I was suppose to enter a English school by then by not sure why i insist of enroll in a Chinese school. She did registered me o a Chinese school as where my elder sister went. I still remember every morning she will wake up much earlier than us to prepare breakfast for me and my sister. There is always a cup of 3 in 1 there ready for me matching with either bread with egg, bread with sausage or even fried noodle. And i will always only drink half of the 3 in 1 prepared. I guessed I just like the feeling of sharing :)
After breakfast she will always walked me and my sister thru the dark street to the bus stop to wait for our school bus. Only after we safely on the bus only she will walk back home. After school we will rush home and there is always lunch prepared for us on the table. I never failed to finish all the food she prepared. ( I really missed her food).
After lunch she will always carry a can as I am the lazy type who don't like to do homework and there goes as everyday she will shout until the whole kampung can heard her voice and I will cry when got canned, It is worst when I need to write calligraphy starting standard 3. Her voice is louder as I always denied to complete the work.
Every time collecting report card from the school, the teacher will always complaint I cried easily in school (now inherited by my elder son :) ). Throughout my primary school even thou she is fierce with a can as her weapon, but i can know she loved us, she will always support us no matter in what way.
She is carrying the whole family with rental from my father house and paid for being a nanny taking care others kids. I know it is not easy as a single guardian to hold such heavy responsibility. Lucky during I was kids, I don't really demand for toys, we can play with a toothpaste box for hours. Maybe kids by then not really into so materialistic lifestyle. All the pocket money and school fees are indeed expensive for her to carry all b
y herself.
I still remember every month she will bring me along to take bus all the way to collect rental from my father's house tenant. and we will stop at bus station to had either chicken rice, fried kuey tiow or hot plate noodle. ( All those no more since the move of the old bus station to the new bus station)
Secondary school life really made us less closer as i think that is the age where kids tent follow friends than family when outing. At age 16 where legal age for bike license, influenced by friends, I also pushing to get my own license but denied by my aunt as she feel it is dangerous. (i ride fast even on bicycles :)) Until one of my relative told her a guy somehow need to have a license. with a heavy heart she allow me to go for motorbike license but on my own cost. I took my saving for my license and i manage to got it.
Getting a license it is time to get a bike and she only said:" get it if you have money". Again I took my saving to buy a second hand bike. Now thinking back it is indeed a good education method of earning what you want to have. Since having bike, I was seldom home, after school, i will go out with friends. She will keep on nagging me for not studying and not staying home. I guess maybe she need more attention but just the young me does not really aware of that.
She has been nagging me most of the time, "Have you lock your bike" , " Have you complete your home work" , " Have you packed your school bag" ..... I have always think it is very annoying. (Actually now i missed being nagged by her :( ) Until one day my bike got stolen. I started to realize her nagging actually there is love in it.
After Pre-university in Melaka, I got offer to study in University in KL, That is where the time we met become lesser and lesser. We will go back whenever we have time but sometime course work really hold us back.
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