Change is no change

It was quite a rollercoaster week, the last one. As we are getting towards June we were planning our move away from Singapore and have already cancelled schools, apartment etc. On Thursday went to boys school for parent teacher conferences and said all the emotional goodbyes. Everybody was really sad as the boys have made so great friends at school and have really thrived there. Especially Raoul has found a lot of confidence and seems to gel really well with his teacher. In fact the way she describes Raoul makes me feel that he is a completely different child there and she has found a way into him that I have yet to discover. Karl is a bit naughtier in class although academically brighter and faster. He got a lot of praize from their Mandarin teacher - always hand up and wants to particpate and quick at picking up the language as well. Raoul in Mandarin class is more like the one I know at home - stubborn and only does what he wants to.

They even got farewell presents and all. And I thought I really don't want to take them away from this school.

Then Friday afternoon Robert had a meeting about a job here and on Saturday signed the contract. Which means we will be staying for a little while longer. Hopefully the market will have improved by the end of this project. Anyway, we are discussing all sorts of practical matters now like trying to lower the rent here or move to another flat as the prices have come down so much in the last year. That also means, that Robert will be with us in Estonia for only a week this time yet again. 

He is working in Indonesia in fact, but on the island of Batam which is just a 40 min ferry ride away. He'll commute weekly and some weekends we might go over and stay with him like a mini holiday - he stays at a resort with pools and kids club and all. So all set for a while, hopefully the landlord will be generous enough and we can save the hassle of moving!