Happy Go Lucky

At times, I must confess, I do admire N's "happy go lucky" perspectives of life. She would leave everything to the very last minute, be it homework, tests, or piano.

Occasionally, I would ask if she has learnt her "tinxia" and here goes our dialogue

Me " Nicole, when is your tinxia?"
N " tomorrow"
Me " have you learnt?"
N " kind of "
Me" What is "kind of"?"
N " Oh, I mean I browsed through it already"
Me " Oh? Browsed through it? So, does it mean you have learnt it?"
N " well, not quite. I will learn it tomorrow morning"
Me " Why cant you do it now?"
N " It is ok. I have plenty of time tomorrow morning. I only need 5 minutes"
Me " Ya, precisely. why dont you spend 5 minutes on it now?"
N" Oh...I have something more important to do now"
Me " Such as?"
N " I am doing colouring"

At this point, I knew I had to give up asking and trust that she would spend 5 minutes to learn it the following day :(