The Road to 40 Day 325/365: Track Run and Tracking Learning

The highlight of the day was Vino’s school showcase, but there were a couple of things that made it a bit eventful for me.

After dropping Vino off from school, I planned to go on a run heading home. I bumped into Anjo, who was also heading off to train on his own. Initially, I thought he said he was going to the Stadium, but dissecting what he said, I realized he said he was heading off to the Clementi stadium.

I decided to follow him and run on a track.

He was preparing for a potential Hyrox run at the end of the year, but I don’t think my body is ready for his kind of training. I’m looking to build endurance first, so I went on a run first.

I tried to run for two kilometers or 20 minutes, whichever came later.

I had to rush home because Che was going to pick me up so we could go to Vino’s school together. I thought taking the bus was going to be fine, but as I was heading up, Che said she was on her way.

I had to rush to get ready and take the things I was supposed to bring for her and for an errand. Thankfully, I got that done with no issues, and we reached Vino’s school with a bit of time to spare.

Before the end of terms, the kids usually have a showcase of things they learned over the past few months. They have also worked on some dioramas and stuff that they could show on this day.

Vino showed us a PowerPoint presentation that he did, a few photo edits, and a couple of writing assignments. He’s still a bit shy about his work, but it’s nice to see his ideas coming to life through them.

I forgot that he had swimming classes, so after running an errand, I went home to get his swimming clothes and went back to his school. Luckily, it was his last class for the day. I just had to wait a little bit longer.

Before we got home, he asked for a banana-and-peanut butter snack. Since we didn’t have bananas anymore, I asked him to buy them himself at the mart. I gave him 10 dollars and let him go by himself.

When he went back, he said the bananas were only 1SGD, but since he had money, he bought himself a Reese’s snack.

It appears he got his spending habits from his dad.

Still, it’s nice to see him do things on his own. When I was his age, I was regularly asked to buy things from the mini-mart by myself, so I think it’s a good time to get him started with these things.

The things he’s learning in school are not the same as the ones I was learning at his age, but it’s a different curriculum and different expectations. From what we’ve seen and what the teachers have observed, he’s doing well in school.

I hope that I can supplement it with life skills soon. It’s just a matter of learning how to trust him to do more things by himself.