Do you remember the folks who studied at Segi College, Kuala Lumpur? They helped me raise funds for surgery in 2006.

It’s Labor Day. Many of them working now are on leave. Instead of spending time in bed, these people drove all the way here to meet up with me at mom’s work place.

There wasn’t a choice for inexpensive restaurants, so when they asked me what I wanted to eat, I picked Pizza randomly.

All eight of us drove to a shopping mall and dined at Pizza Hut. We were entertaining ourselves chit chatting like old friends when food came.

Each was served a bowl of creamy soup, bread stick, and Coca-Cola. Five out of the eight including myself shared a regular and a personal pan pizza. Yvonne had just enough to fill her tummy for ½ hour. Imagine the guys! It was a very generous treat from them that humbled me.

Here where I live, college students can pay RM15 a cup of Starbucks Coffee and still have money left for food.

One girl in the group asked whether I normally go out with college mates and watch movie like this. I said to her, just getting the class together for a party before the lecturer leaves is almost impossible.

This is the difference between Segi College students in Kuala Lumpur and Subang Jaya. Very different culture.

Although these people who were in my company this afternoon are thrifty, some need to repay their study loans, they do not hesitate at the chance of helping people, they even go on hands and knees to save a life.

One day, two years ago, a friend remarked that these people might just support me today and forget me soon after. How wrong was he!

Meeting up with Dickson Hiew, Kenny, Patrick, and the gang each time is a good wake up call. Living in Subang Jaya, one can get distracted by the up and trendy. It’s difficult to appreciate the simpler things in life.

I will never forget them in whatever I do.

Segi College a huge encouragement.

I remember when the friend saw these photos, he asked whether I gave them the t-shirts.

No! They each bought one. Wearing my tees, they went to shops near college and asked shop owners for contributions to my cause. Unbelievable, huh? Someone jokingly said the bosses were becoming afraid of them. Haha!

These guys helped me raise several thousands, purely by selling my t-shirts and other accessories.

Photos taken by Cheryl Leong.

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