Runs in the Generation, eh!

Lately, these few days that is, i've been reminded and shown of something.

THE UNDYING ONG-TIANG-SWEE-IAN spirit.

I know, I know, some annoyed desperate looks from you people...
cough-joycetingcoughcoughjoycetingcough...

Anyway, I remember when we first stepped into Batu Lintang from Ong Tiang Swee, we were so...proud for some reason, that we were from OTS. And then a teacher asked the class about their former schools. At the mention of OTS, somehow those of us from that primary school, would just raise up ours hands, with such a surge of pride which i suppose back then annoyed everybody else. I've kinda forgotten and lost that feeling through the years in secondary school but suddenly i'm reminded of that again. By a teacher. Hint hint, one of our new trainees in school. She told me she was from OTS primary school, and the way she said it, haha! The exact same tone i used years back. HAH! As if OTS were some prestigious school. And I told her that i was from OTS too, with that annoyingly exact same tone. And we began discussing about the weird pride thingy and when i relayed about it to her, she said that when she 1st entered Form 1 in Batu Lintang, the exact same thing happened. Sigh, OTS-ians, you vain people..
The best thing about it?? As far as i see, that spirit's been running from 4 years my senior to my generation and probably the next generation after this. So that's 6 years in all, and probably more.

It's weird, but it's something i really treasure, that mutual bond. It's like as long as you mention that you're from OTS, i'd warm up to you almost immediately. Personally, OTS was sorta my comfort zone, my haven for 6 years. Was where i developed who i am today. Was where there existed only fun, and no revision books days. Was where the teachers were more humane and personal and sporting, fun and caring. Not that i don't have those kind now but they're harder to find. So, whatever it is, i know i'd always smile and probably give that sorta smug look on my face anytime anyone in the future tells me they're from OTS. That'd never die. So, bear with us...OTS-ians.

-smug look.