Grateful to My Primary School Teacher

I wrote the short paragraph below to thank my teacher, who played a big part in making who I am. It’s the time of teachers day, and I think the paragraph is still relevant – so I publish it here again.

Having gone all the way to doctoral level in the journey of study was never easy. A lot of people have supported me. If you ask me who I would thank the most, I would date it back all the way to my first 3 years in my primary school in Mantin, Negeri Sembilan. My form teacher then was Mdm Luo Ai Qun (罗爱群老师). She took care of me, advised me, and inspired me. And I still remember she pointed out to me how much I must be grateful to my mother, who worked on two laborious jobs at that point in time. “Express gratitude to your mother by studying diligently.” She said. For the next 30 years, I did precisely that.

I have made a card (see below) to thank her.