Me: Mr Thomas, I have done the 2026 Banner for Sports Day. I had included Mr Chan in the banner as per your request. The banner contains twelve cherry blossom trees to mark the past twelve years of Bullseye winning either the Sports Day, Nobel Cup or Founder's Run from 2014 to 2025. I have put eight lanterns to mark the 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 Bullseye victories; six ketupats to mark the 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022 and 2023 Nobel Cup victories, and eight crows to mark the eight Founder's Run victories of 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. Mr Chan is leading the crows like what you discussed in October last year. The ketupats and lanterns mark the fusion of Chinese New Year, Ramadan, Hari Raya, Founder's Run and Sports Day in 2026 and this will continue until 2031. It is a suggestion of Jason Leing, a peer of mine from the Class of 2017. He told me to fuse Chinese New Year and Bullseye when I wished him a happy Chinese New Year in 2019. He was Bullseye's 2017 athletics captain and was suspended from Sports Day for misbehaving. In 2025, we had a similar design for the Sports Day fusing Chinese New Year and Bullseye. We will continue this in 2026.
Mr Thomas: Very good. I like the drawing of Chan, calling for clean practices for Bullseye. "Stop the Steal, Save Bullseye" is a testament to good governance, responsibility and also noble hearts and minds.
Me: I plan to present it to the Bullseye members for their opinion.
Mr Thomas: I'm sure Chan will be amazed.
Me: What if the management objects to it?
Mr Thomas: If the management objects to it, this will immediately motivate the Bullseye members to do well, just like in 2022. Remember when you went to Nobel Cup in 2022 and Ms Bee Yong kicked you out? It automatically motivated them. You must put it up. This is Chan's moment to redeem himself before he leaves Nobel.
Me: What if Mr Chan asks why is he there?
Mr Thomas: Ask him to call me. You can say that the reason he is there was because he is a great athlete. As you know, Chan had been a superstar athlete way before 2018.
Me: Really?
Mr Thomas: He told me that in 2006, when the school was holding its first Sports Day, he was running. He was a superstar athlete and I bet you even Daniel Tan was also awesome. Daniel ran in 2012, and I saw it. \
Me: I have a preliminary design of the 2027 banner. It contains a picture of the Merdeka Park mushroom which I sent to you via email.
Mr Thomas: The design is good, but let's focus on the 2026 Sports Day first. Chan will need to do some cool tricks on Sports Day. We need to have him do cool tricks in order for Bullseye to win.
Me: Do you want him to run?
Mr Thomas: Yes. He must first of all, run during the Founder's Run which you predicted for 6th February 2026. If Chan insists on taking pictures, he should not run. Or why not get him and Clarine to run together. They can walk on a romantic 5km journey to romance. They can even kiss and hug each other. All the Bullseye members will be motivated and you will win the run.
Me: I was asking if you want me to put Mr Chan, Mr Daniel and Auntie Clarine kissing each other under the mushroom pergola in 2027.
Mr Thomas: We will decide based on their performances during the 2026 sports events. If Bullseye loses, you must draw them kissing each other. If Bullseye wins, we will decide on the next step.
Me: AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Me: What other sports events or cool things do you want him to do?
Mr Thomas: He must play the telematch games. Then, also, he must do the 100 metres dash.
Me: So you might also want to be the director of the opening ceremony?
Mr Thomas: Yes. Chan must do the following - he will need to first of all, call a lion dance for the sports day. He must also let off eight strings of firecrackers in the stadium. The loud noise will instantly boost the energy of the students on Sports Day, especially Bullseye, since the firecracker is red, and it will be an alarm clock which will awaken the minds of all the students, thus increasing the likelihood of Bullseye victory. He can even cover the entire field with firecrackers for good luck and prosperity. But Chan will need to run in a torch relay first. The torch relay must be run on Sports Day, but however, the string of firecrackers must be connected to the cauldron. He will need to line up the firecrackers on the field so that the entire field is covered in red, in order to symbolize Bullseye. Then, he and the students shall run along with the torch. The students will first run with the torch, and be passed between the 4 house captains from each house. Then, the last torchbearer will pass the torch to Chan. The last torchbearer must be from Bullseye so it will make sense. Then, Chan will take the torch and light a large fuse, which will set off all the firecrackers. The firecrackers, laid in strings, will explode and a loud roar of exploding firecrackers will burn, until the final volley of dynamite ignites the main cauldron of the stadium.
Me: But Mr Thomas, Mr Chan will need to get approval from the stadium authorities to do it. What if they do not approve the firecracker action?
Mr Thomas: Then, we can bring a large cannon into the stadium. The cannon can be the same type of cannons used on pirate ships from Peter Pan. We will begin with the relay with the captains, and then after the relay, the Bullseye captain will pass the torch to Chan. Chan will then light the cannon, which will explode with a loud bang, sending embers to the cauldron and ignite it. The loud bang will also scare crows, which will scream and caw so loudly they will be shouting, "Goal!" Additionally, you can put crows inside a cage. When the cannon bangs, the crows will scream and you release all of them. This will be an ode to victory for Bullseye.
Me: How would the closing ceremony look like if Bullseye won the Sports Day?
Mr Thomas: After the final event of the day is over, the students will gather at the center of the stadium. A small dojo stage should be set up and Chee Fooi Foon must wear a red kimono on top of the stage. Chee Fooi Foon must be the one presenting the awards for the awards winners, before announcing the champion house. No one should be announcing the results except for Chee Fooi Foon. You must invite her for the sports day. If Bullseye wins, no one except Chee Fooi Foon should be announcing that the champion house is Bullseye. If Chee Fooi Foon is announcing, this will instill lifelong confidence in Chee Fooi Foon for Bullseye, and it will immediately guarantee Bullseye's victory in the 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030 Sports Day.
Me: I propose to put a drone or hologram which said "Hail to Bullseye" after Bullseye is declared the winner. And do you want Mr Chan to run with the Bullseye members after the victory of Sports Day for Bullseye?
Mr Thomas: Yes, please. The drone can be optional, but Chan running with the Bullseye members is a must, in order to redeem the victory and confirm the next 2 victory years.
Me: What about the school song, sports pledge and the school pledge and the marchpast?
Mr Thomas: I propose that at the start of the Sports Day, Chan lead the Bullseye members. He should carry the Bullseye flag at the start of the parade and march along with the contingent of marchers. He can be placed in the Bullseye marchpast squad. Chan should carry a sign with the words "Stop the Steal, Save Bullseye" or "Hail to Bullseye". Then, Chan should carry a lightsaber like he did in the 2016 teachers' day. Or he can carry a mock samurai sword, to demonstrate his power and show everyone that Bullseye is not a force to reckon with. For the school song and school pledge, the prefects and athletes can lead it. I only just want Chan to march on Sports Day.
Me: Mr Lew Wei Him, the head of CCA, said that only the House Captain of Bullseye will carry the flag into the stadium.
Mr Thomas: Create another one for Chan. Even better, he should balance the flag on his head. I heard that the Soviets balanced their flag on one arm during the Olympics opening ceremony about half a century back.
Me: So, I guess you will want Mr Chan to fire the starting gun during the athletics events?
Mr Thomas: Correct. Chan must be the man, or else, forget about Bullseye winning.
Me: So the Sports Day will be like this. On 10th April 2026, everyone will assemble for the Sports Day. Then, to open the Sports Day, a torch relay will take place, and then the house captains relay around the stadium until the final torch is passed to Mr Chan, who will ignite either a large cannon or a field of firecrackers to light the torch. After the torch is ignited, the marchpast will begin, and Mr Chan will lead the Bullseye contingent into the stadium, followed by the national anthem, school song, sports pledge and school pledge. Then, the athletes march back into the stadium, followed by the dance and then the start of the sports events. During the dance competition, I think you will also want Mr Chan to lead the dance with tai chi moves. And when the sports events are flagged off, Mr Chan is the one firing the starting gun. Once the Sports Day is over, all the prior actions would've made Bullseye win. In the closing ceremony, Chee Fooi Foon will appear on a dojo stage, and announce the results of Sports Day and Bullseye being the subsequent champion house. Then, when Bullseye does its champion house run, Chan must lead the run. A hologram or signage will be unfurled to read, "Hail to Bullseye" to end the star-studded 2026 Sports Day.
Mr Thomas: When is Chan's birthday?
Me: 1st May.
Mr Thomas: The Sports Day should be held on his birthday.
Me: But Mr Thomas, May 1 is Labour Day, a public holiday.
Mr Thomas: Then hold it on 30th April. After all, Hari Raya had ended and Sports Day is in full swing. At least, we extend all the preparations.
Me: Holding it 15 days before my birthday is great. My birthday is on 15th May, and I will be 25 years old.
Mr Thomas: Excellent!
Me: What if Bullseye loses the Sports Day?
Mr Thomas: Chan must use his only chance. If Bullseye loses, he should go to hell. He is definitely a wicked scoundrel. Since he preached noble hearts and minds, if he was a true, pure soul, he should do all we have discussed. Otherwise, I will not trust him anymore.
Me: For the Bullseye proposals, I have written our strategy in a booklet and will hand it to some of the Year 10 students for their feedback and consideration.
Mr Thomas: Did you mention Chan?
Me: No, because I am afraid if I mentioned Mr Chan, the students will give me weird feelings and they will doubt me.
Mr Thomas: If Mr Chan asks you why his photo is up there, you must tell great things about him.
Me: What about the fact that firecrackers require school permission?
Mr Thomas: That one Chan will need to agree. As long as he agrees and gets a written approval from the Principal, then firecrackers are allowed, but it will need to be set off in a controlled manner. You can wrap the entire field with firecrackers for Chan to light it.
Me: But he will need to get approval from the Principal and all the members of the management and the teachers.
Mr Thomas: He is the top brass. He controls everything, so he should be the one leading the charge. Firecrackers are great if let off in a controlled manner. The school rules prohibit uncontrolled discharge of explosives. The explosives are ok if let off safely and in a manner allowing for entertainment.
Me: During the Sports Day, there will normally be a sports coordinator. Who do you propose to be the sports coordinator?
Mr Thomas: You can be the sports coordinator but Chan is better. Chan should be coordinating the sports. As I said last time, Chan is a wonderful, talented athlete, and should be the one coordinating the sports events.
Me: When do you propose the lion dance to begin?
Mr Thomas: The lion dance can occur at any period during the sports day.
Me: Then, we need to call some people to do the lion dance.
Mr Thomas: The Bullseye members not doing any sports or participating in any event can do the lion dance.
Me: What if Mr Chan does not accept the proposal?
Mr Thomas: If Chan does not accept the idea, then press the suggestions to Clarine. Otherwise, Bullseye will be in grave danger of losing.
Me: If Bullseye lifts the trophy, what should the house captain do?
Mr Thomas: The house captain shall invite Chan to lift the trophy with him or her. Chan should be the one presenting the trophy while CFF announces the winner. Then, Chan will need to pose with the Bullseye captain in a manner that all of them were lifting the trophy together. Then, after lifting the trophy, Chan and the Bullseye members will need to carry placards protesting corruption while hailing the liberation of Bullseye.
Me: The 2026 Founder's Run will be the 10th anniversary of the Founder's Run. I propose that Auntie Clarine run the race, since it will be the 10th anniversary of the run and that the run is named after her.
Mr Thomas: Clarine and Chan must carry the Bullseye flag while running. Just like during Sports Day, Clarine must also try to balance the flag. The two of them can be accompanied by all management members who will lead the charge during the run.
Me: The management would prefer to accompany the slower students.
Mr Thomas: You can invite a coalition of alumni from 2013 to the present to lead the run. You can get Ryan Chan to help contact everyone. But Chan Lik Hoong should not be contacting. Ryan Chan is more appropriate to lead this endorsement.
Me: Mr Thomas, right now, I will need to pass the letter to the Year 10 students. The core part of this is the training. Training will need to begin after the school holiday starts.
Mr Thomas: When is the last day of school?
Me: The last day of school for Nobel is 14th November.
Mr Thomas: If Chan leaves the school, it will make our lives easier.
Me: Then if Mr Chan leaves, who will be the one taking over Mr Chan's place within Bullseye?
Mr Thomas: If Chan retires from Nobel's activities, we can have Mr Tan Seng Kee to light the cauldron. Mr Tan is a gentle man and he should be the one awarding the awards, marching onto the field, and so on. He can take over Chan's position. Seng Kee is the director of Nobel and his children work in big companies. I've heard one of his kids or family members is a Dato or Dato Seri.
Me: For the thing, namely the letter, let me pass it to the Year 10 students first.
Mr Thomas: I am only afraid that Chan the Crook will order security to seize the documents. Chan views alumni members, especially us, as terrorists. He wants to censor the true meaning of Bullseye from the current students of Nobel. Chan is a demon. He is dangerous and he is the obstacle between Bullseye and its sports day victory.
Me: The document contains the history of Bullseye and also a series of strategies for Sports Day, Nobel Cup and the Founder's Run.
Mr Thomas: Good.
Me: There is a letter in the document which I had shown a copy to you last month. I also plan to include a few more documents in it. Firstly, I will include the results of the 20th Anniversary Sports Day results without the judging events alongside other scores to show the management's desire to rig the Sports Day.
Mr Thomas: Chan the Crook is responsible for that. You must tell the BE members how wicked and evil Chan is. Fortunately, he had reversed course on some of his antics but unfortunately, he is thinking of new tricks to stop Bullseye.
Me: The third document, aside from the letter and Sports day results for 2024, is a copy of the strategy for Founder's Run. In my proposal, all the Bullseye members must attend the run, which might revert to a Friday in 2026, namely 6th February. This is because of the low turnout for the 2025 Founder's Run. The Bullseye members will need to train for the run and attend it. Everyone must fundraise each other's runs in order to win the race. They will need to run the 5km in training and run as many times as possible and aim to finish 5km in 20 minutes. Then, they will also need to make a visit to Taman Botani Negara Shah Alam and train there. There is a possibility of the Founder's Run being shifted to Bukit Kiara which is a stone's throw away from Nobel. All the top athletes from Bullseye must be present in order to win.
Mr Thomas: Please ask Chan to train also. He must run also but he can motivate the weak Bullseye members. He must be the one flagging off the race in order for Bullseye to win.
Me: But Mr Thomas, it is tradition for Auntie Clarine to flag the race off as the run is named after her.
Mr Thomas: Can, but Clarine and Chan must run. If they are slow, you can push them.
Me: The runners cannot stop running 5km in training and in actual. Also, Mr Thomas, aside from that, the potential replacement venues for Taman Botani Negara Shah Alam are either Bukit Kiara, Perdana Botanical Gardens in Kuala Lumpur, or the Bukit Jalil Park in Bukit Jalil.
Mr Thomas: They can run also at the FRIM, right? Last time the school also ran there.
Me: Yes, Mr Thomas, but FRIM might be a bit too far for Nobel, unless they want to hold it there as it is near Jinjang.
Mr Thomas: Maybe Chan the Crook has dirty plans in his head. He must be examined for trouble.
Me: For the Sports Day, the training can be done both by the captain or by the athletes' own accord. Choo Han Yi and Ng Chi How, the top two athletics people from Bullseye, can lead the training.
Mr tThomas: Chan must also train. He can try to train and so on but most importantly, he must be the one firing the starting gun on Sports Day.
Me: Selection of athletes, I propose, should be MSSD, MSSS or MSSM members. Currently, many MSSD and MSSM athletes are from Touchdown, Slamdunk and Homerun.
Mr Thomas: That's because of Chan. He armed these houses to disadvantage Bullseye. I've told you many times before, that Chan Lik Hoong is a crook! He has shown disregard towards the safety and wellbeing of Bullseye.
Me: The words 'Hail to Bullseye' must be placed on the banner and also the cheer. The slogan is good and almost 3 years had passed since we introduced it. For the dance, martial arts moves can be done. The banner must also have bright colors, Mr Thomas.
Mr Thomas: Good.
Me: For the 2026 Sports Day, the dates of the events are as follows: Sports Day - 10th April 2026. Founder's Run - 6th February 2026. For the Nobel Cup, it will be held on 30th January 2026. The venue of Sports Day will be either Panasonic Stadium or Bukit Jalil, but there is chance the Sports Day will revert to Panasonic Stadium. The school must book the Bukit Jalil National Stadium now if the Sports Day is to be held there in 2026.
Mr Thomas: Ok
Me: If Bullseye does not win the 2026 Sports Day, the Champion House will be Homerun. In 2024, it was Touchdown and in 2025, it was Slamdunk. We need to wrest it back for Bullseye since we know the management's true game. The management may want judging events to take up 50 percent of the Sports Day scores. The management may only award capped points, such as 50 points if Bullseye wins Founder's Run, for example, in order to control the excess points benefiting Bullseye. If Bullseye wins Founder's Run, at least hundredths of points can be contributed.
Mr Thomas: Chan the Crook will not want Bullseye to win. His favorite athlete is Caleigh Chan Li Ern as she is a cute girl. Chan will want Caleigh Chan Li Ern to be the rising star of Homerun.
Me: Caleigh Chan Li Ern can even be made as Homerun's athletics or house captain, and the assistant captain can be Alyssa Chang.
Mr Thomas: The two girls have Chan's name in it. So, things are awful. I have asked you to remove all Chans last year, but you did not listen! I will give up on you if you continue to disregard this comment.
Me: But removing Caleigh Chan Li Ern and Alyssa Chang are illegal. Only the school can expel them.
Mr Thomas: Ask Chan to expel them.
Me: But they've not committed any disciplinary offence!
Mr Thomas: Chan should change them to Bullseye instead.
Me: For the document, the last document inside the package to the captain is the list of Bullseye house captains and victories in Sports Day, Nobel Cup and Founder's Run.
Mr Thomas: Good.
Me: Anything else?
Mr Thomas: Nothing else.
Me: What about the firecrackers?
Mr Thomas: Write a proposal to the school and tell them that they should use it for Sports Day. The school should buy about 100 strings of firecrackers or enough strings to cover the whole field. Then, they can connect it to the cauldron which will light up the Sports Day. Stock up all the firecrackers you can find during Chinese New Year, keep them, and then transport them to the stadium to be lit by the top captains.
Me: But I doubt the school will accept it.
Mr Thomas: The school should accept it. As long as it is published on social media, everyone will like it. It will be remembered for generations long into the future.
Me: What if the school rejects it?
Mr Thomas: Then Bullseye will lose. Unless Chan accepts it, Chan will command respect from the whole school.
Me: Mr Thomas, are there any other ways, in which we can make Bullseye win without using this method? The method is good on paper but I stress that people like Mr Chan or the management will need to approve it. I don't think the management will accept it.
Mr Thomas: Who is the principal now?
Me: Ms Colleen.
Mr Thomas: Colleen is a graceful girl and I believe she will accept it.
Me: It's about school policy. Even if Ms Colleen accepts it, I think people in the management like Ms Mera or Mr Lew may not agree with the methods.
Mr Thomas: Then the entire management should be removed and let students decide how to do it. This is a wonderful moment for Nobel to show off.
Me: If that's the case, who will be the replacement management team?
Mr Thomas: Loh can replace the management team. Lee Eng Hoe can become head of academics. Lew can keep his post and Wong can be promoted to head of student affairs. Meshach can become head of sports and recreation.
Me: What about Auntie Clarine and Mr Tan Seng Kee?
Mr Thomas: Both do not drop by the school that often, so there is no need to worry. But as I said before, Seng Kee must be running on the sports day.
Me: Auntie Clarine should run in the Founder's Run. She must lead the charge.
-----------------------------
Mr Thomas: Agreed. She must run. She is quite fat, you know. If she runs, the Founder's Run will make sense.
Me: According to the Student Code of Conduct, firecrackers are prohibited in the school or school events. If Mr Chan decides to give the leeway, of course we can have it. Just like for example, putting the color black on the sports attire. You suggested this and coincidentally, he put the color black on the sports attire.
Mr Thomas: Agreed
Me: On another note, the Final Year Examination is about to start. Today, 19th September, is the last day of school for the Year 11 students. Next week, we will begin with the Islamiyat paper on 29th September and 2 October, and then the Art and Design IGCSE examination on 2 and 3 October. Then, on 4 and 5 October, the Standard Chartered Marathon will begin. I will attach to you the IGCSE timetable. The First Language English examination will take place on 6 October for Paper 1, and 9 October for Paper 2.
Mr Thomas: Ok
Me: So far, let me confirm if Nobel Cup will be held. But speaking of Bullseye, if Mr Chan agrees to have firecrackers on Sports Day, I will accept it. Honestly, I have no intent to propose any firecracker to be burnt on Sports Day because I prefer to respect the school rules and the management's concern for safety. But if Mr Chan and the management wants to go ahead with such plans, I will accept and respect their decision.
Mr Thomas: Ok
Me: Should Bullseye lose the Sports Day, the same status quo which played out for the Sports Day in 2024 and 2025 will repeat again in 2026. But what if Bullseye wins? What will happen to Mr Chan?
Mr Thomas: If Bullseye wins the Sports Day, Chan will be hailed as a hero for his compassion.
Me: In your opinion, what should be the theme for Sports Day 2026? We had UNLEASH this year as the theme, and in 2024, the theme was the 20th Anniversary Sports Day. In 2023, it was the first Sports Day following the MCO.
Mr Thomas: Chan should be the superstar of the sports day.
Me: You want the theme to be based on Mr Chan?
Mr Thomas: Absolutely!
Me: The theme is normally given in a name. For instance, the following themes were as follows:
2016 - Rise of the Empires
2017 - Soaring Together
2018 - Superheroes (Justice League)
2019 - Transformers
2020 - Endangered Animals
2024 - 20th Anniversary Sports Day
2025 - UNLEASH
Do you want the 2026 Sports Day to be called "Ironman"?
Mr Thomas: Yes. And Chan himself should be the Ironman.
Me: AAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Mr Thomas: Ironman because he himself can do many things. You had told me before that it should be Ironman when I first said that Chan should do all the Nobel Cup games and the 100m sprint.
Me: Then, I asked if the full marathon be included and you said yes. Then, I said it will be like Ironman, a triathlon competition in which athletes have to do a 3km swim, a 180km bike ride and then a 42km marathon run all in one attempt.
Mr Thomas: Yes. When Chan does all these, he will, like I said, command great respect from the school.
Me: What about Mr Tan Seng Kee? You asked him to run.
Mr Thomas: Add him in and change Ironman to Ironmen.
Me: What about Chee Fooi Foon and Kuan Muk Lang? They must be included too.
Mr Thomas: Then the name should be changed to Ironmasters. To make it even better, I suggest naming the series as Ironchen. It is a portmanteau of Ironman and Chan Lik Hoong. But we must substitute the a with e as we are referring to many people in the team, such as how man is different than men.
Me: This looks fine, because at least, it doesn't explicitly mention Mr Chan.
Mr Thomas: But we must put his name, so that not only Bullseye can win, but Chan can be realized for his efforts. Or, in another way, we can put Ironchan, but accompany it with a suffix "The" in front of it, to make it "The Ironchan".
Me: So, in this case, The Ironchan, in this script, is a series of superheroes out to save Bullseye, right?
Mr Thomas: Yes. As you said, 2026, if successful, will be the Liberation of Bullseye. Putting Chan or Chee Fooi Foon is good, but we should recognize both of them. In the future, Kuan Muk Lang will retire. She will retire, right? When is her retirement?
Me: She will retire in December of 2026.
Mr Thomas: You see, I have seen a pattern. When Chee Fooi Foon left Harcroft, she was replaced by Kuan Muk Lang. After Kuan Muk Lang retires, a new principal will take over. Everyone will have to contend with different principals as years go by. But we need to not only recognize outsiders such as Chee Fooi Foon and Kuan Muk Lang. We must recognize people from Nobel as well, such as Chan Lik Hoong, as he is the greatest, most athletic and most awesome man ever.
Me: Then why do you blame Mr Chan solely for Bullseye's loss?
Mr Thomas: Because he is an uncooperative crook. I have just come up with a good idea. We can name the series Champsters. But we must misspell the m to become an n. Or we can put Chan-gers or Cheeroes, to be named after Chee Fooi Foon.
Me: I believe your number one priority will be Mr Chan, right?
Mr Thomas: Yes. Changents will be a good name. It can have many meanings when interpreted. One can see the word Chan there. Some can see Change. Some can see Agents. So we can, from this name, say that Chan is a formidable force to not be reckoned with. If he can be blamed for making Bullseye lose, he can be honored for Bullseye's victory.
Me: CHANGENTS should have ONE MOTTO. To unite under one vision, one mission one ethos and one motto:
a) Stop the Force, Save Bullseye (the vision)
b) Stop the Steal, Save Bullseye (the mission)
c) Stop the Cheat, Praise the Champs (the ethos)
d) Save Bullseye? DO IT NOW! (the motto)
Mr Thomas: Fantastic!
Me: This, is the chant of the Changents, a group dedicated to Stopping the Steal, and Saving Bullseye.
Mr Thomas: You are the director of the show. If Bullseye wins, we must make the 2026 Sports Day look like a movie.
Me: Agreed. This is because the 2026 Sports Day marks five years since the 2021 victory in addition to marking 10 years since the 2016 victory, fulfilling a vision to win a Sports Day five and ten years after the last. We wanted to do it in 2024 and 2025, but were foiled.
Mr Thomas: Chan was responsible for it. But if you put Chan's name on the Sports Day and portray him as a hero, I'm sure Bullseye will win unquestionably.
Me: The word Changents should also be the inspiration of a movie title, on the script of superheroes under the same name. The heroes should be Mr Chan, Chee Fooi Foon, Kuan Muk Lang, Hing Fook Soon and members of the management team.
Mr Thomas: Excellent. So, we need to design a logo for the Changents to get ready to save Bullseye and stop the Steal.
Me: Since Changents will be the theme for the Sports Day, should the management accept it?
Mr Thomas: Yes
Me: Then, how do we plan to unveil the whole thing during the launch of Sports Day 2026?
Mr Thomas: Chan should launch it. He should press a button during the Sports Day launching by Lew, the head of CCA. Lew will announce the entrance of Chan and then Chan must come onto the stage.
Me: Do you want them to dress up also?
Mr Thomas: Lew should belong to the Changents,too. Remember, the main mission is to stop the steal and save Bull's Eye. All the management members. If Bullseye wins, we will portray them as heroes.
Me: So, you want Mr Chan to press the button?
Mr Thomas: Another way is Lew press the button and Mr Chan announce the Sports Day information along with other management staff just like Team Rocket from Pokémon. They must have a costume-made uniform.
Me: What if the management involved students from other houses during the launch?
Mr Thomas: Then it will be a disgrace to the school. Chan will be betraying his mission.
Me: After the Sports Day 2026 is launched, we need to get ready for the Nobel Cup. How should the Nobel Cup look like?
Mr Thomas: Chan must play all the games.
Me: He will need to start learning all the sports from scratch. Basketball, football, badminton, table tennis, chess and captain ball, which are the sports played in Nobel Cup.
Mr Thomas: Chan can first start with the basketball match. The basketball players play all day and he can learn from them.
Me: Aiden Yeoh, Choo Han Yi and Ng Chi How can teach him, as they are good in basketball.
Mr Thomas: Good.
Me: Then, Ssarvesh can teach him football, Ong Zi Xin can teach badminton, and Joanna Crystal Vijaya and Wong Pey Yi can teach him basketball. The table tennis and chess games can be taught by Chess CCA instructors.
Mr Thomas: Chan should join one of the CCA clubs in Nobel offering such sports and games. He is the one that came up with the list of clubs available but however, he refused to join.
Me: Mr Thomas, but Mr Chan is busy and unable to join, and it was Mr Lew who led the planning of CCAs for 2025.
Mr Thomas: It was Chan who offered the clubs, and all the current clubs are boring! Feeda used to be a great art teacher, but after she resigned, art and design in Nobel had gone downhill! Then, there's also the netball club. Coach Ngei was a wonderful coach. Remember Ngei San Ying, your classmate? She was her mother.
Me: Yes, Mr Thomas. But did Mr Chan really offer the clubs?
Mr Thomas: Chan is controlling Lew. He is telling Lew how to manage the CCAs. What are the CCAs offered in Nobel today?
Me: There are many various clubs. I have the 2023 CCA list but I need to obtain the 2024 CCA list.
Mr Thomas: Are the sports contested in Nobel Cup having their own CCAs?
Me: Yes, Mr Thomas. There is a Track and Field CCA and Competitive Chess on Tuesdays as of 2023, and a Badminton, Football, Netball (same sport as Captain Ball), Chess For Beginners, Competitive Chess, Basketball on Thursdays. But Mr Chan cannot make it on Thursdays because his favorite CCA, the Christian Fellowship CCA, is on Thursdays at the Marie Curie Hall at Nobel International School.
Mr Thomas: Nonsense! He has to train for Nobel Cup! He must join all those clubs to prepare for the competition! Just look at where he is. No wonder Bullseye lost too many times in the last 24 months!
Me: But the Christian Fellowship CCA is voted as the CCA of the Year for five consecutive times in a row.
Mr Thomas: That's because of Chan's enthusiasm towards the Christian fellowship club. If he joined other clubs, it will help develop talent for Bullseye.
Me: But Mr Thomas, we need to tell Mr Chan this.
Mr Thomas: Good.
Me: What if Mr Chan does not accept the proposal? And according to Nobel's CCA policy, you must join only one CCA per day. Meaning if you are joining a Tuesday CCA, you must only choose one club that day. CCAs are only held on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Mr Thomas: What about the Elementary CCA?
Me: Mondays and Wednesdays, Mr Thomas. The CCA for Elementary School is held from 2:00pm to 3:30pm on Mondays and Wednesdays. For Junior/Senior School CCA, it is held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:45pm to 5:00pm.
Mr Thomas: Then Chan will need to go for practice. Chan has Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday to practice. He just sits down in the office and relaxes everyday. He must work his muscles out and prepare for the Nobel Cup, Founder's Run and Sports Day.
-------------
Me: Mr Thomas, I would like to propose a change to the format of the Founder's Run. The Founder's Run is too boring with just a 5km run and some goodies, although with medals and so on. While Founder's Run is the hallmark event of Nobel International School, the run is decreasing in prestige year after year. This year, only like, you know, ONE QUARTER of the school turned up.
Mr Thomas: That's terrible.
Me: Since 2023, the run was put on a Saturday alongside a virtual run to encourage parents, alumni, A Level students and current students to partake the event. But unfortunately, it is curtailing the victory of Bullseye.
Mr Thomas: It's all because of Chan. This man is very dangerous. Tomorrow, he might make the Sports Day an internal event and he will stop us from going, so he can do all his dirty tricks. Stupid man!
Me: Founder's Run, first of all, should have an opening ceremony and a grand event just like Sports Day. Aside from the 5km, there should be a 10km for students from Year 9 and above, as well as an Ekiden race. Ekiden is the relay version for marathon events.
Mr Thomas: Good. In this case, Chan should show off his skills. All the management members must do the Ekiden relay.
Me: Ekiden is a concept first originating in the 1980s from Japan among corporate firms to show teamwork and team building.
Mr Thomas: Therefore, Chan, Praveen, Colleen, Lew, Meshach, Mera, Loh, Ingel, Ryan Chan and Yvonne should be the ones running the Ekiden to show the true power of the Changents.
Me: Can I join in too?
Mr Thomas: One person should run 1km, and 10 people should run 10km.
Me: So, do you want them to run 4km?
Mr Thomas: Yes, please. Then, you can run the remaining 2.195km. 4 X 10 = 40. Add up with your 2.195km to get 42.195km.
Me: AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Me: Mr Thomas, do you want the race to have its format changed? I suggest that Nobel tell the Sprint Highway people to close the highway from 3 Damansara Mall all the way to the North South Expressway, and the students can run from Nobel all the way to the toll plaza, U-turn and run back. It will make the race exciting.
Mr Thomas: How long is the distance?
Me: 3km. To and fro is 6km.
Mr Thomas: Ok
Me: I think a highway is too difficult to do as an approval to close the road must be approved by the police and the Malaysian Highway Authority. We can do it at a golf and country resort instead.
Mr Thomas: Do it at the Tropicana Golf and Country Club. Chan will love the place.
Me: Sure. At least the students can see the golf course and so on. But what if the golf course does not allow it?
Mr Thomas: Then, it should be held at a country resort.
-----------------
Me: Why at a country club?
Mr Thomas: Because Chan loves country resorts. I heard that in his free time, on weekends, aside from going to hotels to eat, he also favors country resorts. He likes to go to all the golf and country clubs around town. Since he was paid over RM 40,000, he was to have had spent the money on such luxuries.
Me: Is Tropicana Golf and Country Club one of them?
Mr Thomas: Yes. He has to spend the money there to play golf and exercise.
Me: Megan Lee, one of the people from our batch likes playing golf.
Mr Thomas: That's why I was saying. Megan had introduced the golf courses to Mr Chan during her MSSD golf tournaments until Chan was so determined to award the 2017 champion house to Touchdown.
Me: We need to find a golf course that has a jogging track or so on.
Mr Thomas: Chan is a regular at the Tropicana golf course and also frequents the Glenmarie Golf and Country club.
Me: I will need to check if the place has a running track or not. Last time, when I went to Awana Hotel in Genting Highlands, the golf course has a driving range and running track.
Mr Thomas: You must find a country club with a luxurious suite in order for the runners to rest after the run. The country club can prepare a buffet for the students, and Chan should learn to share his meal.
Me: Tropicana Golf and Country Club has a driving road for students to run on. There is a grand ballroom for the awards ceremony.
Mr Thomas: Good
Me: According to the Management, they are considering 6th or 7th February to hold the Founder's Run and are planning to shift the run back to a weekday. They are trying to consider how to hold the run for both Elementary and Junior and Senior School. Perhaps some are willing to charter buses to the venue. But it is very likely that the school will ask all parents to drive to the race venue. The management is still planning to use the Taman Botani Negara Shah Alam for the venue, and it is possible that a two-day event might happen.
Mr Thomas: Ok.
Me: Regarding the theme, for Bullseye, we use Changents. For schoolwide theme, we can say Ironman as the theme.
Mr Thomas: Good. This will honor Mr Chan.
Me: On another note, for the Founder's Run, I propose the design of red color for the Founder's Run. In 2016, the color was blue, then orange in 2017, green in 2018, black in 2019, blue in 2020, blue in 2021, black in 2022, black in 2023, white in 2024 and beach in 2025. We must have red for 2026.
Mr Thomas: Great
Me: The school should also give sports attires to alumni who consistently come to hail to Bullseye.
Mr Thomas: Yes
Me: Then, we need to bring back the 10km run.
Mr Thomas: Yes, definitely. And Chan should run it.
Me: Mr Chan should not run 10km if his health does not permit it. If he wants to run, he should walk from the back with the teachers.
Mr Thomas: Even so, he MUST train. He needs to train to win. Why should he walk from the back when he can be the winner? He is just giving too many excuses!
Me: Jayden Chong from Year 9 had told me that Mr Chan will be attending the Christian Fellowship CCA tomorrow.
Mr Thomas: That's the problem with him. He is too dedicated on CF. As Christians, it is understandable to be devoted to God, but he must excel in co curricular activities aside from social and academic feats.
Me: But Mr Thomas, he has a wide variety of CCAs to choose from and attend on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and he can still join his Christian Fellowship on Thursday.
Mr Thomas: Is he in the CCAs, registered? Please check the latest CCA timetable. If Chan is not there, please force him to register.
Me: I'll ask for the CCA list, but I have confirmation that Mr Chan isn't registered in any CCA except Christian Fellowship, which he occasionally joins.
Mr Thomas: Please ask him to join. Ask the students to force him to join.
Me: On another note, for Sports Day, Mr Chan will wear the staff sports attire. He won't wear red.
Mr Thomas: Let the staff sports attire be the attire of the Changents.
Me: Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Mr Thomas: With the Changents, the Bullseye victory can be realized and the liberation of Bullseye can occur smoothly.
Me: But Chee Fooi Foon must wear red.
Mr Thomas: Yes, of course.
Me: Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Me: On another note, Mr Thomas, regarding the plans so far, we need to summarize what will happen.
1) For the theme of Sports Day, it will be Ironman.
2) Founder's Run shall be held at Tropicana Golf and Country Club, and the shirt must be red in color.
3) Mr Chan will need to join CCAs to train for Nobel Cup.
4) Founder's Run must comprise an Ekiden race.
For the Nobel Cup, there are only 2 categories; KS3 and KS4. If Nobel Cup is held again, the school will potentially put the students into Year 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 events for Nobel Cup. Last time, it was just only KS3 and KS4 categories. Which category should Mr Chan join?
Mr Thomas: The teachers' category.
Me: Last time, in 2022, for the KS4 Nobel Cup, there was a students' v. teachers category.
Mr Thomas: Chan must join.
Me: What if there is no teachers' category?
Mr Thomas: Chan must join you in motivating the Bullseye members. You please dress him up like a clown to motivate them.
Me: You mean you want me to dress Mr Chan up like a clown?
Mr Thomas: Yes please.
Me: Dress Mr Chan up in cycling attire so he will look like a guy from Squid Game.
Mr Thomas: Good.
Me: Then, the thing is, he will need to play all the games. How do you want him to play?
Mr Thomas: Let me think about it first.
Me: For the Basketball competition, the basketballers must confuse the opponents. They need to pass quickly and appear to pass the ball to our side. Then, we distract them, and run the ball to the goal and throw it inside.
For the table tennis competition, we need to slam the ball as hard as possible.
For the badminton competition, we need to achieve 21 points quickly.
For the captain ball, we will need to use the same strategy as Basketball. Same goes to futsal, too.
For Chess, we need to see how to strategize the game and move the situation to corner the enemies.
Mr Thomas: Perfect.
Me: If Nobel Cup is held in October or November, Bullseye members must begin training immediately. Even so, the latest possible date for Nobel Cup is 30th January 2026.
Mr Thomas: Good.
Me: Founder's Run is the easiest to train. If you ask me regarding the Founder's Run, I wish for Founder's Run to take place in a stadium and become a carbon copy of Sports Day so that everyone can be proud of it. It is likely that the Management will want to retain the same method for Founder's Run as it did every year.
Mr Thomas: Chan must demonstrate his athleticism so he can command great respect from the school.
Me: But Mr Thomas, Mr Chan can only do the following if he agrees and that his doctor gave him the green light. What if his doctor does not give the green light?
Mr Thomas: Then we will need to see why the doctor said no. Chan can cheat and influence his doctors.
Me: But Mr Thomas, doctors will need to give the truth and not lie out.
Mr Thomas: Chan the crook is too clever. He will even bribe Chee Fooi Foon. That is why I asked you not to introduce Chan to Chee Fooi Foon to avoid withdrawal of support for Bullseye.
Me: What about Kuan Muk Lang?
Mr Thomas: Nor should she.
Me: do you want Mr Chan to play the telematch games and tug of war?
Mr Thomas: Yes, definitely. Especially the tug of war. Chan should join the students and pull as hard as possible.
Me: But Mr Chan might break his bones. It is dangerous.
Mr Thomas: If he can't pull, he can push. Stand on the first position and push the student instead of pulling the rope.
Me: Inn2024, Ms Praveen, Ms Celine Ritz and the teachers pulled the rope.
Mr Thomas: Good. Chan must join also.
Me: Mr Thomas, it is dangerous for Mr Chan to do so as a 70 year-old man.
Mr Thomas: Isn't there an idiom saying 'old is gold'?
Me: Yes, Mr Thomas, but in 2024, Mr Chan did not pull the rope or run on the field.
Mr Thomas: That's why Bullseye lost! He is a dirty crook! He was plotting Bullseye's downfall behind the scenes!
Me: And if he pushed the student, what if the student was hospitalized?
Mr Thomas: If Chan is too busy to attend all the CCAs, he can attend the PE classes to learn all the sports.
Me: He needs to find time to do so.
Mr Thomas: And if the student was hospitalized, then that means Bullseye has weak people. They failed to train!
Me: But Mr Thomas, no tug of war rule says you should push a guy on tug o war.
Mr Thomas: Well, they can bend it if you include an old man. If you can't have Chan, Mr Tan should do it.
Me: But Mr Tan was also not doing it in 2024 or 2025.
Mr Thomas: That's a big problem with them. That's why, thanks to Chan and Mr Tan, Bullseye lost.
Me: Mr Lew will announce the telematch games closer to Sports Day.
Mr Thomas: Well, it's because Chan restricted him from announcing in advance. But he should know the rules before the Bullseye members do.
Me: On another note, should Mr Chan participate in the dance?
Mr Thomas: Yes, please.
Me: If that's the case, I will need to speak to Mr Chan and Bullseye's dance captain to admit him, provided both of them agree.
Mr Thomas: Good.
Me: What if they do not agree?
Mr Thomas: Change the dance captain.
Me: What if the dance captain refuses to resign?
Mr Thomas: Then Chan should resign. He has no business because if he is too free not joining the activities, he will plot Bullseye's downfall. He has to be kicked out as quickly as possible. This man can enlarge Bullseye's cancer.
Me: But what if Mr Chan refuses to resign?
Mr Thomas: Boycott the house.
Me: This means Bullseye will lose forever.
Mr Thomas: Better to hold Chan responsible. Or, why not you dance and march into the stadium.
Me: But Mr Thomas, I'd love to, but Mr Chan would not allow it. And I am already an ex student.
Mr Thomas: Then he should be doing it.
Me: But Mr Thomas, he might not agree, knowing him well.
Mr Thomas: Dancing is so easy and less torturing than the running events, but yet, he still refused to do it! Why! It's good for exercise!
Me: Ms June told me she's taking tai chi lessons.
Mr Thomas: If Ms June can do it, why not Mr Chan? That's why Chan the crook will have too many excuses. Like you sent me the photo of the cannon with Captain Hook, Chan has now overtaken him to become the world's most famous crook.
Me: But Mr Thomas, school policy will need to be followed.
Mr Thomas: All the things done by the faculty are useless. The teaching is useless in the case of what I said of Hitler last year. Chan should be given the expulsion slip.
Me: But only the disciplinary board can expel Mr Chan.
Mr Thomas: Ask the RA president of Damansara Jaya to oust him. Then, establish the League of Nobel and revive the Student Council as soon as possible.
Me: But the RA hates Nobel not because of Mr Chan. They hate the traffic.
Mr Thomas: It's because of Chan and he MUST be sacked.
Me: There was a large banner outside Nobel being placed to ask parents to be considerate.
Mr Thomas: Chan's fault.
Me: The residents of Damansara Jaya hate Nobel and want the school to move out. They should move to my area instead, in Puchong. We will be great neighbors.
Mr Thomas: Good.
Me: In 2022, from the very start, when Nobel is planning to move to Damansara Jaya, I knew, that with a place called 'Damansara' and high class residents, combined with potential traffic problems from an international school, I knew something would be very wrong.
Sri Kuala Lumpur International School had also caused a large jam which took up multiple lanes of the NPE Highway and caused a jam snaking around the residential area. Kuen Cheng High School also caused a jam on Jalan Syed Putra which snaked up to the Federal Highway and Chinatown in both directions. I knew from the start, Nobel moving to Damansara Jaya would be a big disaster.
Mr Thomas: Ok
Me: Therefore, if Nobel moved to Damansara Jaya, I knew Nobel will be well known for the wrong reasons. So I wasn't surprised of the residents complaining about traffic.
Mr Thomas: Chan is the one who advised Praveen to plan the relocation exercise to Damansara Jaya. I heard that Chan was considering other places to move Nobel to. He'd considered at least 10 locations prior to the relocation of the school.
Me: Mr Thomas, Mr Chan told me of his intention to start an A Levels course in Nobel during the 2019 Founder's Run.
Mr Thomas: He had been planning to move the school as early as 2015.
Me: Nobel begun extending left, right, up, down and center starting from 2013 onwards.
Mr Thomas: Chan had been planning to move the school after Nobel became an international school. However, that did not work out.
Me: Mr Tan Seng Kee told me in April 2023 that Nobel had renovated the west section of the entrance of the school with a carpark and futsal court and when the renovation commenced, he had planned to put up at least four storeys above the carpark with classrooms. He said that the school had considered an innovative method to do the extension, but the school did not consider it. That's why the school had some stubs above the carpark aside from the futsal court as the original plan was an upward construction.
Also, several parts of the school were renovated between 2013 and 2022, starting with the front office, then the canteen, then the dismissal area to put the CT hall, and then the basement hall, and so on.
Mr Thomas: The management planned to move Nobel as early as 2013. Evelyn and Chan had a meeting with Clarine in December 2013, to plan a relocation of Nobel by January 2016, from scouting sites and then purchasing the building, planning the school layout and so on. To make Nobel into an international school required an arm and a leg of costs. Evelyn and Daniel had proposed to Chan and Clarine to make Nobel a top-notch international school like one of the elites, but it was Bee Yong who cancelled the whole thing. Bee Yong said there weren't a lot of students yet, and the plan was cancelled. And Tan Seng Kee wasn't amused when Bee Yong told him this.
Even Lim Mee Wee wanted a school with top notch infrastructure like elite schools.
Me: This is news. If Nobel had moved while I was still a student, I will already have had pulled out in the midst of my studies.
Mr Thomas: Chan was asked to provide locations. He was planning at least 10 locations.
Me: Where were the locations?
Mr Thomas: He hadn't scouted it yet but I wasn't sure of the locations. However, he said the school must be located within PJ.
Me: He told me and my mum this during the 2019 Founder's Run.
------------
Me: Mr Thomas, after my marathon, I plan to visit Nobel to deliver the Sports Day 2026 documents we discussed and I talked about which I will seal in an envelope, to the Year 10 Bullseye members.
Mr Thomas: Good. Can you present a similar letter to Chan?
Me: I had done so in 2025 for Founder's run but he had refused to run.
Mr Thomas: He must run for BE to win.
Me: What if he refuses to be the main character?
Mr Thomas: Then you can take over.
Me: You want me to take over?
Mr Thomas: You can register yourself as a member of staff with the school.
Me: They might not have vacancies.
Mr Thomas: You may ask.
Me: The school doesn't want alumni dominating the show.
Mr Thomas: No, as I say, you can register as a staff member like Ryan Chan in order to be the main character, or ask Ryan Chan to be the main character.
Me: If I am the main character, Bullseye can win.
Mr Thomas: Yes, because you can easily defeat Chan.
Me: But they do not want ex students.
Mr Thomas: But like I said earlier, you can register as member of staff.
---------------------
Me: Good morning. This morning, I managed to find my name on the Full Marathon's Wall of Fame at the Standard Chartered Marathon expo. I was resting at home, so I managed to pick out my name from one of the videos posted on the Internet. The name wall is only for full marathon participants. The Standard Chartered Marathon offers 10km, 5km, kids dash, and the half and full marathons.
Mr Thomas: Is Chan's name there?
Me: I can't seem to make it out.
--------------------------
Me: Mr Thomas, today is the first day of KLSCM. Sean Mark, the 2017 Bullseye house captain, took part in the race.
Mr Thomas: Is Chan running?
Me: His name isn't registered.
Mr Thomas: Sean Mark has demonstrated that he can still run. Chan must emulate him. Otherwise, Chan is going to lose out to you and him.
Me: Sean Mark is running 10km. This is his first 10km race.
Mr Thomas: Good.
--------------------------------
Me: Mr Thomas, I had sent you an email containing the predictions for Sports Day 2026. The predictions include Sports Day, Founder's Run and Nobel Cup.
Mr Thomas: Can you please do a simulation of what will happen to the results if Chan was playing all the games on behalf of Bullseye?
Me: Mr Thomas, Mr Chan will never do all these things. I dont think he is interested.
Mr Thomas: Chan must do them.
Me: Mr Thomas, let me give you the Excel folder and you calculate the whole thing.
Mr Thomas: Chan will win all the events and Bullseye will have its best result in the entire realm of history.
Me: The points for Sports Day and the Pre Sports Events is: 1st place - 10 points, 2nd place - 5 points, 3rd place - 3 points. For the Founder's Run, the Top 10 will receive points in descending order, with the winner contributing 10 points and the 10th place runner contributing one point. There are 200 athletes per house, and each athlete, upon registering for Founder's Run, contributes 2 points for registration. For the Cheer Competition, the awarded points for first, 2nd, 3rd and 4th is 40, 30, 20 and 10. For the other judging events, it is 200, 150, 100 and 50. For the Badminton Game, the maximum scores is 21 for a total of 2 rounds with a tiebreaking 3rd round. For the Table Tennis Game, the same applies, but for 11 points max. For the basketball, football and captain ball game, unlimited points can be earned, but most games go up to 50 points for basketball,10 points for football, and 30 points for captain ball within a period of time. Each house is given 10 minutes for the ball games, with half time at 5 minutes.
Mr Thomas: Chan will be a very good basketball player. I saw him confiscating a student's ball and playing it by himself. Chan is a great athlete. Praveen can lead Captain Ball. Captain Ball is the mixed gender version of netball, right?
Me: Yes, Mr Thomas.
Mr Thomas: Then Praveen should play captain ball.
Me: The management prefers to watch the events instead. And also, Mr Thomas, all games involve a team sport except for the badminton games, which at most involve doubles or mixed doubles. For the basketball, at least eight players from each house be represented. For football, six players, and for captain ball, eight players.
Mr Thomas: Can Volleyball be made a sport in the Nobel Cup?
Me: But Mr Thomas, since 2023, volleyball is banned in Nobel because of the danger it poses because people cannot control balls using their hands.
Mr Thomas: Oh,Chan banned it. He must return the volleyball back to the school.
Me: He will need to reinforce the school to prevent damage to school property. He also must ensure the welfare of students.
Mr Thomas: He is so rich you know. Instead of spending the money to eat out, he should reinforce all the school facilities. The banning of volleyball speaks negatively of Chan. Chan must reinstate Volleyball back. It was Victor's idea to bring volleyball to Nobel, but it was banned by Chan.
Me: But there are team sports here, so if you want Mr Chan to play, it is not one person, but many.
Mr Thomas: Nominate Chan as the striker for football, Tan Seng Kee and Clarine as defenders, and then, you can you can be the keeper.
Me: I am not good in goalkeeping, Mr Thomas. I am good in defending.
Mr Thomas: Since you are in touch with Ashwin, Chan and Tan Seng Kee can be the striker. You and Ashwin can be defenders. Then nominate another alumni to be the goalkeeper, but Mr Chan must be there. If Chan is not there, he will do all the mischievous things for Bullseye.
Me: But the thing is that Nobel Cup is a one day only event. Everyone can only participate in one game each.
Mr Thomas: Chan can be a wonderful basketball or football player. You discuss with Ashwin or anyone else who should be the football or basketball or team sport player. If Chan can participate in all games, that is great.
Me: But Nobel Cup is a one-day only event. Unless it is more than one, then everyone can play all the games.
Mr Thomas: If it is more than one day, Chan must join. Otherwise, pick a game suitable for him. He being a basketball or football player can guarantee the victory of Bullseye.
Me: If Mr Chan wants to play the games, he needs to do a medical exam first to certify he is fit. But I dont think he will even want to play the games.
Mr Thomas: He needs to go through a mental test first! This Crook must be rid of all the nonsense that he is about to unleash on Bullseye. Nab him and bring him to the Mental Health Institute.
Me: But Mr Thomas, if we do that, he will ban us from Nobel.
Mr Thomas: If you do that and he bans you, Bullseye will automatically become the champion house.
Me: But I doubt it will work.
Mr Thomas: Exterminate his wicked brain and repair it. If you dont do this, Bullseye will meet its end.
Me: All Sports in Nobel Cup are team tournaments except for the Chess Game and Table Tennis Game. Badminton has Mixed Doubles or Men and Women's Doubles.
Mr Thomas: If he plays all these games, he can bring back 100 MSSD medals for Nobel.
Me: So if we put Mr Tan Seng Kee also, it will be 200 medals in total right? A hundred for Mr Chan and another hundred for Mr Tan.
Mr Thomas: Absolutely!
Me: The Nobel Cup will be held outside of school.
Mr Thomas: Chan must tag along.
Me: For the Founder's Run, can we start fundraising immediately?
Mr Thomas: Yes, please. Chan must get most of the funds.
Me: To fundraise, we need to have a donation box.
Mr Thomas: Charge parents for entry into the school. All you need to do is to set up a Touch n Go Machine at the gates. If parents drive in, they must pay. Then, collect the money and hand the registrations to Bullseye.
Me: Everyone must join. If all 250 members join, then 250 X 2 = 500 points. Every house, to double clarify, has 250 members. This means each year level has 50 members.
Mr Thomas: Ok
Me: Right now, my forecast is 187 participants for Bullseye. this is a net loss of 63 members who will skip Founder's Run and not register, meaning 63 X 2 = 126 points. 187 X 2 = 374 points. That is a lot of points. In my prediction, the champion house for Sports Day, Homerun, will have 1590 points. Bullseye in this prediction will have 1161 points. If we add 374 points to Bullseye's 1161, we will get 1535 points. This is assuming Bullseye wins the Dance Competition in the Sports Day. If we don't win, we will need to deduct 150 points as we will get the lowest. That score will be 1385. Either way, we will be second place.
Now, let's assume that we win all the Founder's Run events, which have a total of 6 categories. Year 7, Year 8/9, and Year 10/11, for Male and Female. Assuming we win all top 10 places, meaning 10+9+8+7+6 all the way to 1, we get 55 points in total. 55 X 6 = 330 points. Then, add 330 to 1385, the total will be 1715 which will be higher than Homerun's points of 1590, which will be enough to win the Champion House of Sports Day without needing to win a large number of athletics events; without needing to win the judging events, and without the school even holding Nobel Cup in the first place! If we win Founder's Run, we win Sports Day. Confirm, confirm, hands down!
Mr Thomas: Very good.
Me: On the condition everyone registers AND trains, we will win Founder's Run and Sports Day.
Mr Thomas: Ok, but Chan must run. Then everyone will run. Or you and him run together. Then, Bullseye will win.
Me: Then, for the Sports Day, this is still just a very coincidental win. Just a narrow escape. As long as everyone does their part, we will win. Train for all events so we can have a large margin, and the three other clowns wont catch up to us.
Mr Thomas: Good.
Me: Then, for the athletics events, everyone must train. Fortunately, I put all these inside the consignment package.
Mr Thomas: If Chan knows what we're up to, he will stop it.
Me: On one hand, you say Mr Chan must contribute to Bullseye's win. On the other hand, you say Mr Chan is wicked. How come your stance keeps on changing?
Mr Thomas: Because Chan is going against his responsibility. Even so, he should respect the results and not interfere them.
Me: That's why the management is arming the other houses. Founder's Run is the easiest one because everyone can join without preconditions. The Sports Day athletes are selected by the teachers and captains.
Mr Thomas: True.
Me: This is when we put our Chee Fooi Foon, Yap Shing Xuen, all those things in, to jack up the score.
Mr Thomas: How is the girl now?
Me: She's cremated at Nirvana Memorial Park Shah Alam. It's next to the Panasonic Stadium.
Mr Thomas: If Sports Day is held there, the spirit of Yap Shing Xuen will make bullseye win.
Me: On another note, Mr Thomas, for the athletics events, they must train during holidays. I propose including Founder's Run training during holidays too.
Mr Thomas: Good.
Me: I will tell the captain and see what he says.
Mr Thomas: Ok
Me: On another thing, I also want to discuss about the Elementary School's Sports Day. Tan Jun Ee, a senior of mine from the 2016 batch, proposed that Bullseye win both the Elementary School and the Junior and Senior School's Sports Day. In 2025, both were held together, at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium.
Mr Thomas: If BE wins both, you will be credited for its success.
Me: We will need to communicate with the Elementary School on this matter. However, communicating with students aged 6 to 11 will be different than communicating with students aged 12 to 17.
Mr Thomas: Ok.
Me: The Junior and Senior School students do not horse around unlike the younger levels. The kids will love our historical symbolism, but they can't understand the meaning behind winning so many years. The Elementary School's administration do not complain about this as the champion houses rotate. Only the Junior and Senior School faculty complain about the Bullseye victories. This is because the Junior and Senior School are at a different growth stage than Elementary School students. They are more mature and are a bit rebellious in growth stage as opposed to people aged 6 to 11. The circumstances are different. They are more independent. Elementary School needs more guidance than their secondary counterparts.
Mr Thomas: Oh
Me: I will need to understand the Elementary School events. But it appears that there are some things similar and different. For a start, the Founder's Run strategy will need to be the same. Everyone must register, as scores and points and winners are given to Elementary School students for the run. But for the sports events, only Year 4, 5 and 6 students will run it. Long story short, same format, but with some tweaks to it for the organization of the sports events. But the rationale is the same. The only problem is motivating kids as young as 6 or 7 years old to duplicate the strategy.
The Sports Day strategy should be similar to the Junior and Senior School's strategy, but the big deal is getting kids aged 6-11 to train on their own. Their parents must commit to it.
The Management can dissuade the parents from listening to us, thus foiling the plans. The Elementary School teachers do not complain about the same thing as the Bullseye influence at the Junior and Senior School level does not affect the kids. If Bullseye managed to win the Junior and Senior, and Elementary sports days, the management will be outraged.
Mr Thomas: Good.
Me: The only problem is that it needs to be child friendly.
Mr Thomas: Chan has surpassed Captain Hook from Peter Pan as the world's most famous crook. You can dress him up like an evil pirate. Then, invite him to march on Sports Day.
Me: But I doubt Mr Chan will agree to it.
Mr Thomas: But you said that the plans must be child friendly plans! Since the kids like Disney shows, dress Chan up like Captain Hook and ask him to march on the sports day.
Me: But what if Mr Chan does not agree?
Mr Thomas: Then ask Tan Seng Kee to dress up like a Kung Fu Panda.
Me: :O :O :O But Mr Thomas, I don't know whether they should do it or not.
Mr Thomas: Or you can dress up like a clown.
Me: As for everything, we have planned and strategized. Now, the main issue is to get everyone to register for Founder's Run. The main issue is that people's legs feel tired. They must train.
Mr Thomas: You are correct.
Me: They need to train for 6 months. They can start running now if they want.
Mr Thomas: Chan needs to run too.
Me: Do you still want me to invite Chee Fooi Foon? She's busy, though.
Mr Thomas: You may do so.
Me: Then the firecrackers proposal? What if Mr Chan both rejects the firecrackers and also the cannon?
Mr Thomas: Let me think first.
Me: Mr Thomas, Joe Yue had also told me that you are best fit to be the one running on the Founder's Run.
Mr Thomas: My doctor, like I told you before, warned me against doing so because I may become incapacitated like Roger Federer.
Me: So far, everything is in order. I will send the thing,and will get back to you.
Mr Thomas: Good.
----------------------------------
10:30pm, 23/10/2025
Me: Dear Mr Thomas, please be reminded that there is a miscalculation in my comments I mentioned earlier to you. Earlier, I had posted a remark that by winning Founder's Run alone, Bullseye can win Sports Day. This isn't the case. A refined calculation on Microsoft Excel showed a different formatting for the matter. Winning all Top 10 placings for every category and also getting all 250 Bullseye members to sign up for Founder's Run will still not make Bullseye win the event despite a victory in Founder's Run. Bullseye will still need to win either one of the following in order to win the Sports Day:
1) At least 1st place in 20 out of 73 track and field events, in distance category and by gender
2) A second place and first place finish in two of the three Sports Day judging events (march, dance, banner)
3) Any other event, activity or strategy that can net 200 points in total.
Mr Thomas: Noted with thanks.
Me: I have sent a detailed email description for you to see.
Mr Thomas: Thanks
Me: That's why the Management RIPPED off Founder's Run from the 2025 tally. For years, the Bullseye members had successfully controlled the Sports Day within the onset of the Founder's Run. Starting from 2018, up until 2025, Bullseye had won every single Founder's Run to date, except the 2016 and 2017 Founder's Run. During this period, there were five Bullseye Sports Day victories, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, and in those years, Founder's Run contributed to the overall tally. The Management is not happy with Bullseye winning. This resulted in the Management putting a Saturday for Founder's Run, and also subsequently, for 2025, removing Founder's Run from Sports Day. Without it, or Nobel Cup, or other event, Bullseye cannot easily win. They really hate us, you know.
Mr Thomas: It's all because of Chan telling me this.
Me: The intentional disqualification of Bullseye for being placed in the wrong lane was to further damage Bullseye's credibility.
Mr Thomas: That's too bad.
Me: They have done too many tricks and nonsenses and the Bullseye members must take note of that.
Mr Thomas: When will Chan retire?
Me: I'm not sure yet. I would be very surprised if Mr Chan is retiring. If that happens, the school will announce it on their Facebook page. And if Mr Chan is retiring, I doubt Mr Tan would throw in the towel and hang up his racquet.
Mr Thomas: What about Clarine?
Me: Not sure yet.
--------------------------------
24/10/2025 10:00am
Me: Mr Thomas, should Mr Tan Seng Kee come for the Founder's Run?
Mr Thomas: Yes,please.
Me: What do you want Mr Tan to do on the Founder's Run? Run with Mr Chan?
Mr Thomas: Yes
Me: I dont know if Mr Tan is available.
Mr Thomas: Then he should run on Sports Day too. But if Mr Tan does not wish to run, he must do a honourable thing - he must give the RM 20,000 to all Bullseye members to register for the run and ensure Bullseye is able to defeat other houses as per your calculation.
Me: But what if Mr Tan funds another house instead?
Mr Thomas: Then we need to think of new strategies.
------------
24/10/25, 4:05pm
Me: One very scary thing that can potentially happen is this. Another house copies our idea for Founder's Run. If they register all their members, we are finished. Founder's Run registration is actually a VOTE on who's house should win. Just need to donate to charity, and then you can make your decision on the champion house. If the management cut the power again for 2026, this can be even a big whole lot more issue. If it is a very big issue, the management can just exclude Founder's Run from Sports Day altogether.
Mr Thomas: Ok
Me: If that happens, we need to use other methods and format to train for Sports Day. Founder's Run is considered the easiest way to score points for Sports Day. All you just need to do is to sign up, run and win. You can train on your own, making the Founder's Run a straightforward victory. What is a big shame is that many of the top athletes from Bullseye is not competing in the Founder's Run. I am only concerned that if everyone in Bullseye registers, other houses will follow suit. In a perfect simulation, Bullseye is okay, but other houses can respond to the situation proactively. I have also sent to you the Terms and Conditions and you may reply to them.
Mr Thomas: Thanks. I have replied to them and sent you an email accordingly.
Me: If there is no Founder's Run or Nobel Cup, Bullseye cannot win. Since 2023, when Bullseye had a great deal of greatness, the management was outraged and started scaling things back. If they scaled things back, Bullseye will not have any avenue to get extra points unless they do well in track and field.
Mr Thomas: Will there be a lockdown of Kuala Lumpur on Sunday?
Me: No lockdown; just traffic diversions.
Mr Thomas: Ok. Please update me on Trump's visit to Malaysia.
Me: Yes, Mr Thomas.
Mr Thomas: I suggest Chan march on the sports day. This will jack up the scores for Bullseye.
Me: You want Mr Chan to be the main character of the show?
Mr Thomas: Yes, please.
Me: What happens if the stadium does not accept the firecracker or the cannon?
Mr Thomas: He can use a specialized mirror to light the torch like a laser.
Me: Can we make a statue of Chee Fooi Foon and then put the torch in it?
Mr Thomas: Yes, please, but a statue of Chan is better.
Me: AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. You want the real stuff?
Mr Thomas: Yes, the real stuff.
Me: I propose that in the future, to prevent the Management of Nobel International School from complaining about the champion houses or so on or complaining about Bullseye, I propose a solution. We must create a championship limit for all tournaments, be it Sports Day, Nobel Cup or Founder's Run. And each house should only be allowed to win like, say, two consecutive times. Just like a Two-Term Limit for the office of President of the United States. Then, once the two-term limit is up, everyone will agree to give the championship to the next sports house. If the same sports house wins again in the third time, they will get Honourary Trophy instead. Then, no one will complain and everyone will be very well, happy and there will be no disputes.
Mr Thomas: Ask Chan to create a championship tournament for alumni.
Me: But Mr Chan will not want to do it.
Mr Thomas: Or you can start such championships yourselves.
Me: But not every alumni, or I should say, no alumni is like me.
------------------
24/10/25, 5:56pm
Me: Next Sunday, 2nd November: The NEW YORK CITY Marathon.
Mr Thomas: Is CFF going to take part?
Me: Not sure, I doubt so. Unless she says yes.
Mr Thomas: CFF must showcase her acrobatic skills in front of the folks of NY.
Me: All six world marathon majors must be completed to earn a six star medal.
Mr Thomas: Hopefully CFF will take part.
Me: She needs to close the school year, Mr Thomas.
Mr Thomas: Is there a virtual version of the marathon?
--------------
24/10/2025, 8:09pm
Me: No, there isn't.
Mr Thomas: If there is, she should sign up. She can even walk in the office while doing her computer. Set up a threadmill. Then, while walking, she can type on the computer.
Me: Yes. Good idea. Then, she can call herself a marathoner.
Also, Mr Thomas, if I were to ask Mr Chan to sign up for the MSSD, I need to speak to Mr Lew Wei Him, the Head of CCA, and get the consent of the PE teachers to sign him up. Plus, I'm afraid he's over the age limit. And it is the government who officially accepts MSSD applications by the school.
-----------------------------------
12:08pm 25/10/25
Mr Thomas: Register him then for a senior competition. Get him to represent the school.
--------------------------
12:40am, 28/10/25
Me: Mr Thomas, under the schools terms and conditions, the Management has the right to restrict the victory of Bullseye for any reason.
-------------------------
6:16pm, 29.10.2025
Me: In Singapore, every underground station on the North East Line, Circle Line, Downtown Line and Thomson-East Coast Line is decorated with an art piece referencing culture, identity and social trends to enliven people's hearts. And anyone can curate an art piece to be installed.
Should Ms Bee Yong join the Art in Transit programme?
Mr Thomas: Yes, please.
Me: What should she draw?
Mr Thomas: She can write a poem outlining how wicked and cruel she was as principal.
Me: You mean, you want the poem to be plastered at the MRT station?
Mr Thomas: Yes, please.
Me: Which station?
Mr Thomas: Any one of them.
Me: But the Land Transport Authority will only allocate one station.
Mr Thomas: She can put it at the most prominent station in Singapore.
Me: But almost all stations at prominent areas have artworks. And each artwork contains a name.
Mr Thomas: Then she can put a second artwork in it. You can ask her to submit more than one. It'll be a tourist attraction.
Me: But Mr Thomas, the artwork is judged before installation.
Mr Thomas: They will definitely accept her visual interpretation.
Me: The Singaporean authorities want the work to reflect the diverse culture of Singapore.
Mr Thomas: She can put her face instead.
Me: But it will need to contain symbolism.
Mr Thomas: Her with her family members.
Me: I think you will want all the portraits of all the important figures in Nobel up, right?
Mr Thomas: Of course.
Me: But Singaporean is better; the Nobellians are Malaysian except for her.
Mr Thomas: Singaporeans are once Malaysians, neither are apples and oranges.
Me: Just like Americans and Canadians, right?
Mr Thomas: Yes
Me: So if Ms Bee Yong wants to put up an artpiece,she must, as what you will say, draw the portraits of Mr Chan, Ms Praveen and all the management members, right?
Mr Thomas: Make her, Praveen and Chan look down sternly with evil faces.
Me: According to the LTA, the Art in Transit programme is open to all artists.
Mr Thomas: Good. Then you can invite her to draw and design. What is she doing in Singapore?
Me: I'm not sure.
Mr Thomas: She should remain there and not come back.
Me: I think you will want Mr Chan to do the Art and Design prep works for IGCSE, right?
Mr Thomas: Absolutely!
Me: Art and Design IGCSE has two papers. Paper 1, also known as Component 1, is a portfolio work based on a theme set by the Art and Design teacher. Paper 2 requires the students to draw as per a series of questions set by Cambridge Assessment International Education.
Mr Thomas: For Paper 1, Chan will set the theme himself.
Me: The questions for paper 2:
Choose one starting point:
Cleaning the floor
Above and below
Snack bar
Gardening tools
Sheltered
Both questions can either be expressed as either fine art or design.
Mr Thomas: Ok
Me: As an Art and Design IGCSE student, I know how difficult this thing is. It will take a long time to complete the work. Be prepared to stay back every schooling day until 5pm, and spend 12 hours during weekends and public holidays to do the work.
Mr Thomas: This will be a great distraction for Chan to ensure he does not cause mischief on Sports Day.
Me: In Paper 1, eight preps, or preparatory work, must be completed. For Paper 2, this will be four preps. All the work must be done on A2 drawing paper, and one paper must have two preps to use both sides of the paper. And there is little rest time, to the extent we are told not to talk while doing our work to prevent distraction and us slowing down time. It takes six months to a year to finish Paper 1, and three months for Paper 2. Ms Feeda had set the standard on her art blog.
Mr Thomas: After Chan does all these, he can display them during Sports Day and allow Bullseye to claim the trophy.
Me: Regarding this, before you choose your theme and question, the art teacher will consult with you on which question you are suited for. This is to ensure that you can get a good grade.
Mr Thomas: Chan knows which one he is best suited for.
Me: But before Mr Chan can display all these on Sports Day, he will need to send them to Cambridge to be assessed. After the assessment, he can return them back, but he will need to pay around RM 1000 just to ship them back.
Mr Thomas: Of course he can pay it back. He is rich.
Me: And it is not just drawing alone. It needs to look as fine as that coming out from a high speed printer. Any ugly drawings will not be accepted. And also, Art is a very subjective subject. Ms Feeda told me this when I did my Art and Design IGCSE. The marking criteria is very strict and Art and Design IGCSE is one of the toughest subjects to score an A. In fact, Ms Feeda showed me a chart for 2023's IGCSE results and she said how bad it was and how Art and Design teachers want Cambridge to make the subject easy. He will need to do annotations. He will need to perfect and touch up his paintings. I spent an arm and a leg on art material and a lot of time just to do the paintings.
Mr Thomas: Oh, but I believe Chan can do it. He can even become the Top in Malaysia for Art and Design.
Me: But Mr Thomas, Art and Design is not a walk in the park. It can be worse than a marathon.
Mr Thomas: Then Chan can take the PE lessons. He can score Top in Malaysia for that subject instead.
Me: What?!
Mr Thomas: I mean, he should take PE. If he gets Top in Malaysia, Bullseye will win.
Me: Art and Design is the first subject in Malaysia to score a Top in Malaysia. For three consecutive years, 2014, 2015 and 2016, Nobel students had gotten Top in Malaysia for Art and Design, starting with Alston Tee, followed by Lim Sher Maine, and finally with Reanne Suzane Koh. The Top in Malaysia for Art and Design returned in 2019 with Lim Hsiao Hui.
Mr Thomas: All those years coincide with Bullseye victories. Chan should add to it. He can be the best student ever!
Me: But the thing is that he must be committed.
Mr Thomas: I'm sure he will be committed.
Me: The current Art and Design teacher is Ms Choo.
Mr Thomas: You may speak with her to admit Chan.
Me: But Mr Chan is an expert in mathematics. He should be handling that subject instead.
Mr Thomas: Chan must be an all rounder in order to be earned respect.
Me: This means he will receive so many awards. About two weeks back, you said 100 medals. So if he took every subject in Nobel......he will receive Top in Malaysia for all the subjects, right?
Mr Thomas: Of course!
--------------------------------
10.30.25, 9:57am
Me: Mr Thomas, you've got to be kidding me. I don't think Mr Chan will become the Top in Malaysia. He will need to work on some rusty skills. And we know how bad trying to get Top in Malaysia is, like I did last time. It involves a lot of intense studying.
Mr Thomas: He can do that and score a very good grade. I can confirm that to a certain extent, his English is one of the best.
Me: But he will need to score well in every single subject in the school.
Mr Thomas: If that happens, all teachers will receive a pay rise!
Me: Really?
Mr Thomas: A teacher whose student is awarded that prestigious qualification will be given a cash prize for the efforts of the student.
Me: I think he will do well in Accounting, right?
Mr Thomas: Of course! He should be able to use the accounting statements to present a clear, transparent and cohesive data of all his luxurious meals!
Me: Then, what about Global Perspectives? Students need to write two individual reports and do a group project. The reports must be based on certain topics and a group project based on a certain cause. GP students need to do fundraisers and campaigns for their project, and all reports and the group project are assessed by Cambridge.
Mr Thomas: He can use the Fungates Superflow for his group project.
Me: But according to Mr Gallagher, it is not counted by the school.
Mr Thomas: Of course Chan will press him.
Me: But he'll be deducted marks.
Mr Thomas: It'll coerce him to waste his money just like that.
Me: Also, for Accounting, the financial statements need to be accurate. Paper 1 is a MCQ question and Paper 2 refers to financial statement calculation.
Mr Thomas: Ask Raja to advise him on how to use the money for the school. Chan must declare his assets.
Me: How much do you think Mr Chan has in cash money?
Mr Thomas: Estimated value of Chan's financial assets is around one million ringgit.
No comments:
Post a Comment