cool beans

im always exhaustedly sleepy an hour or two before i reach my tuition kid's place..i fall asleep on the train/bus/bed and wake up feeling all groggy and grumpy when i reach his place...many a times late..yes, i dread having to go teach when im in a really sleepy mood...

but this kid is good. unlike many who totally detests their tuitees, i kinda like mine. he's pretty conscientious, very hardworking, and is nothing like the sort whose parents forced them to take up tuition..yeah..he asked for it...and contrary to what pple think, no he isnt a highflyer who's looking to ace every single question and go for a 100%. he's an o level retaker, hoping to up his grade from an e8 to B hopefully. yup that's right, one look at him and i dun understand either..if u didnt tell me i wud think he looks like an ri boy or soemthing..

and yes, he works very hard, he finishes every single piece of work i task him, and he always as questions. which really makes my heart ache, because as much as he works, he's just not as bright as many of us are. he tries to understand everything and i try to be patient..and i really try to, because he deserves it. many tutors i noe can't wait to get the session over with, so do i. but i realise at the end of the time, im not done with him yet, the progress is slow, and i cringe when i look at the clock and see that im running out of time, and i feel a wave of sadness when he has to write down 10 times 0 = 0 and has to press the calculator for 12/4. i dun mind if i have to OT without pay to get his concepts right. i just hope he does. and i have no doubt he's working on those qns right now, just like i do everytime after tuition, cos it just gets better..

i hope he gets his A, cos i told him he could, and come on, god is fair. so peeps, dun take ur brains for granted. use them. cos u have the ability to. dun ever stop working hard.