After school hours' activities.

Ever since school started, the extra co-curriculum has started in the middle of last month as well. As korkor is compulsory to join 2 activities, one a uniformed group and the other a secret society, I had since then registered the other younger 2 in some paid ones as well so I do not need to make 2 trips to and fro to pick them up.

It's not very expensive for those activities, so we had discussed the options and I insisted that they learn something non-academic, as long as it's not class settings. Didi insisted on retaining his badminton classes and managed to be persuaded to join the gymnastics amidst the warnings from his korkor that he would be surrounded by all girls.

As for korkor, he was also kind of "forced" to join the gymnasts and when he learned he was the only guy in the whole 40+ of girls, he freaked out and went off to the scouts' teams on the first day. Served him right, since he always complained about being out under the scorching hot sun last year. He wanted to be in the library, just to enjoy the cool air-conditioning. What can I say! I say, no, he must go out and run around, hot or not hot. So, eventually he succumbed to my persuasion to try the gymnastics. He did on the 2nd day and he came home and told me he felt like being stuck in a girl's toilet! *evil laughter* I retorted that he should be soooo enjoying the privilege! Wait till you are older, I said.

Meimei loves the art classes, since she always begged me to let her join the extra art lessons after school hours last year at the kindy. But that time, it was sooo blardy expensive. Now it's much more affordable and I let her be. After her artwork, she should be scooting off to do some gym poses, it's a good stretching exercise for them young ones, me think.

The first day was chaotic, as expected. The gym teacher was missing and meimei was left roaming around on her own with her other friend.

The 2nd time when I went over to spy if they had settled down yet, I saw her roaming around still in her tees outside the lobby! I quickly took her to find her art class and then, find out where the gym is and settled her in. These poor little 7yos. I bet she's not the only one who's so lost. Her other friend didn't join her olympiad maths class too and went to the wrong gym class. I took her hand and went around to ask where her class should be and showed her around too.

For the boys, no problem. Didi seems to enjoy himself playing badminton and then, running round, doing somersaults, bending, stretching and scooting round with the other girls. Lucky there were 2 other boys with him too, so being with almost an all girls' troupe didn't seem to bother him as much as korkor.

Hope meimei has no problem finding her way around and settled down to their stayback schedule so I would have a longer time of freedom soon.