tis funny youpi....
Mr C was just telling me abt the NHB promotion this morning. when normally i m the one looking out for these stuff.
ah today seems to be a relatively ok day at work, so shall post more abt what has been happening.
change #1: all 4 of us (Mr C, cellow, C1 and C2) are now sleeping in the same room. yes, it means our sleep is disturbed by the chatting between C1 and C2 as they drift off into lalaland. yes that means occasional bouts of trying to shush one up in the middle of the night while making sure that the other does not wake. but oh... the effort is worth it when the boys wake each other up with a big grin. C2's first sentence on waking up is 'where is kor kor?' or 'kor kor wake up' if C1 is still awake. C1 looks for didi to play when he opens his eyes.
.... okok, the grand plan is ... *drum roll* to move them both into one room when they so decide to. (whenever THAT might be)
change #2: C1's school. after looking at 2 childcare centres and 3 montessori schools, Mr C and I have decided to send C1 AND C2 to Great Beginnings. The 2 childcare centres are run similarly to LSH Mountbatten, C1's current school. The other 2 montessori schools that we looked at... MMI (Katong) is supposedly a Montessori school but they have a timetable for the children. Run more like a childcare to me.... The other montessori school is on the second floor of a Peranakan styled shophouse - lovely place with high ceilings! - and has all the montessori materials and methodology.... I was undecided between this school and Great Beginnings until ... well, I went at 115pm after the children in the morning session had already left... took a look around the place (many books! YAY - check; spacious premises YAY - check; small class size only 16 children to 3 teachers YAY - check) and realise hey there are other children hanging around. who are they? turns out they are the teachers' own children and there were 6 of them. ah oh. 6 teachers' children and 16 other children. not good. Teachers are human, they will definitely tend to their own children first.
Hence Great Beginnings it is for C1 and C2
My wallet is mewing piteously and we prob have to sell some of our more liquid investments to finance their preschool education, but hey, I was planning to liquidate investments for their uni education anyway.
pending change #3: I m undecided if I should hentak kaki at work or strive for a promotion (with heavier job resptys, at least a 6 month learning curve). Anyway hentak kaki in my curr coy means i either stay in the same role or move laterally to another position... where the learning curve will still be 6 months (do homework at the end of the day on top of my normal work tasks). I havent decided yet. I m frankly sick and tired of my current role in the coy, and I have v little energy / motivation to get to work each day.
Part of the push is my new boss who came into the seat 1 Aug. Just within these few days, I realise that she is rather jumpy... (if there is such a word) not calm and zen like my old boss...
