Thursday, September 13, 2007

My Idol Frens

From the title one might think that i know frens who are now idols but no.. wat i meant is frens whom i think of them as an idol to me. Hard to believe that i have idols too coz most of the time i am the one who give inspiration to myself to push harder but the fact is there are a few of my frens whom i really adore, respect and envy if u dun mind me saying.

Well the 1st person on my list is no other than Raymond Soo, my buddy from my early skool days. One of my best macha i've ever have. The one of the few who finish wif 1st class honours from UTAR and during his time, 1st class was still 3.8. Why do i respect him? 1stly he got a brains made for an engineer but he took up programming instead.. then there is the things tht happen within his family.. I remember once when i told him that i have problems that made me unable to focus on my studies then he told me his problem which really shut me up. What i'm facing is nothing as compared to him.. his mother was diagonise with cancer and none of us knew until his mother's death. All this time he kept it to himself and nvr once neglected his studies. His determination, his love, him as a person has really inspire me... He showed me the meaning of "When the going get tough, the tough get going"

The next person is a girl, is a girl whom i've always thought of as a pretty girl even till today and she will remain pretty regardless wat happen. She's Kelly Chua. The girl i know in my days of diploma, she graduated with merit but due to family, she cannot continue her studies so she has no choice but to work. While working, she took part time courses and took the Engineering Council paper just to qualify herself as an engineer. Using her hard earn cash she would pay for her fees and the exam... and she even told me that she a few A's for her exam.. an A for an exam where 90% of international students would and may fail... not a feat that could be done by anyone. Her determination and her passion inspire me above all else.

Last but not least (at least for now) is a fren i got to know in my uni days. This person is David, David Wong, although he's my junior in uni but he is a much better man that i am. The reason behind me idolizing him?? He's everything i ever wanted to achieve in uni. He's active in clubs and societies; he has good grades; he's well known by uni officials and students... he's godlike to me.. When comparing me n him, it makes me look like a total failure. He's somebody that i'm not, i'll never be, somebody i've hope to be. I've tried to be him but i failed.. sometimes it takes more than pure determination, it takes some talent i guess. Did i mention he his doing his FYP and taking part in a competition while in admist of his final exam in his final sem? SO is this guy god like o wat?

So this are the 3 person whom i truely respect and look up to. Two of them is of the same age wif me, one is a girl, another is younger than me.. all sort of life, background, and stories. All with one thing in common.. they have done something i could have never done and they are somebody that i'n not. Their stories, my inspiration... Whenever i feel that i can't make it, i'll just think of my hardship is nothing compared to them, and then... i will keep on pushing myself harder n harder coz i know if someone can do it then so can i.

I jsut wanna tell the world about my frens that's all.. thx for reading

2 comments:

Wishing said...

ahaha i gotto admit and agree wif u that david is seriously an idol and godess...=p

i salute him man. As he is, a very talented and well know person (in uni), he is at the same time humble...which makes me pay great respect to him...

well i guess everyone(including myslf) alwiz wanted to be SOMEONE...just that we're just not that SOMEONE...at the end of the day,we are just who we are huh? =)

Leech said...

i wanna be a somebody but am i that somebody?? I could be a somebody to some of my frens but not to all my frens. Yea.. we are who we are but sometimes one couldn't help but to think "Could i be more that who i am now?"

The 3 person i talked about.. they've done something that i could only wish. For that... they've earned my highest respect and honour.