Peer Pressure, Social Pressure?!

This week is the start of the 2nd semester of school. On the 1st day, Daddy sent yuqi & yuwen to class, as usual. The girls were excited to meet their friends and teachers again after 1 month's break. As Daddy told me later that day, Yuqi happily showed off her new hair cut to her teacher. Teacher had a new hair style too. As they stood discussing about their hair, another child came over to announce that he had gone to Thailand for a holiday!

Now, that got me thinking....has Yuqi already reach the stage in life where peer pressure is starting to show it's ugly head?! Is it alittle early at 5 years old?!

We didn't go travelling this hols. In fact all mummy & daddy did with them, was to spend a day at Science Centre... ;p We thought they would be happy as long as we made time to bring them somewhere special. They were happy and they had enjoyed themselves tremendously that day. As of now, the girls don't know/think much about travelling overseas except that Daddy goes to work in Taiwan and Malaysia occassionally. The last time we went, yuqi was only 2.5yrs old...I'm sure she wouldn't be able to remember much now... BUT with friends starting to compare what they did during the hols, will yuqi soon be asking me for travelling plans too?! Hmm.....

We are not against bringing the kids on trips. In reality, I think it'll do them good to see beyond our modern, safe, clean, peaceful, etc little island. Only that, Daddy's been very tied up with work and can't really afford time off @ the moment. Guess we'll try to plan something for later this year..... ;p