背诵诗歌
Posted by: serene13 on: February 17, 2012
“Mummy, mummy, today teacher asked who want to try reading out 游子吟. I raised up my hand and try. And teacher said I pass !”
“慈母手中线，游子身上衣，。。。” Ling recited the poem proudly.
“Some of my friends still 不熟, only 3 of us pass. Teacher said by end of the year, we need to remember 10 poems.”
“Oh, 10 poems aa… Do you know what are they? What is the next one you need to learn?”
“I don’t know. Teacher haven’t taught yet.” She answered.
“I see. “
“Bao Bei taught us this poem before. ” She added.
“I see.”
Cool… I sokong learning Chinese poems, to help the children appreciate the beauty of the language. :)
Training writing starting Std 1
Posted by: serene13 on: February 16, 2012
Captured this wonderful idea from a parent from SJKC Lick Hung Parents’ Support Forum, on how to start teaching writing (sentences) for standard 1.
Would like to add, READ A LOT, and ALOUD if can, another key factor for good writing skill.
Rotating seats
Posted by: serene13 on: February 16, 2012
“Mummy, do you know, if you are at the first row already, you cannot come out and copy.” Ling started chatting again on the way to school.
I am relief.
“Huh ? ” not so sure what she was talking about.
“Only those sitting at the back can come out to copy.”
“Today Kuan Yu is going to sit at the last row.”
“Who is Kuan Yu?” I asked, now that I have a bit idea.
“The boy sitting in front of me lo..”
“Everyday we have to sit one row in front of yesterday one. So today I will be in the first row. Tomorrow I need to go to the back.”
“Only the people sitting at the back can come out to copy, cause sometimes the whiteboard, the words on the whiteboard are too small, very hard to see from the back. So teacher said it’s ok.”
“I see.” I commented.
What a brilliant idea. So no fixed seating everyday. And I am impressed that those standard 1 students can cope with this arrangement so well.
Fair also that everyone has a chance to sit in front (nearer to teacher) and at the back (well, guess nice spot for those naughty children 山高皇帝远). Everyone will have a chance under teacher’s spotlight whether they like it or not.. hehehe.. Imagine in Malaysia Chinese school, close to 50 students a class, very tough for everyone.
加油 ，华小生！Take it as ‘CUBAAN” (learnt from P. Ramlee movies..)
Happy Valentine !
Posted by: serene13 on: February 15, 2012
Some times back, I heard some sharing on topics about LOVE, about equality in relationship, man and woman, before and after marriage, .. from radio.
Something like :
Even though if a person is driving big car, staying big house, wearing branded clothes, latest iPhone iPad, “gold chain silver chain” here and there… and all these are spending from their credit cards, big car big house parents buy one, and most importantly earning RM700 spending RM1000, how can he/she fit to be a candidate. He/She cannot even take good care of himself/herself (自己都照顾不到自己), how to build a good family from marriage (怎样扛起一头家).
Then after marriage, have children, then another dilemma, being housewife/full time mom or working mom. In this society, it will be tough to opt for a full time mom. If yes, then will the man understand that now, the woman sacrifice their career and income for the family, now, he has to find more income for the family, to cover up the portion contributed by the woman last time?
So marriage is like a partnership now. I stay home taking care the children/household, you go out earn money. OR both go to work, sending children to day care/nursery/schools on both expenses (ya, you must earn enough for that too). … and many more sharing of tasks … And this partnership can only be successful if both parties are able to take up the ‘assignment’ willingly, responsibly and committed to it, and till ‘death do us part‘.
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Recently have been thinking a lot about this, and thinking about my dear brother.
Ya, today will be the first time you have someone to celebrate valentine with. I should be happy for you.
Then, thinking back all your childish act, monthly phone bills equivalent to your salary, untidiness shown by the girl turning your car into a storage, junk food crumbs every here and there, how you neglected your body (remember, you just had operation last year) …
…. shaking head…
…
Does it mean I didn’t earn a lot I cannot 怕拖 ? No..
Does it mean I am not highly educated I cannot get a girlfriend ? No ..
Does it mean I was sick before and now I don’t deserve to have a girlfriend ? No ..
Does it mean she is not as capable as you, as neat a person as you, she is not good for me ? No !!
All no.. I appreciate her for loving who you are … but …
Dear bro, LOVE, no matter how high up to the sky it brings you, eventually you still need to land back on earth and live a life here, feed your mouth, get a clean shelter, clothes, pay your bills, medicine (no body runs away from sickness/injury), prepare for your old age, …
So, now, please show me your ‘maturity’ in handling your life, your independence financially , please show me that you are doing the right things , that both of you are making life better … please don’t show me the opposite – living on others income, creating mass and relying on others to clean up …
… and we are only talking about you alone now, what about your aging parents who stay with you? Who is taking care of who now?
…
Sigh … Ya, if only they are willing to let me, a daughter, take care of them, here in the big city where I earn my living…
适应期 I hope
Posted by: serene13 on: February 14, 2012
After a month plus attending primary school, today, Ling was ‘eyes wet wet’ on her way to school. And she popped up this: I miss 妹妹, I miss home.
She was not happy. Recently lost weight, and no appetite for lunch.
I tried to divert her attention, trying to chit chat with her, things like who is the girl sitting next to her la, who is her PJ teacher aa.. . She seemed more ok. While chit chatting, I tried to ask who is her new friend aa, what she do in class aa .. any nice thing or funny thing happened .. most of the time, she will reply, “Teacher said cannot talk in the class. ” I tried to change and ask who she plays with during recess time, “Teacher said cannot play.”
Oh dear…
Then I tried to ask if she can chit chat with friends when they are waiting for the morning session to end. “Can, but must speak softly. ” Then she started to share that some girls cry when waiting for the class. I took the opportunity to ask why. She said, “Tracy miss her 姐姐. “
“Oh I see. Ya, just like you now right?” She kept quiet for a short while.
Then she started telling more story, like her friend’s sister will come to her class during recess time.
“I wonder what will happen to Ying next year.” she said..
“Ya, I can meet her and talk to her when it’s not class time.” she continued ..
…
I guessed she is still not used to the new environment, may be haven’t made any friends yet.
And one thing quite bothering me now is her being a monitor in class. She is a responsible person. She shared that she has to jot down the students’ name who are making noise in class when there is no teacher. Can that put more stress on herself, have to behave in class and cannot talk and play like other kids? I tried to ask if it’s ok to quit being monitor, she looked at me with eyes open wide wide. I tried to change the question, “Do you like being a monitor? “
“Yes.” then she started to share how she helps the teachers. What she needs to do as monitor etc.
Sigh… praying hard that she can overcome this and find the school a fun place to go soon…
1 Malaysia book voucher
Posted by: serene13 on: February 5, 2012
This two days went to several bookshops trying to look for some Tiara Club books. Still have a few missing in my daughters’ collection.
We saw unusual long queue in the cashier counters in most of the bookshop. Most of them are teenagers, school children, queuing up with baskets of stationery. At first I was thinking, huh… CNY holidays ending, now the children started to replenish for school.
No no, wait a minute, why suddenly such a big crowd? Cannot be…
Ah ha… it’s the 1 Malaysia voucher.
….
mm… why majority are buying stationery. Shouldn’t they be spending the money on books. Ya… I see unusually more crowd in the stationery section as well . . .
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We really need to promote the interest in reading for our young generation. What I see, make me worry.
Sleepless in … Puchong
Posted by: serene13 on: February 4, 2012
After a month in Std 1 ,Ling is all tensed up. After the first time forgetting to bring her BM books back (left in drawer), one night she just jumped up and cried saying she forgot to bring back her CHinese writing exercise book. Drove back to check, ended up she already passed up to teacher.
Another night she had art homework, drawing and coloring. She cried first before starting her homework, worrying that she couldn’t finish. Well, I know her well. She is fast. But somehow she starts to worry first. After I calmed her down, she managed to complete all her homework in half an hour and started the art one.
Today, she showed worried face and cried again. She was tired, I let her rest, free to do anything. But then she became worried and burst out. After calming her down, she told me she worried that teacher scolds her if she cannot finish her homework (but then she is very fast, I don’t see she will have that issue at alll). I tried to dig out more, she told me teacher scolds other children who didnt do their home work, and she is scared.
Ya, she is 胆小. Now I am not sure what to do. . . is it LH not the correct school for her? or SRJK(C) style of teaching dont suit her ? Am I too strict on her? Am I too kancheong making her feel the stress also? May be I should change to show her primary school is just as free and easy as kindergarten ? How can I help her ?
Tough…
Another sleepless night… in Puchong …
Another nice parenting book (Chinese softcopy)
Posted by: serene13 on: February 3, 2012
Popular is having promotion for the Part 2 of this book. I still prefer the first one.
It’s a sharing from a successful Chinese mother on her experience raising her child (quite successful one as well).
I like the stories shared. A lot of them I find it quite common in Chinese family.
Like one story where she talked about times when young children accidentally hit on something like stool, chair etc, and cry loud loud. Then the adults will try to calm them down by scolding the stool, blame the stool, and punish the stool by beating it, all sort of ‘revenge’ action, until the child burst into laughter again.
She pointed out that it’s not good. It’s actually teaching the child to put the blame on others. I quite agree with her.
And the most beneficial to me is the topic on how to accept a child’s shortcoming, mistakes. I really must change and learn how to criticize using “Just like Newton” (“像牛顿一样”的批评方式)。
Another one which I would classify as “must read” is about the Magic “Tongkat” (魔杖) . She shared a good observation she had on 4 children, and how they turned out to be, with different exposure to reading non-text book at young (课外阅读). I strongly agree as my own experience, high volume reading during my childhood contribute to what I have achieved now.
And how she interprets comics - 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. (Reading comics is not reading, comics is not a book. comics is just a television with the appearance of a book.) hahaha…
She also covered quite a lot about reading and writing skill, mainly on Chinese language since she is sharing from raising a child in China. How the parents can help to ‘tempt’ the children to reading. Then the important of building good characters in children then good result kids.
And a lot more…
It is a wonderful handbook for mother. It covers things she learnt/encountered when her daughter was a toddler, until she was a teenager, like how to talk about sex with your children, what to do when there is this ‘bad’ student in class that always ‘kacau’ your children. .. And she is a ‘no no’ for television mom, … e…. I am not though…. mm… but agree that must put in control.
Some section might be lengthy, a bit long winded. But I guess the author is just trying to emphasize and try to stuck the thought to the readers 
You can click on this link 好妈妈胜过好老师 to download the softcopy of the book. I found in www.1shopping.com.my site, they are giving 40% discount for this book.
Helpful Ying
Posted by: serene13 on: February 2, 2012
As usual, the man of the house dragged a dining chair and sat near the study table, trying to accompany her daughters doing homework.
When done, the man left, went to kitchen, doing some stuff.
“Daddy, please put your chair back.” I said aloud, didn’t want to give a bad example never put thing back to their original place after use. In fact, when I worked with Agilent (previous HP) more than 10 years back, we were re-educated that after meal, we must push the chair back in the cafeteria.
Hearing this, Ying walked over and carried the chair back to the dinner table.
When the man came out from kitchen, asking for what did I say, Ying answered for me, “Mummy said please put the chair back.”
You are my charm..
Don’t do what I say
Posted by: serene13 on: January 30, 2012
I went through the book “Millionaire Parents, Millionaire Sons” by Amy Yip, who shared her experience raising two children, while waiting for the girls to complete their books @ Popular Amcorp Mall.
A few things kept flashing in my mind after we left the book shop.
“Don’t do what I say; DO WHAT I DO.” That is what she told her children. mm.. I salute her for taking such a big commitment to provide a good example for her children, to look upon, to follow and learn from.
I believe, even without saying it out loud, a lot of times, children are doing what we do, without us knowing it. And a lot of times, it’s the parents who are not able to give a good role model for the children to look up to.
Sometimes, I try to think from another angle. May be all children are angels, sent to help us, the parents, to give us another chance, to change, to learn, and to be a better person.
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