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It's been 5 years since my last post! Gosh! How time flies! And I realised that I didn't finish telling about the forum I attended. Ah well (shrug) too late now 😅 I don't have a clue on how I want to finish that 😅 The thing on top of my mind now is the Olympics. Coincidently, my last post was also in an Olympic year. I hope my next post will be a lot sooner than the next Olympics 😆 Yeah yeah, five years in between Olympics... the whole world knows why, so I don't have to repeat it here. This year, my little Yan (my 3rd child) is not so little anymore. She'll be sweet sixteen in December 😍 I just mentioned to hubby that Yan is watching Olympics eagerly this year. She browses through the 13 Olympic channels on TV whenever she is free. Other than catching a sport where our countrymen are in action, she also watches volleyball, archery, sailing, qymnastics, etc. She has never been the sporting type, so I was quite surprised she is showing interests in the big O 😅 In fact, I am glad that she is because it shows that my baby is growing up and starting to pay attention to some 'adult' stuff. 🤩 On another matter, actually a big matter in this family, my eldest son, Heng, spent the years in between the last and the current Olympics living in a neighbouring country. He got a scholarship to finish the last 4 years of his secondary school there. He came home in December 2020 after his preU. The first few weeks while waiting for his results were carefree and filled with online gaming late into the night. His main 'responsibility' was to get his driving license, which he did, and he has been driving quite well since getting past his dad's driving 'lessons'. The few weeks after getting his results, however, was not so carefree although still filled with online gaming late into the night, sometimes until dawn 😒 The reason being it was time to choose what and where to continue his studies. After much discussion (frank and speaking adult-to-adult, not a kid anymore) with both hubby and I (together as well as separately), he finally decided to pursue actuarial science locally. Fitting, I think, as he has always been on top of his game when it come to maths. He had to gave up his spot in uni there but we think it is for the best because travelling across borders is not as hassle-free and seamless as before Covid. Like Heng, Jien just transitioned from from school to college, too. He was supposed to sit for his end of secondary school exam in November 2020. However, the exam was delayed 4 months due to the Covid situation in the country. Jien was not concerned at all about the delay. In Henry's carefree weeks, Jien was just as carefree and dedicated to his online games eventhough he had a major exam to face 😒 Grudgingly, he sat down to work 2 weeks before the exam as well as the 3 weeks of the exam but still found time (too much, in my opinion) for his online games 😖 Jien didn't have as hard a time as Heng in choosing the course and the venue for his studies. He was quite certain on what he wanted to study and was a willing participant in our visits to various colleges and universities. He has since started his foundation course aiming for a computer science degree 👍🏻 My youngest child, Li, is in year 5 of primary school. She had only physically attended school for 2 months this year 😓 Although classes have not stopped and merely been moved online, I don't like the fact that she's sitting in the house all day when she should be having fun her friends in school. There's a lot of things I don't like about the situation Covid has put us in. All I can do is be patient and stay positive. I'm glad I have a soulmate beside me through the thick and thin of life. Today is our 21st wedding anniversary 💕 Happy anniversary, darling! 🥰💖