Defining moments of my life
Defining moments of my life
I am going through this book by Dr Phil entitled Self Matters and one of the exercise is to write on the defining moments of my life. So, I am trying to remember what events have been most defining from childhood till now.
Age 1 - 5
Cannot remember any event vividly except for the time when i followed a neighbour to Sunday School and it rained heavily and we could not go home. i was terrified and i started crying. i think i must have been about 4 or 5. I think i did not dare to venture anywhere without my parents till I was Form 1.
Age 6 - 12
I can remember one event which changed my life...the day my neighbour decided to move to greener pastures in KL. I practically lived with them, being in and out of their house all the time. They had four children and a few other cousins and that house was like our meeting place. We used to meet to play house, cards, etc. Then, the father was retrenched from the tin mining company. He decided to apply for a job with Dunlop in KL. I was in Year 2. When they shifted, i cried a lot because i suddenly became very alone and lonely. I longed for them, day and night. It was very difficult to pass the time, especially in the evenings. When I went to school, i was suddenly alone, waited for the bus alone, went everywhere alone..I had to learn to make new friends. I think i told myself that i was going to make a lot of friends, just in case if any goes away, i would still had a few others to play with. I started to mix with people of all ages. I did a lot of things to impress them so that they would be friends with me. really pathetic. Till today, i think i still try to make people happy, very obliging and i would do all i can to help my friends.
I am going through this book by Dr Phil entitled Self Matters and one of the exercise is to write on the defining moments of my life. So, I am trying to remember what events have been most defining from childhood till now.
Age 1 - 5
Cannot remember any event vividly except for the time when i followed a neighbour to Sunday School and it rained heavily and we could not go home. i was terrified and i started crying. i think i must have been about 4 or 5. I think i did not dare to venture anywhere without my parents till I was Form 1.
Age 6 - 12
I can remember one event which changed my life...the day my neighbour decided to move to greener pastures in KL. I practically lived with them, being in and out of their house all the time. They had four children and a few other cousins and that house was like our meeting place. We used to meet to play house, cards, etc. Then, the father was retrenched from the tin mining company. He decided to apply for a job with Dunlop in KL. I was in Year 2. When they shifted, i cried a lot because i suddenly became very alone and lonely. I longed for them, day and night. It was very difficult to pass the time, especially in the evenings. When I went to school, i was suddenly alone, waited for the bus alone, went everywhere alone..I had to learn to make new friends. I think i told myself that i was going to make a lot of friends, just in case if any goes away, i would still had a few others to play with. I started to mix with people of all ages. I did a lot of things to impress them so that they would be friends with me. really pathetic. Till today, i think i still try to make people happy, very obliging and i would do all i can to help my friends.
posted by jenho @ 7:01 AM
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