First lesson of tuition this year went smoothly............ First boy i've taught..... very very nice boy so far..... so far so good..... he thinks maturely for his age (same age as my youngest bro age 9), maybe because of the things he's been thru at such a tender age........ guess wat he told me when i was explaining the phrase "兄弟" (brothers), he told me, "nope, i dont have brothers, i live alone with my dad, just the 2 of us only, my mummy died already"................. when he told me this, his face machiam wanted to cry already........... my heart ached when i heard this and saw his grieve-stricken face...... i didnt' wanna probe further....... but.... deep in my heart i wanted to know wat really happened.... did his mum really died? or did his daddy lie to him abt the truth? u knw when u watch serial dramas the dad always lie to the child abt the mum, telling him the mum died but actually the mum left them for another guy? something along tat line..... aiyah i think too much............. but i really feel alot for the boy.... he gave me a very very sad look again when he said he only goes out to play badminton with his dad and his GF and the gf's son on certain weekends, not every wkends, juz CERTAIN wkends.... i could feel he feel neglected by his dad..........i mean, if im the dad.......... and if i have a gf......... i might probably be tempted to spend more time with the GF rather than my son......... DONO la..... im so kaypoh.... but the boy is really so poor thing ah......... he's only 9years old.... and he has only his granddad to accompany him everyday............ and to think i've thought my little brother was very poor thing... i've always felt guilty abt leaving him at home since he's so young with only my mum and the SCV............ but hey! the poor tuition boy dont even have SCV at home ok?! he lives in a very very small flat...... with only his daddy (who is always not at home till 7plus or 8plus when he comes back from work, and perhaps, GF)..... at least my mum's not working and can accompany my little bro the whole day a home...........

anyway, my little bro is too spoilt by my mum........... he is really a little imp..... ironically, i dont tutor my little bro but i tutor other children...... stupid, u might think........... but seriously, u can NEVER tutor ur own brother, cos they'll NEVER listen..... they'll scream, throw tantrums, jump around until u bring out the cane....... tell me how to tutor him like that?!