Me and boys

I used to think that I abhor boys. Noisy and sweaty boys who don’t listen to instructions. Get on my nerves.

But recently I realize that I too can have a soft spot for little boys. There are two at my centre. One likes to sing. The other likes to play computer games. The one who likes to sing looks the cutest when he is nervous. There was once when he had to perform for an event, he was so quiet and his hands were so cold. I asked him why and he replied that he was so nervous. He kept going to the washroom and gulping down cups and cups of water. I find the serious look in his eyes when he is singing really adorable.

The other one is, from my own perspective, a child who is full of pride. He was patiently waiting for his turn to play computer games on this particularly PC. However, this little girl (haiz) refused to let him play and her mother even scolded him. So he stormed out of the centre. He came back a while later and the PC was available. However, he refused to play and said, “Let her play lo.” The next day, he came really early and said to me in a proud voice, “Auntie (haiz…why am I an auntie?) I came at 8 sharp.” He woke up at 7 am just so as to reach the centre when it opened. That meant that no one will vie with him for the computer.

I don’t know why but I find his stubbornness and pride so endearing. He “got” character.

:)