Tough choice

Mummy and I have been mulling over which kindergarten JJ should go next year. Legacy, the best academically but it's religious so the concern is the student body and the potential conflict (later in the years) with our family values. PineCrest, non religious and vibrant school in an old facility. Nothing wrong with the old place but the academics, while good, does not seem as strong as Legacy. The public school option is a backup for we don't think it challenges students to their full potential relative to the private ones.

It's likely Legacy vs PineCrest. Need to do more research. We are vacillating between the 2 on a daily basis. Legacy is also about 50 % more expensive than PineCrest. While not a primary factor but, as Noriko says, at that price, it'd better to close to perfect...



Oh well, we'll have to keep mulling over. Next stop, talk to a friend who used to be a Pincrest teacher.

Kids' Club's tale

On our way to JJ's favorite restaurant, FreshWorks, after picking him up from kids' club, JJ suddenly said " Ms. A of Kids Club likes boys. She sleeps with Mr. B and Mr. C". OMG, where did that come from? . So, we asked who had told him that. Being the diplomat that he was, the response was " Nobody". We kept asking him but he kept giving the same response. Go figure!

Geared up

JJ got his Taikwondo safety gear today - helmet, face guard, gloves, foot guard, vest and bag. A grand total of $300! Jason (teacher) had him put it on for the class. Very cool! Shane's (classmate) mom kept saying that now they could spar with each other. Shane got his gear a while back.
JJ was very excited! Looks pretty cool to daddy as well. We had a great time in class. Jason had the break the board with lateral chops. First few kids had trouble breaking it the 1st time. No JJ, he broke it in one go both left and right , and broke it hard. His chops almost got to Jason! Nice work, JJ!

The bag's bigger than JJ but he insisted on carrying it back to the car. A funny sight seeing such a small creative carrying such as hugh bag which is relatively heavy for a 4 yr old.

Got home. Immediately put the gear on to show mummy. Practiced his chops again with daddy. He must have put on and taken off his gear 6-7 times the whole evening. Just couldn't stay away from it.

These gears will not last long as he's growing fast. May be we should resell them to other kids for $100 next year!

What?

Jay mentions to mum the other night - When I get sick, I am going to call my manager. What!
Jay and daddy sitting next to each other having breakfast on a Sat morning. All of a sudden, Jay turns to daddy and says "State your problem" -What!

Flowers for grandma

JJ and daddy picked up grandma from LAX last night. Good to see her after her 4 month visit in HK. Today, before we went to grandma's place to pick her up for lunch, JJ suggested that we should get some flowers for grandma. JJ said, in perfect Japanese, " flowers are nice. wouldn't it be great to make her happy with some nice flowers?" Wow, I was taken by surprise. Very impressed by his meticulously mature way of expressing his suggestion. I love being his dad! Thank You God!