- Trust your friends, but do not rely on them - I find that the only person in the world you can rely on is, yourself. Maybe somewhere along the way you bump into an endangered species of people who are really sincere in helping you, but I have difficulties in naming people who are totally selfless....
- Set a goal and draw out a path - if you want to be a Pilot or a Doctor or an Engineer.... set your goal and map out your route. Follow that route. Everything else is just distractions.
- You can't please everybody, so don't bother.
- Everybody thinks he/she is an expert - everybody likes to give advice. Their intentions are good but, always weigh what is said against your your set goals and the map to that goal..... Listen to as many opinions as you can... but remember they are just that... opinions not fact.... Take everything with a pinch of salt....
- There's no such thing as "I have no choice" - life is full of choices. Even if it's between life or death... When you do something, it's your choice. If things don't go as you planned, it's your fault. Do not blame others.
- Life is short, do not dwell on things that should have been. Learn from it.. and move on.
- Humans cannot think logically.
- Having pets only break your heart.....
I started school in 1971. I went to Sekolah Ismail (Dua), as far as I am concerned the only primary school in the whole universe and every kid must go there or the government will put their parents away forever. The "Dua" or Two (2), does not mean there were two Sekolah Ismails. There was only one, except that there were two sessions, morning and afternoon. When I started in standard one, I was in the morning session. Apparently, somehow, the two Ismails alternate, and I really can't recall ever having to go to school in the afternoon. Every morning, my cousin, the late Hashimah Hashim (Allah bless her soul), and I would wait for Pak Mat to pick us up in his beca, his trishaw. And, until I changed school in 1976 (that's another story to tell), Pak Mat and his beca would take me to school every school day. I know of no other way to go to school and I did not really appreciate the distance that Pak Mat had to cycle to pick us up and send us to our respective s...
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