"I'm going to write it out on the board, but you might not be able to get it."
- TKC, to us

"I'm watching you."
- TKC, to Zephyr

"If you need to go to the washroom, tell me if you need to wash the room."
- TKC, during the break he gave us

"This story is full of feminism. I am not a feminist because I am not feminine."
- TKC^

"Please don't have sudden outbursts. I'm a very sensitive teacher. I might be crying inside now."
- TKC*

"Don't say that. I might decide to faint."
- TKC, to our group

"Just as I know KOng is KOng, I know SOw is SOw."
- TKC

"You have mass dance now. I shall not stop you from dancing massively."

TKC said something about Ningjia's answer.
Somebody: "Ningjia feels hurt now."
TKC, very promptly: "Come to me. I'll give you comfort."

 "I'm scared you look into my eyes too long something might happen." - to Ethel, when she was staring at TKC

"Don't greet me. I don't have time to greet." - to us, when we were getting ready to greet him (Actually, in that context, it was more probable that he said "breathe" instead of "greet", but we all heard it as "greet", so.)

"Rachel, you have a very interesting laugh. Infectious. But not all infections are healthy." - TKC to Rachel

"I might decide to hang you on the flagpole by your nostrils." - TKC to the class

"It didn't happen that way. You forced the questions on me." - Ethel to TKC

"We are all clever girls, right?" - TKC to 113 

"Choy!!" - Mr. Tan, to my "philosophical" question of 'What would you do if you knew that you only have two more years to live?'

"I'm so proud of this student I want to cry already." - Mr. Tan, on Yunyi and her perpetually wonderful work

"I should know very well if I missed my period." Mr. Tan

"It's so simple that you'll all run home laughing. " - Mr. Tan, on the apparent simplicity of Indice

"How can you all don't remember?? DIE DIE DIE!" - Mr. Tan, on us forgetting what he taught about Graphs of Quadratic Functions

"I remember when I taught you all stats, you all were cynical little tots. All cynical." - Mr. Tan on some people's long-standing mistrust in Statistics

"I'm supposed to love everything I teach right... No!" - Mr. Tan, on teaching

"Dear Ethel with the mesmerising eyes." - Mr. Tan, on Ethel (as you can observe). I believe he said this when he called Ethel to answer a question because he thought she wasn't giving him her full attention, and as usual, Ethel widened her eyes/ raised her eyebrows at him.

 "What I teach is like a ball, you have to catch it before it smahes into your face."

"Go ask your seniors. They're enjoying Trigo. They're enjoying it like they've never enjoyed it before."

"Super Ethel Superscript"

"I was shy, okay." 

"I've never - let's make it clear and throw it out - never held Ethel's hand before."

"The school has a few pregnant ladies. I tell you ah, the school is very fertile." 

"Don't let your balls roll around."

Mr. Tan: Do you believe (Pythagoras Theorem)? Why?
The Class: "Because Pythagoras says so."
               "Because everyone else believes in it."
               "Because if it wasn't true, it wouldn't survive until now."
               "Because if I don't, I'd fail my Maths." (Right from the mouth of everyone's darling, Ethel.)

I said: I generally realise people in my row have big heads." [because I couldn't see what was on the board due to hern and eli's huge heads.]
Mr. Tan: "Rather heads than other things." (By the way, he said this so softly that I'm sure not everybody heard.) 

(regarding Rachel's obssesion with Chelsea):
-Mr. Tan came along and overheard the conversation-
Mr. Tan (in a rather fatherly tone): "When are you going to profess your love for my Chelsea?"
Ethel: "I didn't know Rachel goes for younger girls."
Celene: "I didn't even know Rachel goes for girls."
Rachel: "No. I still prefer 8-year-old cute boys." (I know, I know. It's supposed to be "cute 8-year-old boys" instead, but that's what Rachel really said, and I emphasise on precision and accuracy, so.)

Mr. Tan is such an interesting teacher.

This entry is purely dedicated to our most loved math teacher Mr. Tan Kuo Cheang, who's memorable quotes are forever etched in our heads. 

[Imagine how he would react when he realises that the the quotes stuck but the math didn't]


*credits go to Grace* I'm merely compiling for easy reference to anyone who would like a complete set of TKC quotes.