Cns, Calvin Chin and me went to visit our primary school teacher/tutor this morning (15/8/06). We bought some fruits and a basket of roses for her. She is sick. But you can tell that she is much better now, physically and mentally. She is more optimistic compared to the times when my mom first told me the bad news. We were so excited to see her again and she is still the same old teacher that we used to know. Years may passed but our relationship never change.
We talked for few hours about everything. It was so funny to hear stories about her two kids. We talked about the old times when we used to have tuitions at her house and how everything has changed now. We talked about our brothers and sisters because when one of the siblings in a family take tuition from her, the rest will eventually come as well. That’s why all these years she has so many students and she knows everyone of them very well. She knows all our parents and the differences between me and my siblings and other ppl’s as well. She is more than a teacher to us. She is so fun as a friend.
I remembered we used to open up her fridge to check for any snacks or desserts right after we reached her house. And then we would make a note in mind to ask her to treat us later. She was so nice and would organise parties for us when we asked her to. Then, she would make lots of delicious desserts because she knows we love them.
She doesn’t look like a sick person at all. I’m really glad to see this promising condition. She leads her life like how she does before she fall sick. Just that she’s taking one year off from teaching so she said she felt a bit empty at the first place. But after she started to organise her time and make herself occupied, she said everything is ok.
She told us that she couldn’t accept it at the first place. But few months later, she realized that everything has two sides and she learned to look at the bright side. That’s how she pulled herself together, accepted and face her illness with courage and hope.
I always look up to her and every word of her advices serves as guidelines to me. I’m really happy that I finally met her today after all these years.
Take care and hope everything will turn out well to you, my best teacher/tutor!
