its another milestone for the elder son - P1 registration!
it has always been the plan to move back to the east from redhill to be nearer to my mum's.
so apart from proximity to my mum's, the decision to relocate to bedok specifically is also due to the number of primary schools in the area.
in bedok area, there are actually quite a number of seemingly good schools to choose from.
but being lazy us, we just target those within 1km to us so that commuting will be less of a hassle in future - red swastika, yu neng & feng shan.
so last june, we registered to be PV for both red swastika & yu neng.
and since we only got selected by yu neng, the choice has been made for us. hehe. yu neng it shall be.
so in the past year, both hubbi and i took turn to clock the hours.
we were pretty lucky to get assigned to "interesting" activities like P1 registration, P1 orientation, mint museum & road safety park excursions etc which allowed us to clock in 6-8 hours at 1 go.
so the whole volunteer process was pretty smooth with us taking 2-3 days leave among ourselves each. :)
and given the track record of 100% success rate of PV in the past, we were pretty relaxed and secured as the P1 registration process approaches.
BUT as the registration process started in late jun, we were aghast to see record high numbers for P1A & P2A phases for yu neng.
in the end for phase 2B (which is us), there are only 25 vacancies left which is the lowest for the last few years (apart from 2010 which saw pretty scarce seats left in 2B as well). :(
and i seemed to recall there are 30+ PVs registered.
and not forgetting the grassroot leaders too... zzz.
but luckily it was all good! with some PVs giving up halfway (never complete the 40 hours required or not registering DESPITE clocking the hours (?!)) and only very few grassroot leaders applying, the end applicants number stands at 21!
*wee* no balloting required too.
im so happy. cos we dont have to go through the harrowing round when its YR's turn 3 years down the road. :)
so since yesterday is registration day, both hubbi and i took leave to spend the day together.
though registration only takes less than half hour in the morning, we think we deserve a good time-out to take our mind off before the results were announced to us today. :)
lunch was at les bouchons @ ann siang road.
not sure if the standards drop overall or the branch here just cant be compared to the one at robertson quay...
the service was less than desireable, house white tastes super bland, fries was oily and the steak was really so-so... @_@
the only "good" thing is perhaps the size of the steak for the price. zzzz/
after a bleh lunch, we made our way to cineleisure to catch "secretly greatly".
seeing good reviews, both hubbi and me watched the show without much knowledge of the plot and expectations.
and it turned up surprisingly good. even for the husband who normally snort at korean anything. ha.
its started out comically about 3 north korean spys trying to inflitrate a south korea town and waiting for further orders to carry out missions.
but along the way, they assimilated too well to start caring for the neighborhood and those around them.
and korea shows love to pull this stunt - make you laugh hard at the start and then cry hard at the end. zzzzz
yes, the ending is touching and sad. sigh.
at least 3.5-4 stars!
it has been a good day for us, less the lunch.
and today, we received email from the school confirming the securing of a place. :D
next step: P1 orientation and buying uniforms/text books etc in nov!
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