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I don't know la Nat

I think I feel better already lor. Still need to remind myself to feel better meh?

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Yes.

Ya.

I don't know la.
Just help people lor.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LfhHOFUT3s&feature=youtu.be


With the help of so many wonderful, talented, dedicated young people,
we made this little work of art.

Kelly's words come to life.
So simple, yet I don't know la. It made me feel really happy.

And I hoped that it made others feel happy too.

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I know la, Nat. I know one.

Just help people lor.

No one cares if you have a fever's worth of degrees, or if you are just a straight line's worth. No one la. Or at least it shouldn't. You don't think a professor is any more of a human being than my aunty who works at NTUC now. In fact she is one of the people you look up to the most. She took care of you for a few weeks when you were small. Bought you nasi lemak that you never finished. Introduced you to Diet Coke. Watched Hamtaro and 5 o'clock drama serials.

Nicest thing a professor did for me was give me an A that I never think I deserve.
Ok la, I work hard sometimes.

But a lot of the times, I feel like I'm not doing enough because I'm not doing it for others.
Aiyah the IMH never email me back and now I scared or lazy or don't know what to ask them again.
Then tuition how. I don't know anyone that will trust me to tutor their kids in non-math/science/chinese subjects.

Aiyah. So busy also. So tired. Come home so late.

'Just help people lor'

Yet still procrastinating the one thing you can't. You can't la Nat. It's fun and all to be A student or be like good at things. But like if you don't help others less fortunate than what's the point?
Why go church all that, read bible, do bible study, pray for others, commit to so many things for what.
Then leave church but promise to be good to people for what.

Aiyah.

Just...
remember that since you feel better now...
maybe it's time for you to help others feel better lor...

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