The most memorable thing about me and Lee Kok Hoe's relationship was our rivalry. It started off towards the end of Primary One when the overall class result was announced and we've been rivals since (through Primary Six). The top two positions of the class had always alternated between him and me. Chan Lay Peng took the 3rd place every year.
Kok Hoe's mum was pretty hard on him: once after reviewing his exam result outside the classroom, she hit him on the head with a whole big bunch of keys! My mum, on the other hand, was easy on us (including my younger brother who's just not keen on academics) and let us be.
The rivalry stopped as we entered high school: he got into business stream and I, science stream. We were competing not against each other or a class of 35 students but a whole grade of at least 350 students!
Kok Hoe is now a successful businessman, married with children and Lay Peng is a happy mother and homemaker.
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