Significant Milestones

You know its significant milestones when your child:

1. Off load your routines and take them into her hands. Jazz showered Jare!

One evening, in midst of washing the dishes, I shooed the kids up for shower. I must have given them too much time to idle, went into the bathroom, and saw Jazz showered Jare all by herself! I couldn't believed Jare agreed to become victim of her first attempt. The man was spying from the outside, witnessing our disbelief. Asked if she did the neck, armpits, skin folds, and she nodded. How did my girl grow so quickly to take on such a pioneer role?!!! I seriously wouldn't mind such kind offer from her daily, albeit a little worried about shampoo residue. And, if only, we didn't mind a really soaked bathroom.

And so, she showered Jare today, again! 

They had much more shower fun this way!

2. Write her first set of Chinese name. She almost gave up, I almost gave up. She said she couldn't, I said she could. She was discouraged, I encouraged, and there! She completed her first, 3 characters of Chinese name, without the dotted. Considering the number of strokes in her name, it was a very good effort. A proud mama here. 

First self written set

 

3. Finally read with much independence. Jazz started picking more reading since we came, we began with words, sentences and now paragraphs. And once she begins reading, it just goes on and on, more and more. Now, she can read bedtime stories for little brother!

 

I was surprise she could read this much

How fast has my girl grown! Every moment is truly precious, and I'm thankful for witnessing every of Js little and big milestone. It's just so exciting being a Mum.

Yes! Women are Nags

There's a sure, absolute reason why men deemed women as being naggy, and why we are. It's been more than an occasion, my man forgot about the simplest tasks his woman, I, assigned to him. Here's a significant example that really amused me.

Usually, when we get the kids from school, I would pre-cut some fruits or prep some snacks to receive them. It usually is a long interval after snack, before we get them in the evening. On some days, when I couldn't leave home to pick them because of kitchen chores, the man would go without me. I would remind him to bring their filled snack containers along. Each time, with three repeated reminders, hopefully to get at least one registered. Low and behold, on two consecutive occasions, he clean forgot about it. Even though they were placed right before his eyes, and the previous time, just beside his shoes! See how easy I made it for him. Repeated my message thrice, but couldn't get one stored into memory. 

 

Sliced plums that were left behind

 

There probably are some historical reasons why women are naggy, perhaps an in-built trait from our fore-mothers. Women are like caretakers, always on the lookout and a cautious reminder for our kids and man. We repeat because we don't allow room for forgetfulness.

In any case, my man is still wonderful, with that tad forgetfulness. The point to highlight is, men should not think women as nags. Your mum, your wife, your friends, your colleagues and the women around you, know you need that useful reminder! All for the good intention. Take heed the wise words and dump selective listening.

Similarly, I admit, my memory fails umpteen times too. I welcome nags.

Interesting know - National Flag

Sharing an interesting know, if you didn't realised or know about it. 

The flag orientation on the right body of our SIA plane is actually of the 'wrong' orientation. Few weeks ago, on the Straits Time forum, someone wrote in to effect change on the orientation of flags on our planes. I understand his concern about flying our pride right, but thought this was kind of absurd. If this orientation is truly a human error, what are the chances of it getting wrong, not on just one plane, but all.

Plane that my parents boarded to get home

The placing and direction of the flag is absolutely right. It's all about flag ethics. When you raise and fly a flag, it's only ethical that it flies correctly, in the wind blowing direction. Digest this, visualize our flag flying below the helicopter on National day, one side is of the right and the other 'reverse'. And since the plane is designed to fly with the cockpit front, you see the correct orientation on the left body, and 'reversed' on right. If I'm not wrong, this ethic is practiced on all countries' aircraft and ships, too.

When the aircraft is flying, it will fly as it would on a flagpost in the breeze - with the five stars and moon leading, and the red and white sections following. A national flag should never be seen to be travelling backwards.

National Day is just few days away, and if you happen have our flag as a car decal, you should know the correct orientation on the right body of the car. 

I chanced upon this know and thought it's interesting to share. In case our little ones ask, we can always present ourselves as the know-it-all dad and mum.

Happy National Day, fellow Singaporeans!