I was born on July 26, 1971 in Ipoh as the youngest child of Mr. and Mrs Palanimuthu. I lost my father three months before I came to this world. My mother and I stayed with my grandmother in Buntong, a place once famous for gangsterism. My grandma took care of me while my mother went to work. She worked as a laborer.
             When I was five years old, I met Grace and Annie. They were new to my area then. They were my first friends. We were very close. Both of them were a year older than me. We used to spend the whole day together. Our neighbours used to call us "The Three Stooges" because we were seen together all the time. We were very naughty. We used to go fishing without our mothers' permission. Once we were caught and my mother spanked me for doing so. Besides this, we used to climb up our neighbours' mango and rambutan trees without their knowledge. One day, while climbing my friend, Grace fell and broke her arm. We stopped climbing trees on that day onwards.
             I was sent to Victoria Kindergarten when I was six years old. My kindergarten teacher was Miss Rani. She was the first one to teach me to read, write, count, draw, colour and sing. During my kindergarten days, my favourite rhyme was "Baa Baa Black Sheep". I used to recite the rhyme to my mother before I go to bed everyday. In fact, I won a prize reciting the rhyme in a competition in my kindergarten. I did not have many friends there. My only friend was Pauline, my classmate. We used to walk to kindergarten together.
             I started my primary education in 1978. I was registered at Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan Guru Nanak. I was very excited on the first day of school. I was an average student. In primary school, I had a lot of friends. I really enjoyed my primary school
             life. My favourite teacher was Ms Khadijah. She taught me Mathematics.
             I continued my secondary education in Sekolah Menengah Seri Puteri, Ipoh. W...