On 20190412, Little Princess woke up me at 5.30 am with her request for milk. After my breakfast (I was  hungry late last night but told myself not to eat supper), I started working at 6 am plus. I guess washing my face helped to ease my sleepiness and reduce the temptation to return to sleep.

I learned that a co-worker didn’t receive my email with attachment. I cc-ed to myself (a work email address) but I forgot about it that I myself did not receive it. I will be more careful next time, especially I want to wrap this project asap.

Yesterday, I wasted time by reading about Amy Cuddy and Elizabeth Holmes [1], while Little Princess was playing a playground using an IKEA chair and a sofa for climbing and jumping, she said “I can do it” which surprised me, then we had to pick Little Prince.

Inspired by Little Princess, I thought to myself, I can do finishing my backlogs and be ready for our next move for Little Prince’s next chapter of education.

Last night (20190411) during the dinner, Little Prince shared that he didn’t like Chinese Mandarin and dance lessons. Thus, I asked him what he likes. He has been enjoying the LEGO robotics and English lessons.

Instead of blindly chasing academic results, I must observe what Little Prince and Little Princess love and like to do regardless of the challenges, and assist them (without them feeling that I am assisting them) [2]. Before Little Prince and Little Princess are being bogged down with a lot of homework and projects, I wish to expose them to diverse activities for them to discover themselves, their passions, and strengths. Once they reach puberty, it may be harder to guide them, though revolution in mind set happened to me in my teens as a result of living away from my parents.

Like my late Papa who had a vision for me to win scholarships, I envision for Little Prince and Little Princess to discover their passions and live their truest lives. If they passion requires them to obtain a tertiary qualification and we can accelerate it, why not?

I know that Little Prince has been fascinated by aviation since the age 4. He wants to be a pilot, so I did my best to bring him to a flight simulator, in spite of him being under height and could not see the runway. He loves drawing and building air crafts using LEGO. He has been excited reading about planes and places. Let’s see …

Later that night (20190411), I suggested him to teach Little Princess alphabets, while I showered. It was not a smooth running as Little Princess refused to obediently listen to his big brother 100% of the time, but not too bad.

I remember Little Prince told me not too long ago that if he could not be a pilot, he could teach people about aviation.

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[1] At their rise, I honestly admired these ladies with brain and beauty. I was also interested in psychology to feel better and considered pursuing a study in psychology, but  seeing how brutal the field is, I am no longer interested.

Have you tried any power pose? These days, I find it hard to believe in many things that I used to believed in. I am envious to the innocence of little children. Nevertheless, power pose is a positive thing.

Sometimes, I feel overwhelmed by advertisements and messages shared in social media. My solution so far has been to disconnect but it may not make me a better friend who stays in touch. An acquaintance whom I met in Switzerland in summer 2010 shared that we should keep in touch every 3 month, or else the friendship will start to fade away.

[2] How I wish my parents could assist me while I struggled in my education. They did within their capacity, e.g. Papa spoke to the vice headmaster to help us skip a grade, but not so much in the contents as they had to work to earn a living and they didn’t even have a chance to finish high school, so they didn’t understand what I went through in my undergraduate days.