I was doing SPRING CLEANING my phone's address book the other day..you know..deleting numbers that you don't need anymore so that it wont jam up your phone and making it becomes slower and slower and suddenly.....
I stopped at this number...oh..my 0162985xxx. Its Ms X. My course mate back in University time. We were so damn close back then staying at the same hostel (different room and block of course), meals together, did our assignments together and etc...Stop...not going to tell more..
OK. the thing is...we kind of like lost contact since we left Uni. Just too bad cos she has to go back to her hometown to take care of her parents. Once in a blue moon i did call her but she was always busy at the other end. Calls soon turned to become SMS. Worst, she didn't even bother to reply. It has been 9 years......since the last time i met her.
So, i decided to call her on that SPRING CLEANING day. She answered the call and i was damn excited. However, we don't ve much to talk about. Maybe i was a bit annoyed with the questions and comments that she made. I know i shouldn't but she has changed(or maybe not? maybe i just don't know her well enough... which i thought i did.. sigh..).
"Oh...u still driving the same car?"
(Yeah..am still driving the same car.)
"What? I have already changed 3 times"
(Oh...good for ya.)
"What about house? I am sure after so long...u must ve bought a house"
(oh...Not yet...plan to....soon...)
"What?"
"I bought a 3 storey house in Subang. Are u kidding me or what? Where all your money gone?"
(ehrg....as you know..i am in the education line..so i don't earn as much as you)
"So are you the Principal now?"
(No....still teaching and don't think i want to be one.)
"Oh My....Seems to me...U don't ve much achievements. Lucky i din join the education line last time. You are still stuck there."
......................................................................................
Well for that 15 mins conversation, she only talked about how great she was...and how much she has earned. I kept quiet and just listen.
Education and Teaching to me, is not just about making money. Yes no doubt i don't earn millions per year and i don't give a damn but the satisfaction that i got is really priceless. I just LOVE my job.
p/s: U ppl know wat satisfaction i am talking about? I got a card during the 2008 Fifth Former Graduation. It reads:-
Dear Mr X,
Sir, although i never attended your class before but i want to say THANK YOU. You ve work so hard for us. We knew it. I appreciate for your hard work. Sir, time flies. It has been another year for us. Form 5 students ended their high school life and wondering about the future.
A good teacher is like a candle, it consumes itself to light the way for others."
From,
XXXX XXXX XXX
5 Grace
Year 2008.
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Thank you too: XXXX XXXX XXX
and...
Khong Pui Teng made me a 2009 Calendar featuring myself in the calendar..lol...
REALY thanks a lot..really appreciate it...
Friday, November 28, 2008
Money is Important..but Money is not Everything..
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< Stop...not going to tell more..>
still got other things else ? hehe~
i thought u r a perfect teacher tat earn a lot , high post , others venerate n yearn very much ..
but never think before still got others will say out tis kind of words to u ..
quite sad
then will u call her or contact her after tis ?
it's look lik u really enjoy ur teaching life ..
we also enjoy in our chemistry class ..hehe.
^____________^"
Dear ^________________^
lol..u call that HIGH POST? neh..if u want to be rich...never be a teacher...so u know what i mean...
Perfect teacher? lol...Far from perfect. ...its still a learning process..
saD? why need to be sad? nothing wrong with her saying that...its just her opinion. i dun really care. see the title of this post? lol...doesnt matter..really..
of cos i will still contact her..i appreciate our friendship. Sometimes u dun ve to be ON STAGE to prove a thing you know..u can always be the man BACK STAGE...
lol...SHe is happy...i am happy...:))
Good luck kiddo...
Haha, give me her number, i want to tell her what a good teacher you are, haha...
Mr. Yu,
I'm sure you can judge her better than me, because you not only know her well, but you also have much more experience than me in this matter...
But in my opinion, she is the kind of person who puts money as her first priority...
Imagine, you haven't seen someone for such a long time, and instead of asking how you are, how your parents are, is everything well?, are you still in contact with old friends, etc, she's asking what job do you have, what car you drive, what house you bought and basically everything related to money...
Like you said, money is important, but it's not everything... Apparently, she doesn't seem to think so...
Whether you still want to be in touch with her is totally up to you... But what my point is that if you enjoy what you're doing, then she should be happy for you, instead of saying that she's lucky she didn't go in the education line and making you feel even more annoyed, if not upset...
But I'm glad to know that you have picked something you love doing, and don't let what others say have a huge impact on your life...
And once again, thank you for teaching us...
Mr Yu, u sad not becoz she "lansi" u with her achievements or what.
U sad becoz a close fren of you back then was changed so much into someone that only put her wealth into priority. The distance will keep increasing until one day the contact will be totally lost...
am i right?
i know how u feel coz i tried b4
Salwa:
You are right. However i respect her opinion. I cant stop her saying what she wants to say. We have to accept that ppl do change and it is just out of our control. As what i have mentioned earlier, no matter what she says, she is still my friend. Always will.....
Soul:
You are right too. All of you will ve such experience soon or later. So, do not feel too upset. Seasons change so do PPL....
=BenZene=
GC: could u pls add in the CHATBOX?
=Hexacyanoferrate(II)=
and change the skin. LOLS.
i think friends are just friends. they'll come and go. like seasons. a lot of people have this 'friendship thingy' prob. we have to deal with it i guess.
money's just a part of life.. (lol.. am i right or what?) its important but not as important as friends.? some just care about $$ all the time. thats why they dont even have a single friend. :/ their friend - $$.
mr yu.. like salwa said.. to her money is everything. she sees it that way. too bad for her. she have to realize that money is not everything. :) maybe you can pray for her!
Im ME.
Well , everyone is not the same. Can't blame her for that.
If everyone is the same in this world , I would call this world boring -.-
lol DS:
but if u have more of this kind of person..u will find it a suffering world.
:))
excuse me..
actually i agree wit ms.x,
because she know without money she cant do anything..
wif money u do a lot of things..
no money had to suffer..
btw..
i hate ppl promoting their best to other while other is in not good condition..
sienz..
btw...
i know who is the xxxx xxxx xxx in sr5 grace..
haha..
bt mr.yu u had to gambateh..
no tat i disagree wif u..
but u also have to work hard to earn money..
u muz think about ur future..
what can u do in ur future after u get old soon in 20 or 30 years time?
u had not a lot of money wif u..
then impossible u can do bisness?
who gonna take care of u?
think abt it..
Money is not everything but money can help u solve many difficulties..
Dear EDmund Na,
Thank you for your generous opinion. I do agree with you. However thanks but No thanks...i am not interested in money.
AS long as i ve enough to survive...i will be more than happy.
:))
for me.. i wont so stupid like u..
if for me..
i would like to have a lot of money..
not like billionaire..
just sufficient for my wife and son and daughter for throughout of my life..
then i only happy..
now ur life i wont agree..
coz too simply..
u juz making ur career so suck..
i know u happy wif it..
but can u think abt FUTURE??
how ur wife gonna live without u??
dont u wna ur grandson or granddaughter to have a wonderful?
do u wan them follow ur path??
like from ur birth till now..
during ur century, ur parents are not rich.. but they could afford u for study but they would work and and support u..
dont u pity ur parents??
so u should muz earn more money..
think abt future..
i mean the future and the future generation of urs..
simple**
wonderful life..**( beginning of their life)
malas la want to layan u Edmund..
different ppl want different things la.
As long as i m happy...and u are happy..
we live our way la..
no one is stupid in this world..
selfish person..
u happy??
ya u happy..
doesnt wan ur grandchildren to share ur happiness??
selfish person..
aix..
u dun talk so much..
if u are able to get married and got grandchildren then only talk to me ok
for now..u talk to my HAND!
its a shame that a very good friend said that to u, instead of asking how are u, ur health and talking bout past happy experiences with u~ she talked bout her achievements, but its normal for people to gloat~
after for so long,maybe she was genuinely surprised that ur still driving the same car..or maybe she was surprised that with ur ability, u r still at the same post..maybe u should think in a positive light. den maybe u'll not think of her as gloating.
even though she said those things to u. maybe she dint really mean it and have no idea that it hurts u. but i think u should keep up this friendship. :)
Lol, Audrey, that's nice of you to see it in such a positive way...
I guess people have their own opinions...
I never thought of the fact that she might not realize that she's hurting his feelings...
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