Malacca / Melaka High School, my Alma Mater.

Assalamualaikum.

Oh, hello again. 

To actually have a chance to stay in Melaka again 

makes me intended to live up to those memories 
back when I was younger

although it may seem to clash with who I am right now

especially the memories back in my schooling years

Eh, so I do have an alma mater, ain't I?

Yes, I do have an alma mater. 

I just hardly talk about it back in foundy & even now.

Yeah, I'm not that eager as the ppl from boarding schools 
or premier schools being proud of theirs

Well, if they can boast around about theirs, 
why can't I & the rest of my colleagues back in high school?

Admittably, I do love my school - Melaka High School

Yeah, I think it is a must 
for any mortal who've experienced being a student 
to love their alma mater. 

Exceptions to the people from some normal daily schools 

or the people who've bad experiences back in their schooling years.

Well, you can see that the emblem speaks for itself.

Being established in 1826, the institution's still standing for its 185th year

as a premier school, 
the second oldest institution in the country

Too many leaders were brought up here

Tun Tan Cheng Lock, founder of MCA

Dato' Seri Mohd Ali Rustam, Melaka's Chief Minister

Tan Sri Abdul Rahman Arshad

Tan Sri Abdul Rafie Mahat

state governors & ministers

leaders in corporate sectors

educationists

scholars

in silence. Yeah, that's our style. "Diam diam ubi berisi". Lol
Don't blame me for not knowing all of them in specific.
How am I going to know all those seniors 
back in 1826 up till 2000?
Okay ignore that one.

Not to forget the biological father of mine. Pfft. 

Too bad he had been there only for his Form Six studies. Hence, I win! Duhh

Count me in as well, as I'm the leader in the making. 
Okay I'm being vain here.

Plenty of stories told by the seniors from generations to generations

which will be too long if written here

of its glorious years

of its unique traditions 

of its unforgettable moments

and I'm proud of being part of it

and being able to seize a chance to study here 
from the first year until Form Five

makes me feel worth it that I didn't make it to SAS 

back when I was deciding which secondary school should I go

in 2005.

Well then, the thing is

in my years of schooling

only a few of the traditions are still ongoing

Most of them has passed away accordingly with time

or waiting to be ceased to death

For example, like the unity of the students in the batch
regardless of race & culture

In my year, the unity is still visible, 

but not that strong enough like the early days of the seniors

Another example would be 
the glorious years of the Marching Band & the Scout Troop

They're all just memories 
without any efforts for them to be lived up again

Hurmm, at least I did try my best 
to live up those dying traditions in the Scout Troop

back when I was an active member 
till I was appointed to be the Troop Leader

yeah, thanks to that, 
I have to bid farewell to my fair complexion. Sobs.

but I don't know what's going on with the Marching Band.
The last time I heard that it had only been revived 

but guess what?

After our batch of 2005-2009 class left the school

More of the traditions being ignored

and replaced. Credits to the new school authorities
*applause*

It's a disgrace to all the old boys 
who loved the school more than their lives (konon)

Consequently, it caused me feeling ashamed 
to talk about my alma mater

till time passed & somehow rather 
my hormone's being stimulated to write about it now.

Hurmmmm.

BTW, why do I write this?

Heheh. The motive's to show off my affection to my alma mater

which is quite rare

in this situation of me growing up to adulthood

and the institution's losing its originality from time to time

Ahh. How hard I wished I could do something

But then, I have to focus on my life first.

Sorry High School. 

As you've always strived for, Meliora Hic Sequamur. 

Where man is educated (Sini Terdidik Manusia) 

You made a man out of me (perasan), 
but I fail to act upon protecting you.

Haih. It seems like it'll end up that in future, 

my kids will only be able to read those traditions in memorial books

instead of experiencing it themselves

how sad would it be

but never mind, boarding schools are still available. Heheh.

Okay, I was looking for my alma mater's anthem at YouTube

but apparently it's not there

never mind, it's just not my day.

To the old boys who probably come across this

let's cherish the old memories

Do read here

Our Story - Malacca High School 1826 to 2006

Assalamualaikum. 


P/S: The school's motto is in Portuguese, the building is English, the anthem's from an American patriotic song, entitled America, the Beautiful & the students are Malaysians - specifically, Malaccans. Pfft.