can't believe this... this morning, my dad and i were actually discussing about climbing a roof!! he had been watching an outdoor competition whereby the koreans and japanese competitors had to clear the roof by doing a dynamic move; jump n grab the tile above. and i was like.. hey!!! oh my god... daddy!! i'm learning how to clear the roof now!!! see diagram above? he draw one lor... i just added a line on the pic on the extreme left to show him i have to attempt a heel hook with my leg.. can't fly like those he watched. so cool rite???? can talk to daddy about such stuff? *pulls face n gasp* i'm glad that all these while he hasn't really disapprove of what i do.. all the trekking.. climbing... in fact.. i think i got those explorer genes from him (if such genes exist of coz) he probably will only scream if i do some tongue piercing or sth... yeah... but i'm happy (obviously).. coz i think our father-daughter r/s improved quite abit... yeah... he still is the daddy who will get annoyed when i block the tv while he's watching horse racing.. n i do feel i'm being ignored sometimes... but... sharing sessions beats nothing right?? eh we can both bitch about those ppl on tv anytime one...hohoho... yippee... i have this dream of climbing with him one day... i got hint hint.. no... i ASKED him... but well.. the old bones are creaking... so swimming is enuff... lalala....

i had this lecturer who was teaching adolescent pyschology and during one of his lessons, what he said triggered a tinge of quivering emotion in my heart. coz we were talking about the adolescent undergoing a "storm and stress" period... where conflicts betwn the adol and parents are intense... the adol wants more freedom.. the adol may wanna break free....the parents still holding tight... the adol eagerly looks forward to so much time he or she has... viewing the future with so much hope, wanting to accomplish so much things... but does he or she realise what his/her parents are thinking, in the midst of doing stuff that may break their parents' hearts? in the parents' minds, they know they haven't got much time left in this world... all they want to do... is to take care of their children a little longer... just a little longer with the time they have left... so why can't their children let them just take care of them a while longer?

maybe i can't put it across as well as what my lecturer did... but yeah.. at that point of time.. the whole class fell silent... probably thinking about their relationships with their parents... n oh yah... btw.. not all adol go through the high conflict period... some go through adolescent period fine... i went through mine like a spoiltbrat princess in the house... n i thank my lecturer for giving one of these enlightenments.. food for thought?
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went to CNL Wind Ensemble concert this afternoon.. support nick wor... and in part.. for my sci of music essay.. haha... the theme for the concert was "Shall We Dance?" with pieces ranging from fast to slow tempo.. i love "Sound of Music" selection!! comprised of short verses from a variety of songs in the musical... brought back fond memories of watching it in the AVA room in my pri sch.. and sent my toes tapping.. ten tada-tumtum! ten tada-tumtum!

okie.. go be muggerbear liao... wait skee nag at me for slacking again...