SUMMARY OF MY LIFE        

“Life is like a box of chocolates, you’ll never know what you’ll have until you’ve tasted it…” a phrase taken from the movie Forrest Gump. I think the phrase reflects the reality of our life. We will never know what is ahead of us, whether we are going to become a famous person in the world or otherwise. I would say the circumstance surroundings my childhood have moulded me into who I am right now. My parents were strict disciplinarian for my siblings and I. Therefore, I think I owe my entire life to my beloved parents especially my father who has played an important role to what I have achieved to date.

          

I was born 25 years ago and am the second child in a family of four. I have an elder brother and two younger sisters, thus I am the eldest daughter. My parents said that since I was young, I was always the one who bullies my brother as he was the type who gives in whenever we got into some fight. He was and still has a soft spot in his character. On the other hand, I am the serious one which sometimes makes me feel like I am the eldest among the four of us. I would like to relate this to an incident that happened late last year. We (my siblings and I) were about to have dinner in a bistro and the waiter accidentally (I hope!) spilt our drinks on my brother and he was soaking wet. The waiter apologised and being his ‘cool character’ my brother accepted the apology. I on the other hand, would not give up and I demanded that we not pay for the food we ordered. My sisters were quite shocked because I was the one who was making such a big fuss about it while my brother was not, but at the end all was happy as we were given free dinners. Hurray!!! A win.

        

My memory of my childhood began at the age of three. I was told by my parents that I could not wait until I was 4 years old to go to kindergarten, so they enrolled me at a small nursery. I was extremely excited that by the end of my first week in the nursery, I dragged my father to take me to the nursery even though it was a Saturday! Since then my parents thought to themselves, “We’ve got it made, she’s going to be the bright one…” After spending a year in the nursery, we had to move to London for a year as my father was completing a course there. It was really an experience that I will never forget. My brother was in the primary school while I enrolled in the kindergarten. I had so much fun and learnt so many things which I think were entirely different from the educational style in Malaysia. I did not remember being burdened with lots of homework because I was having a lot of fun making friends and learning more simple things that is important in life i.e. built my confidence in public speaking. I could still remember every afternoon there will be a play from a fairy tale story and the teacher will choose 4-5 students to act in the play. Although it was very short and most of us ended up laughing to each other, it actually taught small children like me to be confident in expressing ourselves. I do not recall having any of these experiences during my kindergarten in Malaysia, we were taught to do mathematic calculations, have neat handwritings and on top of that, there would be homework everyday! Apart from having a wonderful time in school in England, we (my family and I) travelled to Europe in summer and I think this was the opportunity of a life time for all of us.

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After spending a year in London, it was time for us to come back to Malaysia. I wished I could have stayed longer as I felt London was my second home. The feeling was so great that I have made a promise to myself that I will try to get a place in one of the universities in England to further my studies.

I started primary school when I was 7. Initially my parents wanted to place me in a Chinese primary school as they have seen my great interest in learning as compared to my brother (I ...

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