The time is dawning upon me. Time for a circumspect decision. It's the time for me to choose the path towards my blurry future. I have no damn idea where I'm gonna be next year. Guess not many people out there are hanging in uncertainty.

I realise something. Being a tutor is similar to being a manager at a football club. The parent is the chief executive of the club, and the kid is your team. Just like football, it is a result-oriented industry. Exam schedules are like fixtures, exam scores are your footballing results in matches. Just like football, no one really cares about your performance DURING the test, it's all about the final marks written in red ink. The teacher who marks the papers is the referee, and the kid (team) will haggle the teacher (referee) for more marks in the exam (disallowed goals or contentious decisions). Now that we have laid the foundations for such comparisons, I'm gonna continue my story.

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THE football team (Kiddy Football Club) had an upcoming fixture, against a lowly B division team in a friendly which no one gives a damn about,not even the club supporters. It's just a minor match to warm the team up for the new season that lies ahead. Brimming with confidence, the team expected a walk in the park. As the match went on, it appeared to be ending in a stalemate, until the team conceded a goal in the last minute, and when the final whistle was blown, the team had lost by a soliditary goal. Realising only 6 of his fellow A division teams have won their pre-season friendly matches, the team felt somewhat relieved that other teams (other than the 6) shared the similar fate of losing.

The manager was newly appointed by the club, and right from the start the chief executive had expressed utmost belief that the manager possesses the quality to bring the club to greater heights and even more glorious successes.

However, right after the disappointing FRIENDLY MATCH defeat, the chief executive's confidence in the manager began to waver, despite the match being a useless one. Although the chief executive did not reveal it to the press, it is palpable that a sense of paranoia and fear had gripped the chief. The chief's thoughts were : "Have I hired the right manager?"

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Yeah so my kid failed a meaningless science test by 1 mark, and I can sense the mother starting to question my ability, just a little bit. The kid also complained that only 6 people in the class managed to pass. Ah well that's life dude. Tutoring is a long-term project, and you cannot expect immediate results. Just like football. Did I mention the kid can be pretty hard to manage? It's a bit like Chelsea, has talent but too much egoistic issues. The kid is smart, but can't exactly behave and concentrate. Too bad I can't sack him like how a manager does. But then again, smart kids do perform well in the end, don't they. Woot


Cheers