I've started reading the thinner Lee Kuan Yew book, which is LEE KUAN YEW: THE MAN AND HIS IDEAS. Well, I've always have a problem with speed reading, and I guess I'll take 1 month to complete that book... gosh, what about the other book??? Anyway, I even took it out with me when I was suppose to go shopping with Sharon, Si Yuan and Clarissa on Friday. They thought that I was a history freak. Frankly speaking, I'm just really curious and interested in Singapore's history. The fact is that, yes, I do like history, but at the same time I must agree that it can be long-winded or what the Chinese would say,又长又臭; and I admit that I'd fallen asleep in class many times.
Lee Kuan Yew reminds me of school, of how much I look to him as an idol, a role model; though it's kind of unbelieveable to many.
I remember once I was given the topic: "My Idol" for my Higher Chinese Composition last year. The first person who came to my mind was him, Mr Lee Kuan Yew, for how much I had admired his leadership, his determination, his ability to succeed. And for that particullar composition, I scored 61%. It was my best composition ever, and I broke the class's top score. If I'm not wrong, I still have it somewhere in the house; I'll post it when I've found it.
The other incident was during the Student Council interview. Sharon, Clarissa and I were in the Conference Room undergoing the interview. One of the questions thrown to us was "Who do you look to as a role model and why?" Sharon: My mother, because she... Clarissa: My parents, because they... Me: Mr Lee Kuan Yew, because I admire his leadership. If I remember correctly, Mdm Shahera, Mdm Halilah, Mrs Yeo and the former Exco were the interviewers. And apparently, after digesting whatever I'd said, the entire room was filled with the want-to-laugh-but-not-sure-how-to-react kind of laughter. Mrs Yeo counter-attacked:But some people said that he... ... (can't really remember what, but all I know is that she wanted to see how I responded to something unexpected. it became like a debate question) Me: But if it wasn't him, Singapore would not have become what it is today; we may be living under communism. (looking back, I feel proud being able to fight back with what little knowledge I had about the hisotry of Singapore, and luckily I had the facts right, or else...) That reply made Mrs Yeo smile and nod convincingly, having no words to fight back. At that moment, I really feel proud of myself. I'd grown, for I wouldn't know how to react or stand for my views before, but then, I was able to convince Mrs Yeo with the little information stored in my little brain.
4:21 pm;
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was from Maha Bodhi School