In addition to putting up this mural on the wall leading to the NJC squash courts, the school gave out the Stephen Loh Sports Excellence award to a deserving student at College Day today.

It has been almost half a year, and as my team mate mentioned in an earlier post, we had trained hard, though probably not as hard as he would have pushed us to. Nationals ended last week for the girls, and are drawing to a close for the guys. We didn't manage to meet his aim of getting a third, regretfully. A small part of me thinks that perhaps the outcome would have been different if he had been around, since he would have taught me how to lead the team on; but a larger part of me tells me to believe that deep down, he lives on, and continues to live on in every one of us.

The mural, the award: they are all ways in which the school remembers a great teacher, and I can safely say, one of the best teachers I've met in my life. But even without these, we will still remember, for he has made such an indelible impact on our lives.

This season was probably the toughest in 3 years for me, but I've learnt the most too. Perhaps this is what he meant by saying that competitive sports makes you not just a sportsperson, but a better person in general.

Mr Stephen Loh: our teacher, our mentor, our inspiration, always.


-Squasher (just as how he signed off in his emails to us)