Friends? Maybe not (Part 1)

Recently, i have made quite a few new friends, be it virtual or real life. I must say that it takes two to make a pair of friends. Sounds weird ah? Isn't friends just friends? Does simple acknowledgement of the presence of each other indicates that they are friends? Is it as simple as it sounds? It gets you wondering as you grow up, especially for people of my ages. HoHoHo. I was just stereotyping. But i really gave this a lot of thoughts since when i was small.

What exactly is a friend and how do you know if you made one? I strongly believe that everyone has their own definition of friends. To some, friends are just people whom they have met before and had at least a brief introduction or an exchange of names. To some, friends extend to the 2nd degree network (Eg. Your friends' friends). The list goes on and on, and as amazing as it sounds, the definition of friend is as mystifying as the true meaning of love.

To me, i am more particular about friends. Or so it seems. For people like me, what exactly do we see in someone that made us bore an intention to make him or her our friend?


To be continued... (cos my stupid roomie just came back and force me to play MAGIC with him. whatever. zZz)

the major decision

I have decided to wear braces!!! After so many years of facing frequent enquiries about my opinion of putting on braces, i finally gave in. Not due to submission, but rather a decision made by me. I must say its kind of akward an age to put on braces now, but... if i don't do it now, it would be worse when i am much older. The idea has come across my mind not just a couple of times, so i thought to myself, since the intention of putting on braces is getting stronger as i grew up, why not just go for it now? It would be painful to regret not making this decision next time, thats what i thought.

But it wasn't an easy decision as i had some problems to deal with too. First is the financial thingy. 2.2k isn't a small sum for me, someone who has to save a bit here and there for every meal, someone with no allowance and soon, with no income too. The next huge factor is that i have quite a few problems with oral uclers in my mouth. Due to the deficiency of some minerals in my body, i am more prone to uclers outbreak and takes longer for an ucler to heal completely. Great. I sure hope that by straightening out my teeth will help to minimize the occurrences of oral uclers to start with. But during the duration that i am going to carry the braces in my mouth, i gonna pray very hard that i can endure with the pain of having uclers with the risk of the metallic piece aggravating them further.

With that said, i have asked my friend in dentistry to help me book a place. All the best to me! Haha!

Happy Teacher's Day~!

Today is 1st September 2007. It not only represents the first day of the only September in 2007, but also signifies the birth of Teachers' Day. Yup! Today is TEACHERS' DAY! Never did i expected that i would come to remember this day after so many years. Since i graduated from my secondary school, i never really had any impression of any Teachers' Day celebration, let alone remember the date. But today, it was a day that left me a great impression, at least for today.

As usual, i went to Jurong to give my 2 naughty students their doses of tuition. Upon reaching their house, (as usual, i was late. lOlx!) they greeted me happily. When we were in the room where the lesson was supposed to take place, they gave me presents for Teachers' Day. Awwww, i was so touched at that moment. I was so happy and in the mean time quite guilty. I was especially fierce to them when they were disobedient and always had too high an expectation from them. More than often, they would have tears rolling in their eyes. Even though, it wasn't the case every time. I would joke with them on days when they were obedient and did the necessary preparation before my arrival.

They also told me about their results for the recent pre-exam tests and i was more than pampered after knowing that their grades did improve that little bit. Their mother was always encouraging to me, and gave all the credits to me, which i transferred most of them to the boys who really must have put in effort to achieve the grades. Although they seemed uninterested at times, but i believed that their efforts cannot be denied. If i had the time, i would have follow them through their education for the next few years. But at this point of time, it seems that i am in more of a dilemma. The workload on my own side isn't as light as before and i am starting to worry too, which led me to decide to finish my tuition career with them after they finished their exam.

Their love for me would definitely not be considered as a major part in my decision making, but it is an undeniable fact that it would play a substantial part nevertheless. Currently, i would still be sticking to my previous decision and i believe i need more time to think it through.

Happy Teachers' Day and thank you boys for giving me such wonderful memories. All the best to your studies and learn to be more independent k? =))