transposable element

of school holidays and boredom

ruth — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:26:52 +0000

jan is on a week’s schoolbreak. but as this is singapore, of course he has with homework to do for the 5 days he is off from school. and though it appears like it, am not sure if the school’s intention is really to keep the children working during the holidays. i am starting to suspect that the school feels they are doing the parents a favor by giving homework to keep the kids occupied and productive, instead of simply bunking in front of their home entertainment centers for lack of something more productive to do. after all, children nowadays are so used to receiving instructions to stave off boredom, rather than coming up with ideas on how to keep themselves busy. during the term, they are kept busy after school hours by countless extra-curricular activities and programs, if not tv. so when school breaks come, parents are also at a loss on how to keep their kids busy.

and that includes me. last year, we’ve gone on overseas trips for each of jan’s school holidays. this time, i was close to booking another trip, but eventually decided to ditch the idea. surely we can manage to stay put for a week? after all, jan has friends in the neighborhood he plays with everyday, and when he’s not out, i manage to find simple activities he, mia, and i can do together. and for those times i run out of ideas, or the weather isn’t cooperating, surely, it’s ok to be “bored” every now and then?

on getting old

ruth — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:48:07 +0000

i see crow’s feet starting to form. age spots here and there. a white hair every now and then. but if there’s something that undeniably tells me that i’m getting old, it’s the various diseases and ailments friends my age are starting to complain about. perhaps i’m one of the fortunate few whose organs are so far asymptomatic of disease, but lately, i’ve had a few friends going under medical procedures for varied reasons. gall bladder removal, kidney radiation, chemo treatment for cancer, surgery for abdominal hernia, diabetes, thyroid problems, hypertension. it sounds as if life is starting to take its toll on our bodies. sometimes, it scares me when i realize that these are people in my age group, living a lifestyle approximately similar to mine. when will it be my turn? and it scares me even more that apart from a private health insurance from a german provider, i have no health savings account to speak of. ouch.

sirang plaka

ruth — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:54:58 +0000

name that song! hehe…

gangsta baby

ruth — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:40:59 +0000

mia got this t-shirt from a friend who just got back from paris and it does look chic, but paired with a baseball cap worn backwards (mia’s preference) and a crummy look? mia looks like a gangsta in the making! or a trailer park girl? let it be a modern motorhome at least, haha!

bloga immaculata

ruth — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:20:16 +0000

it’s already march and i still haven’t put up the blog for my project 52. giving up is getting very very attractive. and very very possible. the only eason why i’m not throwing in the towel is that i see it as an opportunity to start a new blog. an honest-to-goodness personal blog. no ads. no sponsors. no seo optimization software. it’ll probably have no visitors, too, haha!