Time flies and before you know it, the boy, who was trying to stand up, has now entered a new phase in life for the next six years.
One of my aunties did warn me then that in a blink of a eye, my boy will be in Primary One.
Unlike the stories I hear about how some parents have to convince their children to be excited about Primary One, mine was quite excited to go to school. New environment, new friends and a chance to buy food and drinks, especially drinks, from the canteen.
Waking at 6am for school was the first challenge for him. Luckily he had a early night. Thank goodness that the first day was on a Friday and he could sleep in the next day. I wonder how he will handle the waking up at 6am for the whole week.
I did not go the canteen during his recess as I was at Beach Road shopping for a sleeping bag for his day care session later. However, I heard some parents had to shout to their kids from the outskirts of the canteen to cajole their child to go buy something for recess.
Mine didn't have any problem with that. A parent, whose child was from the same kindergarten, saw my child just running up to buy food.
When my child returned home, we asked what he bought. He said "Fried noodles and sushi." It took us awhile to believe the sushi part. Canteens have gone upmarket since my days.
The most eventful thing that happened was after school. As parents, we were waiting at the day care to welcome him from the school bus and ease him into the day care routine.
While waiting for him, we received a phone call from the school's general office that my son was waiting to be picked up. He forgot that he had to board the bus to bring him to the day care.
Day care was also fun for him. He had a Kindergarten friend in the same day care and had the chance to meet new friends. Something old and new so adjusting was quite easy.
Still early days, but I look forward to the challenges Primary school brings in the next weeks and months to come.
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