Wednesday, October 31, 2012

C9 碎碎念 (1)

人 - 不可以没工作

生活几乎都需要生活费;
即使再节俭还是得花钱。
钱不是万能,但没钱却是寸步难行;


老外常说的话: Work for living , not live for working
意思是:为了生活而工作,不为工作而生活。

这句话对于很多有理想的人,为理想工作的人,都是刺耳的。
因为他们是少数人为了理想而工作,成功的就赚钱,
不成功的呢?有想过吗?不成功者(我不说失败者,因为没有人愿意做失败者)也需要生活,生活还是环绕生活费啊, 那《为生活而去挣钱》,有何难堪?


每个家庭都需要开销,
孩子需要基本教育费,
车子需要基本的车油/车贷,
房子需要基本的房租/贷款,
家庭也需要基本的伙食费!

排除一切奢侈品,这一连串的费用,除了在工作上挣钱回来缴付,还有什么办法?即使是借,那也得还,这还不如直接去工作挣钱,用自个儿的钱?

C9 碎碎念 ---- 完 ----


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Monday, October 29, 2012

假期阅读计划 (1)

** 29.10.2012 ** Monday

Reading programme starts proposing , below is the reading list by Son & Daughter.
 
29.10.2012 Book Title
女儿 老师也偷偷看的科学


儿子 The Ugly Egg - Chapter 1

Berudu-berudu mencari Ibu

很饿的小白熊
























Sunday, October 28, 2012

考试后症候群(2)

** 27.10.2012 ** Saturday Night

This final exam, because Jiejie not doing so well in her English exam paper, she's quite upset.
Tonight, i want to teach Didi chinese word, but at the end, Jiejie came and ask me give her spelling. Any words will do.

I tell her this is not work it, because she already know all the words in the text books, she's only lack of others reading material, if she really  want to improve her English, she need to read more English story book.
So, i recommend her some classic fairy tales book given by her godmother, and also the 'I am reading series' book for her to choose, she picked 'I am reading series' ...

But, she is speeding in her reading, i doubt that she's actually reading or flipping? She answered me, she is reading. Well, i let her go with her convenience way, but this only takes 25minutes then she's stop reading..

Aiya, she's really keen to improve her English. Well, i think i'm gonna do some planning on it during this coming long holiday to help her up too~

Friday, October 26, 2012

给父母的话(2)

不要一遇到生字就要求孩子查字典。
孩子在初期阅读时,生字肯定不少,不停地查字典是对阅读的不断打扰,会破坏他的兴趣。孩子刚开始读篇幅较大的作品,原本就对自己的识字量底气不足, 担心是否能读懂。家长倒是应鼓励孩子,有不认识的字没关系,只要能看懂就行。如果有些生字影响了理解,或者在作品中是关键字,可以问家长。这样让孩子觉得 很便捷,阅读起来有轻松感。我见过有的家长明明认识那个字,却偏偏不告诉孩子,让孩子自己去查字典,可能是认为查字典可以让孩子记得更牢。这种做法没有意 义,事实是大部分孩子在阅读过程中都不喜欢被什么事情打断。有些孩子喜欢查字典,当然也不要阻拦,重要的是尊重孩子自己的选择,让他能愉快顺利地阅读。
我也曾经一味要求孩子不会得字查字典,这反而让孩子不问,不说,不看书。 还好,我没持续这样,不然我可是自己抹煞孩子的阅读兴趣。

好阅读在乎读了多少,坏阅读计较记住多少。
许多家长在孩子读完一本书后,总喜欢考察他“记住了多少”。
有位家长,也听取了别人的建议,同意让孩子看课外书。孩子刚读了第一本小说,家长就迫不及待地要孩子复述这个故事,背会其中的“优美段落”,要孩子 在写作中用上小说中的一些词语和素材,甚至还要求孩子写读后感。到孩子读了第二本小说,她就责怪孩子把第一本小说中的故事情节和人物忘得差不多了,认为前 一本书白读了。家长这样做简直是故意给孩子制造绊脚石。这反映了家长的两个问题,一是不理解阅读,二是功利心太切。这样做的结果,只能是搞得孩子厌恶阅读。
我的看法:阅读是为了让孩子从中找到乐趣,不要为了要确保孩子记住而让孩子觉得阅读很压力,因此而放弃阅读是很可惜的。

看漫画不叫读书,漫画不是书,漫画只是以书的形式出现的电视。你说你的孩子一直在“读书”,其实他一直在“看电视”。
我的看法: 如果孩子已经对阅读,犹如吃饭一样了,那漫画只是偶尔的甜品,有时让孩子放松也未必是坏事。但如果孩子对阅读“文字”还没很稳时,那就另当别论。

Thursday, October 25, 2012

CitiBlocs In the House


25.10.2012 Thursday

Manage to grab a set CitiBlocs (@promotion price)  for my kids..
It's a challenging game for kids, it trains patient, focusing and creative thinking.

Look, this is what the kids done for today!

Son's creativity - Jiejie say is a COFFIN  ><!!!

Jie Jie's creativity- High Tower



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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

华语写作 aka 看图作文

24/10/2012 Wednesday

今天,孩子们的考卷都派回来了。

看了看孩子的作文,儿子的写话最为惊讶,对于平时华语认字能力稍弱,但看了儿子的写话,还是不得不赞叹“阅读”带来的好处。

至于女儿,书写层次也进步了。

儿子的看图作文:



女儿的看图作文:

 阅读万岁!

Monday, October 22, 2012

New way of Organize books

22.10.2012 Monday

It was long queue at Pos Laju, as usual, i need to wait long long time to post all the orders. Sigh!!

Jie jie following me to post office and she's busy reading while i'm queueing, meanwhile the little boy busy playing himself..... ==!




















Back home, both kids help me to organize revision books.
Look, how they organize it., surprise, surprise..............

Hahaa..... they know how to separate different book by inserting a note “不同” into it.

How to prepare ROSELLE JAM by Money Tai Tai

Discover it from Money Tai Tai
How to prepare Roselle Jam:

Soak your roselle with hot water if there are ants hidden inside the petals

Saturday, October 20, 2012

Roselle with Sea BirdNest

** 20.10.2012 **
洛神花 Roselle
海底燕窝- 要吃时才加


Roselle is rich in powerful antioxidants (flavonoids and anthocyanins), vitamins A, B and C. The calyx is use for treating urinary track infection, constipation, lowering blood pressure and cholesterol levels. ~ source Flavors magazine


Taste is just like Ribena, Sour and Sweet
Sour - Natural Taste
Sweet - need to add rock sugar or Molasses (better sugar)

Easy to cook, only taking 30minutes to boil it...  

I got this much for only RM2.50, consider cheap if compared with Ribena :)




This is how it looks like once ready to drink....
Taste good either serve in hot or cold 

(not my photo, taken from others :P)










Another method for preparing
Roselle Juice
15-20 pieces Roselle calyx
2.5L water
1 to 1.5 cups sugar – according to taste (you can sub with honey or rock sugar)
(start with 1 cup sugar, if you plan to add ice cubes later it’s okay to make the juice sweeter as the ice will melt)

Method:
1. Peel calyx and discard the seed. Rinse calyxes.
2. Add calyxes, sugar and water in a large pot and boil for 15-20 minutes.
3. Strain and discard calyxes.
4. Serve warm or chilled or with ice cubes.

《丢饭团得笑婆子》

** 20.10.2012 **

今晚,我们念了这本

《丢饭团得笑婆子》,好好笑。。。。



Friday, October 19, 2012

解放精英班的魔咒

** 19.10.2012 ** Friday midnight


两难
今天和网友 Y.Nee 聊心事,顿时觉悟了一些事情。

我一直都很执著学校老师的素质。看到女儿今年2年级精英班的老师,教学字体方面都很注重,相反,一年级的儿子却面对一直换临教的问题。所以都很希望儿子2年级可以步入精英班。

很矛盾吧,我不是很注重分数,但我却注重老师素质,而偏偏较好的老师大多都编排在精英班,就这样不知不觉中,无奈的我也卷入“精英班”的魔咒。

觉悟
考完年尾试后,我浑然发觉,孩子的心理感受比老师素质来的重要,顿时,我觉悟了(惭愧)。现在的我,只要孩子可以开心学习,一切都不是问题。 因为教导孩子,不是学校老师单方面的责任,身为妈妈的我,也应该负起这个责任。

我不要孩子成为分数奴隶,因为毫无意义。我说过的,分数并不能换工作,换饭吃,换东西, 我何必为了“筛选”老师,而忽略自己与孩子的感受与关系。

解放魔咒
回想起来,这个想法是多么可怕,我会因此而慢慢的,无形中强逼儿子念书,考好试,拿高分。

不!这不是我要的!


孩子们,我们一起加油!!!一起学习!!!也让妈妈有机会重返课室,回味念课本的感觉,这个感觉,还不错的。。。。(狂笑......自恋中)

考试后症候群

** 18/10.2012 ** Thursday

Case (1)

女儿回来说,英文考卷很难,她不会。她预计只得80多分,她很伤心。
我说: 80 多已经很好了,怎么要这么伤心呢?而且你只是估计,还没看到别乱猜。
女儿答:老师告诉他们,如果要留在精英班,考试分数不能低于90分,如有任何一张考卷低于90, 那就一定掉回普通班。
我告诉女儿:是否保留在精英班,是看总平均,不是看单张考卷的得分,而进普通班也未必是坏事。况且你是抱病上场,有这样的成绩已经非常了得。
女儿还是半信半疑, 坚持说老师是这样说的。

我心想:老师怎么可以说这番话呢?是善意吗,但我怎么都觉得压力很大!

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Case (2)

儿子的考试其中一张考卷知道了分数,他很难过。他说他希望可以更好,但是却没办法。
我告诉儿子:这就是不用功,临时抱佛脚的后果,如果你要靠到好成绩,你必须努力,而不是用嘴巴说说而已。伤心是没用的。

儿子伤心的回答:我知道,但是我还是很难过。

晕 ==!!

儿子的case, 有点让我很想自己homeschool 儿子,因为他的优点不是刻板的科目,而是创意的学习,只要找到他的长处下手,应该可以事半功倍。

我会好好的计划计划!
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每每考试后,分发成绩,我都会听到很多不同的事情,而感到愤怒,心痛。

网友善善的分享:妈妈因为孩子的粗心而生气孩子,追根到底,原来是怕孩子的全级第一名头衔不保。孩子因此而伤心。

也有因为父亲设定一定要达95分,少一分,打一下。孩子因此而被打。。

这些历历在目,历历在耳的事件,一直提醒我不可以成为这群家长。

考试是测试孩子的知识水平,别无其他。

大家共勉之~

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Nobody care!

been selling online for many years back, mostly got positive feedback only few with negative....
that's ok, is real world, we have to improve from negative feedback to positive.

BUT,..................

Somehow, certain customer doesn't care. They only think from their view, (yea, i know u will say customer always right). I been facing macam-macam SPECIAL customer..

Case (1) : Tipu me say need walk to bank in, ask me must discount for her... i pity her cos need to walk , but once i check the transaction only i realize she actually using online transfer, NO WALKING INVOLVE!

Case (2) : Same customer as case 1, keep asking for extra free gift, I gift extra for her at the 1st order, and she assume i give her another extra for 2nd order but i didn't (not purposely but depends on order) so , she email and bomb me, so so so frustrated but i still say sorry to her. what to do, Customer always RIGHT!!!

Case (3) : postage problem. no one understand how frustrated waiting at post office. furthermore those order just little (yea i know can't say like that, but i deeply feel upset with tat), I can't going post office just to post only 1 order, it is really waste my time, and i have limited time to waste in waiting...
Some buyers always ask to post by normal, by registered, but no one think to post by pos laju. It is just similar pricing, but they didn't see that. cos they didn't count in the petrol, packaging, time IN....  I wanted to tell those fellows: If i make high profit in yours order, then def i give FREE POSTAGE, or bare some postage, but in fact, i only mark up little profit ONLY!!!

Case (4) : Product problem - But as for me is acceptable, but NOT in buyers view...OMG i''ll not selling defect goods,hello! But can't you tolerant a bit? Is really not the seller fault... only the structure is like that, i can't change... I am searching and looking for the best quality goods to sell... What can i say is each individual have own view, i don't mean to blame, just to express my feeling!

Case (5) : FREE GIFT - this is an extra bonus, but i tried to give for every order, somehow i might forget.. I'm so sorry..... I'm not purposely skip the free gift...

ARGH!!! Feel so badly ! 


Exam over... Yay!

18.10.2012 Thursday

Yes Exam is over!
Jie jie having a good sleep now cos she need it to recover her tiredness and sickness.
While this little boy....mmm....what's he doing???

Oh, Reading his favorite book 《是谁嗯嗯在我头上?Who's shit on my head?》


给父母的话 (1)

** 17.10.2012 ** 星期三 晚上

倾盆大雨的夜晚,没得上网,就看电视看书去。。。
看到这么一句,觉得很有意思,就把它记住了:

“虚荣的父母累坏了自己,也坑了孩子” 

这句话非常有意思。

故事里面的孩子,因为双亲都是名校的老师教授,考进名大学是父母的意愿,尽管孩子多么的不想,父母还是一意孤行。因为只要孩子考进名大学,双亲在学校的名气就会提升。
事与愿违,孩子因为差几分也没有考上。父母因此也觉得很羞耻。 决定要孩子多考一次,第二次,同样还是没考上。

故事到了最后,孩子得了忧郁症,终日不出房门,不开窗户,不见任何人。
父亲也因此觉得自己的教育方式很失败。 ------- 采自于《好妈妈胜过好老师》
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很多时候,身边看到的例子,亲朋好友的例子,孩子上学考试,父母特别着急。考试分数没有80-90分以上,都一贯的打骂,出言羞辱,或是:我花这么多钱的你补习, 你考什么成绩出来?

----请问孩子求学是求分数给父母还是求知识给自己? ----

我自认,我也会着急孩子的考试,但我只要孩子打好/打稳基础,分数不代表一切,分数也不能为孩子带来什么,只是为父母创造虚荣比较之心,创造孩子“输”不起的风气。 那不就已经是把学习歪曲了吗?

最近的我也常因为孩子踹磨不善用时间处理事情,让我很火大。看来我需要提升我的IQ和EQ, 好好的和孩子们沟通才行!

大家共勉之~




Wednesday, October 17, 2012

病菌入侵!

** 17.10.2012 ** 星期三

女儿自昨天就不舒服。。。。
今天回来更是一面的累,她还说今天的考试很有难度。可能是已经生病了,所以状态不好。

午饭后的她已经进入梦乡休息去了。


妈妈的话:
没关系的,尽力就好了。我了解你的能力到哪里 ,所以不必担心分数。

祝早日康复。

对不起,请原谅我,谢谢你,我爱你!

Monday, October 15, 2012

考试前的最后冲刺 加解压。。。

** 15.10.2012 ** Monday

明天又开始考试了,嘿嘿,我家孩子们也被我的“逼功”下,乖乖的温习着。。。
 看看他们的专心样。(是假的!)



这样的画面为此不了多久!
就没多久,弟弟开始bargain,作完某某chapter 就让他玩 Puzzle,
姐姐也不甘失落,他说他要去garden @@...
好吧,反正今天的天气还是蛮不错的。。。。







 晚上,姐姐继续他的温习,弟弟早就会周妹去了!呵呵~


临睡前,弟弟还发挥他的创作能力,画起 Game 来 @@




别问我是什么,我也蒙查查。。

Sunday, October 14, 2012

玩乐的一天

** 14.10.2012 ** Sunday Morning

今天,姐弟俩和我bargain,所做完该温习的科目,就给他们玩。ok lo, since 他们的这么说了,没理由还强逼他们念书的嘛,所以我也ok ,deal!

这个word search print 了蛮久都没被欣赏,难得姐姐有兴趣要挑战。。
看看,颜色满纸飞。。
最后,姐姐完成了3-4张。。。。。。。


弟弟呢,也钟爱与Puzzle...刚好我有本puzzle book,就让他玩。。。
这只是64张的拼图,难不倒他,才10 分钟之间,就完成了!
弟弟,拼好了又重拼,很快就厌了 。

看来,我得search 好康买便宜又多片的puzzle 给他了。。 @@



Uncover a Frog

** 13.10.2012 ** Saturday

Found an interesting Science book with anatomy... It was really fun and useful for me and kids to gain more knowledge about frog.
ALl well explain page by page

Kinokuniya price: RM 72 (sweat!)
But I manage to get this @ RM 20

This series have 'Uncover a Crocodile' & 'Explore an Egytian - Mummy'
这个系列还有鳄鱼,和木乃伊
(Picture Shown below)

Anyone interested to have it, Please email to me: sooeng80@gmail.com
 如果姐妹有兴趣,我可以帮忙代购。

But, postage self-bared.
但,邮费自付










 (2) Uncover Mummy - Explore Within an Egyptian Mummy


(3) Uncover A Crocodile

Thursday, October 11, 2012

副班长 - Assistant Monitor

** 10.10.2012 ** Wednesday

今天,女儿被班上同学投票当选为“副班长”。
回到家,还处于兴奋的她,即紧紧地挂着红色领带 ,迟迟不肯去冲凉。

也因为这个头衔,女儿说被一位落选的同学讨厌。

初体验为副班长 ,即立志明年还要延续班长职位。

我想这也好,让她开始学习负责,学习当领导吧!

女儿,好好干吧!

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

温习...温习... Revision...Revision...

** 9.10.2012 ** Tuesday Night

Exam coming soon, refuse to sleep and now Doing her revision...


Do her exercise till the last blank, only knew this chapter was not in the exam list = =!!

儿子的画 Son's drawing

儿子的画 Son's drawing & Crafting

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