A letter to the 18 yr old me

Hi me,

You should be in Secondary 5 doing your 'O' Levels. Don't worry about the friends that you have lost now, cos you will gain some back and gain new ones too. You will be fretting about the courses you would choose. You will not get into any design or biochemistry courses. Guess what? You will end up being a Nurse. Because it is something difficult but a useful tool throughout your life.

It is because of this Nursing course, you meet 2 good friends. Xiao Fen and Sook Fun.
Who will be there for you during important events in your life.
You can't stop your parents from getting a divorce and therefore you will need to sign a bond with TTSH. Because you need money.

You will begin to realise that you are sick of toying with guys and wanna be serious. Do not be silly! Continue to be the way you are and do not settle for anything less. Do not go get involved with suspicious men in church who do not have good reputation in the first place.

That will prevent alot of debts, heartbreaks and poorness that i have gone through.

You will get sick of your church and move on to CHC. And the most rewarding part of that is, you get to go Banda Acheh where a big tsunami occurs. And you get the most important experience in your life providing medical help to the needy.

And once your graduate and start work in TTSH, pls find ways to get transferred to ward 8C. Because there you will meet many good friends. Uma, Bijuan, Lili, Fairoz, Pei Yan etc.

Its also because Uma will try matchmaking you with the man you must marry. He may not be charming or eloquent, but he is good for you. He will not break your heart. In his little way, he does his best to make you happy. Nevermind that he is not a devout chiristian. Something i know that is very important to you.
He is ok with being a christian for you and will be very committed to it. By the way, you also don't have to worry about CHC being against the relationship, because you will leave CHC.

During this time, pls search in the newspaper for someone called Mrs Ian selling a grey schnauzer. He will be the love of your life. And never leave him out of your sight on the 15th day of chinese new year in 2007. Because someone will be careless and forget to close the gate. He was knocked down by a speeding car.

And lastly, do not worry that the man you are marrying seems uninvolved and boring. He is asking you to give him time to change. You are thinking if giving him time would be good to see a change in him? Yes he will. So be patient.

So practise patience and constraint. You will not get yourself into pitholes.