Day 21

SQi is showing signs of breakdown. She dreads tuition. QQ and Nina says so, but she has denied it. But I see that she's evidently stressed. Although I'm fierce at WQuan's tuition, I'm not fierce to the girls so I don't think that's the problem. Think the problem lies in the education system, it's too competitive. Primary sch kids nowadays have so much tuition on top of sch work. I don't remember tuition being so popular when I was that age. I've never had tuition all my life, but neither did I often hear that my classmates had tuition. Why is it that our system has changed so much that there's so much work andprojects to do and yet kids are becoming more rude and rebellious to their teachers and parents? Makes you lose faith in the system. I'm contemplating bringing the girls out to the zoo or something for a change. Try to change their perception of tuition...

Spent the day at matric fair today, trying to get pple to sign up. Running the booth is like doing sales you need a "san chun bu lan zhi she". Through observation, I also realised that many pple are easily swayed when you talk to them. Esp young pple, they don't know how to say "no". It's good for the salespple like me, but it's not a good trend. I'm a born cynic, so I usu. turn the salespple and promoters down. This is not always good because sometimes you got to listen to pple more and be more receptive. This is something I need to change. After going through so much at home, I realise the importance of giving and taking. Sometimes you know that pple are taking advantage of you or have more to gain than you do, but you still bite the bait. A bit like the altruism parents show towards their kids, but probably of a lower-order. To sum it all, just be less "zhi zhuo"/ unwilling to let go. That's impt in life.