Hello,
Hope you had a good week.
The dilemma of getting Nandhitha admitted to her Kindergarten next year has started. Yes, am officially in that phase of my parenthood. I've always thought that this problem is only in India where there is such a variety of schools even at the kindergarten level. Of course I have heard about trying to live in the "right" school district so your child can get admitted in a good school. What I had not thought of is the availability of other options. In Australia they have these Catholic schools. They are cheaper by 50% for non-PR holders. Non-PR holders have to pay the full fees - $4500 per annum (in one go) for a public school, whereas in a Catholic school it is almost half. We were aware of one such school but did not apply thinking it was a new school. Apparently it is a part of a well established group. By the time we went to apply we were too late. But then the principal did give us the application forms with a line saying "Do apply - who knows - The Lord works in mysterious ways!!".
The Chief Operating Officer (COO) of my company happened to be in town. Had an opportunity to spend some quality time with him (and the head from Manila while showing around a few places in Sydney. It was an interesting experience and got to know a few insights at how top management looks at certain issues. The team here had a chance to raise some of their teething concerns as well. The message was very clear - perform and get rewarded.
This week also officially marked me taking additional responsibilities at work. No change elsewhere - just that it is going to be even more hectic. It's been a while since I posted in the Kitchen. Hopefully I get to add some today. This weekend is a long weekend - Happy B'day to the Queen!! Sydney seems to have a curse that it has to rain on long weekends. It happened during Easter and now again it was a complete washout. Not that we were planning to do much, but it just kept raining on and off throughout the weekend. I hear that this will continue through Thursday.
Today we went to Lollipops playland a kids play area. It's a nice concept with hardly any complex infrastructure. There is a one time entry fee which is good for the whole day. There's nothing great - just a few jumping castles, slides and 1 merry go round ride. If you have seen a kids play area at a Mcdonalds - just expand it by 2-3 times. That is all it takes to charge $40 per family. If you want to drain out the kids energy there is nothing better than this (esp on a rainy autumn day). This is the 2nd visit for Nandha but the first time he enjoyed on his own. The last time we were here he was just crawling and I don't think he would've enjoyed so much.
Alrighty...you have a great week.
C
Hope you had a good week.
The dilemma of getting Nandhitha admitted to her Kindergarten next year has started. Yes, am officially in that phase of my parenthood. I've always thought that this problem is only in India where there is such a variety of schools even at the kindergarten level. Of course I have heard about trying to live in the "right" school district so your child can get admitted in a good school. What I had not thought of is the availability of other options. In Australia they have these Catholic schools. They are cheaper by 50% for non-PR holders. Non-PR holders have to pay the full fees - $4500 per annum (in one go) for a public school, whereas in a Catholic school it is almost half. We were aware of one such school but did not apply thinking it was a new school. Apparently it is a part of a well established group. By the time we went to apply we were too late. But then the principal did give us the application forms with a line saying "Do apply - who knows - The Lord works in mysterious ways!!".
The Chief Operating Officer (COO) of my company happened to be in town. Had an opportunity to spend some quality time with him (and the head from Manila while showing around a few places in Sydney. It was an interesting experience and got to know a few insights at how top management looks at certain issues. The team here had a chance to raise some of their teething concerns as well. The message was very clear - perform and get rewarded.
This week also officially marked me taking additional responsibilities at work. No change elsewhere - just that it is going to be even more hectic. It's been a while since I posted in the Kitchen. Hopefully I get to add some today. This weekend is a long weekend - Happy B'day to the Queen!! Sydney seems to have a curse that it has to rain on long weekends. It happened during Easter and now again it was a complete washout. Not that we were planning to do much, but it just kept raining on and off throughout the weekend. I hear that this will continue through Thursday.
Today we went to Lollipops playland a kids play area. It's a nice concept with hardly any complex infrastructure. There is a one time entry fee which is good for the whole day. There's nothing great - just a few jumping castles, slides and 1 merry go round ride. If you have seen a kids play area at a Mcdonalds - just expand it by 2-3 times. That is all it takes to charge $40 per family. If you want to drain out the kids energy there is nothing better than this (esp on a rainy autumn day). This is the 2nd visit for Nandha but the first time he enjoyed on his own. The last time we were here he was just crawling and I don't think he would've enjoyed so much.
Alrighty...you have a great week.
C
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