A Year That Was

It’s the month of May again, the month of A-Level examination. Every year this time I will have more time since my students will be sitting for the examination. This year, I did a few “first”. It is the first time I watched Thomas Cup live in Bukit Jalil stadium after so many times that we hosted the event. It is also the first time that I watched a “live” musical:--“The Westside Story” in Istana Budaya. I also received a surprise birthday cake this year from the JPA-08 students which I always think that they are not close to me. I was wrong; they too have me in their hearts.

It is more than a year since I last posted in my blog. It is about the same length of time that my students had gone oversea. During the first few weeks/months of their stay, I did drop in to chat with them. But later, I realized that they are quite hard – pressed for time, so I stopped. Since then, I only talk to some of them occasionally, and even that also mostly to the pharmacy people because, in my opinion, they have more time. Pardon me if I am wrong. During such time, there are few changes that I observed. Most are more matured emotionally and in their thinking. Some are still as “innocent” and few are growing too fast --- they are too grey/old in their thinking and emotion ( sounds like observations of the Rutherford's alpha - scattering experiment ) All in all, they have reservations when they talk to me already. Is this the signs of their entering into adulthood?

During the past year, I do drop by my blog and read some of the old posts. It is like visiting the “old house”. Each touch of the “old furniture” brought back some memories. As I indulged in those memories, I suddenly realized that they have all grown up. Now their feathers have fully grown and dried and ready to ……...!? It’s time I must let go.