Nor am I the best listener in the world. But I'm always willing to lend a listening ear any time of the day, just as I'm happy to lend you my shoulders to lean on/cry on if you ever need.
Sunday, March 12, 2006
My Favourite Things
Don't know what came over me, but as I switched on the computer a few minutes ago, I started humming the tune "my favourite things" (I think that's the name of the song, though I can't exactly remember) from "The Sound of Music". If I don't remember wrongly, Ms Foo, as she then was, taught us this song when I was in Primary 2, a group of us had to sing this for one of the teachers who was retiring, and who didn't teach us. Come to think of it, I still have the tiny song sheets, stuffed in the book that Ms Foo gave me when I topped the class in Primary One. Much as I would like to say that it just felt like yesterday when all of these happened, somehow, these events are beginning to have a somewhat distant feeling.
Anyway, such nostalgic stuff are not supposed to be part of the entry today. The events over the past few months have taught me not to hold on to the past, but to look ahead. Any happy memories were, well, the past. And it's time to let go. There's no where in this society for nostalgia. At least it's not supposed to be for anyone to see
That's still veering off course. As I was going off to sleep last night, I received a relatively nice sms. Those were really nice/kind words, Daniel! Hee.. and then this evening, as the movie was about to start, Qi sent me an sms too! Don't really know how to explain it, but it's just... a nice feeling. =)
Suddenly thought of primary school.. The very first time I did someone a "favour" was when a Malay teacher asked me to help her get some food during recess. I can still vaguely remember that feeling of happiness when Ciku Rohani (I think) said "Thank You". And my first reaction was.. "Oh.. so that's what the teachers meant by zhu4 ren2 wei2 kuai4 le4 zhi1 ben3"
Sometimes, I can't help but think that I'm a lousy friend, plus lousy sister. Friend-wise, there are many others who are much better at showing true concern to others. For quite a number of my friends, for example, sometimes, I don't understand why they would still be my friends. I mean, I make one of the lousiest and most problematic friend in the world, yet they can still tolerate me, to the point that I really really do owe them a lot, more than I can ever pay back. As for sister wise, I noticed that my sister had a letter from a tuition agency today. Which means she took up another tuition. It's not the first time I've told her not to take up any more tuition assignments. I mean, it's really taxing to be giving so many tuitions, doing her degree, plus doing her MDIS course. I would much rather she spend time watching TV and relaxing instead. Yet, if I comment about this again, I can forsee that we would end up arguing. Spoilt by me, I guess. But I just can't help wondering whether I am that lousy a sister, such that my sister just cannot depend on me. But all the same, it just made me realise another reason why I should not be childish and do what my heart tells me to.
Oh well, grown ups, unlike kids, cannot run away from responsibilities, right? =)
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