Holidays and new year resolutions.

There were many tasks meant to be done yesterday morning sessi, like, go to wet market la, check out the new kindy somewhere nearer la, get some toys for my nephews and niece for this weekend la, and some others la... but in the end, the whole morning was spent in front of my pc, furiously hitting on the reload buttons on the AA website.

Ya, I wanted to get those free tickets too. My bro called me as I was about to be out of the house to the wet market, so instead of shopping for chicken and fish, I was shopping online for free tickets. But alas, I didn't get any good deals, so there goes my holiday break for next year.

But I did get some toys for my elder bro's kids. It's so damn hard to find what toys to get for them. For yo 10+ kids, I suppose they are not very interested in toys anymore liao. Furthermore, they have quite a good collection of toys themselves from their parents, relatives and friends. So, pening pening. I would not want to get them books though, as I always think books as gifts are so boring. Not from their gugu anyway. Oh yes, in the end I bought them toys. Don't care.

These days, I keep seeing holiday programs and holiday camps leaflets everywhere. It's the season to make money from us parents. The programs don't come cheap. It's almost like courses for adults. I am very eager to send them somewhere for the mornings so I can go for my yoga routine. But just can't find anything peang-leang-jeang. Until today, that is.

As I've mentioned, I wanted to check out a new kindy for meimei, somewhere nearer for both of us. Then fat-yin-ji-kan, I also got to know that the current kindy is opening up a new branch, also nearer to us. So, right now, in a dilemma. Either this new branch or a totally new school for her.

The school system and environment would be almost the same, but the teacher and the friends would also be new. My friend, Jessy, advised me it's not so advisable to change in her last kindy year, as she's so used to how things work around there. I'm also kinda freaking out for little meimei, imagining everything is totally new around. Then again, I think children do have a great ability in adapting to new environment. But that doesn't mean I decide on the new school yet. I just feel a little bit mm-seh-tuck as I've grown to love the school myself, after being such a loyal customer for all my 3 kids.

Ah, back to this holiday program, as I was enquiring with the principal of the new kindy, I asked her if there is any holiday program coming up over here. And she let me on with an arts and crafts workshop for 5 days, 3 hours a day in the morning. Just what I was looking for. But hang on! What's the price first? She told me it's RM120 per person. I just can't believe my ears! My mind quickly calculate the rate for per day, per hour... dem! this is affordable, alright! And I lalalum register all 3 of them. Happynya.... can go for 1 week yoga still during the holidays. Now, have to find other alternatives for the rest of the 3 weeks.

Heiz.. this year, there is NO, NIL, NOTHING in the holiday bags for us. Sien moe? I think we are too pampered, each year would sure go somewhere far for holiday, least criteria must be riding airplane one. This year, I think we can just go Genting and ride those little airplanes that go round and round. But consoling myself, ok la, the flu bug H1N1 is still out on the loose, stay at homebase la, good also.. (sour grape!)

Apart from making some changes in meimei's routine, I had been thinking about next year for didi and korkor too. Pondering if I should be back as the driver for the boys, since it would be double fees to get a driver to send them home. Those fees could be very well better used for their extra curricular activities like sports or their area of interests. Should I? Should I not? Heiz... dilemma, dilemma.

Then I'm also thinking if I should check out a new music center for them to attend class at the same hour. As I've been started on individual piano lessons at home for them just recently, I have this gutsy feeling that a group study learning is probably really better.

Meanwhile, this week had been pretty cool with our home tuitions. In fact, I'm also beginning to enjoy myself as well, being able to learn how to control my temper, seeing korkor a slight change in attitude, albeit slightly, seeing the kids getting the hang of home learning, instead of moesorsisi all the time or watching tv saje, seeing a mark improvement in my own teaching, being able to go progressively, systematically and orderly. (Now, this is NOT the kind of good essay writing format you should follow, korkor!)

And hey, how cool is that, korkor came home and told me he is advancing to another class next year on. From no.7 to no.5 class. Not bad, eh? (All from his own ability wor, not good meh?). Oh, there are 7 classes altogether, btw. (He was in the 7th class because he was transferred over from another school this year, well, not that I care if you think he's that char, but it's a sharing of information jek... dun mispaham.. *grin*)

But next year on, we are going to make him improved. Talking about this, my mom actually said that I didn't care on his schoolwork, as she sees it. I wanted to say, "Ma, last time you also didn't care also wor". But of course, I didn't say that. Ya, it's true. I do think Primary 3 jer mah, need to be so worried on his studies meh? Last time I only seriously started to "flip the books 1 day before exam" when I was Std 4 and my position jumped from 30+ to 10+. Of course, I'm not saying I'm doing very well now. But at least I'm not dead. Meaning to say, char at school also doesn't mean need to die lor.. (smelling sourish grape again)