One day at school, the class my son was in was given a task. They were given a list of jobs and were told to sort them into boys and girls jobs. He was in a group with about four other children some boys, some girls. While the others in his group were to divide the jobs up, my son said that all the jobs could be done by both. While the other children continued to do so, my son was adamant that dividing the jobs based on sex was wrong.
His teacher noted this, as did the deputy head who came into the room when this discussion was taking place. Anyway, I am proud that he stood up for what he thought was right, as well as being proud of the stance that he took.
My son is laughing. Last month, he had got a pass on Pokémon Go to something called an exclusive raid. The problem is that, despite his account being registered as that of a child, it was for a time when he was at school. Fortunately, some kind player in Colchester agreed to catch it for him when the EX raid took place. On that day, when he got home from school he was so happy.
Since then, I have overtaken him in Pokémon Go, in that I have reached a higher level than him. I started to play in September after getting annoyed with the way the kids were managing their accounts and have done quite well on it. So when I got a pass to such a raid, I was quite pleased as well.
So on Tuesday, I was able to get some time to take part in the raid. I arrived on time expecting to find quite a few other players there. And there were two other players. We tried to catch the raid boss, but with two players, our chances of defeating it were very small, and needless to say, we did not succeed. But as this resulted in me not catching this rare and elusive Pokémon, my son was quite happy. I may have some Pokémon that he has not got for now, but I doubt I will be given the chance to catch another one again.
It hurts. Arsenal have been knocked out of the FA cup. A cup we have won over and over again in the last few seasons. A cup I did not expect to win last season. The Emirates FA Cup, for a team that plays in the Emirates stadium.
Do not get me wrong, Nottingham Forest deserved the first goal, due to our terrible defending, and the second goal that they scored was amazing. They did deserve the first penalty as well. However, I feel that the second one was not deserved. I think that Debuchy got to the ball first, but it is unclear on the replays that the referee had no access to. But the penalty was a double touch one and should not have counted. But again, this is hard to tell when using the replay.
And with our defending, I am not looking forwards to the league cup game against Chelski later this week.
First of all, I have lost some weight compared to last year, and now am 92kg. My resolutions this year include 1 - Getting into work before 0700 more often than not 2 - Being more tidy at home 3 - Ending the year lighter than last year The kids have been back at school, my daughter for two days, my son for four. My mother had come up for New Years which was great, especially as we did not get a chance to see her before we left for Sri Lanka due to the snow that fell on the weekend before we travelled. I do feel faster at work and we have organised things to deal with the winter rush. Being back just for four days, I have not had to deal with much of the crisis that is affecting the NHS at the moment. While the Conservative government appears to be denying the crisis that has been created by them not funding the NHS properly, I have had to warn a few patients that they may not get the treatments that they are hoping for this month due to the crisis. Today, we have been to collect the laptop of my wife which was repaired after I broke it. During this time, the kids were exemplary in their behaviour. We ate in Chelmsford after taking a break on our journey back, and while the seating was a bit chilly, the food was fantastic. Anyway, now it is time for The Voice UK which we all love.
The kids have been amazing today recovering from jet lag though my daughter woke about 0130 which is about 0700 in Sri Lanka. We drove to London after seeing if the laptop of my wife could be fixed (I broke it's screen during the holiday). When there, we collected my mother after meeting one of my brothers and his better half.
We also met with Tony and Isobel who have kept an eye on our house while we have been away. But we now countdown the minutes till the end of this year and the beginning of the next. Best wishes to you all!
We are back at home now. And everyone else is asleep, and I am to join them soon.
The kids slept better than I did on the plane, by son initially stating that he would not be able to sleep (but he did so later), but I kept waking up due to the cough I have had in the last few days. And because I had some sleep, I was too rested to fall asleep again. So I watched some films instead.
The first film was In Time which had a great story, but while the film had lots of potential, it failed to meet up to it with lots of holes being present in the plot. This may had been to edits being made due to it being on a plane, but I doubt it. It is a shame, but if this film is ever remade, it could be so much better with some changes. Saying that, it was an enjoyable film, but I would have hated to have had to pay to watch it.
Lucy on the other hand was much better, a film full of twists and surprises, though some were predictable, this was what sci-fi should be. Excellent acting, a plot line to match and lots of action, this was a film I would have been glad to have paid to watch.
Red Riding Hood is a film I have wanted to watch in ages, and I loved this take on a tale that has been told so often. A who did it film set in a fantasy setting, my only annoyance was the clothing being worn in the snow.
Finally, in this film marathon, I watched Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets and I loved it. A bit corny in that this film fell into stereotypes, it was still put together well. I would have loved to have paid to watch this on the big screen.
But today has been eventful with the loss (temporary we hope) of an item of value in the home, as well as fatigue. We have been to the shops where my daughter made the mistake of buying Coco Pops and Crunchy Nut Cornflakes when I was around which means that I know what I will be eating for the next two mornings. And with that, it is time for me to sleep as well. Enjoy the music video, sung by someone who I saw on The Voice UK and felt should have gone far.
Just a quick and hurried post. We checked out of that amazing hotel today to journey to Hotel Janaki where we collected our other luggage, packed, talked to friends and got ready for our flight. However our taxi did not arrive on time or at all, which meant another taxi had to be called and our trip to the airport has not been as relaxing as we would have liked. But we have finished shopping and are waiting for the call to board.
The kids during the day had fun as they were taken shopping by their grandmother. She had been advised to order a car to take them about town, but did not, and found it hard to get a taxi, so they ended up taking a Tuk-Tuk, otherwise known as a mobile tin can of death, not once, but twice. Other than my daughter being on the part with no door, they loved it.
