LOVE! II

My tuition kids are super duper cool! Went to give the younger one tuition yesterday, and today, it's to teach the both of them. The younger one was having a mood swing yesterday. 180degrees from the normal her, leaving me a little helpless and lost as to how I should handle the situation. I mean, it's always been her talking (non-stop) to me and making lessons more interesting. Afterall, I'm grown up and mature and as you all know, adults are mature. That leaves her, the kid, to provide the entertainment. And so, I was quite stressed because kids, though predictable, can be quite unpredictable at times also. Me: Crystal, why are you looking so sad? 有心事可以跟 Hanxiang 姐姐讲 ok? Crystal: Hmm.. *remains silent and continues solving Maths problems* Me: *super panic* Thinks: 'OMG! since when has she started concentrating on her work so hard?! ok, something is very wrong.' Me: *tries harder* 是不是在学校有人欺负你? Crystal: 没有啦, 我只是很累. Me: Orh, ok.. Crystal: 老师, 你可以不要跟我讲话吗? 我要做功课. Me: *super tio stunned* Orh, ok.. Sometimes, kids say the weirdest things. Totally unexpected. I nearly fell off my chair in shock. IMPACT! Today, taught Crystal first. 180degrees back to the normal her. Couldn't stop talking. Just COULDN'T. Now I'm trying to decide which Crystal I prefer. The impossibly obedient one, or the normal one, the one who: - told me what she was going to wear to the wedding lunch in such detail I had to practically put my hand over her mouth to stop her. - played with my glitter powder (the one for art and craft, mind you.) by putting it on her hands, legs and even hair because "I like all shiny shiny things one leh. Really!" *don't know whether to nod head or shake head* - is so zi high she always tries to upset me by passing me notes saying, "Go and die!" and then the next second passing me another one that says, "Bluff you one!" - always enjoys saying "Aiya, also won't die!" , acting like super zai and commenting that I'm weak because I always act like I'm going to cry when she says hurting things just to spite me. Then came Charmaine's turn. We went through some Chinese passages today and there's this one which is about someone being given three wishes by a fairy. I asked her, if she were to be granted three wishes, what would she wish for. Her reply was instant. The don't-need-to-think-first type of answer, which made it doubly funny. Charmaine: 我要嫁给一个有钱的老公! Me: *cua dio, but decides to 配合* OK! 我也是!!! 第二个原望呢? Charmaine: 买大屋子 lor. Me: *wah piang, buei tahan. nvm, continues to play along* 有钱老公一定可以买大屋子. 不要浪费愿望! Charmaine: Then, 就要嫁给一个爱小孩的老公 lor, 不然我生了有什么用? Me: 哦.. 对! 有道理. *internal bleeding* 第三个愿望我帮你决定! Charmaine: 什么? Me: 跟 fairy 要多三个愿望! Charmaine really made me feel that I don't plan far enough man! I haven't even thought about such things. Or rather, I don't dare to think. I guess as we grow up, we somehow lose confidence in our desire for perfection huh? SO SAD. So blessed to have these kids to remind me about the beauty of being young and innocent, outrageous overexpectations (我不管! 我要就是要! In the end, don't have also won't die!), easy satisfaction (做完功课有没有 star? 有我就做!) and blah blah blah. So tell me, what's wrong about being childish?! I suddenly feel like abandoning the thought of being a Korean drama actress. What's so good about being consistently suicidal? SIAO! I have decided to change my style! I WANT TO BE CHILDISH! Don't stop me! I HATE TO BE SO DEMURE AND MATURE! Yesterday was Melisa's birthday party at her condominium. Melisa, representation of pretty things in small sizes. Happy Birthday, dear girl. People, I owe you photos. Byebye!