It was a little disconcerting to step into Fullerton Hotel and run smack into a lobby-ful of black suits. We were about the only ones not dressed in corporate wear. I spied a table of Singaporeans and I know those looks so well. Many familiar faces from work back then. We had stepped right into 2 concurrent gahmen events. Heheheheh.
Anyway, we were there for coffee. Dainty cups of coffee were each served with a small square of kueh lapis. The little girl demanded cheesecake, and cheesecake she got. A huge slab. Thankfully, she didn't finish all of it. It left the adults something to munch on. The munchies that I really wanted weren't available till 5pm. Gaaah. We wanted to leave before the peak hour crush, and wasn't that hungry to hang around to wait for the rest of the food.
The mother was regaling us with tales of 'bad habits' picked up from school, and the little one gave us a wide obliging grin and sang, "Nobody nobody butchu", all of us facepalm-ed. I stared at her in absolute horror. What on earth are playschools teaching the kids? This is what they call music?? They teach 2.5 year olds these sort of songs?!!! I most violently object! Arrrrrgh. What happened to good ole Sesame Street and Muppets?! I certainly have no wish for this girl to grow up thinking that the Fun Pack song rip-off for our National Day Parades is the epitome of creativity and musical taste.
The mother is slightly amazed at just how much the little girl can absorb from a week in school. We've decided that we need to educate the little girl.....for a start.....with songs from Dan Zanes and Friends' "Catch That Train", Belle & Sebastian's "Zoogloble" and They Might Be Giants' "Here Comes Science".
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I was flabbergasted. To the school's credit, they most certainly didn't teach her. She heard it from the older children. Sigh sigh sigh.
Yes, B&S songs for children PLEASE!
yuling: School is bad. Gaaah.
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