a change in blog name

where did this new blog name come from?

i was reading "sir fong" and "sir fong 2", and otto fong was describing why he drew his students as bunnies - because his first batch of students are borned in the year of the rabbit.

though it isn't the first time i've read about that, this image suddenly struck me this time. an old cow chewing grass while monkeys jumping and smiling around him.

it's not difficult to conjure up that image. i'm born in the year of a cow, and given my size and facial expression sometimes, i do look like that old cow chewing grass in that mental image. on the other hand, my kids and dis are borned in the year of the monkey. everytime i think of them or look at their class photos, i think of monkeys  - in a good way of course! intelligent, cute, and very very very creative. little wonder why i like them so much.

so since i talk about my kidds and dis all the time, i've decided to change this blog name to "the old cow and his mon-kids". of course, "mon-kids" being a lame and unsuccessful attempt to play with the words "monkey" and "kids", but you get the point.

i really like the mental image this new blog name conjures up - an old cow chewing grass looking indifferent, but at the same time, amazed and smiling inside at the monkeys that are jumping around him. will probably draw it out when i have the time.