Just a month ago, I blogged about my primary school teacher, that she had cancer in final stage.

Yesterday, funny as it sounds, I received the news that she has passed on from facebook. Seems like people are getting all the important and critical news from facebook nowadays.

I thought someone was playing a prank, I called my mom…and she confirmed it, because her sister attends the same church as my family members.

Felt so numb…..she is the 4th person I know who has passed on due to cancer this year. 15 years ago, none of us in class would have thought this would happen to her. It could just happen to anyone now.

Though looking at her picture still sends shiver down my spine due to the traumatic experiences in class, she is gone forever now.

She always shared her traveling experiences with us in class and encouraged us to travel and see the world. No wonder now my classmates love to travel, including me. I wish I can tell her proudly that I have visited many places and to share with her my stories.

She always scolded us for “memorising textbooks” and we didn’t know the “world outside the textbooks“. I still remember that we were punished to write a Sultan’s name 100 times because we couldn’t answer it.

It was quite stressful whenever she asked some current affairs questions. We were only 10 years old and we couldn’t answer her questions most of the time. Then we were punished.

After she’s gone, it just reminded me that I can’t assume that I could be with anyone as long as I thought I could. Life has become more fragile over the years. I kept thinking of paying her a visit only when I am “successful” one day, just to prove to her that I “have finally made it“. I assumed. I assumed that she would be there at my wedding. I assumed that she would answer the door when I knock.

Now, only if she can still scold us when we don’t read newspaper..

RIP Ms Teh..

from Cheryl

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