Hehehehe… same same here. Use the rotan sparingly but if use, must be kow kow. No play play garu garu bontot.. Let the child kena kow kow one time and it will stay in his/her mind for a long long time. After that, the rotan is just a show piece or can use to whack tables and chairs to give the dramatic effect. Works all the time…

My girl just started primary one as well so I can relate to your stories about Matthew.

Talking about rude kids, yesterday while I was waiting for my turn in the q to buy some food in the canteen, one father came up from behind with his young son and teach the son to push his way through. I heard that as he was just behind me and I told him off in Chinese ‘cannot push. How can you teach your son to push? It’s rude’. That is why we have rude kids.