I sat in for her Ballet, for the 1st time =)

Yes, Kion did make-up lesson for ballet today, as she didnt wanted 2 attend last friday's lesson (something I forgot 2 record down as was too tired last friday).

Frankly speaking, I was totally pissed off last friday as things were like normal during our drive 2 the ballet school, although she did threw a bit of a tantrum when she woke up from her nap, insisting 2 wear her "bear bear t-shirt 2 ballet class".
Yet as we reached the scholl & while I was changing her shoes, she suddenly just bursted out crying, refusing 2 enter her class & only stopped crying when I told the girls at the counter 2 arrange 4 a make-up class =(

Anyway, I was totally pissed off & motivated by "Amy Chua", the author of "The Hymm Of The Tiger Mother" (as I was half-way thru the book), told myself that I'm gonna b a strict & fierce mother. I told Kion that I was gonna cane her when we reach home as I felt that I cannot let her get away with crying 2 escape from ballet cos she would repeat the same behaviour should I pretend nothing happened. Further more, she was the one who wanted 2 sign up 4 ballet, she was the one who had always been looking forward 2 ballet classes on fridays. I felt that the crying behaviour was more like a habit formed from the dropping off @Lorna Whiston recently =(

Haha... as I didnt had a cane @home, I took the 2 balloon sticks in the living room, caned her palm twice, then asked her to look as I open the rubbish chute & dump her "bear bear" shirt in. I told her strictly that should she cry again b4 classes, regardless of LW or ballet, I;m gonna throw her toys 1 by 1 into the rubbish chute.... & how proud I was, thinking tat I might b the next Amy Chua in the making & Kion, might also b able 2 become some genuis because of my actions, although I did cry after Kion went into her room(it really pain me to treat her like that).

Later on,as i finshed the book, I realized that Amy Chua's tactics may not b considered as a success cos it worked on her elder daughter but not the 2nd one (made me felt ashamed of my own behaviour =p)And worst part was, the threat was not working, Kion still cried the next day when I dropped her off for school & today, b4 gg into class, she cried too, that's when I realizes that I may have 2 sit in with her, & slowly let her gain back her confidence 2 stay by herself for ballet.

Mayb her recent days spent in LW had been very tramatising??? Yet when I suggested changing schools, she refuses, saying she wants 2 be with K & G.... Haiz, what should I do???

Kion is getting really good @ the pyschological game now!!!

We were in the car yesterday, driving home from school when I suddenly asked her

Me: Kion, do u like 'Wei Lao Shi' or 'Miss Ann' better?

Kion: Mummy, I only like u.

Me: I like u too Darling, but u can only choose between 'Wei Lao Shi' & 'Miss Ann'.

Kion: Mummy, I dont like them. I only like u!

Me: =)))

Hahahaa... so sweet so sweet! Actually, I believe what she says cos I dont really like either of them too! Yet a part of me am wondering if she is getting too good in this, only answering what she think would make me happy??

But whatever it is, even if she lied (which I see no reasons for her 2 do so), she said what she said 2 make me happy, and no doubt, she did it! =)

Is her good memory the works of Shichida???

I was in the toilet with Kion yesterday morning when she pointed @ a sticker pasted on a pail & said:

Mummy, u see, the sticker which "mickey mouse" gave me is on the pail.

Me: When did 'mickey mouse' gave u sticker?(cos I hardly recall mickey handling out stickers during our visit to the Tokyo Disneyland last mth)

Kion: Remember that time when I cried, cos 'mickey mouse' touched my ballon, so he gave me the sticker in the end.

Me: Oh yes! I rememebered, but r u sure its this sticker? (Cos she was refering 2 the visit to HK Disneyland which was in Jan 2010)

Kion: Yes, mummy. I am very very sure!!!

Wah, i must say that I am rather impressed by her memory. this is just 1 of the little things which she remembered & I had always been thinking whether if children r supposed 2 have good memory or is it due 2 Shichida???

Cos even when they were 2.5yrs old, Joseph, Kion's classmate @WeeCare, had already had the ability 2 fix a 36pcs puzzle simply by looking @it once. And from what I recalled, my friends in Kindi used 2 have short memory, always forgetting what had happened after waking up from nap time =p

Well, Kion can now only fix a 12pcs puzzle by herself, but her good memory had certainly benefitted her in many ways as she never fails 2 remind Daddy of his promises made to her... Hehehee...

CNY is a festival for people like me, 2 gain weight!!!

Haiz, today is just the 2nd day of CNY & sad 2 say, I've actually gained slightly more than 1 kilo.... =(

This means that all my effort put in the gym 4 the past 2.5 weeks had gain into the drain... Ok, ok, I admit I'm greedy & cant stop myself from a second helping of Bah Kwa, cookie, pineapple tart, etc etc...

Anyway, am telling myself not to snack on the goodies from tmr onwards cos weight had been increasing slightly everyday =( Y cant I b like some others who eat as much but never get FAT!!! Sometimes I really envy those people a great deal cos havent I been battling against the weight problem since young??? Hmmmmm... but I remember saying " nothing in this world is fair!".
Yes, so y should i b treated fairly & be given a chance 2 eat & eat without getting FAT?

Anyway, got 2 find another way 2 exercise other than running in the gym cos doing the threadmill in the gym is really D*** boring!!! =( Mayb I should consider signing up 4 hot yoga @studiodog or something....

Welcoming the Chines New Year!!!

Yes, yes, yes.... CNY is just 2days away & I think we are all ready!!!
The checklist should go like this"

1) AngPows - Checked

2) Oranges - Checked

3) Bak Kwa - Checked

4) New Clothes - Checked (just that only managed 2 get a new top & dress)

5) New Shoes - Checked (Kion got 2pairs while I got 1)

6) Flowers - checked ( as usual, hubby bought too much!!!)

This yr, we didnt get new bedsheets cos bedsheets usually take many years 2 get damage & if I continue getting 1 every yr, my cupboard is gonna run out of space soon =(

I went back 2 Desmond @hair journal last sat & this time round, I'm actually very please with what he did 2 my hair =) Actually, I should have trusted him as he had been doing my hair 4 the past 3yrs, yet cos of a unsatisfactory job he did last yr, I began salon-hopping. Was actually surprised that after 1 yr of not seeing me, he was able 2 immediately pointed out that I rebonded my hair! It made me somewhat guilty, felt like I had betrayed him in some sense =( (He always says that straight hair doesnt suits me)

Anyway, quick update on Kion..... Had been crying 2 sleep every night cos of school & had been crying @school most of the days when I drop her off. Kind of surprise 2day cos told Kelvin 2 walk her 2 class & there was actually no tears at all. there was also no crying b4 she slept just now & I'm secretly wishing that everything would b as smooth tmr although Kelvin wont b free 2 accompany us 2 LW.

Kion also gave both Kelvin & I a huge surprise when she walked out of her room herself today, after waking up from her afternoon nap. She would usually shout out 4 me if she woke up 2 see me not beside her, yet she didnt do so today. I think its another indication of Kion growing up le. I told Kelvin the other day that she would soon walk out herself but he just dont believed, brushing me off saying that it wont b so soon.... Yet today, as he was changing the water in his tank & telling me abt his snail being sucked into the hose, Kion's voice suddenly appeared from behind him, saying:"what? daddy, what happened?" both Kelvin & I got a shock! =)

Hmmm.... looks like my little one is growing up way too fast. Must really cherish & remember every little second spent with her =)