Friday 28 March 2008

This Week's Art

Well, what can you say about this?
Apparently, it's a joint collaboration by Weechan, and her new love A at school. They are learning about professions. You know, firemen, policemen, pilots....
For context, I have to tell you one thing that has always kind of freaked me out about Weechan. Every time we get on an aeroplane, whether it be short or long haul, without fail she spends the first 10 minutes studying the emergency procedures leaflet with uncharacteristic concentration. I mean since she before she could speak. It always makes me feel like she's had premonitions of some air disaster that is destined to befall us. I also remember her appearing in the kitchen one evening when she was about 3, to show me her latest dessin, of a plane going down in flames, complete with screaming passengers. What is it with this kid?
Anyway, apparently when they were studying about emergency rescue professionals at school the other week, she started explaining to the teacher about what happens when there is a fire on a plane, and A chipped in that he knew all about that too, so they started illustrating their points together.
Apparently in this case the plane didn't fall out of the sky, it managed to land on the water, then everyone got into the lifeboats by going down the yellow slides, of course after putting their oxygen masks on. The ones in the water are the pilots, who had to jump out of the window. And just in case you didn't get the point of the masks, and how to use them, we got a separate illustration.
The bit I love the best though, is the giant figure of Daddy, who has come to help all the sick and injured after the accident. How great to be the father of a 5 year old, and larger than life!

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