Mom, I am not shy any more.

Every kid is unique. Ray was considered as a shy kind. When Ray was little, he was afraid of big kids. One of the most deep-impressed moment on mom and dad's minds was Ray turned his face away and kept perfect still, but kept sneaking glances by just moving his eye balls, to a big boy eating ice cream on a bench in a shopping center when Ray was just one year old. That serious face was molded into mom and dad's minds. If it happened to Tony, Tony probably had hugged the boy and got a share of ice cream from his new friend. When Ray went to school, he insist not to say hi to his teacher every morning even when he was three year old. He just stood still there. Certainly Ray liked his school. It took some effort everyday to get him out of school when mom picked him up, as he was always busy with some 'projects'. It is just kids' personality. But what is ironic is Ray was born with some showmanship. He is not afraid of singing song and dancing in front of mass. Actually he really enjoys attracting attentions. He likes making songs ad lib, such as a pirate song, a shark song, a dinosaur sone etc. and makes a show.

With endless encouragement to talk to people, to greet people, to play with other kids, Ray started saying good morning to his teachers, though the volume needs a 20dB audio amplifier at least. It shows progress. When he says 'Hi, Mr. Brian' to our neighor, the whole street can hear him.

Yesterday, as usual, after school, mom brought Ray and Tony to park. They met Sohen and his dad. Then Ray started talking to Sohen's dad while Sohen and Tony were running around. The extent of that conversation certainly was beyond mom's imagination. Ray even gave some idea when Sohen and Tony can come to his school and what they should be prepared. When it was over, Ray came to mom and said:'Mom, see, I talk to people. I am not shy any more'. In the evening, mom got an email from Sohen's mom. The email said, 'My husband told me Ray and he chatted quite a bit in the park'.
Ray certainly impressed all of us.