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“Hard work can bring a better life.”
My grandfather comes from a very big family After my grandfather quit school, he started
with seven siblings. He is the second of all the working. He had his first job at 12 years old.
siblings. He had to work hard to support his family and
siblings. He would wake up early in the morning,
When he was young, he was very poor. He was so go to work, and only return home late in the
poor that his family did not have enough money evening. He gave his parents the money he earned
to send him to school. As a result, he did not from work for safekeeping. His parents gave him a
complete his primary school education and had to few cents every month to buy snacks and drinks.
quit school halfway. The school that he went to was Eventually, after much hard work, the family
a Chinese school, and everything was taught in started to do well and led a more comfortable life.
Chinese. So he could not speak or write in English.
My grandfather had such a difficult childhood.
During his younger days, my grandfather was From the start, I have been living a comfortable life
naughty. He had no interest in his studies. He and am truly grateful for what I have now.
was often absent from school. He would go to the
nearby playground instead of leaving home to go Toh Yin Zhen, Darryus
to school. He would meet up with his classmates who
skipped school and spent the entire day playing! Primary 5.3
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