Tough Fist

Like a lot of parents, we want to capture the growth of Daryl with something "tangible". And while we have taken a lot of pictures and videos of him, trying to record his gradual growth each and every day, these pictures and videos are something "intangible", something you can't grab hold of, literally.

That's why we decided to spend some money for the molding of his tiny hands and feet, when he is still a toddler.

We went to an apartment somewhere in Causeway Bay for the molding, and our two-month old Daryl was extremely nervous, just as what we had expected. We wanted him to make a palm when making the mold, yet due to his nervousness and discomfort, he only made a fist, which was a little disappointing to us.

And more frustratingly, he fell asleep shortly after the molding and he was so relaxed that he had straightened all his fingers, making his palm lines easy to read.

By making a palm, we would have been able to read his palm lines clearly, thus giving us some idea about his characters and future development.

Yet by making a fist, we will only be reminded time and again that we had forgot to trim his fingernails before leaving home for molding on that special day.