Sometime in the middle of this year, I decided to get a snake. I had been toying with the idea months before ; studying and learning as much as I can about the responsibilities and expectations that were required to keep a python. And finally in one fine Saturday afternoon on August 22nd 2012, I decided to get my own ball python. Elliot has been with me for the last few months and it’s been...
As a child, I hated school. I hated doing homework, I hated showing my report card to my parents, I hated having to tell my mum to come to school to meet with my teacher (teacher obviously requested it!). I hated my classes. I hated the ride to my school. I would do anything not to go to school – fake an ilnness mostly. I hated waking up at the wee hours of the morning and having to slog through...
“So coming to padang today?” my tuition mate, who was also one of my football mates asked me as class wrapped up. “Yeah, for sure” I replied, eager to take a nice hard-earned break (my maths tuition class was a nightmare and anything of pleasure seeking activities was always considered a ‘hard-earned’ reward for me) after tuition. Padang, which means field in Malay was the term used to describe...
Christmas is primarily about one person : Jesus Christ. It’s not about the christmas gifts, it’s not about the season greetings, it’s not about long breaks, its not even about spending time with family and loved ones. In it’s truest form, Christmas is about our the opening chapter of our redemption plan. Through Jesus Christ we would be saved, through Jesus Christ we would...
This essay continues where I left off in the prior essay on my schooling and college years..this essay focuses on the 2nd part which is my tuition experiences I mentioned briefly that during my high school days tuition was another side that played a part in my education formation. Like any Malaysian kid who grew up in Malaysia and DID attend the Malaysian education system, tuitions was a staple...