tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post5027242532784221455..comments2024-02-17T01:11:34.207+08:00Comments on Of Kids and Education: Ballet, the confidence boostermonlimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17397210688200284987noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-23686926143805918272008-10-08T21:37:00.000+08:002008-10-08T21:37:00.000+08:00Yep... ballet doesn't guarantee weight loss, but q...Yep... ballet doesn't guarantee weight loss, but quitting ballet certainly helped me to climb the scale in stones. Maybe no more leotards to keep in shape, haha...bACk in GERMANYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14398896655016654428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-72359407817785189332008-10-08T14:02:00.000+08:002008-10-08T14:02:00.000+08:00Mean but true! yah, it's funny enough when they're...Mean but true! yah, it's funny enough when they're young, but I've seen some where they're teenagers barely able to heave themselves off the ground, let alone do leaps. That's just tragic IMO.monlimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397210688200284987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-50538698010360211382008-10-08T11:51:00.001+08:002008-10-08T11:51:00.001+08:00Hee...Monica, you just reminded me of this little ...Hee...Monica, you just reminded me of this little British girl in Brian's London school; she was about 6 maybe, and right after school, she loved changing into her ballerina outfit, but she was soooo tubby, with Michelin-tyre layers all over, I would have to stifle my laugh every time I saw her strutting around the school.Lilianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10157427086383621265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-6349410059997004222008-10-08T10:45:00.000+08:002008-10-08T10:45:00.000+08:00Cindy, I'm so flattered! You will keep me going, f...Cindy, I'm so flattered! You will keep me going, for sure :)<BR/><BR/>Aww... pity about the ballet thing. Curious isn't it, parents force kids to learn things they don't want and force kids to stop learning things they want!<BR/><BR/>But if it makes you feel any better, ballet doesn't guarantee weight loss, I've seen some umm... horizontally challenged ballerinas :Pmonlimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397210688200284987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-2669416975301415432008-10-08T05:17:00.000+08:002008-10-08T05:17:00.000+08:00Haha... I cheat too... posting only pictures! How ...Haha... I cheat too... posting only pictures! How else could I come up with 4 posts a day?!! Now Adeline is slowly learning the trade ;) <BR/><BR/>Like I mentioned before, just look at the counter on your site. Of course, I contribute to clicking a couple of hundred times a day too! :p Seriously, I wake up every morning, thinking, Hmm, what's Monica gonna say today? <BR/><BR/>Well... I think you have enough mojo now to write and continue to feed our brains on a daily basis!bACk in GERMANYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14398896655016654428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-52034508084413163452008-10-08T05:08:00.000+08:002008-10-08T05:08:00.000+08:00If there's ever an unfulfilled dream imposed on my...If there's ever an unfulfilled dream imposed on my daughter, that would be ballet. My mom made me quit when I was in P5, PSLE the next year being the reason. <BR/>Oh boy... why didn't anyone tell her that it could have repercussion on my psyche? Sigh... maybe that's how extra pounds were layered on, year after year! <BR/><BR/>Though I never had it long enough for the correct poise (see, all the backache/stiff neck now!), I never once sprain my ankles... at least till now. <BR/><BR/>Hope L-A will continue to pursue ballet for a long long time to come!bACk in GERMANYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14398896655016654428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-74026932585455544822008-10-07T19:35:00.000+08:002008-10-07T19:35:00.000+08:00Thanks Ad!! Not that I'm fishing for comments, but...Thanks Ad!! Not that I'm fishing for comments, but it's always great to have feedback. No point writing stuff that no one wants to read about, right?<BR/><BR/>oh yah, forgot abt the Wong Lilin thing. thanks for reminder - she did acknowledge Mrs Skipp in one of the interviews in ST.monlimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397210688200284987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-14900831853720058542008-10-07T19:21:00.000+08:002008-10-07T19:21:00.000+08:00Hi Monica, your posts are always very thought prov...Hi Monica, your posts are always very thought provoking. I think your write very naturally, like from your brains to your fingertips. I'm rather anal on the other hand, so it takes me ages to get my stuff out. Which is why when you post a topic, I take ages to respond, or by the time I think it through, it's kind of over. Next time, I'll scroll back and still respond!! But keep it coming!!!Alcovelethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04186199996328583152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-45961878644119544482008-10-07T18:04:00.000+08:002008-10-07T18:04:00.000+08:00PS: 1 of the people Wong LiLin credits in her life...PS: 1 of the people Wong LiLin credits in her life is her ballet teacher Mrs Skipp, the same teacher Lesley-Anne is taking lessons from.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-6958001798363263602008-10-07T13:47:00.000+08:002008-10-07T13:47:00.000+08:00Thanks Lilian, that's very encouraging. Hard to ga...Thanks Lilian, that's very encouraging. Hard to gauge whether the blog is interesting to others, so it's great to hear you enjoy it.<BR/><BR/>I've been having a lull period in terms of business (the volatile economy not helping), that's why got time to post so much. But this week is start of exam week so I'm getting kancheong, may be too distracted soon. Aiyoh, got yet another note from Andre's teacher yesterday!!!monlimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397210688200284987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-3714369684106041022008-10-07T13:43:00.000+08:002008-10-07T13:43:00.000+08:00Hey Monica, it's nice to do something you and your...Hey Monica, it's nice to do something you and your kids look forward to. I'll scroll backwards lah!Alcovelethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04186199996328583152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-41943929856731479112008-10-07T12:33:00.000+08:002008-10-07T12:33:00.000+08:00Wah Adeline, your standards very high leh, Wong Li...Wah Adeline, your standards very high leh, Wong Li Lin commonplace? Nolah, she's very pretty and carries herself well, dunno why she married a guy with a perpetual deer in headlights look.<BR/><BR/>Monica, the boys love reading my blog too (Brian likes reading my friends' blogs as well, incl yours, always laughing at other kids' antics), especially when it's about them, so that keeps me going. I cheat by posting lots of pictures so I don't have to write much. I don't know how you do it (write lots). <BR/><BR/>I'm worse than L-A, I check your blog tonnes of times a day, so keep them posts coming.Lilianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10157427086383621265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-11117930825173057382008-10-07T10:40:00.000+08:002008-10-07T10:40:00.000+08:00Sorry Ad! Maybe that explains the lack of comment ...Sorry Ad! Maybe that explains the lack of comment in the earlier posts, I was wondering if I touched on a sensitive topic...<BR/><BR/>Everyday when Lesley-Anne comes home, the first thing she asks is, "Did you put up the post for the day?" She's so eager to read it! So I've been trying to put up one a day, but quite an effort :Pmonlimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397210688200284987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-16462578857376883782008-10-06T23:11:00.000+08:002008-10-06T23:11:00.000+08:00Monica, You're writing too fast! Wait up, pant pan...Monica, You're writing too fast! Wait up, pant pant! Ballet - I guess that's where a more western influence is helping us Asians to muster more poise and confidence in carrying ourselves. <BR/><BR/>PS Lilian, Wong Lilin lives down the road with her hubby and 2 kids. Em, poised, but rather commonplace leh (apologies to her fans who are reading this - jmho).Alcovelethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04186199996328583152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-1349009496735538402008-10-06T21:50:00.000+08:002008-10-06T21:50:00.000+08:00I also always admire the poise of ballerinas, I'm ...I also always admire the poise of ballerinas, I'm such a klutz, sigh... <BR/><BR/>btw, Lesley-Anne read your comment in my other post and she went, "What?? Brian has to bathe and feed and change Sean? Lucky not me!!" (you better not let Brian see this, haha!)monlimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397210688200284987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-45387269444978901912008-10-06T21:33:00.000+08:002008-10-06T21:33:00.000+08:00hahaha poor Lesley-Anne, got veto-ed by mummy. Br...hahaha poor Lesley-Anne, got veto-ed by mummy. Brian has his own little tortoise-related dark secrets he won't allow me to post..oops, have I said anything I shouldn't.<BR/><BR/>Back to ballet, yes, I've always admired the poise of ballerinas, eg Wong Li Lin. I slouch and have shoulder aches from bad posture. So even if the only thing learning ballet does is give a child good posture, that's reason enough to go for lessons IMO.Lilianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10157427086383621265noreply@blogger.com