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A sad day when you fear your own friends The New Paper intern shares what went on in his school

IT'S a day you should be looking forward to, but for some boys in my school, birthdays were more scary than fun.

We never called it a birthday bash. Streamers and balloons were for children.

For us, it was either 'taupok', 'strip, ah!' or 'pole-ing!'

'Taupok' does not refer to stuffed beancurd skin, but a group of friends piling themselves on top of a 'victim' to form a human sandwich.

This did not happen to everyone either. It was reserved for the more popular boys.

Sometimes, they were stripped. But it was not as simple as just removing clothes.

It involved follow-up treatments like rubbing toothpaste on the victim - even his private parts were not spared.

Ice was then thrown in to create an intolerable burning sensation that would last for hours. Some would even use water-

insoluble muscle rub cream to make sure it would not wash off.

And then there's 'pole-ing' (also known as 'pillaring'). A few friends would seize the victim and lift him up by the limbs, then proceed to ram his groin into a pole or pillar.

These were just some of the more common (or sadistic) methods.

The victim would be left howling in pain and swearing at his friends. And that resulted in even more laughter amid the 'Happy Birthday!' well-wishes.

Such acts of sabotage would take place in toilets and isolated corridors and corners, away from the gaze of teachers.

It was done in the spirit of fun and most of the time, the pranksters would know their limits and stop before things got nasty.

There would be bruises and scratches, but seldom anything worse.

In the worst case, the birthday boy was unable to walk for a few hours.

But while such activities were memorable in a warped way, it also made birthdays scary for some because they had to be on guard against their trusted friends that day.

They would know the 'why', but not the 'when, where and how' of the prank.

Such was how we celebrated a boy's birthday in school. Thankfully, because I kept a low profile, I was never a victim.

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Source : The Electric New Paper

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Zero tolerance for dangerous pranks

BIRTHDAY bashing may sound innocent enough, but as this incident showed, it can have real and painful consequences.

That's why schools aren't taking such bullying incidents, even if they are playful, lightly.

All educators The New Paper spoke to said they do not condone the practice, whether it's for fun or not.

Yuan Ching Secondary School for one, practises zero tolerance to such incidents.

UNNECESSARY INJURY

Said Principal Mr Chia Chor Yann, 47: 'We don't condone any kind of violence, it's a thoughtless action that could cause unnecessary injury.'

Mr Chia said that boys involved in such incidents will be caned, while the girls will be suspended.

They will also be counselled.

Madam Kek Lee Yong, principal of Pioneer Junior College, agreed that counselling should be a staple measure meted out in dealing with such cases.

She said while disciplinary action should be taken, a higher priority should be placed on counselling as it allows students to reflect on their actions.

But she added that there have been no happy birthday bashing or 'taupok' incidents in her school so far.

Of the practice she said: 'It certainly shouldn't be condoned. There are healthier ways of having fun or celebrating birthdays.

'Ganging up on one student is very damaging not just physically but emotionally and psychologically as well.'

It's not just reactive measures but also preventive ones that matter in handling such cases.

For Mrs Edelweis Neo, principal of Dunman Secondary School, discussing current social issues which include bullying, is one way of getting the message home.

She said: 'We will discuss the issues during assembly, get students to journal on the topic, to educate them and make them more aware of the repercussions of such behaviour'

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Source : The Electric New Paper

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Chriz

That's what happen to you in army too, especially BMT lol. So best is keep profile low among the rest of the guys OR keep your profile really high among your superiors. So high that people don't dare to touch you for fear or getting into trouble lol.

Worufu

lol birthday bash nice la if u really pissed off full blast back them lasttime tio 20 to 30 ppl bash then hit 2 to 3 down rest run lol the first 1 is scary lol

I Love to heard the cry of demon.....
the fear on their face.....
they beg for mercy....
i spare none....
i ****ing kill them all...
becuz i am a demon slayer
Worufu

finaldust

ya i quite scare of that day also bah usually that day is for me to keep low profile and after school go home straight my friends then msg me why birthday never go out then i will say celebrate with family but ended in home nothing to do bah quite scary de bah after watching other ppl experienced it before

to fall in love is always easy
to start a relationship is always simple
to build it, is always tough
to maintain it, is 'better said than done'
to break off, is 'easier said than done'
to remain friends after u broke off, is never possible
to forget the memories is 'always doing but never succeeding'
to heal the pain within is hard and tough and never near simple
but one has to try to heal your own heart...

snoozy

dont like those kind of " birthday celebration " i still remember last time in school, still got those.. hw old are u .. hit how many times.. everytime i never kena.. LOL

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Fool

girls dont experience the same thing right... we can see that boys are so ruthless lucky ive never experienced such a thing before. an ex-classmate was once stripped to his underwear during recess while changing in the classroom (just after PE) and the people who took his clothings just ran away. lucky they came back in time before recess ended

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fuyumi

Madness

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Shyraiiyann

i love suspensions. hehe

SG FTW!

funnysnow

In secondary school, there is always such beat up going on.. the age = number of hits per person..

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[L]iyen

Ya. thIs 1 qUite common de.

bUt those frOm 1st post. wad strIp and rub toOthpaste. lIke very qua zhang. Haha. Anyway sInce its frOm the pAper. shOuld be true ba.