Bribery
I had to scold Aarushi for something - a solid good scolding. She stomps and cries for a while. Then comes back pouting her lips and has the gall to tell me "I will give you lots of stickers if you never ever scold me again."
I had a hard time wondering whether to laugh or scold her again! And no I have never bribed her into doing things - never told her I will give you stickers if you do something! I had a tough time maintaining my poise and telling her it doesnt always work that way....
Another Term Another Year
Yes, I have been long drowned in French - it is like an intoxication you do not want to get rid of. Today again the exam is over and I can look around, feel my friends around, talk to my mother, read to my kids, laugh with them, motivate them, listen to my loved one - yes, I am back to real life.
The French exam was real too but when I am so deep into it, it almost feels like intoxication rather than real life !
And that's the answer to my dear friends who keep asking me how can I be good at something I have never come across before - never have French language appeared, even obliquely, in my life.....that's the only answer, you can get intoxicated to be good (hope it is needless to say I speak metaphorically!).
A Hard weekend
3 of my closest friends in HK gave the news they will be moving...I always knew HK is transient but that does not make it any easier to digest the news. It still hurts.
Love of human beings
The more I mix with people the more I love them. With all their meanness,selfishness,etc in most people there is a certain loveliness and softness which always touches me.
It's going to be alright!
Arunav and I went to watch The Princess and the Frog a few weeks back. The previous movie he watched in big screen was the 3D movie UP and he was petrified when the dogs were chasing the Bird, he had big tears in his eyes and wanted to go home. So I was apprehensive when the Magic man and his dark ghosts (?) were onslaughting the screen. I kept asking him,'Are you OK?' and he said yes.
At the end when we came out I asked him, how come you did not cry this time when the ghosts came and it was a bit scary? He told ,"Because I know it will all become OK at the end, they will all be happy."
He got the idea of fairytale quite straightened out!
Just another day in my life
End of day at last....my day was like this today:
6.30am-Get up and get ready yourself, Arunav
8.00am-Send Arunav to school and get ready Aarushi
9.00am-Send Aarushi to school
9.10am-Go to the library and finish French homework
9.30am-Run to the class(run down HK park,hop on tram and run rest of the way)
10.00am-First French class(1.30hrs)
11.30am-Eat lunch
12.00pm-Second French class(1.30hrs)
1.30pm-Take Aarushi to swim class right from the French class.
2.15pm-Swim with her(she's in parent and baby session)(45 minutes)
3.15pm-Change and run for the bus back.
4.00pm-Pick up Arunav
4.20pm-Snack for Arunav and Aarushi
4.45pm-Take Arunav to soccer class
5.00pm-Soccer class(1 hr)
6.00pm-Bring Arunav back and
6.15pm-Dinner for Arunav - Aarushi (completely delegated to helper at home)
7.30pm-Put them to sleep....
8.30pm-Try to catch up French after dinner
9.30pm-Give up in fatigue and browse Facebook instead...
What am I doing in Blog zone(freeing my mind!), I am so ready to crash....zzzz
