5 main places to hang out during recess

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First day of school's looming ahead in six days. What happens during recess?

You're lonely. People around you are forming their own groups of friends, but you haven't found yours yet. What do you do? Well. Whoever said recess was meant to be a group activity, anyway? You can go solo.

Five main places to hang out during recess

1) Obviously, the canteen. Tables are usually quite clean, and if you wanna avoid being in the middle of the crowd, sit to the side of the tables and quietly eat your food. The canteen is huge, and erupts in explosive bursts of pandemonium, so it's a great place to observe people and overhear some stuff.

2) Roof garden. Located high up in the school, the roof garden hosts several stone benches for us to sit on. Leaning against the railings you'll be overlooking the other bungalows and perhaps spy on the people living in them. The wind blows pretty much up there, and it's a great place to sort things out.

3) Spectators' stand. There are two spectators' stands in St. Nicks. The view is pretty nice on the seats too, especially if it's a clear day, with the grass on the field all sun drenched, the girls swatting baseball bats towards the white darting balls. Now all you need is a nice, thick book to go with the scenery.

4) Turtle pond. The turtle pond is located in a rather deserted area in St. Nicks. Basically, it's behind the Sec Ones' classrooms. To reach there, you can walk down the slope from the primary kids' playground, all the way down until you pass the classrooms. The turtle pond will be in sight sooner or later. There're lots of turtles in the greenish murky water. Have fun playing with them!

5) Primary kids' playground. Located just in front of the hall, the playground is actually meant for the primary section's use only. However lots of new Secondary girls visit it and play games like Marco Polo and Crocodile. Be careful, though. Right in front of the playground are the primary kids' classrooms, and your delighted screams while playing might very well disrupt their lessons. So avoid the screaming, and play safely! :)

Ok. That's the five places that we promised. As usual, any questions or opinions, hurl it onto the tag board. :)

Keep well.

-St Nicks Girl (1)