Music

While us having after school tea at home,
Elder Boy told me about his Music lesson.

EB : Remember I said about the music lesson?

I : Yes, you told me. Class divided into teams.
Each team has to come up with its own song.

EB : Yes.
Our team agreed to do our last rehearsal today.
Had a rehearsal room time starting after lunch.

I : That's good.

EB : Do you know what happened at lunch?

I : Hm....no.

EB : It's Christmas Lunch today at school.
So even though we planned to spend only 15 minutes...
To eat our lunch and the remaining time for rehearsal,
We couldn't leave the canteen.

I : Why?

EB :  When us getting up from chairs after finishing the meal,
Trying to leave, we're told to sit down & stay because we only...
Finished the main course & had to stay for dessert.

I : At least you left after dessert.

EB : No.
When us getting up from chairs again after finishing the dessert,
We're then told to sit down & stay because every student ...
Would be given a small X'mas gift.

I : Sure you lot left immediately after taking a gift?

EB : No.
When us getting up from chairs the 3rd time after getting the gift,
We're then told to sit down & take turn to leave the canteen.

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Mark

While playing table tennis with me at home,
Elder Boys started telling me his day at school.

EB : Do you know what happened today?

I : Please tell me.

EB :  Remember I told you,
We've to mark our classmates' work?

I : Yes, you've told me before.

EB : While us doing that in a lesson,
A classmate said to me,
'You give others lower mark because .....
You want to be the one getting top mark.'

I :  Do you?

EB : Of course not.
You told me to be Honest and Fair.

I : Yes, I did.

EB : A few giving high mark may be because..
They don't want to upset their friends.
Or may be few want to make themselves popular.
I'm just being Honest and give Fair mark.

I :  Did you say that to that classmate?

EB : No, I didn't.
But I said and did something else.

I : What did you say then?

EB : When he said it, I's actually marking...
Someone's good work, which I gave a 4/5.
I then showed it to him and asked him,
'Is the mark Low enough to you?'

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Where

I started a chat in the morning,
After Younger Boy getting into my car.

I : Where to, sir?

YB : The Usual.

I : The Usual? Where?

YB : The Usual - school.

I : If I could take you anywhere,
Where do you want to do?

YB : With this car?

I : Yes. Assuming this car can fly.
Where do you want to go?

YB  : Australia!

I : Why?

YB : I can go to a beach & play sand.

I : What about adults?
What would they do in Australia?

YB : They can play sand too.

I : Well, but they're not children.

YB : Adults like playing sand too.
Remember the Coolum Festival?
Adults enjoyed building sand castle.

(http://www.coolumkitefestival.com/)

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Tool

While us having a bed-time talk,
Elder Boy started asking me.

EB : What's the best tool one can have?

I : Intelligence?

EB : No.

I : Hm...Kindness?

EB : No.

I : Forgiveness?

EB : No.

I : OK. Wisdom?

EB : No.
Do you want me to tell you?

I : Of course, I do!

EB : Logic.

I : Wait a minute.
Intelligence includes Logic.
Do you know?

EB :  It's just 'Logic' in the book.

I : What book?

EB : Eragon.

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Sticker

After being picked up from school and....
On our way home, Younger Boy started a chat.

YB : Do you know I got 7 stickers today?

I : Wah!  What're they for?

YB : 5 for getting the colour right &...
2 for well behaved.

I : That's good.

YB : But I now have only 5.

I : Why?

YB : Because I gave 2 away.

I : Oh.. To whom?

YB : To  X. Because he missed...
out - he's in another classroom.

I : And who else?

YB : To Y.  Because he fell down..
while playing football & was upset.

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Test

While us playing table tennis at home,
Elder boy started his daily routine,
Telling me what his day was at school.

EB : We got our Maths Test result today.

I : O.K.

EB : Should I tell you what others got 1st?

I : Haha, by the way you're telling me....
Sound like you didn't do particularly well.

EB : Do you want to know what the....
Top Student got?

I : Do you remember what I told you.....
About Tests?

EB : Yes.

I : What's it all about?

EB : It's Not about others but Myself.

I : That's right.
Did you make Silly Mistakes again?

EB : Well.....yes....

I : How many?

EB : At least 3.

I : So, you haven't learnt from your....
Mistake?

EB : Well, at least, I met your Maths....
Minimum Expectation, 80 Marks.
After rounding it to the nearest 1 Mark!


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Guide

Upset by Elder Boy's careless mistake....
When him doing a maths revision,
I asked Younger Boy to do me a favour,
Giving me a massage to calm myself down.

I : Do you think I's a bit harsh on your brother?

YB : Well, kind of....Hm.. Should I give you...
A Stress Free Parental Guide to Education?

I : Go on then.

YB : 1st, make sure you don't wear too much.

I : Why?

YB : If you wear too much, you'll get hot,
Making you easily to be 'Hot Tempered'.


I : O.K.


YB : 2nd, make sure you understand what....
They feel.


I : O.K.


YB : 3rd, make sure you understand what...
They don't understand.


I : Understand...don't understand....O.K.


YB : The last, to make sure a Happy, Well..
Enlightened Family with No Argument or..
Quarrel.


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