Okay, I'm having shoulder ache and acid reflux, and tired from our recee to SNGS via public transport, but I'm also feeling bad for not writing any post this year and it's already the last day of 2021!!!!!
This year has really been very eventful. The world is still plagued with the covid pandemic with delta variant at the beginning of the year and now Omicron variant which is deemed more transmissible but less serious. All of us have gone for vaccinations except for meimei who will probably be getting hers in Jan next year when she starts P1. But I'm really concerned that there will be never ending booster shots that may be harmful to our body.
A big milestone for our family this year was house moving. We moved from our tiny house at One Canberra to a much more comfortable place at Yishun Emerald. It was stressful overseeing the renovation that was full of hiccups during covid, made worse by the fact that we had to move during the June holidays before Le Xuan had her prelim exams.
It hasn't been easy for Le Xuan this year as she had her PSLE and was the first batch under the new PSLE system. Overwhelmed with stress, she often had emotional outburst and what worried us was when she started seeing spots every day. During the PSLE period, it was really stressful when the government implemented strict safe management measures that caused many students to take exams while being quarantined. We were also shocked when darling cried buckets after the math and science papers. Thankfully she was satisfied with her results eventually and would be going to St Nicks next year. What amazed me was that she became very sociable after PSLE, getting along very well with more classmates, have zoom chat sessions and also play dates with her friends. Hope darling will continue to step out of her comfort zone, get to know more friends in St Nicks and is able to reach her fullest potential.
As for meimei, she has grown to be more independent especially after we moved to Yishun Emerald (but still sleeping with papa mama). She can now go to the toilet and also put on her clothes by herself. There is also less anxiety when she goes for CMA classes. Other than CMA, Meimei also took up both Kpop and flute lessons this year. Hope she'll continue to enjoy both enrichment next year when she starts her primary school journey. Mama is definitely feeling the jitters given that meimei has always been homeschooled, hopefully she won't take too long to adjust to the new environment. We are exploring the idea of transferring her to St Nicks to join jiejie, but will see how it turns out eventually.
As for dear, I'm happy and proud that he had done very well in his career, obtaining his first COT in 7 years. It's a great achievement especially when there were a lot of restrictions this year due to covid, but he was able to adapt quickly to changes and thrive in this new environment. Also thankful that dear is an IT expert, providing me with strong IT support especially when I had to transit to online tuition due to covid. Dear even bought me an I-Mac for my birthday this year!!! Makes me feel so techy now that I use I-pad, I-phone and I-Mac everyday for work, lol.
On this last day of 2021, I wish that the world can overcome the pandemic very very soon, our family will remain closely knitted and healthy, dear will continue to reach new heights in his career, the girls will adjust and enjoy school life, and grow to be motivated, strong and confident. Love our little family and can't wait to visit Le Le the baby panda at River Wonders tomorrow, which is the first day of 2022!!!! :)
