We’re idiots wearing school ties

It’s the perfect whether of sorts when it comes to a day where we do a lot of walking. Yeah, it rained. Gloomy, droopy rain.

It all started when Gopi, Jeremy, Heng Li and I set off with high spirits to various educational institutes to request them to advertise in our school magazines. Gopi lugged his bag around that weighs thrice of my own school bag, while Heng Li decidedly brought along his lightweight bag which his connecting straps tore during the beginning of our trip. Mr Victor (our discipline teacher) gave us a letter, stating said students are given permission to go out of school to find sponsors for school magazine. Whee.

Gopi’s mum brought us first to Taylor’s College at SS15, braving the traffic jam along the way. “We are determined people,” Gopi reminded us several times, as we looked like some fools in a school uniform playing truant. Our first visit went okay, and the lady in charge said that he would contact us soon. So far so good.

Walking underneath the cold pelts of the rain, we proceeded to Inti with similar results. After finishing our McDonald’s breakfast, the rain seemed to be lesser than before, and we went for the Metropolitan College, again, with similar results. “We’re idiots wearing school ties, dei,” said Gopi.

We boarded a number 10 Metrobus to Sunway Pyramid. From there we went to The One Academy, under the pouring rain, with me shielding my precious gelled hair with Gopi?s nifty file-holder. We were made to sit down by the receptionist and waited for roughly 10-15 minutes, who told us that the person-in-charge’s line was engaged. After watching some highly unenlightening advertisements made by the academy itself on the nearby TV, the receptionist told us that that particular person is not in. Oh joy.

We went inside Sunway Pyramid and used the walkway to Sunway Hotel. I?m sure we looked like school kids playing truant, and we reaffirmed it by saying, “The difference is, we’re wearing school ties.” I mean, how many students playing truant did you see wear their school ties? We trotted a long distance to our next destination, Sunway College. Walking under the rain, Jeremy started singing “I’m a big, big boy, in a big, big world” when the rain pelted down heavier (I’m sure it’s those overhanging trees with their big, big leaves >_>).

Gopi, the great one, actually managed to jump across an Olympic-sized pool (albeit with some effort)! Take that and put it at a scale of 1/1,000,000, and you’ll see that it resembles that of an Olympic-sized pool to an ant. “It’s a miracle!” exclaimed Heng Li, somewhat sarcastically. “Now I believe in miracles!”

“I feel pathetic,” I mumbled. The rain was dying away, though the drops were still pouring onto us with cold winds chilling our skin (perhaps Gopi wouldn?t feel a thing, thanks to his tisu adipos >_>). We arrived at Sunway College, our legs aching, but our spirits were still high, until -

“Please wait,” said the guard, which contacted the head guard we presumed. We waited for quite a long time – about 20 minutes perhaps – and we overheard the guard mentioning that we’re in our school uniform. Okay?

After the head guard showed up, he asked us for our driving license. Yay, WTF? And he didn’t accept ICs either. Thankfully, Jerm brought his student card and that moron accepted it. The other kindly guard wanted to tell us where the “Students Services” were but that illegitimate son of a female dog gestured unpleasantly at us while making a “GOGOGO!” noise that resembles a dying bulldog.

Jeremy wore a tag we all presumed was the visitor’s pass, but on closer look, it says in big bold words CONTRACTOR. Rofl. We wandered ourselves and found Monash University?s reception centre; the receptionist was most kind, and was very friendly, which is what we needed after that encounter with that bastard. She even exclaimed on seeing Jeremy’s unusual pass. XD

We handed in the letter which quotes the various ridiculously cheap prices that our school offered to her, and next we went for Sunway College?s reception. We got our deal of RM200 from Sunway College on the spot! o_O (full page, black and white, RIDICULOUSLY CHEAP). That was like a light shining through this dark, dreary day, and our efforts before seemed worth it.

After deciding underneath the drizzle where to head next, we cancelled off plans to go to KDU (as we had no idea how to go there), and went for Taipan USJ10 after dropping off Jeremy at Prime College, Summit from a cab. We walked around to various shops and educational centres which we think would accept us (before I can open my mouth when I entered Big Bookshop, the old lady at the counter said immediately, “Boss not in!”).

One computer-related learning centre accepted our offer (she said she’s considering full page, back page, black and white, RM500. Again, RIDICULOUSLY CHEAP). April, the lady, was kind as well =P

After finishing our lunch at McD?s (yet again), we went to Erica?s mum?s house (Gopi called her teacher Anne). She’s willing to advertise in our school magazine, although she said she’d rather it be “Best Compliments from…”, as she said she get her students from word-of-mouth, and not advertisements. Very kind of her.

All in all, it was fun, and I’ve certainly gained a certain experience and knowledge from this. =)