a. nerd
b. non-nerd
I don't know how but Gooly miraculously falls under category (a).
Why is it a miracle?
Well, I wasn't exactly a bad student, but copying Add Maths answers were a daily morning routine. And whenever it rained, it made a good reason (not excuse) to skip school. And whenever it was too hot, I had an excuse to stay home.
What about the other gene determinant - papah? Uhm.. let's just say uhm... uhm.. ya.. he finished high school and pursued a degree ..yada ..yada..yada.. But not exactly Mr. Class Perfect, y'know?
Fast forward to present, our son.. OUR SON.. *muffle giggles* wants to know more about..
THE SOLAR SYSTEM!!!!
Mind you, not that we are not proud.
It's just weird. Maybe because the field of astronomy before this has been something foreign to us, Asians. Angkasawan or taikonaut doesn't sound as cool. I reckon Tom Hanks liked space and moon because of NASA. And the launch of Apollo to the moon was meant to be US's pride, and had become a source of inspiration to kids from the US during that era.
But why would an Asian kid like mine, be enthralled by space and planets and galaxy far far away? To me, Uranus is interesting because it remotely reminds me of your butt hole. Other than that, space is just too spooky (for me, that is.)
Anyhoo, if that is what he likes, that is what he gets. We brought him to the planetarium (only to be disappointed), bought him books and let him surf for information about outer space.
So he can tell you which is the biggest planet, and that Earth is the third planet from the Sun. Also that Saturn is the one with nice rings around it. And gravity condition at each planet. He doesn't know which is SAPTURN though. Hehehehe.
That's how
The son of a mother, who went to school
BTW, do you know that Pluto is no longer a planet? And that Tatooine doesn't exist? *rolling eyes at Star Wars fans* That's how much I can learn from a 4 year old. :-)
10 comments:
sapturn took ober pluto ma, u dunno meh?? becos pluto is liucas' good fren...
tht's pretty weird, coz it happens here in my household too. my eldest dunno where get the interest in solar system as well.. exactly what are they thinking in their minds? girls not pretty on earth meh? maybe can find prettier "beings" out there meh? *scratch head (yours)*
i.. oso.. borrow books on the solar system from the library when i was.. about gooly's age.
but he should turn out way better than me, eek. i half way lost orbit.
*me still scratching head* never heard of uranium or uranius or whatever... what r those? my knowledge all lost in space already...
angeles, dun confius me ler.. Pluto is Goofy's son maa, no meh?
gargles, hmmm... your house aliens tak cantik kwa..
tuti, after solar is muzik, izzit? Swing head...
claire..omg! Wat u did during ilmu sains? Uranium is a country maaa!
tattoine is obviously a planet ok! if not, can u tell me luke skywalker born in which planet?
sinkar you love starwars, skywalker bermastautin di Universal Studio, Hollywood, USA.
Hate to burst your bubble.
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