Saturday night was the Homeschool Gathering & Dinner at the Subang Lake View Club, organised by KV and David. I thought Elliot did a good job as MC together with JEu, but then that's a mother's biased opinion. It was good to have the teens take charge and it was a happy (I would say) pandemonium. Well, what will you get when you've got more than 170 over parents and kids of all ages (over 50 families) in an open dining area (next to the swimming pool) with a deplorable audio system, and without a raised platform or stage. There were enthusiastic joyful performances by children (violin, guitar, percussion, voice etc), and an even more enthusiastic joyful Dad, but only the few tables in front had the pleasure of sight and sound. Adults were busy talking, and some smaller children were doing what comes naturally (making noise), all very distracting, especially for the few of us who took the mike to talk a little about homeschooling.
Still, it was great to see so many new families with young children starting out on the homeschool journey, and to get to meet many people some of whom are related or connected to so and so. It was also a real Malaysian getogether with folks from all races and faiths and more than a few inter-racial families.
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