days of school

Today is Mikal's first day of school after Chinese New Year Holiday. I fight tears back realizing that one year flew so fast. I still remember on the first month of schooling here, in Kuala Lumpur, every morning he refused to go to school. Lately I knew from his teacher, he did not speak much in his room. He made friends with very little children, those who spoke english!! He just simply did not understand Malay Language. Later, he gets better and better. Every day, morning and afternoon, we walk to and from school. As we walk, we pretend as though we were in an adventure. Mikal likes to pick sticks from a tree branch, the fallen rambutan (yes, there are many rambutans tree in our neighbourhood!!), or the fallen leaves. He calls the house in the corner "the Rainforest," and so on, and so forth. Everyday, hot or rainy, he never complains to walk and walk. I love you, my purple hippo!!

walking back home from school

durian tree