We’re back in Singapore! I am writing this sitting in Changi Airport as we wait for our helper R to meet us. We had planned to land almost at the same time so we can go home together. 

The India trip was short, sweet and exhausting. There were so many places I wanted to go and people I wanted to meet that I could not do. Hopefully next year’s trip will be slightly longer 🙏

GG & BB get their school posting later this week and I am having all fingers and toes crossed that both get into their first choice school. 

Ok, I can see R now, so more and regular posting soon! Need to get home and clean up and also clear my bags. We got a notification that our power had tripped while we were away, so anticipate a load of cleaning once we get home, especially the fridge😢 

This has been a very emotionally draining week for us with the PSLE results being declared. As I wrote yesterday, both under-performed compared to what they are capable of. We’re over this now and after a discussion, both S and I have decided to support them regardless of their results.

They’ve applied to a school both like (the same school) and BB will thrive there as it has an Applied Learning Programme in his area of passion which is aeroscience! GG also likes the school and hopefully she does well enough in her first year to get promoted to the same stream as BB.

In the long run and scheme of things, the PSLE is not the end of the world. I realise this now and maybe this is for the best. The children stumble at the age of 12, learn that life is not easy and hopefully, apply the lessons they learn from this life episode and come out stronger and better individuals.

I can see both are disappointed with their results and the determination to succeed I now see in them continues as they move along secondary school!

Off to more interesting things – we’re super excited for our trip to India later this month. My sister is also coming the week after and so the kids are all going to have fun…

Posting may be a bit sporadic, though I am not going to jinx my daily streak. More next week!