Rachel, a budding athlete

My princess was telling me today that if she goes to practice volleyball for 3 weeks in December, she will stand a chance to be part of the Selangor school volley ball team. 👍👏👏👏

Yes, my little girl is grown up now. I'm struggling to accept that she will soon be reaching puberty. I kinda cringe at that hahaha. Guess it is also telling me I'm getting old. However, I do try my best effort to maintain young physically.. I will tell my story next time.

My girl is tall and skinny. I guess she takes after me as I was also tall and skinny when I was her age. This is where the similarity stops. I was an introvert.. Hated sports, didn't like the sun. She is passionate about sports. Just this year, she told me that her teacher said she is the only one who participated the most sports event.. 100m running, shot put, high jump, school volleyball.. And now she added on badminton and basketball. I asked her.. Isn't that too much to handle.. How can you focus? She said quite innocently that she can focus when she is in the game. Now.. That wasn't what I meant. I explained that she has to do well and even master (if she can) one thing at a time and then only move on to the next. I guess she is too young to fully understand. I didn't stop her but let her try it on.

I have become very active physically in the last 3 to 4 years. In a way, I think she uses me as a benchmark... And she proudly tells her friends that her mummy is not thin but has muscles.. Hahaha!

Back to the part about being in the Selangor team. She is ambitious. I love that. It gives me the opportunity to push her a bit further. She knows the techniques but lacks the strength. She said she knows that and her teacher told her so. I told her I can train her if she wants... Even her friends 😉‼️ That's the incentive. I further guided her to motivate her teammates as it is all about teamwork. Be a leader who lets everyone in the team knows that they are just as important. It is not about individual glory. She told me then how she encouraged and motivated her friend today when her teacher scolded her friend for a wrong move. I praised her for that. She is on the right track. A good start! I'm happy but let's see after this.

What I noticed and I would like to share is that if you show that you excel in something and your child's interest ties to this something, it is easier to help your child understand and push further. This is simply because she can see it in you and use you as a benchmark.  My daughter talks to me about her sports and shares with me how well or not she does each time. Great bonding sessions!!

2013.. Fast forward to 2019

After 6 years.. It has been a really long time since I have last blogged. My kids are alot grown now... 2 of them teenagers now - 15 and 13 years old.. and my girl is 11 years. Life got carried away and I neglected my blogging. I was just Googling randomly and came across my very own blog. Thought why not start again since I have time. I am not working now.. between jobs actually.. so I guess I have time. Much to say so I will go slow. So Hi again to all 😊