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I  have been thinking.... what's a suitable title this time? I can't think of one. Maybe you can help.

When Jesslyn was born, she wasn't beautiful. In fact, she looked 'not pretty'. As she grows, she turns into a beautiful duckling. Hmm... maybe 'beautiful' is over-rated. Anyway, she does attract attention wherever she goes. Waiters especially would tease her, touches her cheeks and talks to her. She gets the attention because of her .... big round eyes? Friendly smile? cheeky look? China doll hair? I don't know. Maybe a mixture of the above. Jerilyn gets the attention because of her vivacious style. Overall, Jesslyn is the one who makes people stop.

Last Friday, we had an early Mother's Day celebration at Moven Peak's. This time, the special attention that she got was almost unbearable. The Bangladeshi touched her cheeks every time he came to our table. That was more than 5x. Daddy and I were so pissed off that Daddy told her loudly "Tell him not to touch you" when the waiter was within an audible distance. Jerilyn looked a bit offended and unhappy at first. Later, she asked "Mummy, why all the men like her?" To make her feel better, I answered "They know that you are tough and cannot be disturbed. So, the men dare not disturb you." I hope she does feel better after that and be proud of herself.

Trip to Petrosains

Petrosains KL - slideshow with music

Tooth Decay

For the past few days, tooth decay has been the main concern in my family. Daddy thinks that it's a crisis! So, who has tooth decay. Look at the picture below and take a guess.

After bathing the kids last Saturday, Daddy told me that Jesslyn has a hole in her tooth. The news was like a leaking bombshell (if bombs ever leak). He took photographs to show Jesslyn herself. Not only is there a hole, the two front teeth are brownish as you can see from the picture above. He threatened to bring her to the dentist. She said No. Otherwise, she had no feeling or showed any other reaction towards her decayed tooth. Daddy complained that Jesslyn took it too easy. I thought to myself "What does he expect from a 3yo kid who has never had her tooth checked  by a man in a white robe." The days after, we made her brushes her teeth twice a day. I wasn't strict with teeth brushing rule. Now, I am forced to. Coincidentally, hubs and I had our teeth scaled that very same morning. It was a 'teethy' day.

A Day at School

Paid the kids' school fees yesterday. As expected, the principal has lots to talk about. The first thing the principal said was "The two of them don't like dirt esp Jesslyn." Apparently, they did some outdoor painting and Jesslyn was careful with the paint. Yup! She doesn't like to touch paint with her bare hands.  At home, she only plays finger painting for 5minutes before she says she wants to wash her hands.


Next, the principal commented that Jerilyn has (too) high expectation from herself. The girl wants to be the first in class and cannot accept failure. The principal related one incident where she taught them insects. During the first few lessons, Jerilyn was quiet and didn't answer any questions posted by the teacher until later, when she was more sure, she started answering questions. According to the teacher, other kids gave answers although some were wrong. Her point is that it's alright to make mistakes.
My opinion: What's wrong with having expectations? Yes, Jerilym may be a bit tensed in case she gives the wrong answers but surely you don't want a kid who simply gives answers without thinking.

Thirdly, the principal asked me if I send Jerilyn to any classes because her colouring and painting skills are not good. She explained how Jerilyn used the brushes etc...
My opinion: So what if her painting and colouring skills are not perfect. It's not a matter of life and death. Like my sister asked "Does she want to be an artist?" Jerilyn has always shown more interest in science. I don't expect her to excel in every field although I hope she can be an all-rounder. I appreciate her concern but she doesn't have to make a big deal out of it.

Forth, it's about the girls schoolmates.
1. A boy named J. I mentioned that Jesslyn has been talking about this boy and she immediately said that the boy likes her. He tries to get her attention and always looks at her but my little girl doesn't like him. She avoids him and this frustrates the boy. The boy also told the teacher "... henn mei orrr...." with a love struck expression on his face.
2. A girl named MS. The principal said that her performance has dropped tremendously lately. The girl got '0' for a few spelling tests. She daydreams in class and doesn't do her homework. I was surprised because just 2 months ago, the principal said that this girl was her best student. At home, Jerilyn too told me a bit about the girl but I didn't believe her. I thought Jerilyn was just trying to put down her friend. Anyway, the reason behind the girl's poor performance is because she is addicted to Taiwanese, Korean Idol shows 'til she neglect her studies. She goes to bed late thus she couldn't concentrate in class. What is more surprising is the girl would comment "He is handsome" when she saw a (maybe handsome) Daddy comes to pick up a kid.

Situation 1
She came to me asking me to read her a story while I was already in bed. I said that I didn't have time to entertain her. She demanded "Say Sorry.". I didn't answer her. She firmly said "Mummy, say 'Sorry, I don't have time to entertain you'."

Situation 2
Jerilyn showed me some stickers her friend gave.I wasn't very happy. I told her not to take things from others. Jesslyn said "Mummy, I didnt take anything from my friends. Am I good?"

Situation 3
The girls and I love packing for holidays. This time, we plan to go to KL. Last Saturday, I told Jerilyn that we would pack on Sunday. I don't know how but at 7am the next day, she woke me up so that we could pack. I mean, every morning, we have to call them and shake them up for school and that's after 8. Does she have an alarm clock in her? I told her "Later. We have the whole day. Go back to sleep." She went back to bed only to bug me again after 5 minutes.
So, we have prepared 2 bags. Daddy suggested to use only 1 bag. Jerilyn answered him "It's happier to have 2 bags." (which I agree totally). Jerilyn definitely knows how to have fun more than Daddy.

Situation 4
We were in a car one day and Daddy & I were chatting when Jesslyn wanted us to change the radio to her favourite disc. We were so engrossed into our conversation that we ignored her. Actually, not only that. We hate it when she becomes bossy and doesn't take 'No' for an answer. After a while, she was quiet. When she became quiet... too quiet in fact, it was my turn to talk to her. I called her name. She said angrily "I don't want to talk to you. You two guys make me sad." We looked at each other. We wanted to laugh so much but if we laugh, the more irritated she would become. She would think that we are laughing at her.

Today, I scolded Jerilyn and she was sulking at a corner. Jesslyn joined her after that. When I called them, Jesslyn said "I don't want. You make Jie2 and I sad because you scold us." Sigh......

Situation 5
I was teaching Jesslyn to to fill in the crossword puzzle with colour words. Jerilyn was trying to be helpful by spelling out  'Yellow' for her but she was not very grateful. She asked "Did Mummy ask you to come? No right? Why did you come here? Go back there and do your work." Pity Jerilyn.

Luggage

Luggage.... Have I written about this? It's not exactly 'luggage' but what Jerilyn understands by luggage.


One day a few months back, she told me that her friends bring luggage to school. I didn't understand at first until she said that her friends pull their bags and their bags are pretty big. She added that she didn't want bags as big as that. I had a great laugh.

At the supermarket recently, those pretty pink disney bags attract my girls and they so wanted to bring home one each. They particularly like bags with wheels now especially Jesslyn. I gave excuses so they dont buy. I don't like the idea of them wheeling the bags in my bags and dirty my place. At least, not now.

Til then, they have to use bags without wheels.

Baby

Jesslyn calls this 'Baby'. She loves her (I presume it's a girl) very much, so much so that she has been talking to it since like ..... 2yo. Now, she also teaches the baby to read. Jesslyn would sit on the chair with the Baby on her lap and request me to teach the Baby. Moreover, Jesslyn herself would line-up her dolls in a row while she sits opposite them and asks the dolls to read. Sometimes, she insists that I feed it too while I feed the girls or do other very real stuff with her Baby.

All this is incomprehensible to me. I don't think I did that when I was her age. Neither did my sis. Jerilyn too doesn't talk to her dolls as if they were real. So, seeing Jesslyn treats her dolls like humans is quite 'refreshing.'

* Photo of the baby... later

Short Hair

"What am I combing? You see. So little hair. My hair is so short. I cannot comb my hair. It LOOKS LIKE I AM COMBING MY HEAD! Why am I combing my head?"
 [bang the bed with the comb] She was almost hysterical about the idea of not being able to comb her hair. There was once I threatened to bald her head when she looked so sweaty and untidy. She cried boo-hoo the moment she heard it.

What Jesslyn can do @ 3y4m old

These are what Jesslyn can do now:

1. spell her name as well as her sis's
2. read Peter & Jane up to Book 2. She can read pretty well actually.
3. identify and read all (the common) colours. However, she may get confused between black and brown
4. recite the suku kata without mistakes in 5 seconds eg B-A, B-I, B-O, B-U, B-E in a song like tune. You can give her any consonant and she would read them out like A, B, C. [I didn't know that she can recite the suku kata and suddenly, she is reciting all the suku kata from B to Y. Pretty impressive]

* Jesslyn is 95 cm and Jerilyn 108cm.

For the record, I am drilling Jerilyn with Mandarin. She has another 2 years before she joins Poi Lam where most of the subjects are conducted in Mandarin. I have never been so hardworking with learning Mandarin and I have to learn to like the language too. Sigh!

Baby

My kids are very fond of their Ah Yee's baby even before the baby is born.
Especially Jesslyn. Every few days, she would ask me questions pertaining to Ah Yee and her baby. For example:

1. Has the baby has come out.
2. Has the doctor take the baby out from Ah Yee's stomach? (She pulled up her blouse to show her tummy). Is it painful when the doctor take the baby out?
3. Why the baby is not out yet?
   
4. Why the baby doesn't want to come out?
   
5. Has Ah Yee left the hospital? (as if Ah Yee has delivered)
6. Mummy, I want to give this(potty, book, doll, dress) to the baby in case she don't have it.
   

Her consistent concern surprises me; like an acquaintance concern. It's not like she sees her Ah Yee. She doesn't know anyone who is pregnant. She definitely doesn't have experience. So, how does she know all these stuff? Why is it so important to her? Beats me.

Nevertheless, I am happy that my girls love their cousin so much.

Enrolment in School

I was at in dilemma for months, choosing between Ave Maria Convent school and Poi Lam school. My first choice is AMC. On the other hand, Poi Lam is not even in my 'My Wish' list.
Many misunderstood me for wanting Jerilyn to go to an 'A' school because it's, well, an 'A' school. No! That's not my purpose. The school's academic achievement is besides the point. I know anywhere Jerilyn goes, she would do well academically, unless of course the school doesn't teach at all. My purpose of wanting to enrol her into AMC is because of opportunities. More exposure to various activities such as cheer-leading. Moreover, students there are less naughty and many come from decent family background. To me, who a kid mix with is very important in shaping a young mind. They are vulnerable to influences especially bad influences. I don't want them to come back with vulgar words or crude habits.
However, I face a huge obstacle which is transportation. Our house is about 13km away from the school and there is no one to fetch the little girl EVERYDAY at PEAK hours. Therefore, we have no choice but to enrol her into Poi Lam school, which is only 5 minutes walk from my house. It's a new building, which means that my girl can enjoy all the new facilities here (1plus point). The school is shifting to this new building next year so by the time my girl joins the school in 2014, everything should be settled down. Forget about the reasons why I don't want her here as it's a sensitive issue.
I spoke to 2 ladies who were ex-AMC. One of them has school-going kids and both the kids are sent to a school near her house. The ladies opined that going to a smaller school (tho Poi Lam isn't small) in fact gives the kid more opportunities to join activities. In schools like AMC, they only pick 'The Best of The Best'.
I enrolled her into Poi Lam on 2 March, the second day schools open for registration. She was numbered 45. I saw that its enrollment has dropped over the past 2 years because the parents are willing to send their kids from town to this side of the city. This is another plus point. Small classes will do the students justice. They get personal attention from their teachers as opposed to classrooms with 40-50 children.

Little Pianist (Part 2)

I have recorded two videos of Jerilyn playing the piano.

#1 shows Jerilyn playing three songs without the help of books. Can you figure out what are the songs?


#2 shows Jerilyn singing while playing a song. She has just started doing this recently. I encouraged her to sing and play because she is not very good with timing. I figured that singing some of the known nursery rhymes might help with her timing. It doesn't help with all the songs but I am pleased that she could read the 'lyrics' and play simultaneously. It's not like she sings Mary Had a Little Lamb or Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. An unfamiliar song like this looks like a piece of cake to her.

Little Pianist

I never expected Jerilyn to love playing the piano because she always gives me the 'I am rough, rugged, impatient, therefore, I don't play piano' impression. She is also quite tone-deaf. However, I still introduced piano to her a year ago. We started with the birthday song.

Today, she hasn't played like a pro yet, but she plays with passion. Averagely, she plays 30 minutes daily without supervision and during each session, she spends between 5-15 minutes. I don't have to remind her to practise. She, herself has the initiative and interest. What really amazes me is she plays from page to page repeatedly. For example, she starts with page 10 today and she plays from page to page til the last page(pg 50). It could be tomorrow or day after. After that, she flips back to the first few pages and start all over again; playing from page to page til the last page. She is still playing the beginner's book I bought her. Other than this book, she has completed another book for beginners, given by her cousin.

I am not rushing her into Book 2. I have learned a lesson thru a colleague's story. My colleague was complaining to me that her daughter doesn't like to play piano so much so that the teacher complains to her every week. She has been playing the piano for more than 5 years but she is only in 2nd grade. She plays the same piece every week because she couldn't play it (well). At that moment, it struck me that I need to give my daughter time to practise each piece moderately well before introducing a new piece. I used to introduce a new song practically every other day, ignoring her ability to cope. I was too ambitious. In my time, I learned a new piece every other WEEK. Instead of giving Jerilyn week(s), I gave her only DAY(s) which was unfair to her. I must have gotten mixed up between weeks and days! :p

However, I believe an early start benefits a kid tremendously in the long run. A good foundation makes it easier for the kids to catch up later on.

Sore Neck

Jerilyn complained of having a sore neck while writing at her desk. At first, I thought she was giving excuses not to write. Then, she explained that she was talking to Ah Yee for too much. I didn't understand her 'til she added that she was also playing the pinball game for too long. I realised then that she was talking about a sore neck because of using the computer for too long. Nowadays, she loves exchanging messages with her Ah Yee in yahoo messenger although there is nothing much in the content as she takes quite long to form a sentence. She has trouble locating the letters on the keyboard. Anyway, the position or the height is unsuitable, thus, causing sore neck. I, myself have the same problem occasionally since my second job with Hovid Pharmacy. I told this to my dad.

My dad, in turn, told my aunts. Unfortunately, he told them not to believe her. :-(
He should sit in front of the pc with one hand on the mouse for an hour. He would understand then.

1st Essay

The above is Jerilyn's first essay of about 50words. I suggested most of the sentences and I helped to spell some big words. What I am sure of is I didn't suggest the last sentence. I asked her why she only mentioned Ah Yee and Yee Cheong but not us. The Gong Gong part was added later. She said that this is because we (Mummy & Daddy) are here with her but Ah Yee and Yee Cheong are far away.

She wanted me to send this essay to Ah Yee. She was so serious that she folded the letter inserted into the envelope. Maybe I should send to Ah Yee, shouldn't I?

Jesslyn's Reading Ability @3y2m

At 3y2m old, Jesslyn is able to read Peter and Jane Step 1. I tried introducing Step 2 but after the first page, she loses interest. She complains that there are too many words. Although it won't be difficult for her to learn as the author introduced words one at a time, the sheer number and smaller size of words just made her close the book. Other than Peter and Jane, she can read certain repetitive instructions from workbooks such as colour the picture, circle the answer. She can recognise words from father to sister, gender, simple 2-3 letter words and this and that.

She can't read Chinese at all. She can barely speak the language. Even though she uses them, she doesn't understand the meaning. She speaks for the sake of speaking. For example, she repeatedly said "Ni Hai Shi Wo" (in Mandarin) one day although no one had done anything to her. Obviously, she learnt in from school. Today, she came back with "Mummy, what is He Dour Dour Sui" . She often says "Wo Bu Shi, Ni Shi" for fun.

On the other hand, she is good with colouring and Mathematics. She doesn't need to count one-by-one to get total 3. She counts faster than her sister too. On the downside, being too confident and too fast causes her to miscalculate sometimes.

Weight

Jerilyn - 18kg @ 5y 1m old
Jesslyn - 14kg @ 3y2m old

Jesslyn's Masterpiece

This must be Jesslyn's first proper drawing and my first record of her drawings. She is 3y2m old. Unlike Jerilyn, Jesslyn seldom draws. In fact, she drew this because she saw Jerilyn herself was drawing.
Jesslyn called them two little monsters.
Monsters, they are.

Teacher's Comments

I never had a chance to discuss about the kids with the previous kindergarten but over here, the principal welcomes any questions from the parents. She knows her students like the back of her hand and shows interest in her students.

As I paid this month's fees, I took the opportunity to gather information from her. The first thing she asked me was "Did Jerilyn say anything?" I replied that she loves school. She then, 'complained' that Jerilyn is over-confident. I was speechless. The principal continued that Jerilyn said "Teacher, this is too easy. Can you give a something more difficult?" while teaching Odds and Evens. Upon hearing that, she tested Jerilyn by pointing to 27. She said Jerilyn couldn't answer and kept quiet after that. She quickly signalled that she might have hurt the girl. I was surprise that Jerilyn was daring enough to show-off to her teachers. I thought she only shows off at home.

As for Jesslyn, she likes to watch or observe others. She is rather shy. Another surprise because I thought Jesslyn would have opened up after 2 months here. She is usually tight-lipped at the beginning but once she is comfortable with the people and the environment, she is super chatty. At home, she is the big bully. She never gives in and possessive. She is more mischievous than her sister. Probably, arrogant and unfriendly are more suitable for her.

Let's see what the principal has to say next month.

Compare and Contrast

After studying at Montessori for two months, I notice that the lessons are done at a slower pace as compared to the previous kindergarten. Although I am more comfortable with fast pace (being a kiasu parent), I like the effort put in by the management for having their own printed exercises in addition to the books. Their lessons are more organised where they make sure each student has a strong foundation from tracing lines to colouring in 1 direction (4yo). Easy Mandarin words are taught instead of teaching by themes (old school). The disadvantage of teaching by themes is some words are just incomprehensible for young kids. Imagine, for someone who is new to Mandarin, learning Chinese characters of about 10 strokes is almost impossible.

Jerilyn's passion for Montessori has not subsided. Every once in a while, she would say that she loves school. I hope her passion continues til she joins other institutions. I chose Montessori because of their teaching method which is more learner-centred and focus on building character and confidence. If the child has passion to study and enjoys school, the school has succeeded. However, our system instills fear in them. So, I hope these 2 years in Montessori will do them good.

Not that I encourage her to say the below but here are some comments from her:

• Mummy, the two Indian girls don't know how to read. They are so *silly.
  
• Mummy, do you know why the teacher teaches the easy stuff again? Because some children do not know.
• The lessons are boring. I have nothing to do in the school.
  

* I forbid them from calling anyone Stupid.

Forgery

This Montessori has a habit of getting parent's signature after each test. Apparently, after the first test, Jerilyn forgot to get our signature. I was already in bed. Daddy told me the next day that Jerilyn came down after 12am to get his signature. You see, he was still working at that hour.

Today, she came back with with flying colours for spelling test. She asked for my signature, while I was busy sweeping. The next moment, I saw a head on the line where parent's signature was suppose to go.


This reminds me of my own wrongdoing when I was only Standard 2. [who am i kidding? Daughter is only 5yo]. I forged my mum's signature in my report card because I forgot to get her signature and when the teacher asked, I was too afraid to admit that it was me who signed. Well, it didn't do me any good as I was punished anyway. I had to move all my belongings including my table and chair to the corridor. The rest of that day was spent at the corridor. I remembered the hot breeze blowing the pages from my book and tussled my hair. I held my tears but deep inside, it was really hurtful and frightening. That day was one my worst days in school and the most embarrassing. Based on the severity of the punishment, imitating my mum's signature must be the naughtiest thing that I ever did in school.

I wonder, IF I told teacher the truth, what would the outcome be?

Gift or Theft?

Day 1
Today, Jerilyn came home with a secret. I didn't know what it was until hours later. Why was it a secret? It's because she showed Jesslyn the 'secret' but hid it from me.
Later that night, she told me that Ryan, a friend, gave her a pen and showed it to me. She praised him 'pan-nai' (pandai) because he befriended her. I wasn't very pleased because I don't like the idea of her taking things from her friends, with or without their permission. You see, a couple of days earlier, she came home with a hair clip which she picked up from the floor and today this. I warned her that day not to pick and claim ownership of things she sees on the floor. Now, she came back with things claimed to be given by friends.
She proudly said that the boy asked "Are you happy?" (for giving her the pen). Oh ya! You should see her face. She was on cloud 9. He also said that his mummy won't be angry if he gives a way his pen. Well, his mummy isn't but this mummy is!!!

Day 2
Jerilyn told me that her teacher asked her to return the pen to the boy. The teacher said something about having to ask the boy's mummy's permission before taking/giving the pen. I am not happy again.... Now, it looks like we are stealing from others. Excuse me, but the pen was given to my daughter. I didn't make an official complaint but I warned her not to take anything from others anymore. End of story!

Random

One fine day, Jesslyn was playing Lego while Jerilyn played Scrabble. At one time, Jesslyn dropped a piece and out of kindness, Jerilyn bent her body to pick up that piece, which was just at her foot. Jesslyn shouted "Hey, don't take. It's not your problem. It's my problem." She was screaming as if Jerilyn was snatching her toy away. This is how serious her level of possessiveness.

Jerilyn was telling about a girl who likes to pull people's hair and beat them. Jerilyn is one of the victims. I asked her if the girl has any friends and she said No. Jesslyn was quick to add "Like me lor. I don't have any friends."

Out of curiosity, I asked if my girls play or talk to each other in school. Jerilyn replied Yes. She said that when they meet at the dining area, Jesslyn would nod her head and smile at her. I think they handle this very maturely. How sweet.

UNO game

The girls must have a game of UNO everyday for the past week. As a result, both can 'sort of' play the game. Of course, they do make mistakes occasionally. Through this game, we identified some characteristics in the girls.

Jerilyn:
She is slow and takes time in discarding her card. She will decide when it comes to her turn. She pays more attention in arranging her cards than the cards on the table. Instead of playing seriously, she enjoys making monkey faces and getting all too excited about the whole idea of playing.

Jesslyn:
She is quick in making decision. Too quick, we feel. The moment she has discarded a card, she picks another card from her stack and ready to throw it. She is the one who tells her sis to be quick and she doesn't understand the fact that the pattern may change when her turn comes. She concentrates on the cards on the table more than Jerilyn.

Mini Orchestra

I recently stuck the letter stickers on the keys for Jesslyn. However, she has no interest in learning the proper way.

Tattoo

'I don love you'.
That's what on Jesslyn's head. How surprised I was when I wet her hair during a shower. I asked her who wrote it. Of course, she said Jie2. I asked Jerilyn why. She answered "to make her face beautiful."

Careful with words

Kids have a unique way of making the adults speechless. For example, I complimented Jerilyn today although she didn't exactly play very well with the piano piece. I said "That's very good. You have improved, Jerilyn." Jesslyn said immediately "How come Jie2 has improved already?" I replied "Because she can play better." Not satisfied, Jesslyn continued "But, I thought you said she she is not very good yesterday?"

My mood changes like the weather and so are my principles or instructions. I was busy when Jesslyn wanted to open a bottle of soft drink and I told her 'No'. After half an hour, I felt exhausted and needed a reward for myself. I opened the bottle and shared it with them. Jesslyn asked "Eh? I thought you said don't open, and now you said yes?" [Speechless]

When I bathed Jesslyn, I poured shampoo onto her palm. Jesslyn asked "Is this body shampoo or hair shampoo?" (her hands were about to touch her hair). Good question.

Sometimes, it is best not to know the source(the culprit), but find the solution or emphasize that the mistake should not recur. This is so because when the girls realise that I am not happy with their behaviour, they would start pointing fingers at one another. Jesslyn would say "It's not me. It's Jie2. Jie2 who's the one who did it" and vice versa. I would like to point out that I did not ask or even utter a word. The look on my face prompted them to blame each other. Therefore, now, I don't ask "Who did it?" that often.

* It's more difficult to teach Jesslyn about Sharing and Giving. She was watching youtube while Jerilyn was playing the piano. Naturally, Jerilyn wanted to watch too but Jesslyn pushed her away and commanded her to continue playing her piano.

CNY

CNY mood has been declining over the years. Less firecrackers, less gamble, less noise, less everything except cars. My first day is quite fruitful. Gathered with family members from both sides of the family. My girls have a whale of a time and get closer to their cousins.

Anti-social?

It's 23rd January today. Finally have the time and mood to write about this.
So, are my kids anti-social or rather, is my Jesslyn anti-social? Not exactly. I use this term because her teacher told me that she needs social development. In terms of studies, she has no problem catching up with other kids (as she is a December baby). However, her teacher commented that she doesn't like to study in groups. If the teacher teaches her individually, she is fine. She doesn't like to play with other kids too.
I was quite taken aback as this is exactly what I had in my mind the day before this conversation took place. I was worried that Jesslyn cannot mix with other kids. She is self-centred and pampered like a princess at home. She doesn't like sharing. She likes to be the centre of attention. Thus, I know that she won't be able to play with others unless they treat her like a princess.
I told her about her teacher's comment (she doesn't want to study in groups) and asked her why. She said that she wants the teacher to teach her only.

1210

I was clearing my photo folder for more space when I bumped into this photo. I tried and tried to recall what was the joke. I remembered posting it on Facebook but I don't have the record here in blogger. I gave up thinking about it as the more I think, the more I have less chances of remembering.

Only a few hours later, when I showered, it suddenly came to me.
I asked Jerilyn to write from 1 to 10 and she showed me this 1210.

I must jot it down before I forget again.