(2 mothers in a HDB playground

1.What expectation do my parents have for me ?
2.What expectation would i have as a Singaporean for my children?
3.Would the expectations of the two generations differ?

1.My Parents have high expectations of me .They want me to be independent so that i can be useful in someway in the cooperate world. Other than that, they want me to know that success is a journey, not a destination.The process of working has become somewhat routine and they want me to enjoy the process of learning.Nevertheless, i do not always feel so .Hours and hours of work, especially on the same subject, can be torturous .
In todays fast moving life style and competitive environment the parents have a lot of expectations from their kids even without considering their capabilities and interests and harming the natural self of their kids.Sometimes my parents care too much and become a source of irritation.Of course, my parents do still care about me.


2.In my opinion,all kids are in a state of Monkey see, monkey do up to a certain age.Therefore, i stress that all children must start learning at a young age, and me must set good examples of them.As we all know, children are extremely influential and easily influenced at the same time. a child must know who to mix around with, as mixing around with the wrong people can bring about bad results.I am saying this through true experience, from not me, but my old friends who i no longer keep in contact with. During primary one, this is a critical stage, most of my friends formed so called gangs (immature) and tried to be hero.In the end , their grades suffer as i was the only one who survived into a good class while the rest jumped from top class to bottom .Within one year.As they were in bad classes, more bad company and all the stuff, they soon became unruly children.Thats why i cut off all contact with them.To sum it all up,i would like my children to ace their academic grades before thinking of anything else during their youth .

3.Well, i must say the expectations must differ, only in an uphill manner.I used to hear my parents complain that due to poverty , both of their parents had to work and no one even cared about their grades at all,Since the island that we lie in now is far more advanced in technology and less people suffer from poverty, we are able to afford good education and therefore, expectations naturally rise.

Book review -Barry Trotter and the unnecessary sequel

Barry Trotter and the unnecessary sequel by Michael Gerber is a facinating
and yet oh so dumb parody of Harry Potter. Unlike
the first book, Barry is 38, has kids, and is
balding. The main characters are basically twisted
versions of Harry and co. For instance, Barry is
mean spirited, hot tempered, and other things I
shouldn't say. Ermine,(to some Hermione) Barry's
wife, is kind yet destructive, has a tendency to
show the faults in Barry and other things an average
wife would do. Their kids Nigel, a non-magical 11-year
old going to hogwash, and Fiona, a magical genius, are
somehow unscathed. There is also Lon, a dog brained
man-child that has a dog brain. You might be thinking
"What about Voldemort!?", well, this time, Valumart is
now a family friend. On to the actual story.

The true plot is of Barry and co. going to Hogwash for
a class reunion. But as tragedy (not really) would have it
the headmister, Dorco Malfesance dies. So, Barry and Ermine
become the new headmister. Then Barry somehow contracts
youthniasia and will die soon. I don't want to give away the story, so, I won't. The book has a lot of jokes and satire
that will entertain the ages of 13-27. Although the book
is good, the ending of the series so prematurely is
bad. Lets just hope Michael Gerber writes more books.


Names that were altered
1.Harry potter -Barry Trotter
2.Ron -Lon Measly
3.Hermione- Erminie
4.Lord Voldemort- Lord Valumart
5.Draco Malfoy - Dorco Malfesance
6.Gilderoy Lockhart- Girlrboy Rockhard
7.Quidditch- Quidit

I also really liked the way that they wrote out the (still) Obligatory Legal Mumbo Jumbo, and the disclaimers at the beginning of the book.