The Apple's Diary!

I only started a routine to teach Jon and Matt sometime in March or April this year. In the beginning, getting the boys to settle down and do some activity was exhausting. Slowly it got better and we started to have some progress. Recently the Heguru teacher held a parent-teacher meeting and I was advised to make good use of the materials and tried to practice with them at home. Acting on the advice, I came up with a time table so that 1) there's a systematic way to practice Heguru's teaching with them 2) the father can continue the learning with the boys if I'm not in. sounds scary? Actually for them, the learning session is probably just 10-15mins each night. I listed down the possible activities I could do with them. We just started in September and so far, the boys have been quite cooperative. example of mandala Sometimes, I forget that each activity could be something new to them and I shouldn't be asking for perfection. Well, in the case o...

Last night I served my 1st voluntary work @ NHPS alumni. The school had a major event, mid-autumn festival which had the former principal, Mdm Fong joining us. I hadn't been to the new school campus and so yesterday was an eye opener for me. I stood in awe of a huge campus but the signature of NHPS was still deeply etched in the new architecture.  The root of Chinese traditions and cultures could be found in all corners of the school.  Which explained why mid-autumn festival was a huge event for the school. I served as one of the drink sellers for this event. It wasn't a bad experience for a first timer. I probably would like to join more of their activities in future.

birthday gifts The birthday gifts for Jon at his 3rd birthday were countable by 2 hands. However, the amount of cash gifts blessed upon him had made me sit straight up. This came about when I looked at both boys' saving accounts. By a mere difference of 16 months (15 months 3 weeks to be exact) in age, the difference was not by tens nor hundreds. It was significant thousands. I'm bewildered by such difference and I thought of secretly topping up the difference myself. However, the father has another view. He felt that this is how life is, you don't get fair share at every situation and some things for instance in this case, it is a privilege of being firstborn. Parents with more than 1 child, what would be your view?