tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717579593490457713.post2168771105659030384..comments2024-03-29T13:28:18.625+08:00Comments on Life, In My Own Backyard: "What Do You Want Me To BeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717579593490457713.post-69382984612869029762012-04-23T23:00:00.740+08:002012-04-23T23:00:00.740+08:00Hi Susie!
Thanks for coming to visit.
Ah the wis...Hi Susie!<br /><br />Thanks for coming to visit.<br /><br />Ah the wisdom of the elders...of course, if you didn't agree with them at the time, you'd find it annoying. ;)linahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273605189937933589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717579593490457713.post-81092232203886465462012-04-23T22:12:00.969+08:002012-04-23T22:12:00.969+08:00Haha, my parents are both teachers and my Dad has ...Haha, my parents are both teachers and my Dad has spent the last 10 years saying "you know, you'd make a very good teacher Susie", "why don't you become a teacher?". And oh, look what I'm doing! Teaching! Rurousha, your moral is a good one! <br /><br />I think that children benefit from their parents having plans and dreams for them. It shows that they care and want them to succeed. But kids also have to know that they'll be loved and have proud parents no matter what they choose to try. <br /><br />Lina, I just found your blog through Rurousha's and it's great. I love Malaysia and I've been enjoying reading about your life there!<br /><br />PS - I love that poem.Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12870095516944763251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717579593490457713.post-46165181027970109582012-04-19T21:17:26.206+08:002012-04-19T21:17:26.206+08:00But have to remind ourselves too lah... not too mu...But have to remind ourselves too lah... not too much freedom and must put a bit of hard work and hard study too.For discipline.<br /><br />I know some people who think we're just the "typical Malay" since for us, it's not all about study from the time our son open his eyes till the time he goes to sleep.linahttp://linasbackyard.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717579593490457713.post-69399991554305279572012-04-19T18:48:47.918+08:002012-04-19T18:48:47.918+08:00Love that poem!
There are still many parents out ...Love that poem!<br /><br />There are still many parents out there who only want their kids to be a doctor/lawyer/engineer and do not take into account their kids' interest / talents. But what you're doing, giving your son options and supporting him will help expand his talents/interests and make him a better person.. So kudos to you and your hubs! Yeay!Bella Enveeushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04488527362879529134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717579593490457713.post-87871348617388835182012-04-19T13:44:05.518+08:002012-04-19T13:44:05.518+08:00He should be spending his free time studying not t...He should be spending his free time studying not thinking far into the future! kakaka<br /><br />No? xDlinahttp://urutoranohihi.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717579593490457713.post-80758257270905513592012-04-19T13:43:02.807+08:002012-04-19T13:43:02.807+08:00It works both way.
Iffy education system that is ...It works both way.<br /><br />Iffy education system that is way too politicised.<br /><br />+ kiasu parents. Why do parents willing to do anything & bend backwards to send their children to notable school? kiasu. What if their children don't get straight As. Worry until cannot sleep.<br /><br />That's why tuition classes are so much in demand. And with that fact, even teachers are taking advantage and join the tuition business letting classes suffer.<br /><br />Zaini always say, you don't need to be a straight A student to do your job well.linahttp://urutoranohihi.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717579593490457713.post-72824020819854702032012-04-19T13:39:42.087+08:002012-04-19T13:39:42.087+08:00That boy of mine has a tendency of thinking way to...That boy of mine has a tendency of thinking way too much.<br /><br />I guess that's what happen when he's an only child and spend most of his free time with adults. Grandpa, uncles, mom, dad...linahttp://urutoranohihi.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717579593490457713.post-77893069100418725582012-04-19T13:35:54.961+08:002012-04-19T13:35:54.961+08:00My Dad wanted me to be a magistrate. I probably wo...My Dad wanted me to be a magistrate. I probably would have tried studying for it, given the chance but of course, I'm not bright enough. xD<br /><br />I have much respect to teachers (and professors and lecturers...) Good ones. Not the ones that choose the profession because of the "lax" working hours or because you can enter a teacher's college with mediocre high school results.<br /><br />I will never be a good teacher. Complete lack of patience. And I somehow suspect that for punishments - I'll make my students do laps around school. They might not excel in their studies, but they will be fit! kakakalinahttp://urutoranohihi.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717579593490457713.post-28844804353335638652012-04-19T10:51:17.772+08:002012-04-19T10:51:17.772+08:00Btw, good that Raimie is giving a thought about hi...Btw, good that Raimie is giving a thought about his career or rather what his parents want him to be. LOLHappySurferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01444290549991093661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717579593490457713.post-7131374562043911382012-04-19T10:49:58.252+08:002012-04-19T10:49:58.252+08:00I think the education system here in Malaysia is t...I think the education system here in Malaysia is too skewed towards academics so much so it has become rote-learning to a big extent. It's little wonder that schoolkids have no choice but to study and study to get good grades. Plus, there is the quota system in public universities. Looking forward to the day when entrance is based on merit.HappySurferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01444290549991093661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717579593490457713.post-5525765467925622332012-04-19T08:35:31.202+08:002012-04-19T08:35:31.202+08:00How wonderful that Raimie is already thinking of h...How wonderful that Raimie is already thinking of his future. I do agree with you, whatever our children decide, we just support them 100%.jellybellyhttp://www.atwerpslife.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717579593490457713.post-38240558244350684582012-04-19T05:51:01.068+08:002012-04-19T05:51:01.068+08:00Interesting, all these comments. ^^
My mother alw...Interesting, all these comments. ^^<br /><br />My mother always told me, "You should be a professor." (My mother is like that. Teacher, meh. Go for professor.) I ignored her, as I usually did. <br /><br />Many years later I started teaching in Japan because that was the only job I could do here. Eventually I ended up teaching at university, not as a professor (sorry, Mom!), but as a contract teacher. Guess what? I absolutely totally completely love it.<br /><br />The moral of the story? Always listen to your mother. :DRuroushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10638258526527895171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717579593490457713.post-69023308894441043312012-04-18T23:15:45.347+08:002012-04-18T23:15:45.347+08:00SK would be a good teacher. He has so many interes...SK would be a good teacher. He has so many interests, skill and knowledge to impart to his students. *kipas kipas*linahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273605189937933589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717579593490457713.post-24222471285651558292012-04-18T23:14:04.488+08:002012-04-18T23:14:04.488+08:00OK what! Can get free haircut & hair service f...OK what! Can get free haircut & hair service from her! LOLlinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273605189937933589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717579593490457713.post-45322850470257551752012-04-18T23:11:37.326+08:002012-04-18T23:11:37.326+08:00We don't know what life has in store for us.
...We don't know what life has in store for us.<br /><br />And for SK, he's so lucky. SO many fields he already entered. So marketable lah, that guy. ;p<br /><br />For me, I wanted to be a cartoonist, a writer, an army pilot (applied for it but didn't get through. Boohoo), a forest ranger... xDlinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273605189937933589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717579593490457713.post-27081145510891692322012-04-18T23:09:02.705+08:002012-04-18T23:09:02.705+08:00Nowadays, you hear a lot of tiger moms around... a...Nowadays, you hear a lot of tiger moms around... all they want their children do is STUDY, STUDY, STUDY.<br /><br />Play also important lah!<br /><br />And the world won't end if the child doesn't become a doctor, an engineer, a certified accountant etc..linahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273605189937933589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717579593490457713.post-13677534565710530032012-04-18T23:07:15.719+08:002012-04-18T23:07:15.719+08:00Yup!
What he needs to do now is explore and enjoy...Yup!<br /><br />What he needs to do now is explore and enjoy his childhood! :)linahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273605189937933589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717579593490457713.post-12611760416001279632012-04-18T23:05:45.936+08:002012-04-18T23:05:45.936+08:00If he does, I'm impressed!
I think if he does...If he does, I'm impressed!<br /><br />I think if he does visit, it's just to check what Mommy put up for photos and check whether his photos here are nice or not. kikikilinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273605189937933589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717579593490457713.post-36992777513726656172012-04-18T23:00:09.800+08:002012-04-18T23:00:09.800+08:00I used to dream of becoming a writer too. Suffice ...I used to dream of becoming a writer too. Suffice to say I don't have the talent & the discipline for it. <br /><br />Yup! Yup! Yup! Work hard! Dream big!linahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273605189937933589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717579593490457713.post-84648143529348967432012-04-18T11:55:34.332+08:002012-04-18T11:55:34.332+08:00I was speechless.... but still smile-smile forcefu...I was speechless.... but still smile-smile forcefully to give her morale support.yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16500454253801613403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717579593490457713.post-46419769607895714592012-04-18T11:53:25.726+08:002012-04-18T11:53:25.726+08:00My girl told me, she wanted to be a hairstylist @_...My girl told me, she wanted to be a hairstylist @_@yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16500454253801613403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717579593490457713.post-8549492480115168912012-04-18T11:51:01.309+08:002012-04-18T11:51:01.309+08:00LOL... those generic occupations.LOL... those generic occupations.yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16500454253801613403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717579593490457713.post-24637789276705158342012-04-18T11:50:22.866+08:002012-04-18T11:50:22.866+08:00I wanted to be a doctor (isn't every child dre...I wanted to be a doctor (isn't every child dreamt of wearing the smart white coat?) or a teacher (got influenced by my primary teacher) but ended up as programmer XD<br /><br />And I didn't even know what a computer was back then!yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16500454253801613403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717579593490457713.post-21769139044669831752012-04-18T11:48:11.544+08:002012-04-18T11:48:11.544+08:00Normally these type of parents didn't get to f...Normally these type of parents didn't get to fulfill their own dream hence try to mold their children to take up that 'path'.<br /><br />Luckily, my parents are quite lenient and let me choose whatever I want to be (expect those bad-bad one, i.e. gangsterism).yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16500454253801613403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717579593490457713.post-53903168063100441492012-04-18T09:27:23.999+08:002012-04-18T09:27:23.999+08:00i have thought of doctor, teacher, artist, cartoon...i have thought of doctor, teacher, artist, cartoonist, architect etc.. but then i studied engineering and then finally ended up working in IT.. and now doing MBA!! haha~~[SK]https://www.blogger.com/profile/01863360136363789539noreply@blogger.com