In Conversation With

It is a well-known fact amongst the family members that Matty can be quite a chatterbox. Even his English teacher flagged this to us once (not in a bad way) that he can talk non-stop if he wants to. The redeeming part of this whole chattering business that I can take consolation in is that he refrains from making too much noise infront of strangers. I cannot handle people who act over-familiar with me, let alone my children doing likewise to others.

Now with Elaina having absolute control over her language skill, the only time I get some peace and quiet is when both have gone to bed. I can just about imagine having the same discussion with her teacher in the future on how she can yak on and on.

But I have to agree that it used to be worse in the past with both of them going off in different directions and on different topics. All we got were noises in the end. Somewhere, somehow, they grew out of that stage when Elaina started to better understanding of what others are saying. Just noticed few weeks back how both were capable of keeping a conversation going with a couple of exchanges bouncing back and forth between themselves.

The most classic conversation they had recently is perhaps how Matty tried to correct Elaina's pronunciation of "octopus", which always came out as "oct-por-por". Just one of those moments you wish it was captured on video for a good laugh years down the road.

Back and With a New Look

The user interface for blogger is finally back to normal! Apparently only Singnet users were affected.

Whatever the issue was, I am happy that I don't need to move my blogs to another service provider... especially this one after having it for years. There are emotional reasons for not wanting to move (too much history to it) and practical reasons as well (too many posts and I am lazy!).

The good thing that came out of this was that I decided to do something about the templates I have been using. There was nothing wrong with the previous one, I still love it but on the other hand I was truly awed by the templates Wordpress have to offer while I was searching for another online journal provider to switch to. It is about time to freshen up the look of the blogs after so long.

The work is not complete though, I need to lay my hands on some proper photo editor to change the banner and put in our own photos. That will have to wait at least a few weeks now with the maid away on home leave and I doubt that I can find any personal time even in the evening.