Who start's studying at 57 ???

Why my dad of course :)


My initial reaction when he told me he was going back to school to do A-Levels after retirement,was "I'm not surprised,if people know my dad they wouldnt either ".He can never stay still or at home,he didnt want to work either, after nearly 30years working in a bank i think he had enough.

He was telling me the first day they went to register for A-Level's,he went with my mum.



The lecturer was like "So mam who would be registering today your daughter or your son "
My mum : "Ehmmm actually it's him,(snickers quietly)pointing to my father"
Lecturer : Eyes wide open but,covers very well "well sure you've come to the
right place,i'm sure we can find a suitable class for him"



So that was the start of my father's back to school campaign , imagine a class full of 17 - 18 year olds.Even the lecturer's called him sir.

So each time i called home he would have another funny interesting story to tell me about

Dad : "You know geet,the other day the lecturer gave us homework,thank god i finished,imagine they actually sent those who didn't out."
(It was so funny to imagine something like that,the person who all my life told me to finish homework,study hard,was worried he hadnt done his ....I just couldnt imagine him standing outside the class)


Well my sister was also studying at that time so he they practically could relate to each other.
There was once he told her
"Mala,going back to school is very different,u all have so many different problems we never had last time(sis rolling eyebrows,finally now u understand)
You know yesterday on of my friends this boy asked me,uncle i dunno la,i'v been going out with this girl for so long but the relationship is not progressing,what should i do.

Haha my sister who usually isnt short for words was positively shocked,what an awkward conversation to have with your father who naturally is a traditionist at heart.

So sis said "emmmm tell him to find another girl:)"
Father "But he's been with her for so long,what about the moral obligation"
(So sister thought oh boy this is going to be a long day)




Well most of the stories continued,i cant remember most of it,but at that time it was really funny.


But whatever said,i am so proud of him for actually going back to school,because not many people at his age would.He has truly been my best inspiration for me,if he can do it so can i,he still jogs,does tai-chi daily,badminton,the list goes on.he was the greatest support to me growing up.thank you daddy,all the best