Just catching up

It took about 14 days of being away in Malaysia for me to get some persective about the whole PSLE thing. So here I am, back and feeling more my old self.

The posting results came back and yes, Isaac was confirmed a place in St Gab's. We met several SJI Jr boys there too and Isaac discovered that about 10 of his classmates are here too, so this is good news for him. The principal seemed like an okay guy, not as firm or as dynamic as the St Pat's principal, but a good guy who seems to be doing good stuff for the school as well. They are going for autonomous school status and look likely to get it in a year or two, which will be good for the school. The Parent Teacher Support Group looks like a fun bunch of people, and I generally get good vibes. But for me, I think I am wearing too many hats already so I don't think I'll sign up as a volunteer.


We bought his uniforms, his books etc and it came up to more than $300. For Lit, he's doing Charlotte's Web and Street of the Small Night Market. For someone who now reads 'big boy books' from Garth Nix, Anthony Horowitz, Tom Clancy and Neil Gaiman, I think he might find the adventures of a pig/spider a bit kiddy. I hope that will not dampen any budding interest in Lit. I greatly enjoyed Lit classes and I hope he would too. Also flipped through his other text books - Geog and History look really interesting (though I wonder, with the Internet these days, one can get so much more out of Geog than what a mere text book can offer) and the Math made my eyes glaze over (but then it always did and I was happy to pass 'E' maths at 'O' levels with a C5!) but the Science looked more fun than it did when I was in Sec 1!

He's due for an overnight orientation camp and he's looking forward to it. I'm glad he's feeling more positive and hopeful. And I'm glad I'm feeling better and more optimistic too. As they say, just have to keep on moving forward. Looking back only turns you into a pillar of salt after all.