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[Cool Music]
[Female Narrator] Some people say growing up is hard.
Okay, that's rubbish.
Anyone can grow up.
Well... except DJs.
The problem is... teen hood.
That is the time between 13 and 19 where everything is a mess.
Just like today,
it's the first day at junior college where until exam results come out and our places confirmed,
the whole school is a mess of different school uniforms.
There are the green uniforms, the red uniforms,
the uniforms with a clip on tie,
uniform with spots,
uniform without spots,
with sleeves,
without sleeves...
Kinda makes you wonder what's the point of wearing uniform in the first place.
Yep, that's me. Mui Ee.
I hate introduction like this, because I never know what to tell people about myself.
So I'll just tell you my name, and you figure out the rest.
Anyway before today, I thought that I was having teen hood pretty okay.
But then, that's teen hood.
It's such a long bus ride, right?
Just when you're getting comfortable,
everything comes to a complete stop.
-I believe this is yours?
Yeah...
Hi! I'm Tom.
Tom...
Tom D'Cruz
[Narrator] Sometimes, people just makes an impression on you.
It's not as if they had three eyes and two noses or something.
Thomas Martyn D'Cruz was like that.
Err... not the three eyes and two noses.
I mean, the instant of meeting Tom, is like walking into a brick wall.
I like him.
Every morning this man waits at the gate in order to meet Miss Boon as she comes to school.
Please meet Robert Mills.
Expert teacher. Outspoken. Almost hip.
And totally out of place in the Singapore Education System.
[Two short horns]
Mr Mills, could you please move your bike so that my fiancée can pass through?
[Narrator] Miss Boon. My class tutor.
The prettiest and nicest teacher in PJC.
Unfortunately for Mr. Mills, she already engaged.
I hear that a pool going around school on the odds of Mr. Mills, actually becoming Miss Boon's boyfriend.
No one is betting on Mr. Mills.
After you.
[Narrator] See that on the right?
That's the principal of PJC.
Dr. E Sopramaniam, MA (East Anglia), PhD (Calcutta).
Dr. E like watching school rules as a hobby.
Here he is with a couple of students he caught crossing the road 27cm within the No Crossing Zone.
-What are your names?
-Yeo Chung Kai. -Tua Pek Kong...
-Yeo Chung Kai... Tua Pek Kong...
[Narrator] The guy on the left is Loo Kok Sean, or Kok 'Shawn' as he call himself.
Imagine a guy who oozes charm and intelligence, and has a look of a underwear model.
Now imagine the exact opposite.
That's Kok Sean.
-Both of you see me immediately after school today.
[Narrator] Yeo Chung Kai.
Well... the most outstanding thing about Kai, is that he's not outstanding at all.
He is a nice guy who serves people at face values.
Which I guess is why he's stuck with Sean.
-And let me just warn you: traffic accidents and be very dangerous to your health.
Because you can die from it.
And if you where to die, you will not complete your education.
And may I remind you on how important education is... [fade to music]
[Male Voice over PA System] Attention, attention, all students...
Welcome to Paya Lebar Junior College.
Good morning, this your vice principal Mr. Nor.
As this is your first day at the new school,
your principal Mr. E Soper... uh, Sopra...
ah... your principal Dr. E, MA (East Anglia), PhD (Calcutta) would like to talk to you all.
So all students, please procced your way towards the school hall in a orderly manner,
for Dr. E, MA (East Anglia), PhD (Calcutta) to give you all the orientation address.
-The PJC school motto is Forward to Progress in the United March to Harmony and Personal Hygiene.
And what does this mean?
It means the formula of success is fifty percent discipline, fifty percent...
[Narrator] What does that look mean?
Is it just a "Hello" look?
Or even a "Oh, Hello!" look.
Or what if its a "Hello~ I really like you" look?
I can't tell from here.
Actually, I'm not even sure if he is looking at me,
or looking at someone else, and I just happened to see him.
-... to enforce this rule, I've ask Farmi, our school keeper, to electrify the school gate.
[Narrator] Standing with me is my best friend Sissy Song.
Sissy got everything handled so nicely.
Boys... School... Parents...
If she were older than me,
she would probably become a model of who I want to be.
But nowadays, I'm just trying to keep up.
Stay away from him, Mui.
I didn't.
You don't have to, I can read your mind.
-Shawn, are you sure that line is gonna work or not.
-Kai, does a one-legged duck swim in circles?
-Huh...? Shawn, I have not idea what that means.
Okay, let's move in.
Huh?
Shawn, maybe...
[Narrator] Another thing I've got to tell you about Sissy,
She seems to attract boys like nectar attract bees.
Hi girls.
I can't help noticing you are staring at me,
so I thought I introduce myself.
Hi, I'm Sean
[Narrator] Or in this case, house flies.
Come Mui, let's go.
[Music over Radio] ♪ We are falling in love, oh baby ♪
♪ It comes from right up above, oh lady ♪
♪ When you're feeling unsure ♪
♪ Just look deep inside you ♪
♪ And then you will know ♪
♪ It's our story of love ♪
♪ Whoa oo oo whoa... oh yeah... ♪
♪ We are falling in love (such a special feeling) ♪
♪ We are falling in love (be there when you need me) ♪
♪ Whoa oo oo whoa... oh yeah... ♪
[DJ] All hits all day, 987FM. That was Falling in Love by John Klass.
[Radio Jingle] All hits all day. 987.
[DJ] Welcome into the Eagle Trip on 987FM.
My name is Glenn Ong. Giving the cool people the hits, and everyone else the fits.
Tonight we're gonna be talking about first impression.
Now, this seems like a pretty good topic,
considering that it is the first day of school and everything.
And there's probably a lot of first impression being made.
Let's take our first caller, shall we?
6911987. Hello, perfect ten.
[Caller] er... hello? hello? Glenn ar? Yeah yeah. My name is John ar.
My problem is ar, today was like my first day in school in JC, right?
So I make sure my uniform was like nice and neat and everything.
But you know it was raining at my place last night, right?
So, so, there were puddles of water everywhere.
And just before I reach school, right? This Mercedes went by
and splash muddy water over my uniform.
End I met my new class mate.
They all thought I was a slop, and don't want to sit next to me in class.
[DJ]Well John, I'm telling you: you are wrong.
I mean, its the first day of school and I'm sure you were just feeling insecure.
I mean, what give you the impression that they thought you were a slop and didn't want to sit next to you?
[Caller] er... because they said "John, you are a slop, and we don't want to sit next to you".
[Toilet Flush] [DJ] Okay, then that a different story altogether.
And now moving on to our next caller on 6911987. Hello, Perfect 10...
[Tuning]
[Radio] ♪ This time I'm finally giving ♪
♪ No more tears ♪
♪ Isn't just a wonder ♪
[Phone ringing]
Hello?
Hey Mui! There's a party on Saturday.
Party?
Mui, you are in JC now. Your mother must have more freedom.
But I never said...
-How to make friends if you don't socialize?
Yeah, but I finish late, and then...
-The whole gang will be there when the guys, Joseph, Yew Meng, Bernard...
Er... Okay.
-Oh. But you better stay away from Tom D'Cruz. I think he's gonna be there. It's bad news.
Yeah, okay... bye.
Bye.
[Narrator] [Sigh] What does Sissy know.
Tom's nothing like what people say he is.
In fact, he's just the opposite. Sweet and cute.
In fact, he's exactly the kind of wonderful guy, who probably won't be interested in me. [Sigh]
-Sean, you almost hit that bus just now. -Kai, it's not my fault, okay?
Do you see the way he came into my lane?
-But Sean... the bus was parked by the side of the road.
-You can't tell from where you're sitting.
-I think you don't react quickly enough.
-Kai, I have a reaction of a dolphin. Okay?
-Sean... I have no idea what that means...
[Radio Jingle] 987FM. All hits all day.
[DJ] And here's something interesting that happened today.
A teenager attempted shoplift nine lifejackets by stuffing them into his jeans at a local store.
But accidentally pulled one of the reed cords, making the lifejacket start to inflate.
Quick reaction from the staff saved the teenage shopper from being suffocated in his own inflating jeans.
In defense, the teenager said that she had been hearing voices in the head, saying: Do it! Do it! Do it! Do it! Do it!
Yes, I'm going to do it!
-Watch out!
-Sean, you're on the curb. -I'm gonna call Sissy.
You mean she give you her number?
Connections, man. You know the class lists?
-Class lists? How did you get that? She's not in our class what. -I told you, connections.
Ith the... Ith the...
Hello, ith that Sissy Song?
-Yeah, why?
This is your lucky day. I'm the guy you met at the canteen remember? Loo Kok Sean.
-Yikes! Don't you ever call me back. Go get a life!
I love you too, babe.
-Wah. You work really fast ar. -Now your turn, call your Mui Ee.
Okay. I'll do it.
-Just, not now. -[Sigh]
-Who is that, Sissy? -Some idiot who got my number.
Don't worry about it. Tonight we're going to party right?
-Er... Kai, do you know we're on the curb?
-Sissy, I don't know how you can so be so enthusiastic about party, and still get to it two hours late.
-Two hours and twelve minutes, Mui. Timing is everything.
[DJ] Welcome back to 987FM, here on the Eagle Trip, and my name is Glenn.
If you'd just tuned in, we're on the topic of party.
And with me for the very first time this evening, Agony Uncle Dr. Adam Wong.
Now Dr. Wong, we've got email here from Hui Ni asking: What food should I serve at a party?
[Dr. Wong] Well Hui Ni, you don't have to bother about that, generally.
Cause thanks to my thorough research of teen culture,
I can tell you that teenage party are not about food.
If fact, everyone stays away from the food, and you can't hardly see anyone, holding so much as a fork.
[DJ] Really? So what do they do?
[Dr. Wong] Teen party are all about disco dancing.
Glenn, why for a DJ, you're not as hip as me.
Teenagers love to disco dance.
[DJ] Disco dancing... How about making new friends?
[Dr. Wong] No, no. No food, no socializing, no sitting down.
Everyone is too adsorbed with disco dancing.
Especially when that groovy new disco song by ABBA is played.
[DJ] I see. [Dr. Wong] You look a bit worried, Glenn.
Don't worry even if you can't dance.
The most important thing is to make sure you'll get no fees.
Shawn, do you think that I'm ugly?
Yeah, but that's not the point.
[Sigh] Then what?...
You see, beautiful girls would go out with beautiful guys.
Beautiful girls will not marry good looking guys cause the good looking guys only want to go out with beautiful girls.
And that makes beautiful girls insecure.
So eventually, they will marry someone who is boring and ordinary. Like you!
So you see my friend, every girl whether they're pretty or ugly, only wants emotional security.
Okay, but... what do I do now?
Well, for now, I'll go out with them. And when it's time, I'll pass them to you.
[Sigh]
[Narrator] What am I doing here?
Even if he didn't come to the party with a date, I'm sure he has one by now.
Hi! Erm, want a drink?
Hi... er... yeah, okay.
-Er, we met... -...on the bus.
-Your files... -...fall all over the bus.
-Do you always... -...copy someone else sentence?
-Only when I'm... -...nervous?
Yeah...
-Mui Ee!
-Huan and I are gonna get some ice. -Yeah, we're out of ice.
-Actually, Huan, why don't you go with Tom? -What?
-Erm, I'll go with Tom. -No Mui, I don't think that's a very good idea.
-I.. I don't mind. Erm, I'll go with you? -Okay.
Erm, no, no, no. I'll go. Okay, let's all go.
Here, take my car.
-Mui! -You're not my mother.
-I wish I knew what to talk to them. I mean, talking to girls is like... -I know, its like a delicate art form.
You remember that time when I came back from England, and I started talking with a British accent?
Now no matter what I say, the girls still think that I'm a foreigner.
-You're only there for five days Sean. -I can't help it.