Mind of a fickle

I am not a Kiasu parent. I am not a Kiasu parent. I am not a Kiasu parent. Hehehe... But, maybe I am. *grins* I went to Dawter T's school today to talk to her Form Teacher and her Chinese Teacher. Before I went in, I talked to another mom whom I got to know coz I always sms her when I can't understand Dawter T's handwriting, she told me that the Form teacher encouraged them to push her daughter more. Hmmm... So I got a bit scared. I went in. I finally met her Form Teacher whom I exchange emails with. I was pleasantly surprised about the feedback. "Your daughter is well-liked by all her teachers. She's very keen on studying and learns fast" (mana sa akin!!! joke) I asked her if I need to "push" my daughter to study more. She said no. She said to let her try things that she will enjoy like arts. With regards to Chinese, again, I heard the magic words, she is well-liked. Hahaha. "Charming pala sya." And, she has enthusiasm to l...

"And, that she's shy when there's group discussion or play" Those were the only things Bebi (no longer a Bebi) A's Form Teacher told me. I am a bit concerned about Bebi A coz she's bulol and she still cannot write. Ok, ok, I am comparing her with Dawter T. What my relatives and friends have been telling me is that Bebi A's growth is normal, maybe it's Dawter T who is abnormal hahaha slightly advanced. They also told me she likes to sing a lot and likes to complain tell them things. Mang-ookray talaga?! Hahaha... But, we're very happy. She has grown in a span of months, from the crying fits in the morning and to excitedly getting up in the morning to go to school. And may I say that I really like her Chinese teacher. And, she seems to genuinely care about Bebi A. Ayan, may pangatlong ina na... Hahaha...

"is an inquisitive and bright student. She is confident in her language and this is seen in her frequent contributions in class discussions. She is a helpful girl and is always ready to encourage her peers around her. She is conscientious in her daily work and always strives to do her best at all times. Keep up the good work!" That's what Dawter T's Form teacher wrote in her report card. We teased her if this is true. Haha. We're very happy with her grades. Her grades in Chinese was not bad, in fact, it was much, much better than we expected. Good thing her 1st term grades in Math and English are high, it somehow pulled her percentage (I guess that's their equivalent to GPA). Yipeee! (But, being the Kiasu mom that I am now, I still told her that if she did much better in her SA1 exams, her grades would have been higher... Tsk, tsk, tak... Ok, tama na... Happy na e... Thank you, Jesus! Nakuha sa dasal!)

I am feeling down lately. I guess I can blame it on my rebonded hair (Sister C, I guess it's not the salon!) I will be very vague here. But, I am so pressed lately with deadline and more deadlines --- at work and even at play. There's not enough time. I have to make sure family comes first or else there will be WW. I am left with two days and 2.5 hours at work (as of this writing) and my projects ain't moving, while I have to tend my teammate's. Next week will be different. Staying at home means housework while online answering queries. Or should I just not open my laptop and let them figure out their problems. Hayyy... not my day... But I am hoping that it'll turn better tonight.

Dawter T likes to play and watch tv --- a lot!!! That sometimes she hurries her school work to be able to... Problem is, when we check her school work, she usually has to redo. With that comes a bit of a sermon from me and her dad. I feel that she gets too stressed... The education system here is like "matira, matibay"... I was telling a friend and my sister last night, I never studied when I was in grade school but I still managed to get decent grades. I just can't imagine that my kids had to burn the midnight oil to study and do homework. To top it all, (I am guilty of this), push them hard to study. With Dawter T's case, I guess it's not only me and Pre, even Bebi A adds to her woes. Imagine Dawter T almost crying because we had to practice her additions and subtractions over and over again... Then, this little tweet will tell her ate "Ate, if you don't study, you will go back to my school!!!" With a slang "Sige ka" in the end... Que hor...

to two weeks of bliss, being at home, though working is still good vs getting up early to go to the office and work. Working while the girls are playing, working in shorts, working with my scrapbook supplies nearby hehehe... You can tell that I am looking forward to it... I don't care if I will be at home all day. I will be there with the kids, bond with them. Oh, June 1, please come quick!

What do you do? Hehehe... On field trips : Yesterday was Bebi A's first field trip. She's all independent now. I was quite worried until I called home as 1230 yesterday and found out that she's home. They went to Jacob Balas at the Botanical Garden. I asked her if she planted anything (yun kasi paalam nya), "No, Mommy! We just splashed water on each other but we had fun!" On crushes : This made my heart skip a bit. Ninang C told me that Dawter T have a crush (present tense). I asked her who and she told me. It was a boy from her pre-school. (hay naku, side kwento, kaya naman pala nung graduation, may I greet pa ang mader nung boy??? parang close sila di ba?) Since I've been in Ursula mode since January, Dawter T feels really afraid to tell me things (yes, I am trying to change!!!) but one day I asked her, and I don't care if it's because she was afraid or what (sinuhulan ko naman ng donut), but she did tell me. Wahhhhhhhhh.... My dalagit...

When you have 2 girls who goof of like this, who wouldn't be happy, right? *** Just forget the times when they don't listen when you call them, hahaha... ***

Well, that's the sign on the makeshift cat house (box of Velodyne speakers that has holes and doors and stuffs). The cat is probably "outside the kulambo" for some reason. But, still it shouldn't be in our recess area.

I thought that we've found our jackpot. We've got good neighbors that talks to us (the other just nods), kababayan neighbors, more or less the people on our floor are quite friendly and errmmm clean. Anyway, our woes started way back but I didn't mind then but when thrash piles up near where your compressor is, it's not good. It's not neighborly. Somewhere up there are a bunch of people who doesn't have manners, who litters and throws their trash on the window. If it fell on the ground floor, I wouldn't have minded probably since the cleaner will see it and clean it, I guess. But, it got stucked on our level! We've had all kinds of trash, from papers to tissue papers (I don't want to think about it!) to plastic of rotten food! Pre cleaned it a few weeks back and thought of putting something clever so that it won't hit our rails. But, last week, there was this strong winds that hit Singapore and he had to remove it. Anyway, the trash came ...