This Precious Life

Every year, on this day, I will help out in the School Uniform Sale. It requires a bit of physical exertion and I am glad it only happens once a year. The day before the Orientation Day, a lorry arrived with about 50 boxes of clothes for each school.

For this particular school, the sale is held on the 2nd floor, praise the Lord.

After carrying my first box up the flight of stairs, I looked down to see 43 more awaiting in the lorry. *cold sweat*

I saw a few unsuspecting victims helpful students. The good thing about students, they are taught to help their teachers carry books and old ladies to cross the road. We played the Frail Old Lady card.

Tada!

What will I do without men? :)

The next day, we were expecting 360 new students to throng our little stall with their moms and dads in tow. Here we are, bracing ourselves for the floodgates to open at 9:30am, right after the School Assembly is dispersed.

The bookshop is quickly preparing as well. They are strategically positioned in the canteen.

At 9:30am, the crowd appeared all at once. The school helped to persuade half to queue for their books first while the other half queue for their uniforms. That way, the queue only looked half as long. Even then, parents started to feel irate at the sight of the snaking line so we had to move very fast.

It was like playing Diner Dash. Measure, Take Order, Process Payment, Deliver Clothes. Measure, Take Order, Process Payment, Deliver Clothes. Measure, Take Order, Process Payment, Deliver Clothes… Whew.

By 11am, the line had completely cleared. 260 students have bought their uniforms. The rest will be buying from our shop on other days.

At 3pm, we did a stock take and packed up. Be back here tomorrow.

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