Do You Still Remember?

What are the things that scare us the most? If I were to list them out, it will be more than 10. One of it is, I am scare if anybody is about to test my capability. Having an engineering degree and used to work as an engineer before makes my relatives will look for me for any educational advise. It is not that I am the only person who has well education but it is because I studied the same thing as theirs.

Today, one of my relative asked me to teach her add math. I was reluctant at first because;

1) I am not good in add math during my secondary school as I always failed the paper.

2) I don't have a confidence to answer all her questions.

3) I am afraid of humiliation. Of course i will feel ashame if I could not answer her!

4) I don't know how to teach.

5) I am tired. Why on earth she wanted to disturb my sunday, when all I wanted to do was eating, lazing around and bitching watching the local celebrity in Melodi.

Although I have so many reasons to decline her request, I still said yes. Probably because:-

1) I think my math is getting better after learnt seven kind of maths in university. Although it is not that excellent but it is still good.

2) I don't wanna stop her making me as her advisor. Hihihi..

So I said yes but with conditions;

1) That I may or may not be able to help you.

2) That I already forget add maths so don't blame me if i am wrong.

3) Don't mad at me if you don't understand my teaching method.

And then she came to my house. I told her how hard the subject is, and how teachers like to give so many homework until we don't have time to do it. Her only reply was " Ini actually tengah buat ulangkaji je. Homework dah siap." I was like, okayyyy..I never wanted to do ulangkaji back then..

She showed me all the questions that need to be helped. At first glance, I knew that it's kinda easy to me. I took a piece of paper and did all the questions by myself first, then later comparing the answers at the back of the reference book. To my surprise, all of them were correct. I could not believe it myself! With a proud face, I turned to her and showed the answers as well as the solutions. She thanked me said will get back to me some other time. Okaaayyyy...I better have more luck next time.

Coincidence? Lucky? or maybe I still have a little add math memories in my head. Whatever it is, it wasn't turned into a scary moment and that's important. ;)