Isabel's new project: Planting green beans...

It was a project from the children church. At first I wondered why church would teach about science, but then I thought... God is a God of science too... so why not.

She was very excited when she brought it home. She asked me: "Daddy, what do I do with it.

I said: "Put it under the sun and water it, they will grow."

She quickly watered it and then brought to the window and stuck it out to catch some rays, 3 secs later coiled back in and looked at it disappointedly saying: "No? not growing leh?" I don't know to laugh or not to laugh.

As the days went by, the beans began to sprout and grew under her care. But when the plants stopped growing due to the lack of space, her enthusiasm also stopped growing. Now I'm the one continuing to water them.

That's also why I don't agree to buy her any pets, she wanted a rabbit for her coming 4th birthday to show off cos she was at a friend's birthday party where the birthday girl had a rabbit hopping around in her room. She also wanted a couple of hamsters, a puppy... etc etc.

I said : "No, no, no, no..." cos I'll end up cleaning and feeding them. Maybe at 5 years old... just maybe... if she can prove herself to be responsible. Otherwise, she can call the fishes in my aquarium to be her pets.