Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Before i forget.....

I must blog about this thought that I having these few days before it faded away.
JV's teacher used to tell me that JV's classmates were fond of her and liked to mix with her for session like sleeping together, queueing up, etc. But the funny thing is JV has never really grow fond of most of them, especially those cheeky ones.... She felt more comfortable and enjoyed the company of elder kids like JE's friends, Fiona, Jia Yu, etc.
If there are same age friends that she is fond of, they will be Jia Xuan and Erica....reasons being that they are rather 'well-behaved' and dont poke each other...which i know she is rather 'pantang' with it... Just like me, i really hate those who tickled me. Not that i like serious stuff, i do make fun of people, but i enjoyed those who are more mature in thinking.

In the process of homeschooling, I came to realize that long long time away, when i was in the primary and secondary, I didnt have many friends who were 'clicked' enough.
During primary days, LY, LL and some were at-one-time close friends, but then deep inside me i knew they were not for me. It became more obvious that when video tape and HK series came into place. Household income was not enough to cover for this part of entertainment and black-white TV was already a luxury thing in the dining hall. I still remembered i was among the last one in the class who has house phone. Friends were exchanging numbers but i dont even know how to dial it. haha! But we have never asked for that coz mom and dad have never let us believe that 'lacking' of material things means lacking in confidence.
我想那个时候开始我已经懂得什么是“我是与别人不一样的”, 而且还是很高尚的那种。不是高傲的那种,而是因为我的圈子的朋友,都是崇拜娱乐圈的,而我就是连看了也没有一点喜欢的感觉。但后来才明白原来,我的圈子的朋友都不是最谈得来的,而谈得来的都是比我大两岁以上的姐姐们。
As i was reading The Element(by Sir Ken Robinson), he mentioned that friends can be of all ages, I began to realize that aren't this is what interaction and learning suppose to be? JV has many friends, from Aunty Lai Choo, Yasir, Fiona, Amanda, Micheal Jackson, the poslaju delivery man and many more. They are not confined to only a particular age group which i think is the most wonderful part. Coz this is what the true side of the world. Being interactive and learned require different experience!
In those days, I learned a lot from those friends who has more experience and they are those who are more mature in age and thinking. They are not the ones who fancied about their outlooks, though they took good care of themselves. But inertly they are well balanced, and more importantly truly happy people. I cant stop denying the fact that those who really care for their appearance where dressing up to is to please others and to gain confidence, and inertly they lack of the self-grown confident, and let alone about being happy in lives. Sorry if this poke someone... but no i am not sorry for saying this, coz this is the true fact! :)

2 comments:

  1. I have the same feeling as you. It took me long enough to realize this "problem" as it cause me some lonely feeling during grownup. However as time go, I begin to earn very meaningful friendship ESP people with different age.

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  2. Chin Yin, i think eventually we will outgrown this part and realize that, hey, there are a lot of people who are likewise, LIKE US.:)And that was how i ended up having a lot of mutual friends when i was in 20+. Friends said i am sociable but i knew i was once labeled as anti-social during secondary school and also at some of my working place. well, choose to be different and walk my own path prooved to be a LONELY yet HAPPY path, coz i dont have to oblige to anyone of them. :)

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