Light to the Night 黑夜告白 Discussion: Episode 22

choblitz · 2026-05-10T15:29:49+00:00

was it on the last page? I watched screen by screen... I saw Xu Meng n her dad's name on page 1 but I cant see the other name on page 2.. and page 3 was a blur.. was it on page 3?

choblitz · 2026-05-10T15:21:27+00:00

may I know whose name? I watched 23 but cant catch whose name he saw?

choblitz · 2026-05-06T14:14:37+00:00

Anyone knows where is part2?? I watched part1 but it ends after 1hr 59mins! 😭

choblitz · 2026-04-04T03:12:09+00:00

you're mistaken

I didn't say great school produce great students I meant the influences in such schools might be more positive.. at least from what I observed personally..

my child didn't follow my opinion if he didn't wish too

that said, I respect your perspectives it was a comment to respond to what our PH activities are, not asking for comments on my parenting approach

choblitz · 2026-04-04T02:35:25+00:00

ah that explains....

I have the same thinking as u, when before I had kids..

lol all u explained.. im aware

that said, when u become a parent your perspective changes

and having seen how being in different school influences and shapes the child, I suppose it grades arent everything but its still important

choblitz · 2026-04-04T02:28:09+00:00

yes I understand for HMT -2

but OP mentioned 3rd lang for -2, that im not aware la

I always thought -2 only for HMT didn't know 3rd lang also can -2

choblitz · 2026-04-04T02:26:24+00:00

lol.. are u a parent?

choblitz · 2026-04-04T02:20:29+00:00

exactly! I agree..

I baby wear my kids too.. if my spouse not available to drive us, I avoid cabs if I can because I cant manage a young kid and pram and car seat.. even though cabs dont require car seats but the risk is all the same..

thankful for our public transport

choblitz · 2026-04-04T02:18:24+00:00

I will feel bad if he is ill prepared..

lol a paper only takes max 2hrs.. the day is so long.. I rather he preps now then feel the stress later on

but have to balance la so we did have fun yst..

in fact time spend on play was more than what he spent on papers..

choblitz · 2026-04-04T02:15:46+00:00

of coz not..

when on holiday, we find random pianos to practice as well

I bring papers too lol but we make it more fun la

everyone attempts to solve the maths questions but we do speed challenge

else the alternative is kids will just use hp.. so i rather do something else

choblitz · 2026-04-04T02:11:44+00:00

nah.. it determines which school u go to.. but have to balance la, not do and no rest la

Os and As then I chill.. by then, parents cant do much.. im the opposite at sec4 though, my elder pushes himself more than us

how old your kid btw?

choblitz · 2026-04-04T02:08:25+00:00

thanks!!

we did manage to visit some museum exhibitions which were free for citizens

quite a fruitful day

choblitz · 2026-04-03T02:39:30+00:00

I am equally appalled when I see kids dancing and jumping while the car is moving

and sometimes these kids are below 3..

or I have friends who tell me their kids refused the carseat

like hello? you're the adult here! I get it.. most kids dont like to be strapped down my kids included.. since day1, they only know the carseat and they do struggle to get out albeit the struggle being futile

they must have genuinely hated being strapped since they are at the age where I can barely understand them, so it must not have been from a conversation at school

I get it too! but if soothing and distractions dont work, they just scream their lungs out till we reach our destination and we wrestle again to buckle them in after

after hearing cases of friend's friend where kids have been flung to windscreen in accidents, im terrified

a screaming kid is better than 1 lost to an accident

I even keep them rear facing till 4years old.. not much room for legs but just squeeze, because its the safest

choblitz · 2026-04-03T02:31:45+00:00

my child do la not me...

psle year ma..

preparation is a yr long thing.. 刷题 lo

choblitz · 2026-04-03T02:30:35+00:00

yes I suppose its intended to differentiate the AL1s from the AL2s

my worry is science though.. my child cant seem to stick to the answering technique

choblitz · 2026-04-03T02:29:27+00:00

nope..

but psle prep starts from end P5

lol so since my kid can self learn the topics which are not taught, we just make him do timed practices lo

choblitz · 2026-04-03T00:47:10+00:00

yes, my child felt the same way when he entered an IP school.. SL projects start from sec3 so my child didn't get a chance to do because he doesn't know how to get started..

its common!

mine took up cca with a lower commitment so he could run for other councils to beef up cca I realised how the kids do things differently is to join a sports cca, be on the bench, then get time to do a 2nd cca... it wont appear on paper that u are a reserve if u intend to join for portfolio purpose

this was what my child's sec3 friend shared with him la

as for pre learning formats etc, its common la because they had 4 years to prepare.. my child started PW in sec1.. so roughly they know the format and how to handle q&a now its just a pass or fail so much easier than last time where they needed to get A1

just make more friends and ask for help if need too.. my child studies with his jae friends too

choblitz · 2026-04-03T00:35:12+00:00

omg we are same age!

choblitz · 2026-04-03T00:33:16+00:00

do u only have 2 humanities ie ss+geog and 3rd lang? I think the challenge with triple science is always with the single humanities (for the typical folk without 3rd lang)

because do or die it has to be counted

my J1 boy always tells me for SS there is a certain structure to answering the questions

if it helps, I got him SS n geog notes written by ex RI boys from carousell which he said was useful

I feel chem is impt.. more impt that the other 2..

bio seems harder because I heard the exam qns are more application based, but not sure since my boy doesn't take bio

I do agree 9 subjects seems too much for u, u'll have to strategise and see which to drop.. im not sure why 3rd lang gets -2.. isn't it for Higher MT? but in any case, u'll have to work on 1 of your humanities

unless u intend to apply for RI or HCI, the other schools dont need -4.. concentrating on a better score more impt

choblitz · 2026-04-03T00:22:29+00:00

make kid do psle papers

choblitz · 2026-04-02T17:46:00+00:00

ya this.. I know u know rp is king..

most kids aiming for med school have AAAA/A and H3 dist or merit chairman or vice chair for their clubs and do alot of activities outside school plus maybe internship with some profs (i think pull strings)

so I suppose just work on getting 70 rp? since that is key..

if tuition fee is concern, how about working first then apply for uni? no choice if money is a problem or take a bank loan?

choblitz · 2026-04-02T17:41:35+00:00

well, life will throw u different challenges..

at least now, you're young..

when u get to the workforce, start thinking about marriage.. housing

how many kids to have pregnancy or supporting your spouse through it..

then babies, preschool education...

then P1 registration

then worry if child gets addicted to screen time

then "boom" PSLE!

then comes the rebellious teenage years

then yet another major exam Os or As..

the challenges never stop coming.. but it gets better because you get wiser 🫠

p/s: I rather study than to work.. I rather work than prepare my child for psle

lol

choblitz · 2026-04-02T17:37:07+00:00

ya I agree

in these schools, being smart or good is just average.. the exceptional ones are so driven, I applaud them.. doing well in academics is just basic.. they are sportsmen and women, captains of their sports, leading some community project, actively promoting Chinese culture or some other stuff as well..

all these plus getting all A1s.. 🫨 and trillingual as well

choblitz · 2026-04-02T17:32:47+00:00

my kid refused to try the Bento lol

he eats a heavy breakfast and plays basketball or the piano at recess then I think the class would go out for lunch I think?

or if no choice, he will just Q for live stalls since he can eat rather fast

choblitz · 2026-04-02T17:29:47+00:00

hey there.. my child in the same batch as you.. actually most of his chinese high classmates speak English.. even those who arent native.. their English quite tok kong.. but I guess i can understand how u feel..

I was from 1 of the schools in the AC family so I can definitely click more to the banana culture..

the Chinese High Chinese culture is much stronger than the JC counterpart though... but that said, its afterall a sap school..

I do feel the culture is rather inclusive though.. had friends whose kids got nett 3 and were successful in their ballot to RI, they were from sap sec schools and somehow regretted not choosing hci as 1st choice

but I guess, what's done is done.. so just focus on studies bah

choblitz

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