Club 30's "Kill The Boredom Demon Jive Pad" 7th Edition
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I agree! If it involves things like stealing or lying or cheating, it's good to impress upon them that such misdeeds won't go unpunished.Originally posted by Fatum:I'm not sure about that ... I think a few sharp lashes when a kid gets out of hand is quite useful ...
Go too soft on your kids when they're in their toddler years and you're sure to end up breeding monsters!
See how so many kids are spoilt brat these days, with their 'softie' parents running after them saying, ''Children, don't do this! Don't do that!'' and they don't listen at all.
Children learn very very fast just how much they can get away with, and just how much of a pushover their parents are!
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die lah ! ... I think the central water heater at my place's just gone kaput ! ...
only icy water from the taps ..... how to bath ? ...
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I see plenty of those little monsters at libraries and bookshops
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Yeah! Each bottle probably had one bucketful of sugar thrown in! I tried it once and YUCKS!! It was sooooo thick, you could feel the grains of sugar still in it!!Originally posted by Fatum:trust me .... the orange flavoured ones are worse ....
Now, av98m, your mom was just making sure that you don't become diabetic at that age! 
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Sometimes some cases needs to be firm...Originally posted by Rhonda:I agree! If it involves things like stealing or lying or cheating, it's good to impress upon them that such misdeeds won't go unpunished.
Go too soft on your kids when they're in their toddler years and you're sure to end up breeding monsters! See how so many kids are spoilt brat these days, with their 'softie' parents running after them saying, ''Children, don't do this! Don't do that!'' and they don't listen at all.
Children learn very very fast just how much they can get away with, and just how much of a pushover their parents are! They NEED to know their boundaries. Parents need to be firm.
Because I wun use the rod -
Well these days parents hardly have time to look aft their kids on every aspectsOriginally posted by av98m:I see plenty of those little monsters at libraries and bookshops
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Originally posted by av98m:Hanor honor! Look at how well I turned out!
*pretends not to notice the people who know him laughing themselves silly at that statement* Yeah! Well enough to be so super humble about it too!
Hey, do you need a slot on Oprah to announce it to the world? Might as well make your publicity blitz super effective!
Just kidding nia, ok? 
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Ah well, those force feeding days are over anyway. I was underweight when young, and my mother would think of ways to correct the problem. I think it worked too well. Now I can stand next to ang mohs and not look small.Originally posted by Rhonda:Yeah! Each bottle probably had one bucketful of sugar thrown in! I tried it once and YUCKS!! It was sooooo thick, you could feel the grains of sugar still in it!!
Now, av98m, your mom was just making sure that you don't become diabetic at that age! 
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I will if my kid steals. In such urgent cases, you NEED to teach them quickly that stealing is bad and will not be tolerated.Originally posted by sbst275:Sometimes some cases needs to be firm...
Because I wun use the rod -
I will smack him or her...Originally posted by Rhonda:I will if my kid steals. In such urgent cases, you NEED to teach them quickly that stealing is bad and will not be tolerated. -
Hmm... I think we should actually dilute the tablespoon of orange-flavoured cod liver oil with some water and drink it as orange squash!Originally posted by sbst275:Well these days parents hardly have time to look aft their kids on every aspects
Anyway, the orange flavour is simply too thick
Cod liver oil-fortified orange squash!
Eeeeeee... orange juice with fish oil! That doesn't sound too good! Bleah!! -
Orange Squash?Originally posted by Rhonda:Hmm... I think we should actually dilute the tablespoon of orange-flavoured cod liver oil with some water and drink it as orange squash!
Cod liver oil-fortified orange squash!
Eeeeeee... orange juice with fish oil! That doesn't sound too good! Bleah!! ... Might as well buy 1 bottle of F&N Cordial -
I think the most important thing to instill upon them would be the correct values and ethics ....
thou shall not steal, lie, cheat, etc. And also to teach them empathy ....correct action and correct behaviour is more important, I think, that whether the kid hits grade 3 piano by 5, or got started on calculus by 7 ....
most importanly, I'm going to teach them to have an open mind ... their minds shall never be closed by any sort of dogma, so that they can see the world as what it is .... And I got a large library of books for them to plow for this ....
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My mom had a 'killer stare' that would shush me up immediately each time I attempted to throw a royal hissing fit or tantrum in a public place!
I'll start whining and what-not, esp if I saw something I wanted and she refused to buy it for me and she'll ignore me and walk on until I made TOO much of a fuss then she'll turn abruptly and glare at me and I'll stop mid-whine and back off.
I tell you, if looks could kill, mom could've killed me many times over that way!
Look at the kids these days... the parents don't seem to know how to control them when they start throwing a royal hissy fit. Quite confusing to watch too - you don't know whether to feel sorry for the parents for having such a strong-willed child or whether you ought to feel sorry for the child for not having parents who can teach him/her what's good behaviour and what's not.
It's sad when you see parents who are totally 'lost' and look like they don't know how to handle the situation and control their kids' tantrums. Now, that's really really bad! -
Originally posted by av98m:Ah well, those force feeding days are over anyway. I was underweight when young, and my mother would think of ways to correct the problem. I think it worked too well. Now I can stand next to ang mohs and not look small.
Well, you'll be very attractive to women who like angmoh-sized men! -
Frankly, I think a lot of parents nowadays are ill-prepared for parenthood ....Originally posted by Rhonda:My mom had a 'killer stare' that would shush me up immediately each time I attempted to throw a royal hissing fit or tantrum in a public place!
I'll start whining and what-not, esp if I saw something I wanted and she refused to buy it for me and she'll ignore me and walk on until I made TOO much of a fuss then she'll turn abruptly and glare at me and I'll stop mid-whine and back off.
I tell you, if looks could kill, mom could've killed me many times over that way!
Look at the kids these days... the parents don't seem to know how to control them when they start throwing a royal hissy fit. Quite confusing to watch too - you don't know whether to feel sorry for the parents for having such a strong-willed child or whether you ought to feel sorry for the child for not having parents who can teach him/her what's good behaviour and what's not.
It's sad when you see parents who are totally 'lost' and look like they don't know how to handle the situation and control their kids' tantrums. Now, that's really really bad!
I think if a couple is not totally prepared to have kids, then they should not have them ... it's better than just treating parenthood as a natural life progression and making a mess out of it ...
I'm glad to have mine parents ...I just hope to do as good a job next time ... -
I think a lot of parents these days expect the ministry of education to completely take over the raising of their children for them. And they actually blame the schools/teachers/principals when their kids get into trouble.Originally posted by Rhonda:Look at the kids these days... the parents don't seem to know how to control them when they start throwing a royal hissy fit. Quite confusing to watch too - you don't know whether to feel sorry for the parents for having such a strong-willed child or whether you ought to feel sorry for the child for not having parents who can teach him/her what's good behaviour and what's not.
It's sad when you see parents who are totally 'lost' and look like they don't know how to handle the situation and control their kids' tantrums. Now, that's really really bad! 
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I remember my primary school days when many male teachers welded the cane, and female teachers welded bony palms for slapping ....Originally posted by av98m:I think a lot of parents these days expect the ministry of education to completely take over the raising of their children for them. And they actually blame the schools/teachers/principals when their kids get into trouble.
I can't say I'm nostalgic for those days, but I think something is seriously wrong if teachers are more "afraid" of students than the other way around ...
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That's really appalling!!!Originally posted by av98m:I think a lot of parents these days expect the ministry of education to completely take over the raising of their children for them. And they actually blame the schools/teachers/principals when their kids get into trouble.
It's the same mindset that makes them expect the MOH to take care of their aged parents. And mind you, some of them really can wash their hands off caring for their parents altogether one!
And sometimes, these are the rich folks but yet, they treat their parents so shabbily! 
Reminds me of this Chinese tale where a young boy saw how his parents packed his elderly grandfather into a basket, preparing to dump him at the side of a hill.
Midway in the journey back, after they'd 'discarded' the grandpa, the boy had a conversation with his dad and he told the dad, ''Dad, it's ok... next time when you're old and sickly, don't worry, I'll do the same to you!''
The father turned pale, and with a shock, realised that he's teaching his own son the wrong values. Feeling extremely guilty and remoseful, he trudged back to bring the grandpa home with them.
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*shudders ...Originally posted by Fatum:I remember my primary school days when many male teachers welded the cane, and female teachers welded bony palms for slapping ....
I can't say I'm nostalgic for those days, but I think something is seriously wrong if teachers are more "afraid" of students than the other way around ...
Yeah, boss! A few of my teachers, and they happened to be Chinese subject teachers, were real nightmares!!
One of them was fat and ugly and she kept her nails long so when we fail our ting1 xie3, she'd make us queue up and she'd use her nails to pinch and cut our earlobes till the skin split and fluid came out!
I'd go home to dao my parents and grandparents about it but each time, they'll say, ''Mm zai see! Hoh! Hor di gia zi eh! Kua di koh mai tak chek boh!''
So... I learnt early on, no choice but to study hard. It was the only way to avoid that evil lao shi! -
It is hard being chinese teachers in Singapore
We have almost totally lost our chinese culture.. -
Originally posted by Rhonda:*shudders ...
One of them was fat and ugly and she kept her nails long so when we fail our ting1 xie3, she'd make us queue up and she'd use her nails to pinch and cut our earlobes till the skin split and fluid came out! -
well ... once upon a time I thought so too .... but after interacting with so many different breeds of Chinese all over the world ...Originally posted by sbst275:It is hard being chinese teachers in Singapore
We have almost totally lost our chinese culture..
I can say without ego that Singaporean Chinese are more Chinese than the Chinese in China ....
Believe me, we retain more of the traditions and values (especially the latter) than those in the "ancestral land" ...
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Originally posted by Fatum:well ... once upon a time I thought so too .... but after interacting with so many different breeds of Chinese all over the world ...
I can say without ego that Singaporean Chinese are more Chinese than the Chinese in China ....
Believe me, we retain more of the traditions and values (especially the latter) than those in the "ancestral land" ...
and I don't think our mandarin suck at all ....
Erm... that's quite some claim you're making there, Fatum! -
Actually he's quite right. I know some chinese who have settled down in the US. They seem quite determined to erase every single shred of chineseness from their being! Right down to refusing to buy china made products, believe it or not!Originally posted by Rhonda:
Erm... that's quite some claim you're making there, Fatum!