson Building

(Next year Emma would be the 4th generation MGS girl)

Last weekend, we went for our Sunday brunch at Old School with my family. Below is my old Primary school building!!! Mum and Nanny were with me and we were just walking around reminiscing. Mummy was like, “Meet me at the science lab!” and I was in a completely different block cos the lab in my time was not the same place as the labs in her time!!! Haha….

It was also funny cos my Nan couldn’t remember any of it and I thought it was cos it was such a long time ago and she is almost 85yrs old. But the fact is,… what most of us know as the MGS compound was NOT the MGS building when my Nan was in school! As it turned out, during her time, the MGS building was this quaint little building next to MGS (see left). I think it is a pre-school now. It is actually a really pretty building but not sure why they painted it that colour! During my Nan’s time, the entire school only had 30+ students!!!

Here is the last classroom I was at while in MGS - Sec 1A (next to the …..DENTIST! I used to LOVE going to the dentist and couldn’t wait to be called for check ups.) You know what,.... come to think of it, that classroom at the corner is VERY meaningful. It was also my very FIRST classroom in MGS (Pri 1A1). I never realised it before! After Primary 1, the entire primary school was moved to the new block which is the block above with "Old School" on it.

I have to say that I was a little disappointed with how they refurbished the school. It was still pretty much rundown and old (unlike CHIJmes and the old SJI building). They could have probably fixed up the place a little more and at the same time maintain the character of the old building. For example, the toilet doors were dirty looking and falling apart! Well hopefully this is still a work in progress and they will do us proud by fixing up our old school compound. It was really great going back there.

Oh, we went to a restaurant in Old School called Bistro Gaga. It was pretty good. The menu is a little bit like Marmalade Pantry.

Below are memories I love – Emma and Cate having fun with their Nana and Gong Gong.

What a lovely Sunday brunch.....