No Pain, No Gain!

Rejection is not something Matty is familiar with. But he certainly got a taste of it on his first Flag Selling day two weeks ago.

He started off full of energy, when he managed to sell flags to the first few people we met on the street in Tsim Sha Tsui. He thought it was an easy job. But soon afterwards he realised it was not easy at all. Many people rushed off as fast as they could when Matty approached them. Some shook their heads at him. Some said they had no change.  But a few did go up to Matty themselves even though they've already got their flag.

It was after standing in the street for three and a half hours, that Matty gave up. He said he was simply too tired and hungry to continue, and so we returned our super heavy money bags.

And yes he enjoyed it. But for the next few days he kept asking me why some people pretended they couldn't see him. I thought of making up an excuse for them. But I decided to tell Matty the truth... that not everyone is nice in the real world.  

Talking Deep

It was on a dark, dark cloudy night, right after Typhoon Kalmaegi left Hong Kong that I was having what I thought was a relaxing conversation with Matty before sleep.

I asked him about his friends at his new primary school, when he all of a sudden ask me what the world's biggest predator was. I assumed he was just talking about his favorite dinosaurs, and so the conversation went something like this:



 ME:                           "Maybe T-Rex, or some kind of raptor?"




MATTY:                      "No."




ME:                            "A lion??"




MATTY:                      "No."




ME:                            "I don't know."




MATTY:                    "Humans are the biggest predators"




ME:                            "Why?"




MATTY:                      "Because they can build bombs and destroy everything."



I was surprised. Actually, I was thinking OMG! I didn't expect my bedtime chit-chat with my 6-year-old would be so deep. I exited my sleepy mode and asked him if he discussed it at school or read about. Matty said no. He told me he had thought of it himself. I'm not entirely convinced...but no matter how he came up with it, it's nice to know he's really growing up.

Birthday Luck

I'm one of those people that never really win anything in the lottery or lucky draws. The most I've ever won in Mark Six was $20, and that was a couple of years ago. But because it was Sebastian's 3-year-old birthday, we decided to give it another try.

And did we win? YES!!! Although it was just $320,  and not the 1.5 billion dollar jackpot that everyone was dreaming about.

So I guess that's what people call "birthday luck".

Sebastian Turns Three!

Sebastian's first ever birthday party with his new kindergarten friends, and his favorite dinosaurs, and mango birthday cake!

The Little Big Bully

It seems normal, or more understandable for the big brother to bully the little one. But in the Wong family, it's Matty, the older one, that usually gets bullied by Sebastian, the little one. 

Sebastian is a pretty fast thinker. If he hits you or drops something on your foot, he would  almost immediately say "sorry". So fast that you may not always have enough time to shout at him,  but instead you would be forced to use your calm voice to tell him to "becareful next time" or "please don't do that again". 

Occasionally, Matty would hit Sebastian, and a few days ago he somehow made his little brother bump his head. Matty didn't say anything. But Sebastian was obviously not going to let it go:

SEBASTIAN:                "You say sorry to me."

MATTY:                        "Sorry."

SEBASTIAN:                "Louder, I can't hear you."

MATTY:                       "Sorry."

SEBASTIAN:                "Louder, I can't hear you."

MATTY:                        "SORRY"

SEBASTIAN:                "That's better."

I'm not sure where Sebastian got that side of him from. I do have an idea, but I better not share it here. 

Bye-Bye Baby Tooth

It was after dinner, when I heard Matty scream. I rushed out from my room to see what had happened. I was expecting to find Matty in a fight with Sebastian. But to my surprise Matty's tooth, that been wobbling for weeks, finally fell out. Wow, my little boy is growing up fast!

I quickly notified the Tooth Fairy (wink) so she can visit Matty at night. In the morning, Matty's tooth was no longer there. Instead there was a tin with two five dollars inside. I seem to remember only getting two or five dollars for each of my teeth when I was a kid. I guess even Tooth Fairies know about inflation. 

A Brand New Start

Wow! Time really flies. I still remember carrying my babies in my arms, but now they're both big boys! Matty is now in primary school, and Sebastian is in Kindergarten!