Half Term is Over…
2 weeks before the Parents/Teacher conference, Daddy ask Princess what is her position in her class. Common question! Every one wants to know how far you fair in your class. Princess told him, “No.1”.
Daddy came to me, “wei, your daughter say she get no. 1 wor”.
Of course I don’t believe her la, “Her BM get 85 marks. Lidat also can get no. 1. Can you imagine how stwpig the whole class is?”
One week before the Parents/Teacher conference, Princess told Daddy she get no. 20 in her class. Again Daddy came to me, “wei, your daughter say she get no. 20 wor”.
“Wah lau. With her result lidat (5 subject 100%) can get no. 20. That means the whole class very clever la.”
See! Tension or not lidat. Children is getting smarter by generation. Must be that DHA/DAA/DHD/DDD bla bla in their milk formula.
Every mid term, parents have to be present at the school to collect report book. If your child is brilliant, all the sweet and nice word coming from the teacher’s mouth. If your child is not-so-brilliant-type… you know what to expect la.
So, what is her result? no. 20 out of 49 students. She is not so stwpig and not so cleaver. Right on the centre. Overall, she get no. 214 out of 540 students. Still she is right at the centre. Percentage wise, she scored 94.80. So now you tell me la. Such a high percentage yet she get no. 214. There must be whole lots of genius out there in her school.
The only comment I have from the teacher is, “Your daughter like to day dream and not paying full attention during classes. But i’m not so worry about that cos all her work & homework was done correctly. Maybe she already absorb the teaching and sometimes find it boring.”
Don’t have to tell me, I’ve already knew it. So that is some good and bad comment about Princess.
Since I’m in her school, I want to pretend like a grown-up student walking back to memory lane. Let’s eating in the canteen! We went and get a bite.
I ordered loh mee (KL and canteen version!)
And if you don’t mind, click here for Sitiawan version of loo mien (loh mee in foochow language). Sitiawan version has lots more ingredients in it.
We have the cuttle fish, bamboo shoot, ear fungus, lily bud and minced pork. I gave the KL and canteen version 0/10! Beh jiak!
Daughter had clear soup noodle. They had the same ingredients in it. One pc of foochok (soya sheet) and two pcs of fish cake. So pathetic looking noodle!
After eating, she brings her bowl to a bucket. Pour the left over in one bucket, bowl and cutleries in another different buckets. She came and did the same to my bowl. I look at her with jaw drop. During our time, after meal, we just pat-pat our butt and walk off.
As we was walking back to her class, she called out to me, “Mummy, come! I show you the water dispenser.” Wah lau eh, during my time hor, when we ran out of drinking water, there is two options to choose – drank from the water tap or thirst to death.
She then put in 10cents for 500ml of distilled water. I would think that is a very reasonable price.
As I was writing out this post, I keep scrolling back staring at her picture. I can’t believe myself that I have a 7 y/o daughter! Either I am growing old or she is growing up.
oddfather said,
July 4, 2007 @ 11:10 am
don’t care so much about position. Just make sure she maintained her average score, 95% and higher and eventually she will be top of the class(if that is important to you)
sasha said,
July 4, 2007 @ 11:52 am
make another one then u have a younger kid then u wont feel so old lor. hehehe
wuah so canggih got this kinda water dispenser ka.
eve said,
July 4, 2007 @ 1:01 pm
Wahh..7 yrs old daughter..No you dun look like an auntie at all..but I like Sasha’s reply..kakkakakkaa…
Chiwi said,
July 4, 2007 @ 1:05 pm
I could hardly believe it when you told me she is 7! in another 10 years you 2 would look like sisters!! 🙂
athena said,
July 4, 2007 @ 1:46 pm
Most important must be balanced. you won’t want ur girl to turn out looking like Steve Urkel, wud ya?? 🙂
wuching said,
July 4, 2007 @ 2:23 pm
aww…daughter growing up too fast, soon she’ll leave the nest & all you get is 2 old people!
Giddy Tiger said,
July 4, 2007 @ 3:14 pm
errr…both? (in response to last question) 😀
Leah said,
July 4, 2007 @ 3:53 pm
The first time I came to your blog, I thought you look youthful to be a mommy of three kids.
Learning and tests can be two separate things, it’s hard to differentiate who is better when they are in year 1-3. IMOH, the tests basically an indication of whether the child has good attention span or not. Even children who “tikam” (especially boys) can get 80% and above when they are in tahap 1(year1-3), when they go to tahap 2, you then can see those who really learn and those who don’t becoz different sub skills are require in tahap 2.
day-dreamer said,
July 4, 2007 @ 5:18 pm
Har?!?! Your daughter already 7 y/o ah?? What’s your secret to keeping so young and fit???
Wah, average above 90% only in the centre of the class? Well, it might be kids are getting cleverer these days, or the standard of our education has deteriorated to such a state. No offence.
I still remember during Standard 1 & 2, we fought so hard over the first position in the whole school. And I remember, during the either midterm or end-of-year test of Standard 1, I lost to the #1 guy by just 0.05%. Hahaha. Those were the days…
Kyels said,
July 4, 2007 @ 7:01 pm
Sometimes canteen food really, really beh jiak and they can be rather expensive as well … Urghhh. Well, this post made me reflect ’bout my primary and high school days, sweet!
(:
You’re still young at heart and I’m sure you still look very pretty. Hehehe!
jazzmint said,
July 4, 2007 @ 7:43 pm
wahh now i wonder how old are u eh…..hm……
laymank said,
July 4, 2007 @ 10:03 pm
I am so happy to see that the kids today are taught how to take care the cutleries after food. It just feel so good to know that they are already better than many adults!
Young looking mum, you are.
Bengbeng said,
July 5, 2007 @ 3:48 pm
wuah 5 subjects 100% and BM 85% can still get middle position..pengsanlah. 🙁
can u imagine the pressure of being a student in that school?
i insist benghui take up computer, music n sunday bible class n wushu..anything but b study study study type but mrs bengbeng wants him to study till he drops 🙂
two different philosophies of life 🙂
Ghandi said,
July 6, 2007 @ 12:35 am
Please order one hockkien mee for me 🙂 I just mee those nice food form school canteen.
sila said,
July 6, 2007 @ 2:40 am
congrats on first report card, princess! how time flies – now she’s 7. before we know it baby princess will be getting her first report card too! 😀