This will probably sound funny to people who don't live here: grass is precious! Children in Hong Kong rarely get to roll around on grass, unless you have a garden. Even if you're lucky enough to find some in a park, theres usually a sign that tells you to keep off! The only places where I've found grass to walk on are in Kowloon Tsai Park, and Inspiration Lake. So how can you let your children get a taste of nature? Its a real challenge for parents here!
Matty was lucky enough to visit his school's farm recently. It was a pretty long drive there, but it was worth it, since we got to see grass, and much, much, more. At the farm, Matty got to pull up his first carrot! But after taking one bite out of the freshest carrot he's ever had...Matty decided to give it to his Da Da. He grabbed an apple instead.
Encouraged by the staff there not to waste any part of the carrot, Matty fed the carrot leaves to the animals on the farm. He had a great time feeding the goats, and rabbits there, but when we reached the one and only pig on the farm... Matty held back. He said the pig was scary! I agree. The pig had very yellow teeth and had lots of flies flying around it.
But that doesn't mean the pig was not useful to me. When Matty refuses to brush his teeth now, I just show him a photo of the pigs teeth. I tell him his teeth would look like that if he doesn't clean it. Most of the time it works, but sometimes he just looks at me and says "I want to be pig!" Sigh. What can you say to that?
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