Alfee's ex-classmate turned 6 today and all of us were invited to his birthday party. Usually, I don't attend birthday parties because the socialising depletes my energy. And I feel really out of place among the rich and capable parents. Today, I was determined to do some good to my psyche by making myself go…for a change. I made myself all cheery and positive. I also told myself to ignore all my self defeating negative voices. Well, it kind of worked. I initiated conversations. I listened attentively. I think I did well… for 2 hours.
We left soon after the cake was cut. The kids had Chinese classes at Hua Cheng. It was Alfee's first class and we were all both anxious and excited. Fortunately, everything went pretty well. He enjoyed the class and the teacher is both very engaging and firm. He also found himself a new friend in class who happens to be the younger brother of a boy in Sophie's class. Such luck! So I ended up chit chatting with the boy's mum who turns out to be a soft spoken and friendly lady. Well, I must keep opening up to invite more people into my life.
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