This took some time...

I guess i'll more or less have to rely on random urges like this to actually update this blog. Anyway, one of those sudden thoughts struck me, and i decided to make a post. Or rather, it's based strongly on boredom of the moment with nothing better to do. Typing kills that sort of boredom see.

The time to leave the country of my birth draws ever closer. There are plenty of mixed feelings involved in this. They mainly involve nostalgia and excitement mixed together in an unhealthy volume. I'm really looking forward to a new life that is very likely going to be extremely different from what i've gone through here. Yet, there are plenty of things i can't bare to let go. Of course i'm talking about things like family friends and all that, but it's mostly the lifestyle.

Generally, when people can't bare certain things, they are usually things that people are used to. If i were to list out all the things i'll miss in Singapore, including the people, it's gonna be a pretty long list. Food would probably be another major factor. Even right now, there're so many food i can instantaneously think of that i'll totally miss... From my upper thomson BCM to 925 chicken rice and kuay chap to the hup lee beehoon under my block and many other stuff that i've come to love in Singapore.

Definitely, i'll miss my dog Brillo a lot. Seriously, i hate to even imagine 2.5 years without seeing my dog. I'll constantly be wondering what his reaction will be when he first sees me after such an extended period of time. It's pretty heart wrenching whenever i try to think about it.

Of course, with all the things i can't bare to let go, these are definitely not gonna hold me back. It's a path i have to take, and i intend to make the fullest out of it.

So let's talk about what i've been doing recently. By God's grace, i'm finally well into the process of getting my driver's licence. This is something i've been procrastinating for way too long already. I'll need his abundant blessings to see me through my TP test one the first attempt.

Of course, i've been giving tuition as a means of survival. Sometimes when i think about it, i find it pretty amazing myself that a person like me can muster forth so much patience when it comes to teaching little kids. Most people who know me on the basal level wouldn't be able to imagine Lendl teaching.

Of course, it really isn't as easy as it seems. Tutoring isn't just about simply telling the stuff to the kids. That's the easy part. It's about imparting and making sure they understand. I've had pretty experating moments, but the experience can be very rewarding in itself. Honestly, the primary 1 kid i was teaching took quite a bit of challenge for me. Thank God my efforts were exercised in his name and hearing the mother's happy voice telling me her son got 90 for maths was pretty rewarding.

Since i'm on that topic, i might as well continue with a self boast of some sort. My other primary 2 kid got the mom to call me in order for him to personally tell me the good news that he got "98/100, highest in class!" Well, good for him and good for me as well i guess. The kid's happy, and i'm comforted to know that i've been doing the right thing.

Anyway, the tutoring will go on till i fly off next year. Both of my tutee's parents are kinda expecting me to like finish teaching the next year stuff before i fly off. Well, i do need that bit of income to survive, so guess i'll continue to do my best. If teaching is truely my calling, i'll have go give it some serious thought in the future. For now however, my next phase in life involves downtown Australia and my education there.