"See lah! The bus so late! Now also so late already!" wails a little boy. "Why we cannot take taxi! I tell you to take taxi already right!"

"Where do we go to take a taxi?" asked his elder sister.

"Anywhere lah!" the little boy replied angrily.

"We cannot take a taxi anywhere just like that." explained his sister.

"Can! See, everybody also take taxi everywhere! I want to take a taxi!"

"You better stop complaining!" scolds his elder brother.

"You shut up!" screams the little boy, "If I late for school I blame you!"


The scence above reminded me so much of myself when I was younger. I witnessed this yesterday late at night when I was coming home from tuition. I was so unreasonable and spoiled. I guess some people were right in calling me spoiled. I didnt realised how childish I sound until it is played back to me.

When I was younger, I would be very angry with my dad whenever I was going to be late for school. I would cry in the car and complained that he takes a long time to leave the house. I am a person that does not like to be late for school as i was afraid of the punishments. So I would 'scold ' my dad and said that I would blame him if I am late for school.
Sometimes, my dad took it all good naturally, and would just say that if I am late I can blame him all I want if it will make me happy. He would then speed up and told me if the teacher asked me why am I late for school, I can say it is because my father make me late.
But I guess sometimes, I go overboard, and really really scream and cry, and I guess it was once too many. My father would say it in a soft voice, " Sarah, its enough already."
I would be afraid. My father is never one the shout, but him saying it in this manner scares me as well. It never fails to quieten me down. The crying will die down in my troat, to uncontrallable sobs.
Listening to the little boy yesterday, made me realised that I was once like that. So unreasonable and demanding. I was really a spolied brat. I hope I have change for the better. But still, I am never one to be late. But now, I take the bus to school, so I have no one to blame but myself.