HK & KK

During summer holiday we went back to KK for FIL birthday celebration and also brought them to HK.

HK - Langham hotel is nice, will go back there again. We bought big bus ticket but will not recommend as their bus is not on time, always very much earlier than scheduled time. Kids love the ferry and star ferry cruise. Went to our favorite restaurant Yung Kei and the one in Times Square (forgot whats the name). Kids and I had fun :) We even meet up with andrea's first nanny, she came to the hotel and bought children gap shirts! Thank You :)

Breakfast place

Night Tour

Repulse Bay Play Ground

We stayed at magellan club room this time. This round we are into sunset and sun rise. We took Sun Rise at a bridge and Sun Set at Shangrila. Relaxing holiday!

sunrise

sunset

Year 3 Starts

September is a busy month, going back to chauffeuring the children. Andrea starts school, with her new myopilux lense. She had 2 accident in a week at school, it caused me so much emotional pain. (1) ms kit yee knocked her glasses while opening the staff room door (2) Alyssa accidentally turned her head and knocked andrea's face, it left a long deep scare on her face. Yes, the spectacle knock on the face. I was very worried the 1st week as she is still getting used to wearing her glasses whole day at school. We said prayer before getting off the car after the 2 accidents.

Second week was Term1 preview for Yr3&4, ms joanne told me about andrea's bad habit. Not putting both hands on the desk while writing, I told her that's new to me, I've never seen that at home. It triggers me of the desk and tables are not appropriate for her. The next day, Friday I took home Ikea urban chair to school. On weekends, daddy went to school and measure all Y1,2&3 chairs. It seems all are inappropriate based on BS EN 1729 Chair and Table Guide. 

Yr1 measurement: Table height (60cm), Chair height (40cm)

Yr2 measurement: Table height (61cm), Chair height (34cm)

Yr3 measurement: Table height (76cm), Chair height (46cm) - Dinning table & chair height

BS EN1729: height 119cm-142cm: Table height 59cm, Chair height 35cm

On Monday, I made a fuss of asking the school to provide Yr2 table and Yr1 chair, it went to the principal ellis. She was a great help on Monday. On Tuesday, i decided to bring my own chair again because the table height and chair really does not match but principal insisted Yr2 table n chairs suitable for her - she gave her a pillow to put at the back. 

Yr 2 Table & Chair

Yr1 Table & Chair

As a perfectionist, I couldn't accept. Firstly they do not follow standard guideline for primary school student. Secondly principal forced me to accept Yr2 table and chair which i feel the table is terribly high (1st photo). Thirdly, principal refuse to let me bring my own chair and threaten to ask the guard to watch over me so that i cannot go up the classroom. The emotional pain that I've got is very great. This principal is not professional in my opinion, she even asked me to buy the whole class ikea chair if I were to bring my own chair. Principal even put words in my mouth that I spread this news to other parents and gave her alot of problem and form teachers were not happy. For whatever it is, I asked archangel Michael to cut the etheric cord between me and her and also kingsley school. I needed peace badly and I know this is for greater good. 

Week3 ended in disaster when principal indicated she could not help me, either I take Yr2 tables and chairs or I find other school. I've write in withdrawal letter on Tuesday (24sept - checked the calendar, it clashes with her bazi!), now scouting for new school. What an eventful September. Hope all is well. 

Physical Exercise

Steiner also said physical body is born when we came out from mother womb, hence 0-7 years old we need to do ALOT of movement. I remembered Glen Doman class i went, they emphasize on cross crawling, monkey bar, somersault and many more. I also remembered shichida physical milestone, what you can do and cannot do, if cannot do please do it with your child, simple thing like kicking a ball, climbing a pole, doing ducky walk etc. I remembered tweedle wink having the therapy ball, ben was very scared doing the therapy ball backward when he was a baby. However, Steiner didn't tell us what to do. He just say go out of the house, do movements, running, cycling, let children play among themselves, you will see movements. I cannot agree more of Physical Exercise. I think to myself I need to do something at home!

I relate back to myself, I did rhythmic gymnastic when I was 9 years old for a year. I enjoyed tossing the ball and do stretching. Hence, I brought andrea for trial, she likes it! Guess What .. the class is full unfortunately. After that trial class, I bought a 5cm mat, we do gymnastic exercise at home. some yoga pose to loosen the spine, andrea has very stiff spine apparently, i wonder why. I've schedule 4pm as our physical exercise indoor time. at about 5pm we go outdoor, at my porch or garden as it is still very hot to go to the playground. Maybe I shall consider to buy a monkey bar or similar for the garden.

I hope they can go to proper gymnastic class as my knowledge is really limited. They forward roll is so good now, I need new imput! see video below!

Rearranging Classes Schedule

It could be energy change, it could be the higher wisdom has reached me, it could be the divine timing my daughter needs to develop her physical body. I've recently read Steiner 0-7 years old book, it says Sleep well, Eat well. Sound so familiar!! Why am I not doing it for my own children? I thought andrea does not want to sleep because she doesn't need it, tired of forcing her to sleep, I let her be. At age 6, she is still thin as skeleton, at age 5 too - many parents commented, why she so thin, let her eat more la! I didn't know what to do at age 5, when she is at age 6, i read this book and got shock because I didn't have much time left :( I quickly look at her classes schedule, to my horror she has 10 classes a week!!

Monday - Piano/Violin

Tuesday - Chinese Class

Wednesday - Private Swimming

Thursday - Chinese Class

Friday - Art at KK

Saturday - Genioart, Mind Map & Shichida

Sunday - Swimming Group class

Guess what. I cancelled classes ends later than 6pm - chinese and Art at KK. Swimming group class too. Only left with monday, wed and saturday for classes, so she can sleep peacefully at 7.30pm. Still in the progress, she now sleeps around 8pm-8.30pm, mostly 8pm. Benjamin sleeps at 7.15pm-7.30pm. I guess this is what I can do for her right now, as new knowledge comes in, adjustment is to be made again, as the world is changing, nothing is constant. I should be grateful as life is moving and is to be better!