Friday, September 01, 2006
i'm in japan right now, a 4 hour lay over, fun.
anyway i just realised that today is teacher's day, so...
happy teacher's day to all my teachers, especially a few who are very special to my heart...
happy teacher's day lao shi (sec 3 + 4),
you are one of the most patient teachers i know. i'm sorry i always make you tu xue, but thank you for sticking it out. with you, i did the impossible i got a B4 for chinese (:
happy teacher's day all the other lao shis i've ever had (pri 1 - sec 2),
without fail every year my mum would get a call from one of you, but thank you for not giving up on me, although i slowly gave up on chinese. sorry for not doing writing homework, cheating on ting xie and mo xie. missing class by hiding in the sick bay. but thank you for everything.
mr lim (my chinese tutor),
you are probably the reason i didn't fail miserably at chinese. you pushed me all the way from pri 4. you believed that i could do it. you teased me about my american accented chinese words but gave me the earring stickers when i did good. i don't know where you are now, but i'm greatly in your debt for all the years of dedication and relentless determination you gave me to help me achieve my fullest potential. one of the happiest moments i have ever had is being able to tell you that i had gotten a B4 for my o'levels, knowing that all our hard work had paid off. you are my favourite teacher ever, tutor or otherwise, and i miss you.
mrs betty lee,
you were the first teacher that talked to me like and equal not like a student to be talked down to. and i'll always appreciate that. you helped me to see through the high school stereotypes and were the first one to make me see that there was more to life than clicks and popularity.
finally...
miss goh,
i miss you so much. i still remember on our sec 4 founder's day you refused to take a picture with us, but you said that WHEN we come back the next year with our As in chemistry you would take the picture with us. but i didn't come back. and this year when i heard you were in the hospital i wanted to send you flowers and come visit you, but i put it off thinking i had more time, that you'ld still be there. but i was wrong, that is something i will always regret. i hope you knew how much you meant to me, how you pushed me to be good at a subject that i was failing in. you helped me get over my fear of a bunsen burner, a great feat. i miss you, all i can do is believe that you knew how much a appreciate what you did for us, and how brave i think you are. i hope you have found the peace you deserve, and i hope there are no noisy people up there who turn on their washing machines at night while everyone is trying to sleep.
i guess this is my depressing post, or more reminescing post maybe. i just miss the simplicity of having one set. one set of teachers, one set of friends, one life.
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