People I met had frequently asked "Does your twins display telepathy? Do they have that kind of extra-sensory perception where they knew what each other is thinking?" Well, the answer had always been "No". I never notices it, or rather, I chose not to believe in telepathy because subconsciously, I wanted to regard them as two separate individuals, always.
Although they munchkins did exhibit idioglossia (defined as some form of autonomous language, using nicknames, gestures, or terminology that they only use with each other; common among identical twins) even to date, as a parent, I can confidently conclude that my children does not have telepathy because they frequently asked each other questions about their thoughts and queried the other party's actions. If there was indeed telepathy between the two, I think the house would be a lot quieter. Oops!
However, their Chinese language teacher shared with us a few interesting incidents she encountered with the munchkins in class. For example, the girls were seated far apart in the class for Chinese writing lessons. She shared that Xuan was seated right in front of her and she saw that Xuan had missed out a stroke on a Chinese character that was taught during her lesson, so she dropped a hint, hoping that she'll noticed the error. However, Xuan did not pick up the hint and handed in her written assignment along with the mistake. Shortly after that, when she collected the assignments from the rest of the class, she was amazed that En had missed out exactly the same stroke on that same Chinese character. Telepathy? No, I still don't think so. Interesting? Yes, but let's leave it as it is.
All I'd like to say is this. The munchkins will continue to enjoy the greatest friendship that comes as a privilege of God's gift to them in the form of twinship. There are things that will always remain a mystery like the science of their conception and shared DNA, but none will change the fact that they are lovely individuals in the eyes of their Creator. And in the years to come, I believe I will not be the only one who will be asked questions about the existence of telepathy between them. They will hear the same questions from many others themselves, even into adulthood. So I think the time has arrived for me to educate them on the importance of embracing their twinship and maintaining individual identity. Lord, please grant me the wisdom as I speak. Thank you!
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Primary One Registration
The primary one (P1) registration process in Singapore is a nightmare to many parents, especially if this is your first child entering the primary school education system. And for that, I am thankful that I will only have to go through this once and for all, this coming August. However, the series of anxiety attacks which I am bound to suffer from will continue from now until the day the munchkins have a confirmed placement in the primary school of our choice - Endeavour Primary School (EPS)
Now, honestly, to Di and myself, there is nothing exceptionally special about this primary school that we should label it the school of 'our choice'. In fact, we consider this a NO CHOICE situation as the school is located just minutes of walk from our home, and seem decently well received by the neighbours whose kids are schooling there. Since the munchkins' playgroup days, location and distance had always been our top priority in our selection of education facilities. I just cannot imagine having to brave through rain and storm to 'deliver' the kids to school with their over-sized school bags. Hence, the decision to go for EPS was a clear cut one.
Unfortunately, life is not always this straightforward. The P1 registration process is a long, tedious and unfathomable one (at least to me). The idea of a neighbourhood, government school is to cater to, primarily, children who "lives in the neighbourhood", am I right? But I am aware of kids who live right next to another neighbourhood school yet whose parents chose to send them to one further away because the other school is "better". Now, aren't all government schools supposed to teach the same stuff??? I seriously find this quite challenging to comprehend.
Anyway, the registration process is divided into phases and the munchkins are only eligible to register in Phase 2C which is open for registration from 30 July to 1 August 2012, and results will only be released by 7 August 2012. As of the end of Phase 2A(1) which ended last night, there are only 89 vacancies left. Chances are, there will only be a maximum of 45 vacancies left by the time its our turn to register the girls.
I pray, I pray and I pray that God will give me the peace to go through this stressful period when I have to juggle work, family, kids, maid and studies (yes, I'm starting my part time degree course on 17 July). And if its not in the will of God that the munchkins be enrolled into EPS, I pray for a clear direction from God on HIS CHOICE of a primary school for the munchkins, and close all the doors which I am not supposed to even attempt. Thy will be done, my dear Heavenly Father, for the future of the munchkins are in Your hands, not mine. Give me the wisdom to know and clearly remember this, Lord. Thank You!
Now, honestly, to Di and myself, there is nothing exceptionally special about this primary school that we should label it the school of 'our choice'. In fact, we consider this a NO CHOICE situation as the school is located just minutes of walk from our home, and seem decently well received by the neighbours whose kids are schooling there. Since the munchkins' playgroup days, location and distance had always been our top priority in our selection of education facilities. I just cannot imagine having to brave through rain and storm to 'deliver' the kids to school with their over-sized school bags. Hence, the decision to go for EPS was a clear cut one.
Unfortunately, life is not always this straightforward. The P1 registration process is a long, tedious and unfathomable one (at least to me). The idea of a neighbourhood, government school is to cater to, primarily, children who "lives in the neighbourhood", am I right? But I am aware of kids who live right next to another neighbourhood school yet whose parents chose to send them to one further away because the other school is "better". Now, aren't all government schools supposed to teach the same stuff??? I seriously find this quite challenging to comprehend.
Anyway, the registration process is divided into phases and the munchkins are only eligible to register in Phase 2C which is open for registration from 30 July to 1 August 2012, and results will only be released by 7 August 2012. As of the end of Phase 2A(1) which ended last night, there are only 89 vacancies left. Chances are, there will only be a maximum of 45 vacancies left by the time its our turn to register the girls.
I pray, I pray and I pray that God will give me the peace to go through this stressful period when I have to juggle work, family, kids, maid and studies (yes, I'm starting my part time degree course on 17 July). And if its not in the will of God that the munchkins be enrolled into EPS, I pray for a clear direction from God on HIS CHOICE of a primary school for the munchkins, and close all the doors which I am not supposed to even attempt. Thy will be done, my dear Heavenly Father, for the future of the munchkins are in Your hands, not mine. Give me the wisdom to know and clearly remember this, Lord. Thank You!
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