KRK = Kaki Rasa Kaku

I was talking to someone very dear to me on the phone, telling the person how sad I am to be called Panglima Angkatan Kaki Bangku Sekolah for my KRK kids are so hopelessly 'kaki bangku'.

"Logic what...kalau KRK students are kaki bangku, then Penyelaras KRK la Panglima Angkatan Kaki Bangku Sekolah...kan? Tak betul ke?"

Look...the 'kaki bangku'ness of my kids have nothing to do with my sporting ability...I played handball at state level in Perak when I was at their age and due to long-lasting injury on the spine, I had to stop playing handball, but I was a far better athlete compared to my kids.

But let's be honest...to solve a problem is by first, identifying and admitting it as a problem. Without pointing fingers to anyone, here's a list of some of the proofs that my kids are indeed 'kaki bangku'...

1. In 2008, we took the kids to a camp and a girl sprained her ankle after running for less than 50 metres. And a few others were whining about 'sakit kaki'.
   
2. One of the teachers who joint the camp told me, "Jai...apasal ni...budak kau pasang khemah pun tak reti?"
3. More on the same camp - "nasib kau baik la tak jadi hakim...budak-budak ni masak kari ikan pun ikannya mentah lagi...sakit perut la aku malam ni"...MASAK KARI PUN TAK RETI!!!!
4. One of the students who had to cook the kari asked a teacher, "Cikgu, ikan tu kena goreng dulu ke baru masuk dalam kuah kari?" and the teacher's answer was, "Sayang...tak payah goreng... rendam je dalam kuah tu..nanti dia masak la". But the kid misunderstood the teacher...she put the fish in the kuah after the fire was put out...hai (botak la teacher ini macam...)
   
5. The length of one jump of my kid is equivalent to my one step without having to jump
6. Every year when I teach Physical Education (PJK), I found kids cheating the length of their run...let say if they have to run around one handball field, they will 'mengelat' by running only half the field....
7. None of the kids know how to do warming up activity before teacher show it to them...padahal kat sekolah rendah dah belajar....
   
8. Every year, there will be at least one kid getting injury during PJK class...discouraging teachers to take them to the field again
   
9. I can always find five to ten school athletes in any class, but in my KRK class, we only have one goalkeeper for football, one MSSD athletic sportsman, and....a golfer...they're all in position where they don't have any partner while playing. And the rest...tak involve dalam apa-apa pun...
10. Almost none of my KRK kids know how to march and almost none are involved in pasukan kawad in any UBU. None of them can be a komanden...kalau terlibat pun, berdiri la budak KRK kat baris paling belakang...sebab kawat tak cantik, kena disembunyikan, takut orang nampak...
    
11. Jangan kata nak bersukan...salin baju untuk PJK pun malas....
12. All the reasons above are exactly why I have lost interest in having anymore physical-activity camps for the kids...kita buat Kem Akademik je dah la...ek?

Come on...is there anyone out there among you who are brave enough to take the challenge and prove everyone wrong? It's going to take a lot of effort...but your body is as good as your brain...come on, show me some life...display some spirit...and win some game for me! Take up the challenge....Hari Sukan on February is the chance....come on....prove me wrong...and prove everyone wrong!