In a blink of an eye, mummy and papa need to start planning and work on hunting and targeting a primary school for our dearest little girl, Xuan. It seems not too long ago that she is still drinking milk in our arms, still sleeping beside us, still baby talking.. how time flies!
To prepare Xuan for entry to the preferred primary school in 2013 within reasonable close proximity to our home, mummy and papa have submitted application to do parent volunteer in our preferred school last year to get a chance to enter the school and just last month, mummy has started her volunteering work at the School’s art festival.
Not that it is the top 10 schools or so. Not that mummy and papa are too free for nothing. We just hope to provide Xuan and didi a chance to study in a better environment school. It is a slightly above average primary school and definitely a better choice in our areas. Mummy and papa visited 2 of the better schools around our neighbourhood, did some brief observations. We finally decided on THE ONE. We like the clean and relatively spacious environment. The children look discipline and well behaved which is very important. We like the strong Chinese culture environment in the school too. So let’s just get on with our volunteer work to hit the 40hours, cross our fingers in July 2012 and hopefully, we can secure a place smoothly.
We have heard of many instances of how parents go to extreme measures to secure a place in primary school. Some of mummies' friends, Xuan's classmates' parents did 80 hrs PV, buy property, join clan association, with the hope to get a place. While many non-parents people may think this is ridiculous (which both mummy and papa used to think so too in the past), only the parents will understand. Well, there is no right or wrong. Everyone has the right to deploy their best strategy for the best of their children.
Papa brought all of us downstair for some shots on 1 fine Sunday afternoon. :)
