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10:20 p.m. @ Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009

Have you ever met someone who really seem to have no center of gravity??

This morning i took 2 boys (brothers) and a girl for skating, and they were at Level 1 so i was feeling quite happy and relaxed, because i haven taken the lower level classes for quite long. They were supposed to Get Speedy and also learn Ready Roll, if they can.

The 2 boys were about 6 and 4 years old, and the girl also around 6-7.

The brothers were totally disruptive - falling down all over the place, laughing and falling down again. They cannot stand on the skates properly - they will find some funny way to cross their feet and then trip over them. While teaching them how to move/walk on skates, i demonstrated the wrong way of doing it - skates parallel to each other, try to "walk normally", you will end up doing a weird ugly and spastic Moonwalk-like action.
Me: So, dont do this, ok! Because you will fall down. *does wrong Moonwalk action*
Younger brother: MICHAEL JACKSON!!

Omg.

Our lesson was conducted at a random badminton court in the middle of the group of HDB blocks. So halfway through the lesson, the younger brother half-skated-half-fell his way to the pole which was meant for people to tie up a net to play badminton.
Younger bro: I'M AT THE BUS STOP!
Me: ... what are you doing there?!
Younger bro: I'M WAITING FOR THE BUS! :D
Older bro: *half-skated-half-fell over to join him* YES IT'S COMING IN 5 MINUTES!!!
*BOTH OF THEM GRABS ONTO THE POLE, REFUSE TO LET GO, LAUGH LIKE THE 2 HAPPIEST BOYS IN THE WORLD*

Omg.

The whole Bus Stop routine repeated at least 3 times throughout our 1 hour lesson, alternating between the 2 poles available at the court.

Then when they got tired of fooling around and seriously dazed from the NUMEROUS FALLING, (they spent more than half the time falling down/getting up than standing on their skates or actually skating around) i finally got them to obey some instructions - stand up and keep a V-lock. Then, trying to psych myself and the boys up (more for myself) i said to the older brother who was standing seemingly steadily on his skates, "Ok! Let's try v-walk again, ok? Adjust your helmet first," and i lifted the helmet which was falling over his eyes, and IMMEDIATELY, i have no idea how he did it, he just crumpled and fell down again.

I was getting seriously annoyed and very exasperated and desperate, (i feel the mom sending negative vibesss) and in a rare moment which can be qualified as "skating", the younger brother was maintaining a good posture and rolling along, then he made this squeaky high-pitched exclamation, "Wooooooo i'm skating~"

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAA it was like half scared stunned (it was probably his first time feeling the "rolling" momentum) and half thoroughly thrilled.

And that kinda saved my day, at least i feel amused and cheered, even if the mom wasnt very impressed by me. It could have been worse - me being miserable and the mom still unimpressed.

And something from the girl, Kaitlyn. (WHAT'S WITH ALL THIS, AVANT-GARDE-CHILDREN'S-NAMES?!) She was being very good throughout the lesson, practising whatever i taught her. So randomly when i returned my attention to her, she told me very seriously
Her: I saw an ant throw a rock! :O
Me: HAHAHAHA Where?
Her: THERE! *points at empty ground*
Me: ... Izzit? Er, ok let's continue...

CAN SOMEONE TELL ME HOW I SHOULD REACT APPROPRIATELY WHEN KIDS TELL ME THE FUNNIEST/WEIRDEST/DARNEST THINGS!?

I'm not sure whether continuing this is good for both me and the kids i am supposed to teach...

(I suddenly recalled that Jerald said that kids are stupid. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA arghhh wahlau. Some company philosophy.)

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