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“Cherish the privilege of education.”

To be born into a wealthy family is everyone’s kampung to earn enough money for the family.
dream, but not everyone is so fortunate. Back He was very envious of people his age who could go
then, life was simple but happy. to school and play while he had to work.

My Grandfather’s name is Liang Qiuxiang, and After work, he had to care for his younger brother
he is 77 years old. He was the third child in the and sister. At that time, people got married at the
family. He grew up in a kampung but did not age of 18 because of the poor economic situation.
have the same experience as other children. At Fortunately for him, he got married at 19 years
that time, boys were more favoured and allowed to old.
attend school. He dreamt of going to school, but
because of his family’s poor economic conditions, My grandfather wishes all his grandchildren
he had no choice but to drop out of school to work. could appreciate the opportunity to attend school
and learn well.
He grew up in poor conditions and started working Ong Xuan Yi
at 12. Every day, he did all kinds of jobs in the Primary 6.6 (2022)

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