A e-mail from the hall office came in... ... The following is the contents of the e-mail addressing the issue of ponding that I mentioned in my previous post.
1. It is reported that quite a number of students are having fun dunking their friends into the pond at Hall 6 at midnight to celebrate birthdays (birthday song is sung as they swing the birthday boy/girl into the pond). Please note that this is a very dangerous act. A lot of debris such as broken bottles, pebbles, soil and sand are being washed down from higher grounds to the pond. The student who is being dunked may be injured or worse, sustain spinal injury since the pond is shallow and has a concrete base. The senseless act of dunking and throwing friends into the pond must stop to prevent any accident from happening. Student Affairs Office takes a serious view of the matter and will not hesitate to take actions against those who do not heed this warning.
Whao... I wonder who complained... ... haha... whatever the case is, I'm kinda glad that they address the issue, cos it would have been me that they ponded, and I know it's no joke remembering how my dad's friend was so distraught when his youngest son broke his spine while being pushed into the shallow part of the pool by his friends in the name of fun. That poor fella was never right again, I remember seeing him in the wheelchair trying to shake hands with the guests during Chinese New Year. What a sad sight. He just can't control his movements, let alone his hands. When he ate, he couldn't shallow his food properly, he was dribbling and drooling all over the place . Luckily or not, he didn't break the spinal cord; if he did, snap, his dad who is a big shot would sue those kids one by one.*sorry for the bad pun* Anyway, if my memory serves me right, that uncle did sue his son's friends, the only difference would be the degree of compensation I guess.
Well, I'm not saying that it is not fun to be the onlooker... hehe... Sometimes, it's all in the name of fun, but ya'know, life is unpredictable; u will never know when the fun will turn nasty. My dad had to keep reminding me that I broke my arm once, so I have to stay out of such things. He also keeps reminding me of the plight of his friend's son, and well I would feel bad for the people who got ponded. I'm just reasoning it out inside me... Forgive me if I am abit incoherent on this matter.
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