How many kids do you have? local singaporeans only

[Lala81]

6 hours ago, Carbon82 said:

Cost aside, stressful education system is a thing I wish it could be changed. Why must exam be scheduled in such a way that many student find it hard to complete within the time frame? 

Work expands to fill the time available for its completion. If you’re into productivity, you’ll know this proverb as Parkinson’s Law. This interesting statement was made by Cyril Northcote Parkinson, the famous British historian and author, in 1955 – first appearing as the opening line in an article for The Economist and later becoming the focus of one of Parkinson’s books, Parkinson’s Law: The Pursuit of Progress.

The time factor is needed for you to learn how to focus. Similarly being in a real race (swimming or running) teaches u something as well. It maybe artificially induced but given the fact that we no longer have to throw kids in front of tigers to teach them they need to run faster, be smarter. That's what modern society had come out with to establish social hierarchy.

Ultimately schools are a concept to train workers for the work force. I believe the current concept of schools come from industrial Germany in the 1800s.

Of course when u get older, then wealth/money becomes a proxy for success. 

Govt already stopped exams for p1-2. But I think they recognise that they can't let the primary school period be totally devoid of higher stakes examination. 

[Jamesc]

What's the big deal about sending kids to overseas uni?

I told mine either they get scholarships or I will pay for them to study abroad.

There are quite a few overseas unis in JB and cost is only 1/3 from Singapore.

Next time can see my kids at the weekend when I visit my MIL after finding out which one is the cheapest mature people's resort.

Worth getting stuck at the causeway cos can pump petrol and go for a massage at the same time.

Edited January 21, 2020 by Jamesc

[Lala81]

3 minutes ago, Enye said:

doc... the fruits from your wife’s sacrifice will come later and are definitely sweet

👍🤗

Haha write so long paragraph... But As long as they are happy, lead a healthy fulfilled life can Liao lah. 

[Lala81]

5 minutes ago, Jamesc said:

What's the big deal about sending kids to overseas uni?

I told mine either they get scholarships or I will pay for them to study abroad.

There are quite a few overseas unis in JB and cost is only 1/3 from Singapore.

 

Nus/ntu still got bursary somemore... 

I thought got only those overseas prep schools for expats or those Singaporeans preparing for boarding school in UK? 

Not heard of people going Malaysia to study tertiary education. 

[Chongster]

I have 3.  All boys.  My wife still bring up trying for a girl from time to time.  How har?  

[Jamesc]

2 minutes ago, Lala81 said:

Nus/ntu still got bursary somemore... 

I thought got only those overseas prep schools for expats or those Singaporeans preparing for boarding school in UK? 

Not heard of people going Malaysia to study tertiary education. 

If my kids don't study hard and get bursary and scholarships 

they could be the first kids to go study in JB.

Its only fair every morning at 5 or 6 am there are so many JB kids come here to study. Damn hard working kids.

Its about time we sent a few there.

Funny thing after i told them this they seem to play with their hand phones a lot less and seem to be hitting their books a lot more.

They just don't seem very keen on JB. 

[Jamesc]

10 minutes ago, Chongster said:

I have 3.  All boys.  My wife still bring up trying for a girl from time to time.  How har?  

I studied stats and the odds are with you.

Go for it.

If you get another boy or worse twin boys then it was meant to be.

Because 4 boys or 5 boys is super small odds.

Edited January 21, 2020 by Jamesc

[Lala81]

2 minutes ago, Jamesc said:

If my kids don't study hard and get bursary and scholarships 

they could be the first kids to go study in JB.

Its only fair every morning at 5 or 6 am there are so many JB kids come here to study. Damn hard working kids.

Its about time we sent a few there.

Funny thing after i told them this they seem to play with their hand phones a lot less and seem to be hitting their books a lot more.

They just don't seem very keen on JB. 

Tough love! Ha 

[Lala81]

3 minutes ago, Jamesc said:

I studies stats and the odds are with you.

Go for it.

If you get another boy or worse twin boys then it was meant to be.

Because 4 boys or 5 boys is super small odds.

Err casino have 大大大大大大小。。。 I rem being in genting casino 12 years ago, there was like close to 10 大 in a row (or even more) ... until the whole casino area everyone was looking at that one game. Trying to peer over shoulders and the shout when it ended was like the Anfield roar. 

Edited January 21, 2020 by Lala81

[Tianmo]

10 hours ago, BabyBlade said:

Zero! 😇 Don't think I'll ever want a kid too. Too much responsibility, commitment. Can't see a kid fitting in with my current lifestyle or in the foreseeable future. Huge respect to those with kids though. Maybe eventually I'll settle for a dog or a cat.

@kobayashiGT, how many kids you have in mind ah? 

[Tianmo]

8 hours ago, Ash2017 said:

Not for long

 

So many gentlemen want to know you

 

Don't include Tianmo

whats with Tianmo? 

[Jamesc]

Anyway boys will give you less problems

They are not going to come home crying and say some girl got them pregnant.

[Tianmo]

8 hours ago, Staff69 said:

target 3 +1 adoption=4 

spouse and I decided to share our love to 1 child that might have been loved less at the beginning 

I am officially Lim bei🤣🤣

hopefully,  pearly gates would be open for me when I hand in my IC😅😅

Oh, so you short gun ah? 

Congrats Bro!!!

[Greatodin]

11 hours ago, Wind30 said:

Kind of curious. how many kids do singaporeans have? What makes you stop there?

Is there anything the government can do that will encourage you to have more kids?

 

I have no kids. 

I agree kids are a bundle of joy. However, my wife and I think twice after seeing the amount of pressure kids faced in their studies as well as their time spent on countless tuition/enrichment classes during weekends, i.e. no time to live their childhood.

 

 

 

[Kangadrool]

Have or no have, one or too many, you'll also miss out something when you look from hindsight.

It's very difficult to explain to the lay person you know.😊

[Mkl22]

54 minutes ago, Jamesc said:

If people really believe I am trying to do my MIL in they live in their own world.

I post so much nonsense that people can actually believe of all my silly posts this one about my MIL is real?

Its amazing. I am just kidding lah!

Just in case something bad really does happen to my MIL

and the police start looking into my old posts.

I think I am safe from suspicion now. 

Aiyah. Everyone was just taking the opportunity to just “poke“ you a bit, since you always mention your MIL! 🤪😋

 

 

[Mkl22]

36 minutes ago, Jamesc said:

I studied stats and the odds are with you.

Go for it.

If you get another boy or worse twin boys then it was meant to be.

Because 4 boys or 5 boys is super small odds.

I Know of 3 sisters who gave birth all boys. One with 1 child and the other 2 with 3 each. All dare not try for more! Haha

[Mkl22]

28 minutes ago, Jamesc said:

Anyway boys will give you less problems

They are not going to come home crying and say some girl got them pregnant.

But you also see less of them once they move out.

known of many guys who end up at the MIL place more often than their own parents place. 
 

The old cliche, ‘A son’s a son ‘til he takes a wife, but a daughter is a daughter all her life’.