The holiday flew by in a blink and its time to prepare for school. And prepare we did , first by trimming the tresses. And Qinzhi is now more open to trimming and she actually liked the hairdo.

On Christmas eve, the kids popped over for a staycay at ah mei ah yi’s , did a supper time movie and had McDonald’s the next day for breakfast.

And Mommy spent the day looking for Xmas presents for qinzhi and huaihao, then the kids harvested more presents after a staycay at popo and yiyi’s

The next thing we did was head over to Tenjin for some tempura

We also did our usual walk

This is Qinzhi playing with bubbles out of our window

Before school started, we had a chance to head out and treated Qinzhi to food and drinks she wanted.

We came to know that Qinzhi has been posted to St Anthony’s but did an appeal. Qinzhi was extremely happy to know that she’s got posted to a girl’s school. She was jumping up with joy. And when the news came in that our appeal was successful , this girl was indeed overjoyed she cried! Mommy quickly came over to hug Qinzhi and to share her joy. Her biggest dream come true. We headed to the school to get some admin work done, and then bought school uniforms and books.

I remember telling Qinzhi to remember this feeling, this feeling of being granted. Her wish, granted. And to carry this happiness this feeling of joy and thankfulness with her.

On the first day of school, Qinzhi woke up early. And she tied her ponytail up high. Love her new look! Her smile. It speaks of confidence and appreciation, gratitude. We all walked Qinzhi to school, then met her when she’s off school. And since then, Qinzhi has been waking up on her own for school, within 2 months, we saw how much Qinzhi evolved , from passive to active. She tells me that she is capable of doing lots, especially if she likes something. On us, it is on us to find out that something which powers her and keeps her energised.

And when I asked Qinzhi to capture her intentions for the new 2022, she wrote so clearly what she wanted.

Dearest Qinzhi, believe in yourself that you can achieve anything you want. All within your reach. Remember the magic of getting what you want. That feeling, cherish it! It is that which gives you more.