Analysis on the poem The Son is in Secondary School by Affian Sa’at

In my opinion, the author is expressing his feelings and the fond memories of the good old days that he spent in school. He feels that every moment of his time spent in school is special and yet memorable. He believes that his school badge singnifies hope in the future. Some times, black crows would come and disrupt when they sing the National Anthem. He finds it difficult to keep his shoes normal whiteness on Wednesday, maybe he has physical education on that day. There is something unique about the way the bare thighs of the scouts look due to their hardworking attitude and active participation in events. Malay chauffeurs sit by the kerbs telling jokes to each other while waiting for the author's classmates. He finds certain areas of math rather unreasonable. During the festive season of Chinese New Year, a teacher from the author's school named Mrs Lee would dress in a Sarong Kebaya and instead of singing the traditional Chinese New Year songs, she would go around seeing Bengawan Solo. The author feels that his friend did a very brave thing. It refers to the shading all A's for his chinese multiple-choice paper.(I bet he did not revise one bit and did that out of desperation) In the annual yearbook, there is a picture of the author smiling and pushing a wheelchair. The hilarious thing is that the photographer took the picture while the author closed his eyes.