My little shining star

A few years ago, Ka tried her hand at the piano/keyboard for a bit and she was doing very well. Her teacher was very impressed with how quickly she seemed to pick things up.  Then it started.  She would expect to get everything perfect on her very first attempt.  She would quickly get frustrated.  Then…

I’m an Orange Rhino

It was just a few days ago that I was doing some pointless, aimless browsing and I happened to chance upon this goldmine of a blog,  theorangerhino.com.  I had no idea that anything constructive could ever come from this breed of browsing.  So, I was pleasantly surprised.  Now the reason I call this blog a…

Why I WILL. NOT. Do It Again

A few days back I went to a very good ObGyn at a very good hospital near here. One thing led to another and soon she figured out that we weren't planning on having any more kids. She was quite saddened by this piece of information. She told us how she came from a very…

Summer

Academic year's done.  School's closed.  And the kid has been handed over to me safely and with a good report.  She's all mine for the next 55 days.  Not that I'm counting down or anything.  I just happen to know the exact number of days left for school to re-open.  Let's just go with the…

I have been writing a lot less lately.  And I don't really know why.  I guess it's because I have too much to write about and too little time.  I have been busy.  Crazy busy with the course I am doing.  But not too busy to think.  I am a restless creature, I am.  Can't…

Keeping Up With The Joneses: Starting Early

Yesterday Ka came back from school wearing a friendship band.  A sweet little boy gave it to her.  Actually he gave one to every kid in class, all 30 of them!!  It's amazing how some parents have this talent for making other parents' lives harder just by being themselves. Now, the likes of me are…

To Give or Not To Give

A few days back Ka came home and announced proudly that she had given away one of her favorite hair bands to one of her classmates.  This is a hair band that we spent 10 minutes bargaining for at the fake market and it cost us only 10 RMB.  It was pretty and Ka loved…

The Martyr

A friend of mine asked me a few weeks ago how would one know when the right time to have a baby is.  I told her, "the right time is when you want a baby".   Since nothing can ever prepare you for what's coming, there's really no point trying to be prepared.  You know, it's…

Ka and ‘The Value of Money’

A few days back, Mr. M and I talked about how important it is for us to teach Ka the value of money.  Actually we have been talking about it on and off for quite a while now but haven't had the heart to do anything about it.   There have been a lot of times…

Daddy’s Dog…

Who had ever thought that my 5-year old would one day call me her daddy's dog and I would laugh about it?  (Sigh!) Motherhood is such a funny thing and it has funny ways of teaching you lessons.  What is the lesson I learnt?   Beware of the way kids think.... About a week ago, I…