today receive a letter.. gonna get $100 increase in salary! woo hoo so happy! suddenly got extra money..! haha.. they say it's a revision of my scheme.. and it's supposed to take place since july or smthg.. so they actually owe me $$.. lolz..

compared to some of my frens, my salary is actually not very good.. BUT! i am aleadi proud of myself for having come this far by myself.. i am not a smart person.. very blur.. and i used to complain why was i not born in a rich family, then i dun have to work part time or teach tuition.. but now, i think if i had been born in a rich family, i might not have tried as hard!

my tutee used to say he is just not as smart as others. when i told him i wasnt a smart person, i just work very hard, he laughed and say "no lo, u r just smart and things are easier for u"..

and then i told him "if others take 1 hour to understand a piece of hmwk, then u put in 2 hours. if others take 1 week to study for exams, then u take 2 weeks. whatever others do, u do double. that's how i do it. i am not clever like them, so i have to work harder than them."

even after working very hard, i am just an average student with average grades. but can u imagine if i hadn't tried, i would have scored even worse? anyway, i was not the only one, i had some frens who were even more hardworking than me, as their results were poorer. somehow we juz know dat the poorer your results, the harder you have to work. but a lot of students now just dun work as hard as we used to in the past.. i feel. could it be they are so pampered that they dun feel the need to do well for themselves? on the other hand, the parents are pushing their kids very very hard!

anyway, i am happy with the good news, and tml i shall enjoy my dinner date with xm n zy =) weekend is nearing~~