Rainbow on FI

Even though it is not much of a reunion dinner nor big spread this year, but I am thankful that my family is safe, the problems from 2011 are settled, I am sitting in the comfort of my new home watching television programs, having nice clams and drumstick for dinner. Happy CNY. May all of us gets prosperity and good fortune in the year to come. Huat ah! :)

'Sorry, your child is not bright enough' - Channel NewsAsia It's so sad to think of the kind of stress that children these days have to go through. Stress from parents, from school and now even enrichment / tuition centres. Speaking of kiasuism... Learning often calls for aptitude and attitude. I think these centres which hold pre-enrolment tests are trying to screen for children with these qualities so that it would reflect better on them since these are the ones who would fare better in exams at the end of the day. Smart tactic and marketing I would say. However, the truely professional educator whom I admire would be those don't discriminate and those who are able to deal with children with learning problems or the not-so-gifted ones to help them improve on their results - as long as they are willing to learn. It is really the improvement that should count and not so much of how many As or A stars the child gets. It is also about nurturing the child in what h...

I have started off this year with a brilliant firework-watching with my friends at Esplanade park and it is also my first time watching fireworks live. A good start to the year. With reference to my last year's resolution - http://rainbowcoin.blogspot.com/2011/02/happy-cny-2011.html , I have 3 aspects that I wanna work on last year namely - a realistic exercise regimen - money to be accumulated and allocated this year - my career goals ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. A realistic exercise regimen has made some progress, although I didn't have a good stick to discipline and when weather's bad I just sit in the comfort of my home (which isn't an ideal exercising ground at all), I manage to swim fortnightly for a while before the rainy weather set in. Now seems like the weather is getting sunny again, I shall aim to exercise weekly whenever I have a weekday off work. 2. Money to be accumulated and alloc...