Nefsong parents - 30 april 2016

Nefsong parents.

That is my created nick name for parents at my daughter's school, who are very agressive in competitiveness.

I dont know what they missed in their time in the past which cause them to act like that.

You know, ones who do not stay or form a queue line. All feels like would be beaten by others and their kids would miss the opportunity.

Ones who keep asking question to the instructor on how they are doi g if it is okay or not... during a parent child workshop in the middle of instructor explaining to the whole group on tje steps.

Parents who take over their supposedly called work of parent child pair, to finish the work successfully. There are ones who didnt even let the son or daughter to touch it from beginning hahahaha..

Parents who are in the science competition bringing the whole meth lab to the room, while their child starring blank at their supposedly called tandem presentation.

Parents who proudly with big smile walking out of school building with more than 1 throphy, and holding it high...

Parents who stand and sit in front of kids and other parents just so theu could take picture of their children performance

It really does make me wonder. Am i one of them?

30 april 2016 science competition

Science competition

Hai hai hai hai.. I have a story.. :p and I have to share it on facebook!
Read this carefully Irene Simanjuntak.. and try to be in my shoes!!!

Today was science day at my daughter school.
We had decided (i and she) that we would join science and pancake decorating competition.
After a long hot crowded with too many nefsong parents, I was quite exhausted and arrived at room for science competition.
"Okay miss i'd like to re-register theresia"
The teacher replied "Oh.. ya mom.. theresia victoria right?
"Yep"
And the she looked at my empty hand.
"Maam... you do know that you have to bring your own experiment tools right?
"Ah..... seriously?
"Yes maam... we already informed parents with the green sheet in her com book..... etc  etc..." she was defensive hahahahaha
I was just starring at her blank.
"So maam... since you obviously not ready... can i consider theresia to withdraw from this competition?"

I dont know which part pushed my button.
The fact that I missed my daughter "green sheet" info
Or
The sound of my daughter name has to withdraw
Or
The word science.

"No... sorry miss.. noo.. we will still doing it. I am a scientist, i will figure it out!"

And my brain was pushed hard to think of any simple science in everyday life which cool. Think... think... think....

Got it. Solution. Chemistry!

I rushed myself to the nearest mart and got cups... sugar... water... and plastic spoon.

The concept was simple. But to pull my daugther into it was not easy.

Solute and solvent. What are the factors that make the solute dissolve faster?
2 of factors are temperature and stirring.
Im sure you understand what I was saying...

Long story short.... I was shocked to see competitors before me....
One brought this fancy test tubes and its rack.
Mortyr and all kind of lime and lemon and purple vegetables that they looked like they were creating different kind of elixir and cough syrup man!!!

The other one (we were the last candidate of course) brought in fancy science experiment test bought at the science counter,  and I saw they played with creting liquid gas!!!

Another one brought big baker glass out of room with high smirk!!!!

Tsdk.tsk.ck.ck.ck.tsk...

When we got in. I was nervous! Of course the juries... two smart looking lady (scientist... not teachers)... understand right away when i started by saying... today theresia is going to show a simple chemistry experiment of.. solution.
Solvent is water.
Solute is sugar.
And we want to show how 2 factors affecting... ... ... .... it didny went as well as i expected.
The juries helped me to get thwresia inolve in the experiment... i was almost throw white flags to the air, man....
At the end...it was a.mixed feeling. I know we can do better next time. But somehow... i was happy. We didnt give up so easily. And I am happy that deep inside me, a scientist that i used to know still live. :p