This is the primary school that I used to study at: Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan Chung Hwa, also known as SRB Chung Hwa (Chung Hwa Primary School). I started Primary 1 in 1987 when I was six years old, and completed Year 6 in 1992 at the age of twelve.
This is the block where I first came to study. They have since repainted the building; back in my day, the paint was faded and there was no writing on the walls.
This is the classroom that I first attended; now, it has become the Primary 5C classroom. Back then, it was called Primary 1C. They divided each grade into three classes: A, B, and C. Near my classroom was the place where they kept the fire extinguisher, and I used to play there along with my classmates.
I remember one time when my classmates and I drew pictures on the wall. When our teacher found out, she punished us by making us wipe off our "masterpiece." Hahaha. Luckily, she didn’t cane us that time!
Moving up to the second floor, this is where music class was held back in my day, it is the first door on the right. Now, I’m not sure what class it is used for. There were a lot of red lanterns hanging outside the classroom doors, because it was Chinese New Year when I visited my old school.
I am not sure how old this mirror is, but it has been hanging there since I was a student. Now, it has been more than 20 years… so I'd better take a shot of it. Since I can still see my reflection clearly, I can send this photo to “The Mirror Project” (
This block belonged to Primary 2 and 3 back in my day. My classroom was on the ground floor, behind the first door. I was in Primary 3C at the time.
The canteen, if I am not mistaken, my break time was from 10:00 am to 10:30 am. There was only a morning session; the afternoon was reserved for extracurricular activities and tuition classes. Back then, I always felt like the canteen was huge. But now, visiting it again, I realize it isn't that big at all. When the recess bell rang, my friends and I would rush to the canteen to grab some food, but there was always a long queue waiting for us.
Moving along to the next classroom, this block belonged to Primary 4 back in my day. Now, it has become the library.
There is some moral writing on the wall to remind the students to be good; on this particular wall, they wrote about bad habits to avoid.
Then there were Primary 5 and 6. Primary 6 was the final year of primary school, and we had to sit for a government-standardized exam to proceed to secondary school: the UPSR.
This is the hall where we had our assembly every Monday morning. Speaking of the assembly, when I look back now, I realize I’ve completely forgotten what the headmaster used to talk about. I only remember that we had to line up, one row for the boys and one row for the girls. We also had to sing the national anthem at the beginning of the assembly and the school anthem at the end.
I sneaked into one of the classrooms; the tables are still the same old wooden ones. However, the chairs have been upgraded to plastic, back in my day, we were still using wooden chairs.
This Chinese New Year greeting card made by one of the students is very interesting. I think her name is Sharon Chwa, and she had a very special wish. I won't go into detail about the rest, but what caught my eye was that she wished for “Peace to the world”!
Well, Sharon, I hope your dream comes true someday. :)
I also had big dreams when I was a kid, but as I grew up, I realized that things are not as easy as they seem.
The scariest place at SRB Chung Hwa school... OMG~~!!! The dental clinic! Arrrr... run for your life! It’s coming for you! 😱🦷
I found this banner near to the assembly stage, it goes like this “To drugs say NO, NO, NO” and “To ecstasy DESTROY, DESTROY, DESTROY”
Ladies and Gentlemen, behold the (fake) headmaster of S.R.B Chung Hwa Primary school...
sigh...very sad to hear that it will be close and tear down.