I can’t remember well, but…
When I was in secondary school I used to do something with mum.
We were not very poor then, but money was tight.
So I asked my mom whether we could make more money by collecting the pamphlets and papers littered on the floor around the letter box around our old estate in Yishun.
If we collect enough, we may be able to make more of how much we usually sell to the karang guni man.
My mom accompanied me in these trips late night to stuff a bunch of papers into bags around the estate.
She probably think doing this was ridiculous but she still do it together with me.
Sometimes it is not talking down how idiotic some of your children’s ideas are, that eventually they build that habit of exploring and trying to create things.
And I am thankful that I have ......