My eldest, Aryan, is yoyo freak. He is in the Malaysia Yo-Yo Club. He has appeared on TV3, 8TV and NTV7, with them interviewing him and his yoyo friends. The yoyo's do not come cheap I can tell you! But with son, he is careful and "almost-financially-independant ". Meaning that, if I give him money for school, he always saves half of it, stashes it away til he has accumulated a particular sum and then goes on to purchase what he wants. And he has been doing this since he was 10. Be it to purchase Lego (Lego, and more Lego!) to Caribou Lodge Yoyo's which are flown in from Canada to Kirk Hammnet's guitar pick collection! Oh yes, he is also into fingerboarding, skateboarding, plays classical guitar and now the electric guitar (Ibanez).
He is 14 now. And with it I see pimples appear. He trying the sheesha (TWICE!!). A smart mouth. Fashion conscious with particular shirts, Levi jeans and one-of-a-kind-t-shirts.
Woe is me with a growing teen and another on the way. Hah!
My youngest, Aidan, is 11. Lego fanatic to the maximum. All birthday money, angpow's, christmas money is spent on Lego, Lego and more Lego! He is happy-go-lucky, fearless to the point of ignorance, crafty with his hands, loves food (really loves food!). He has eyelashes that cover half his face and is everyone's favourite, especially my mother and my sister. They tend to give in to his whims and fancies. My wondering is when he will start to follow into his brothers' foot steps. As it is now, it is skateboarding, bicycles and converse shoes. But he hates school and doesn't waste a day telling you so.
Can't wait for him to be a teen and for me to discover what he will be discovering.
I have them all pretty covered, and many a person have told me so. Not that I need praise for raising my sons my way, but sometimes it is really appreciated when a third party/parties notices.
Those are the words of a proud mum, Aileen.
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