SMKBJ Hari Keusahawanan

Alright, I'm here to blog about my school's "Hari Keusahawanan" Carnival that was held yesterday.

I didn't manage to blog about it yesterday because I had to blog about the "Setia Eco-Park Weekend Breakaway - Exotic Seafood Experience" instead.

So, yeah, here goes.

Okay, first of all, there are two main reasons why this Entrepreneurship Carnival was held. Firstly, it was held in conjunction with "Hari Keusahawanan"...

Secondly, it was held to raise the funds required for the construction of a shelter roof at the front of my school.

Anyway, let's move on to the "SMKBJ Entrepreneurship Carnival" from MY perspective...

I left for school at 7am. The Carnival only starts at 8am, but being a prefect, I had to be there earlier than all the other students.

So, when I reached school, I noticed that several rows of chairs had been neatly arranged in the middle of the assembly area, facing the stage. I immediately assumed that those chairs were for the parents and other guests. But then I realised that there were too few chairs to possibly accommodate all the parents and guests that were coming. I continued to wonder who the chairs were for while I headed towards the Prefects' Room...

I was surprised to see most of the Prefects standing or walking around idly. I asked Hazeeq, one of my fellow Prefects, what was going on, and he simply replied "nothing...". A while later, Hazwan arrived...

After chatting with Hazwan for a while, Firdaus, Farhan, Hazwan and I were told to follow En Saiful to assist him with coordinating the traffic outside the school. Hazwan, Firdaus and I had to prevent any cars from parking on the left side of the road and only allow them to park on the right side of the road, so as to ensure that the road remains clear and the traffic flows smoothly. Farhan, on the other hand, had to make sure that only the teachers' cars could enter the school gates - Vehicles belonging to parents and other guests who are not teachers were not allowed to park inside the school gates...

The four of us continued to perform traffic duty for quite some time. Then, Encik Saiful told us to go back inside the school. Apparently, the Prefects had to gather at the assembly area, along with the PRS, Librarians, and for some reason, the school Choir.

When Hazwan and I reached the assembly area, we realised that the chairs were actually placed for us Prefects and all the other special student bodies. We had to sit there and listen to all the various speeches from all the VIPs that would be arriving for the Carnival.

Oh, and as for the normal students, they didn't have to gather at the assembly area. Instead, they had to assemble at the school field...

After all the VIPs were done giving their speeches, the "SMKBJ Karnival Keusahawanan" was deemed official by the beating of a ceremonial gong. After that, the school Choir did two performances: They sang a song ( I'm not sure what the song is ), and then they performed some choral speaking.

Finally, the VIPs proceeded to visit all the booths in the school, and the Prefects, Librarians, PRS, and the school Choir were dismissed...

Okay, so now, the boring part's over.

Hazwan and I went to 4 Beta's booth, Booth #39, which was located somewhere near the school's guard house. Everything was already set up and neatly arranged, ready to be sold. Pn Salasiah asked Hazwan and I to help out by carrying two giant bags of ice from the canteen to the booth.

So, Hazwan and I carried one bag each. But it was easier said than done! The ice bag was freezing cold, and I had to carry the bag with my bare hands! I think my hands actually went completely numb for a while!

In the end, we successfully managed to escort the bags back to the booth without dropping them or anything. What a relief!

After that, Hazwan and I still had to perform Prefect duties, this time at the 2nd and 3rd floors of the school. Apparently, the 2nd and 3rd floors were completely off-limits to everyone, except the school workers. So, the Prefects had to make sure that no one gets on to the second and third floors...

We had to work in 35-minute shifts. Hazwan and I had to fill in the 8.45 - 9.20 shift...

So, Hazwan guarded the 3rd floor, while I guarded the 2nd floor.

Pn Ezareen came to check on us a while later, and she actually told Hazwan and I to "barricade" the stairwells with chairs!

When our shift ended, Hazwan and I proceeded to the school canteen to visit 4 Epsilon's booth.

We saw Ashman and Hari, both of who were busily selling ice cream.

Then Hazwan told me that he wanted to go and buy himself some breakfast using his coupons. And that's when we parted ways.

Soon, Ashman and Hari finished their shift, and they decided to go and buy themselves some lunch. I tagged along, but they didn't seem to care much.

We walked around. And in the end, they found a booth selling fried chicken. So yeah, that's what they had for lunch. They went back to their booth to eat, and after they were done, they headed to the assembly area. I was bored following them around, so I headed back to the canteen.

Somewhere near the canteen, I found Hazwan again, along with Sakthi. They were alternately rotating a large, circular and metal object filled with lots of ice. And submerged in the ice was what appears to be hollow, metal cylinders filled with milk of various flavours: Chocolate, Soya Bean, Milo, and Strawberry.

Apparently, they were making ice cream. The milk in the cylinders would freeze when submerged into the icy water for a certain period of time. Ingenious...

Sakthi was getting tired by the time I arrived, so I agreed to replace him. I had nothing else better to do, anyway! So, while I was rotating the metal container, Hazwan explained that we were actually doing this for the Prefects. Pn Nik Salida, one of the teachers in charge of the Prefects, came shortly afterwards and told me everything about this little ice cream operation.

At first, it was kind of fun. But as the day wore on, it got quite repetitive. And I got real pressured when Hazwan left to clean the cylinders, leaving me alone to cater to the demands of the customers. And boy, were there a lot of customers! Too much for just one me to handle!

Then, Hazwan and I decided that it was time for us to take a break, but we couldn't leave just like that! We had to find some other Prefects to take our place. I searched everywhere, but I couldn't find anyone. Then Hazwan went to search, but he too was unsuccessful. Finally, we spotted Hazeeq, Aisyah, Mukhzin, and Liana near the Koperasi Sekolah, and they agreed to take over the ice cream operation!

Phew! I thought we'd be stuck there for the whole day!

A few moments later, my father, mother, and brother arrived at my school. My mum provided me with RM10 worth of coupons so that I could go and buy myself some lunch. I bought some fried noodles for RM4, and a can of 100 Plus at my class booth ( Booth# 39 ) for RM2.

So, I still had RM4 to spare. I decided that maybe I should just buy some ice cream at 4 Epsilon's booth, but only after I finished drinking my 100 Plus.

When I reached Ashman's booth, I was immediately bombarded with sale offers! Sam wanted to sell me a milkshake for RM2, whereas Aruleena wanted me to buy some sort of food that looks a bit like "otak-otak"! Talk about being "rambang mata"!

I didn't want to spend my money right away, of course. I went to the school field where I found my mum and brother. I talked to them for a while, then I went back to 4 Epsilon's booth. I tried to order some ice-cream from Ashman, but he was too "distracted", and he didn't cater to my request! Unbelievable, right?! So, in the end, I gave RM2 to my father to buy some keropok, and I used up my last RM2 to buy a can of Coke, again at my own class booth.

In the end, I left the school early, because I had to follow my parents back home...

So yeah, that's it.

I hope you didn't find my point of view of the "SMKBJ Hari Keusahawanan" too long!

But if you do, well, bear in mind that that's how I blog!

Oh, and sorry, Hazwan and Sam! I don't think I'll be able to actually shorten my posts! You guys will just have to bear with it! [ smiles ]

Well, that's it for now.

May the Force be with you...