today, after teaching at the childcare center, i started wondering that it isn't very good to put your child there. or at least in the childcare center i work in. firstly, the child doesn't get to talk to his frens while he is having lunch. any noise frm him and the teacher will ask him not to talk and to eat his food. i think tat's very sad! why can't he talk and eat? i do that all the time when i'm out dining with my frens. tat's the basic courtesy, i feel. to meet up over a meal means to catch up and talk and chat over a meal too! and also, he will get rushed to finish his food quickly. wad an 'enjoyable' lunch! so stressful! hmm..but i'm guilty of being that teacher too..to chase my kid to finish lunch quickly. hey..but tat's cos his school bus is coming soon and he is a slow eater!

secondly, the child can't have extra external lessons like art and music (piano/violin) lesson. cos he is in a childcare center, he has to stick by the rules n the lessons to be taught to them. and surely, the center isn't going to provide a piano nor a keyboard for a few students to learn if a external music teacher is engaged. so, being stuck in the center till evening, he has less chance of learning these skills in the evening. and tat's sad. i feel that as a child, he shld be exposed to these skills and see if his talents lie in it or has the potential, jus lacking the training. wouldn't it be great to develop a child's potential in this area? and especially if it is done at a young age, it'll do the child great! i started learning my piano since i was 5 years old! and tat's K1.

oh well. i feel very sad for them. or maybe they themselves are not tat sad and the parents dun really care abt their non-academic skills. perhaps, all they want is a safe place their child can be in while they are at work so they dun nid to worry about them. yet, is this the responsibility of a parent? should they strive to take away the worry from their lives or to live and cope with it/make the best out of it? i feel very strongly it's the latter...

today, i had a lesson with Leo. glad i can have this lesson which put my mind at ease. finally. for his english oral tomorrow. and he said that one of the pictures in the oral book i bought for him came out in his chinese oral today! i was surprised! man. i should have warned him that the picture for english oral may also come out from that book hor..haha. but anyway, it'll be a good test of the skills he was taught. i hope i helped him. and thanks to Jeremy too! reminding me of the 5Ws and 1 H: Who, What, Where, When, Why and How. so using this format, i taught him how to do the conversation. wrote things down so it's clearer for him to see. and i hope he'll be able to do it in his mind and do his best tomorrow. praying praying. haha. suddenly, i feel so anxious. like i'm the one taking the exam. oh well. give it up to the Lord!

there was showers this afternoon. quite a heavy one. and i got caught in it. luckily i'd an umbrella but my sandals were wet. despite this, i find myself thanking God for it. somehow. i just thank God for the cool showers and it has been a long time since i'm caught in one. haha. well, it isn't exactly that i liked rainy days either.

called yw last night. i'm glad i caught her b4 she sleeps. but she did sound a bit different. not so open. i had to ask qns to prompt her and she din elaborate much. hopefully, it's because i called her at a wrong time n not because of the situation she's in or that she's closing up to me. i wonder wad i can do for her. she said tat life's getting a bit too routine. and it did sound like so when she explained. sounds like me last year. but at least she exercises every week! i'm happy for her! hmm. but i wonder what to do to help her or brighten her day such that it isn't so routine. hmm. well, i hope this frenship can still be sustained despite her school workload and exams!

finally, there has been an aching and sharp pain that keeps coming back to my ring finger on my left hand. okay. not that it's aching to wear a ring. but it's some bone and muscle thing. super painful since morning. and no matter how much i rub, it still wun go away but comes on and off until leo's tuition started. now, it's gone and i hope it wun come back later. plus, got lower back muscle strain when i stretch. hopefully it's nothing serious..