Yeah. uitting was an option for me too. But because I love music and I'm starting to love my instrument, I held back. I was thinking that if I quit, I would join AVA or Malay Dance or Environment Club...But something held me back. The thought of being labeled a quitter was not for me. But somehow, Mr Ng made me feel like one. And HELLO! Please zap yourself back into reality! ACADEMIC is MUCH MORE important. "Do you think playing instruments will get you to University?". That was what my brother first told me when I joined band. He said, "One day, you expect to ask your colleagues to join you to play instruments?". I went against him at first. But now I don't know what to think. How could A MATHS scrape your time? He can be racist if he wants to, I can be one too. I mean, he's been picking on most of the malay players. We observe you know. Someone told me to treat Mr Ng the way he treats me. And when he asks why I was rude, I should say he taught me. I told the someone that the suggestion my even worsen the situation, making him hate me more. Then I replied I RESPECT my elders. But then, I'm losing respect for him. In fact. I HAVE NO RESPECT FOR OLD MEN WHO CURSE AND SWEAR. THEY SHOULD BE ROLE MODELS. WE ARE NOT HIS FRIENDS THAT HE CALLS US STUPID AND ALL THAT. HE BELONGS TO A CATEGORY OF PROFESSIONALS CALLED TEACHERS. AND BY DOING WHAT HE IS DOING NOW, HE ISN'T BEING PROFESSIONAL. IF HE DOESN'T RESPECT US, I'LL REFUSE TO RESPECT HIM.