I was offered a place to study in University of Malaya in year 1997. Came from a reasonably poor and surviving family, the contemplation was to accept the offer or to get a job instead. I decided to go for the offer and hook up on some part-time job to support my living and study in Kuala Lumpur.
God is with me, an offer from Kuok Foundation arrived. It was a study loan. The girl who interviewed me asked for 2 guarantors to counter sign my contract with them. My parent called up relatives and what a wonderful “relatives” that I have. All just ran away. WOW… when they talked about good things, god, charities, etc, its kind of like tears pouring down their cheeks and when the actual time to help me pen my document, they just have reasonable extenuation to say – I’m Sorry. The actual vocabulary for these peoples is HYPOCRITE.
The main reason will be; why should I help him? He has got no money to pay back later. His parents is poor and it just so much a risk to take.
Well I understand this very much. As a normal person on this sharing earth, I learn that life is more than just knowing the person. One will really have to learn the true meaning of life to accept who they are and where they want to be in future. Judging a person by his present plights and making up a presumption is something that some of my relatives regretted now. Hmm… I sound so vengeance. This is so not me! but I guess it is in me…otherwise I won’t have the idea to say it out.
A stranger helped me and I’m truly grateful for that. At least there are plenty of good people around. I am truly blessed to get to know them. I have those who care for me. Those that far away in actual kilometres but so closed; closed till I can feel their present next to me. The hug and warm is so strong. The love that you will never understand; Not until in found that somebody…
The study loan came with responsibility. I was instructed to maintain my study record at nothing lower than 3.5 /4.0. That will be 1st class with honour in all major Universities. I made it. I was also to show reasonable extra-curricular activities records in my bi-annual report to Kuok Foundation.
Of cause I have plenty to give. I played tennis for the college; I swim for the college and collected plenty of medals for this. I played softball; I became sport club president. I’m into running, coaching other on organising activities, involve in academy seminars, student election and was appointed head of student committee board without being candidate as contestant. I should have scan and included my 80 over peaces of certificates and the entire awards commendation letters here. Hahaha. Proud to be myself I guess…
I just enjoy staying active. I’m hyperactive and I recognise this long ago. I then learn to make a better use of myself as a hyperactive person. Not to put all those great energy to waste basket after graduation, I continue with all my activities and added a few recently. Rock-Climbing, Bungee Jump; I done water rafting; spurt out from my body during paintball games.
Adrenaline’s never run out from my body at the moment, I’m into Fear Factor. Hope to get some fun out of this soon. Oh.. no no news from the Astronaut Committee as at today. I guess something must be up with them. I also learn never to put “too high” expectation on thing which I have no control of as human tends to get disappointed if it never materialised.
As the HR Manager with reasonable income, I also carry the responsibility to help my retired parent. The kitchen needs to be filled up almost every 2 months and I’m so happy to get to do that for them. Nothing is more meaningful in life then having the opportunity to serve the one that has brought you up.
Cheers for the Blessed DAY
DanielNKH