Out of Love 2

One week after I received the card, they boy came to my house (my house is only 200 meters from the school)

He came crying.

I pretended that I didn’t know about the card.

“What happened Dol?"

“Teacher, my girlfriend Idah is getting married. I received her invitation card yesterday. How could she do this to me. What have I done wrong. How could she fall out of love that easy?”

He told me the girl was being “swept-off” by the man.

It seems while doing the part time job as a tea-lady at the bank one of the officer from the bank managed to win the girl’s heart.

The bank officer is 29 year old. Good looking. Mature. Hold a good post in the bank. Already own an apartment, a car and smartly dressed. The dowry for the girl is RM10,000.

He went to the wedding. So did I.

Three years later, the boy got married.

After four years of marriage, he was blessed with two children.

For her, after seven years of marriage, she was blessed with three kids.

When I met the girl, she never spoke about the boy. But when I met the boy, he still reminisced about the past.

CIKGUTANYA; In the name of love , material matters. The best man will surely win.

The Steward

He is a steward. Still working and 37 years old.

When he was in the school that I taught, he was a very talkative student. He really likes to talk.

When he has free time, he will come over to the staff room to ask a lot of questions.

He asked me about marriage. He wanted to know what make a marriage go sour.

I told him that, “In marriage there must be a lot of patience. Boy, it’s not the big thing that makes husband and wife quarrel. It’s always the small things like putting the cap back on the toothpaste tube, farting under the blanket, for not hanging the towel on the rack and not to throw it on the bed or on the floor. Burping loudly. Snoring and spitting.”

“If a husband and a wife quarrel because of the big things, they will end up divorced at the early stage of their marriage.. So to have a long lasting marriage, you have to be patient with the “shortcomings” of your partner and ignore the little things.”

Last week, he came back from Paris and he called me. I know he is still not married.

“Hello teacher”

“Yes, long time no hear from you.”

We talked about the past.

Then I asked him “Are you married ?”

“ Not yet”

“Why?”

“Whenever I think of marriage, I always remember your words. It is the small things that ruin the marriage. I don’t want that to happen to me. I am very particular about small things. If my wife is a cluttered type of person, I think my marriage won’t stand a chance. I want her to be spick and span.”

“Then are you still a VIRGIN?’

“No, I am no longer a virgin!”

CIKGUTANYA: I feel really bad. I think I better keep my mouth shut.

Continuation of Good Grief!

We arrived at the school . We went to the office to get his result.

There was this petite, beautiful chemistry teacher.

She asked him: “Boy, what did you get for your chemistry?”

“An A1, teacher.”

“Congratulations and good . I am so proud of you.”

“ Anyway , it’s a long way back to Kuala Lumpur. Why don’t you and your mother drop by and have lunch at my house?”

“Thank you for the invitation teacher. But we have to go back to Kuala Lumpur straight away.”

He continued, “But, I promise you, I will go to your house later. I will further my study, get a degree, get a good job then I will go to your house for your hand in marriage!”

I am speechless at his boldness but at the same time proud of him.

CIKGUTANYA: Good teachers will have a big impact on the future of their students. Be a good teacher then.