I'm Baaaaaaack

So after that really long hiatus due to The Eldest's final exams, I finally have the time to sit and blog about absolutely nothing at all.. once again...

Oh God the exam stress was really bad for me but then again maybe I brought this onto myself.. by having kids.

I know.. I know.. many others would say just let her go and do the exams but as a parent, shouldn't we help them prepare for it if we know that it would help them a lot more?

For me it was the cooking 3-4 meals a day that really made me tired!!! 

Coz brain food needs to be shoved into every brain cell for at least a month nearing exam periods.... 

Now, she can live off junk food for a while....

So far the very few results that she's gotten back are alright.. but then I realized her teacher's kinda have higher expectations than me! And mine are already sky high. Thing is, we know she can do it.. we know she can score fantastically IF SHE STOPS HER SILLY MISTAKES PHASE.

God, please let this phase be over in 2019. Please and thank you.

Sometimes, I realize I push her too hard.. but it's because she's a damn bright child with a brain that can contain lots of (unnecessary) information when she wants to.

Also, because I need her to prove people wrong.

You see, there are certain people out there who think just because I am a stay at home mother, I am bloody stupid and do not have the mental capacity to "tutor" my daughter. And they have based all this on the fact that The Eldest got 7th in class in STANDARD 1!!!

Now standard 1 was the year that The Eldest was getting used to Bahasa Malaysia... you see, her kindy was more English and Mandarin oriented and they had just a sprinkle of BM classes throughout the week. 

It was rather funny though as I remember the teachers telling me that when they asked her questions in BM, she would answer in English, or she would ask them questions in English. But the teachers were and still are fantastic.

They took it upon themselves to help her understand as much as possible, translating BM words that she didn't understand, into English.. and we at home did our part as well.. we got her the dual language dictionary and every time she does not understand a word, we tell her to look it up... so much so she now does it on her own and writes out the meaning next to the word so that she will remember it.

Saying this, she's come a long way from where she was in Standard 1.. she topped her class in standard 2 and 3.. and this year, well we're still waiting to see... 

So those people that said she wasn't smart enough, bright enough, brilliant enough.. and also to those who said that you will make sure your child beats my kid....

PLEASE, EAT YOUR FACE and to me, you are not to be categorized as a human being.. but more as an annoyance on Planet Earth. 

There was one day, about two weeks back while doing her revision she said to me "Mummy.. this chair is getting really uncomfortable".. The Eldest rarely complains about things like this... God knows how long we've had this chair for so I quietly went on Lazada and got her a new one.. Hey.. Comfort matters alright!

Tadaaaaa

She loves it and there were no further issues about comfort.

Sigh, well other than The Eldest, we went to pay for The Youngest's kindy fees yesterday.... Overall I honestly don't know what to expect once she starts as she's polar opposite of her sister... I hope she enjoys it and does not give me unnecessary drama in the morning!

Oh wow, both of them will be in the morning sessions next year.. and that means I've got about 3.5 hours to get things done before I go and get them!

The peace and quite will be a much welcomed change.

Oh on a happy note, The F4 gang is up and being our normal noisy selves again.. I missed the bantering and aimless topicless chats..

Anyway, I sense I am being watched by 2 tiny eyes hiding in the corner.. The Youngest is up and so it's time for me to start mummy duties!

Ta!