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2018 Secondary 3 Week 38 Update

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This was the week of the quiet before the storm. Exams start next week and I am sure the children will have stories to tell about it.

Last week I got a call from S. Apparently BB’s form and chemistry teacher called him because he had not only not handed over a test (in which BB had failed miserably) three weeks late, but that he also slept in class. This was the first time a teacher was reaching out to S, and predictably S was furious. I called back the teacher and spoke to him and then when BB came home, he withstood the combined wrath of both S and me. We’ve removed his access to his laptop till the end of the exams and I am also forcing him to sleep early daily. He says he feels sleepy in class after lunch, so the solution is to sleep early at night and give him a less carb-filled lunch.

GG, as we all know, is super stressed with her exams. I am hoping she is able to do well in all her exams and hopefully do relatively well in them.

2018 Week 37 Update

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The last week was not a very hectic week, but this one is showing signs to become one.

Yesterday, BB & GG 8-9 friends came home and they had a blast. I had ordered some pizza and fried spring rolls and samosas and then brought some drinks and of course, the mandatory cake! They spent quite some time with us. It was funny because BB friends (all boys), who are all typical nerds like him were settled in his room, each with a laptop and gaming together while GG friends (all girls except for one boy) were in her room laughing and giggling together. Even though one of BB’s friends is a common friend, she didn’t really speak much with him.

This week, I am taking part in a back to work programme organised by a local recruitment firm. I am quite excited about this programme as I think I will learn a lot. Even if this programme does not result in a decent position for me, I am hoping to take back ideas and tips which will help me run my business better. After all, all that we do to impress a potential employer can also be used to impress potential clients. So it’s a win-win situation for me.

Have a happy and blessed week people!

2018 Secondary 3 Week 37 Update

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Today GG & BB turn 15! Happy birthday to my babies! I can’t believe that those children who barely fit in the crook of my arm 15 years back now tower over me.

Yesterday was their Hindi year-end exams and while BB was blase as usual, GG was very stressed. I had to text her between her exams to take a deep breath and write the next exam with a more calm and collected mind. When she is stressed, she tends to second-guess herself and as we know when you do that, you are bound to make more mistakes. That’s exactly what happened to her during her PSLE and we all know what happened then. I am now slightly panicking about her O level exams next year. Hope I can research more on how to help her.

Later today, some of their friends are coming over. Since this will probably be the last birthday they can celebrate on the actual day during their schooling years (Next year this time, they will be in intensive prep for the O Levels and I don’t think they will be able to get friends to come over). The cakes and pizzas have been ordered and I will fry some samosas and spring rolls later when the kids come. The drinks and chips have been brought and all that’s left is to clean the house a bit and then have fun!

Exams start in two weeks time and so the next few updates should  be all about it.

Have a satisfying weekend folks and I’ll  come back with the party updates tomorrow.

2018 Week 36 Update

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This was also another hectic week. Not because I was busy with work, but because it was the September school holidays and I got to spend some real quality time with GG since BB was away at his OBS adventure camp.

We went to see a professor of history at one of the local universities, who is a friend of my cousin. She introduced us because GG is a huge history buff and this professor specialises in a particular section of history which BB & GG are doing in school this year. We had a good time there talking about history (something I am also interested in) so much so, we got late leaving from there. We had planned to have lunch before GG went to school, but we had to cancel that plan and just grab a sandwich. GG literally ran to school from the station but managed to make it on time!

We also managed to catch a show of Crazy Rich Asians (movie review coming up soon) and spent a day together doing stuff that GG wanted to do. I’ve realised my daughter like me, is not much of a shopping person. She also likes to buy what she needs and not waste time window shopping, just like me!

The children head back to school today and I am expecting a quiet week. This weekend marks their 15th birthday and we’re hoping to have a small get-together with their friends at home.

Have a wonderful week folks!

 

2018 Secondary 3 Week 36 Update

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This week was the September school holidays.

BB went away for this Secondary 3 adventure camp at the Outward Bound Singapore and was back only on Friday evening. He says he had loads of fun there and since it was only him from his class in his group (there were 4-5 other students from his school and another 5-6 students from another school). They did a lot of hiking, trekking, rowing and slept in tents outside daily. His group was in the mainland and so he didn’t really go to Pulau Ubin except once for the high elements part. The other students also had to write some words about each other and I felt that what the others wrote about BB was spot on! I really hope that he reads those words and learn from it.

GG spent some quality time with me this week and we got to do a girls day out with a movie thrown in as a special treat. It was fun going out with her as she is at an age where she is more a friend than a Daughter. I am hoping to do something similar with BB one of these days.