Many people believe in different types of beliefs, like freedom, fairness, or honesty…but I believe that nothing can be done if someone forces me to do it. So that’s why I’m telling you a story of how my mom forced me to take Malay tuition for 2 hours, twice a week.
When I was studying in my old school, (a Chinese local school), my mother used to make me study many different types of subjects and have lots of different tuitions. And of course she said it was for my own sake, however I really hated those boring tuitions and thought them as a 'waste of my time'. But my mom didn’t think that way, and so she kept making me go to these tuitions, because she truly wanted me to be good at everything, like a genius.
In my old school, I was good at every subject except for Malay. My Malay grades got no higher than a B. So one day, she found a Malay tutor for me and made me do Malay tuition, 2 hours a day, twice a week. I’ve had many tuitions but learning Malay was the worst I’ve ever had. Malay was my 4th language learning, and I had difficulties understanding the meanings, and the grammar usage. My mom thought I would improve my language skills but my grade was still below a B. After a few months of tortured Malay tuition, before coming to ISKL, my report card showed an A in every subject except Malay still stayed as a B. After seeing my report card and thinking back how I hated the Malay tuition, I realized that nothing could be done successfully if I didn’t enjoy it.
However, thinking oppositely, if I work really hard and enjoyed the time, my grade would go up and I would make my mom happy. So from now on, I've decided to do what I want to do, and if I believe in it, it would be a success.
