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Extra Curricular
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| In ISK we have different extra curricular activities. We have badminton,
tennis, hockey, Aikido which is a Japanese self-defence sport and many
other sports. All are fun to join. |
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Badminton |
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Badminton attendance has gone down significantly. This is of course not
the only sport that this has happened to. (The most famous being
taekwondo which started out with almost total attendance of 29 students
at the first class then declined to 7 by the second.)Investigations into
the phenomena have come up with the following explanations: fluctuating
population, heavy homework load and VLSS (very lazy student syndrome).
One student said and I quote, “I can’t go to badminton today because I
have plans” – Anonymous. Later it was found, said plans were “going home
to sleep”.
The surviving members of the Badminton club are Emi,
Safah, Bettina, and myself. At the beginning of the year Ayman, Raymond,
Imran, Omar and Philipp were frequent participants but have since
dropped out. Every Tuesday, we go with our supervising teacher to Teo
Badminton center, and for a fee of RM 3.00, play for about an hour. Next
year’s forecasted ‘playership’ is a grand total of two. Unless we do
something about this, badminton will disappear like so many sports
before it. When the quitting stops, the extinction can too.
By Sabirah Kasule |
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Tennis |
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We play
twice a week: Wednesdays, from 8-9 PM and Fridays, from 7-8 PM at Taman
Gelora's tennis courts. We pay RM 5 for each time we play. The cost
includes the electricity for the lights. Mrs Anne supervises and often
plays with us since we are only three people (Emi, Bettina and Safah).
We usually play doubles, one of us partnering Mrs. Anne.
Although we aren't the best, we have fun playing. We used to play in the
afternoon around five but we changed to evening because it was too hot.
And now we can play without wearing sunscreen and hats. Ha Ha Ha!! The
only disadvantage is the tiny, unpleasant bugs circling the lights at
court. They are so small that once a bug flew into Mrs Anne's mouth
while she was complaining about us not picking up the tennis balls.
Did we mention that we always complain about who picks up the balls? And
Mrs Anne always complains about us being too lazy which we find so
annoying. But overall tennis is a fun game and we enjoy playing it.
By: Bettina, Emi & Safah |
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