Showing posts with label Family. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Family. Show all posts

Sunday, May 6, 2012

宠物 (Hamster)

工作越来越忙碌,上网时间难免少了许多,部落格更新几乎零。忙里偷闲的机会只在周末,和家人共度悠闲时刻,享受天伦之乐。
女儿一直以来都很渴望养宠物,不久前终于答应她买了两只仓鼠,成为宠物的主人,全权负责仓鼠的起居饮食。
每隔几天彤就为仓鼠洗笼子换木屑,身为弟弟的衡就兴致勃勃的帮姐姐抹干器具。两姐弟分工合作,之前斗嘴之事烟消云散,这是养宠物后最让爸妈欣慰的事。
仓鼠体积极小,且柔若无骨,好几次竟在夜里从笼子铁条之间的隙缝钻出来,幸好没溜出屋外被野猫吃掉。
最近也买了一支新镜头,就把姐弟俩清洗宠物屋的光景拍摄下来,也把小仓鼠的可爱模样摄入镜头里。。。。


Our little girl had been persuading us to buy her pets. After turning down her request numerous times, we recently bought her two hamsters from the neighborhood pet shop.
As the owner of her new pets, our little girl is responsible to look after the daily life of the hamsters. This includes changing the food, the water, the sawdust and washing up the entire home of the hamsters. Whenever she carried this out, her little brother would happily help her out.
I recently bought a new 70-200mm f/2.8 lens, the images here were the test shots using the new lens. I wish to capture more images with this new lens in the new future.

Monday, January 16, 2012

欢乐时光 (Memorable Bali)


除了拍摄风景古物花草艺术之外,孩子和家人们在巴厘岛的欢乐时光也是摄影好题材。

小孩们出外旅行,只要有伴,就能玩得天翻地覆,学业功课都被那排山倒海的气势击中飞到九霄云外,爱玩乐的本性表露无遗。

大人们除了游山玩水,暂时返老还童和小孩们打成一片之外,当然也趁机品尝巴厘岛的饮食文化。从简便宁静的山谷早餐,山崖海角的下午茶,到巴厘岛道地菜肴如烤乳猪,烤鸭,沙嗲,特色杂饭,和各式各样的咖啡样本品尝,让每个人都尽兴的满腹而归。

不吃过道地食品,不算来过巴厘岛;若不把家人小孩们的欢乐时光拍摄下来留念,也不算有个完整的旅程。

若干年后,重看这些相片,记忆瞬间就能划破时空,一次又一次的重新体验旅程固中趣味。。。

The trip to Bali was a satisfying one not only for me as an avid photographer, but all members of the two families, four adults and four children, enjoyed the company of each other throughout.

Without companionship, the trip would not have been so enjoyable. The swimming pool was exceptionally fun to swim in not only because it was located in a deserted valley in Bali but also just because everyone got to swim and play together.

The beach looked stunningly sunny and beautiful not only because it was located at the tip of Indian Ocean but also because everyone was in a lovely mood.

The sampling and tasting of the Luwak coffee and other numerous types of coffee was not only awakening but also fun. So were other numerous meal stops that provided for the much needed energy and rest before proceeding to the next attraction.

No trip would be considered complete without some family photos, where our sweet memory was deeply embedded inside, readily available for us to rediscover its sweetness at any time in the future.

Thursday, December 1, 2011

姐弟俩



明年的新学年,衡将是六岁的小朋友了。平时搭校车上幼儿园的他,每逢老爸没上班载他去上课时,总是兴高采烈喜形于色。“我爸爸哟!”车门一开还没下车就向人喊着。原来老爸亲自载送他到学校是那么光荣的事。

在购物中心里看到喜爱的玩具,衡通常都会带点含蓄的对老爸说:“我好喜欢这个耶。”期待着老爸会买下它。遇到超喜欢的,就带点恳求的望着老爸轻声问:“爸爸,买给我好吗?”看着他充满希望的眼神,老爸心里很想全都买下来。但最终老爸通常只答应买下一样,毕竟控制欲望也是人生的一堂课。

在外郊游时,老爸若溜去摄影,衡就跟着老妈和彤。待老爸转回来时,惯例都会为彤,衡与老妈拍摄几张出其不意的人像照。衡一见老爸,必定高速冲过来和老爸会合。

老爸和朋友聚会时,衡喜欢依偎在老爸怀里;走累了会叫老爸抱抱。而彤则有大姐本色,对弟弟说长大了不可以叫爸爸抱,应该自己走,衡对大姐相当敬畏,唯命是从。

彤即将十二岁了,曾几何时,她的偶像已经从老爸转成飞轮海了。老爸长得好丑,飞轮海帅呆了,彤毫不客气地对老爸说。

慢慢地,老爸和老妈会越来越老,越来越丑。老爸和老妈将慢慢淡出,彤与衡姐弟俩将成长成人,有自己明确的性格,自己的生活。

在那遥远的某一天里,如果彤与衡带老爸老妈去郊游,去散步,老爸会很光荣的对人欢呼:“我的孩子哟!”

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

父母是孩子的最大粉丝


时光飞逝,一转眼年终学校假期又快到了。儿子就读的幼儿园也于上星期主办了常年毕业演出,所有五岁与六岁的学生们都有份参与。儿子的最大粉丝- 老爸和老妈当然也到场支持。环顾四周,所有孩子们的粉丝都到齐了。

时代变迁,老爸小时候从没上过幼儿园,更别说上台演出。老爸的上一代于二战前后连读小学都得断断续续。人类与社会前进的步伐,的确取得不错的成绩。

小学之前的教育林林种种,除了典型的幼儿园,还有脑力开发课程,珠心算,蒙眼课程,三字经诵读班,各式各样的补习中心,加上一些画画班,钢琴班,羽球学院,游泳课程等等,百花齐放,只怕钱不够用,不怕不能开发孩子们的潜质。

反观政府小学的课程反而显得非常死板,除了学术性的标准课程与一些处理得并不好的课外活动,基本上与老爸的年代没有大分别。

老爸期望孩子们可以平衡发展,快乐中学习,感觉生命中的喜悦。

Monday, October 24, 2011

泡泡人生 (Bubbles)


小孩们都爱玩吹泡泡。

轻轻一吹,一粒粒晶莹透彻的泡泡就飘散于空气中,像充满灵性似的,各自寻梦去了。美丽的泡泡,也像空气中的能量,于是忍不住伸手触摸,奈何每次触碰,泡泡就破灭了。泡泡的生命短促,小孩们吹了一轮又一轮,不愿回家。神奇的泡泡,乐透了小孩的心,也让大人寻回了久违的童心。

有人说,生命就像宇宙间的泡泡。当泡泡破灭时,一切都成为幻影。

也许,我们应该说泡泡更像人生的梦想。可能飞得很高很远才破灭,也可能飞不起来就破掉。但我们也许不必太在意,只要每一颗泡泡都能给于生命一点感动,在人生旅途中能够温暖人心,梦想达成与否已不那么重要。

生命中最好的,绝对是非物质性的。比如一座房子如果没有幸福美满温馨的家庭,其价值再高贵也没用。一对伴侣如果不是有着真诚的感情,就算是白马王子配白雪公主也没用。一堆钞票若不懂得善用,也可说是蔽多于利的。泡泡之所以好玩,是因为那飘逸半梦幻感和小孩的童真,绝不是那泡沫水的味道或其外表形态。

花花世界里的人们啊,在追求花花钞票的同时,别忘了生命中就好的,绝对是非物质的。。。

 
My kid likes to play with bubbles. The bubbles always seem to be full of dreams and promises. Not only my little one enjoys playing with it, even myself, the old man gets to rekindle the fond childhood memory.

More and more people now realize that life is like bubbles floating in the universe. When the bubble bursts, its life ends. Everything becomes just an illusion. So is our life.

The most important and valuable thing in life is never material gains, for instance the most expensive bungalow has no value at all if not occupied by its loving and warm family.

In fact, everything changes constantly. What make the constantly changing world meaningful, are our love, faith and care towards our fellow human being and the nature.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

茅盾 (Game Plan)

有时候,深深觉得自己是个矛盾的父亲。即想孩子们能发奋读书名列前茅,又不想太剥夺他们身为孩童所爱做的事。

看着女儿每天一堆学校功课,加上拜一直拜五的课外补习,可算相当忙碌,到了周末也就不强制禁止她上网或玩游戏。不过女儿的学业成绩却停留在中等阶段,父母亲期望她能更加进步。

儿子虽然只有五岁,却精通各种电脑与手提游戏机,虽然每天都有准时做完功课,学业成绩却也只算是中等。

美国华裔虎妈蔡美儿的新闻让我觉得身为孩子的父亲,也许因为自己不够严厉,以致孩子们的学业中庸。

寻找万全的育儿方针,是做父母的最大考验。。。


Sometimes, I feel that as a parent, I have not been stringent and demanding enough to the children in terms of their academic result.

Seeing the amount of schoolwork they need to do daily and the additional tuition classes after school, I do not impose additional restrictions (such as watching television & playing games) and do not stress them to be exceptional academically. Incidentally, both the children only have mediocre result so far.

Contrary to the parenting style of the controversial American Chinese, Amy Chua, I am more inclined to allowing the kids to have a more balance childhood life, but I am doubtful whether this is contributing to their academic result being mediocre.

Too much game may not be a good game plan. I will need to figure out properly….

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

四十不惑生日 (Birthday of A 40 Something)

前几天,孩子们的老爸生日,做姐姐的和弟弟串通买了个他们最喜爱的卡通蛋糕回来庆祝。

A few days ago, it was supposed to be daddy’s birthday. My little girl and little boy conspired to buy home a cartoon themed cake for celebration.

姐姐首先让她的蘑菇小可爱和蛋糕拍了张合照,弟弟也不甘落后,让他的小熊和蛋糕拍张照留念。

The elder sister first posed for a photograph with her beloved mushroom cutie (instead of with her dad), then the younger brother posed for a photograph with his beloved little bear (instead of with his dad).


之后,姐弟俩开开心心的插蜡烛点火唱生日歌,天经地义的让老爸为他们和他们可爱的蘑菇与小熊摄影。这就是四十不惑年龄之后的老爸生日状况,你们快乐所以我快乐。。。

Both the sister and the brother then happily decorated the cake with candles, sang song and let daddy naturally took memorable photos of them with their cuties.

This was how, as a 40 something daddy, celebrated his birthday. As long as the kids are happy, I guess the parents will be happy, too.

Monday, September 20, 2010

儿童乐园 (Children Fun Park)



每个孩子到达儿童游乐场都会雀跃不已,所以途径吉隆坡时,就带姐弟俩到成功时代广场里的游乐场一游。

两个孩子都喜欢彩色沙艺术(Sand Art),各自选择了喜爱的图画细心的动起手来。因为之前已有过经验,驾轻就熟的很快就把作品完成。

现代孩童普遍上都花很长时间玩网络游戏,我却宁可孩子们减少上网时间,多花时间做做手工,到游乐场玩,甚至到户外玩玩泥沙也可达成较平衡的身心发展。


Before going to Penang, we stopped at KL for a night. The main purpose was to have a night’s rest before continuing the journey, to enjoy some hawker food here, to shop a little, to take some photographs and let the kids have some fun in a kids’ theme park.

For a short day’s stay, I could not go too many places for photography. Therefore when my kids were playing in Berjaya Times Square Children Fun Park, I took some 50mm shots to quench my photography thirst.

During the post processing, I adjusted the saturation to obtain total black and white to a relatively saturated color for different images taken. The different degree of tone and color saturation gives rise to different feel to individual’s personal liking.

Thursday, August 19, 2010

有其父必有其子(Like Father Like Son)

自从染上摄影瘾后,每逢周末都花不少时间在摄影上。耳濡目染之下,两个孩子也学老爸东拍西拍。

孩子虽然年幼,但拍出来的相片却也不太差,甚至偶有佳作,老爸也险掉眼镜。摄影和许多其他事情一样,不能一成不变,墨守成规,偶尔不按常理极有可能获得意想不到的效果。

看着孩子们开心的摄影,心中有股简单的满足感。。。。

Ever since I picked up the interest in DSLR photography, I have spent quite some time on activities related to photography such as shooting, reading photography magazines and viewing, organizing and editing photographs in front of computer screen.

My previous Panasonic Compact camera somehow ended up with my two young children. When I go shooting outdoor, they occasionally join me and I leave it to their own creativity to shoot whatever they feel like shooting. Surprisingly even my 4-year-old son is able to operate the camera by focusing, zooming in and out, then view them later on and is clearly very satisfied with what he took. Shooting from the perspective of a child without following any composition rule sometimes yields refreshing and creative result, at least to the father.

My daughter was trying to take a close-up shot of a water droplet after rain but failed to get a clear image. After explanation she more or less understand that a macro lens and a tripod is required for a clear image of water droplet.

Update 20-August-2010: Photo shots from my little ones for sharing as suggested by Silent Moments.

Friday, July 23, 2010

简单的心 (Simple Satisfaction)



昨天放工回家,摄影瘾忽然发作,刚巧小儿子收到了姨丈的礼物,一盒彩色笔与一本填色簿,开心地叫我帮他与彩色笔拍照,我正中下怀,却之不恭。

儿子的心情非常愉悦,开心的成为爸爸的模特儿。父子俩有如专业摄影师与模特儿般,相互呼应,配合得天衣无缝,连电视机的灯光都派上用场,照亮了儿子的脸频,使拍出的相片不至于太单调。

儿子单纯简单的心,一盒彩色笔与填色簿就足以让他成为骄傲的主人。爸爸也得以解瘾,促进父子关系之余,也度过了一个轻松的夜晚。



Yesterday when I reached home from work, I had a sudden urge within to play with my camera. It was so coincidental that my 4-year-old son had just received a new color pencil set and a coloring book from his uncle, hence he was in jovial mood and wanted me to photograph him with his new gifts.

I took out my camera fitted with the Canon 50mm f/1.8 lens that I acquired recently and started the shooting session. My son became my model who happily posed for me and I recorded down his joyful moment in the form of digital images. Both the father and son are happy with the session and it strengthens the tie further. I call this simple satisfaction of simple people.

Being in-door, it was difficult to get an ideal white balance hence I resorted to using the auto white balance, also tried out aperture setting of f1.8 to f2.8. However, I realized that portraiture shots taken out-door in general seem more attractive probably due to better lighting condition. I guess I need to read up more on proper lighting for improved portraiture photography.

Monday, May 10, 2010

手足情


女儿任性被母亲骂了一顿后,弟弟陪着还在哭泣的姐姐收书包。有时弟弟坏蛋被罚打手手,女儿则会趋前抱着弟弟按抚一番。这种情景,让做父母的看了非常窝心。

反之,姐弟俩若争吵不休大打出手,或争风吃醋互不相让,就让父母看了忧心忡忡,深怕姐弟俩伤了和气影响手足情。

让兄弟姐妹之间建立雄厚的感情,互助互爱是所有父母的愿望,但欲达成所愿却让不少父母大费心思。

如何让孩子觉得父母不偏爱一方就是其中一个难题。买玩具礼品等给孩子都要卖两分,称赞的话语也要考虑双方感受,尽量做到大公无私的境界。如何赏罚分明却不伤害到任何一方心理也是个学问。

育儿这段路程,有酸甜苦辣,有不知所措,也有满心欢喜的时刻。。。。

Friday, November 20, 2009

气坏人


去云顶之前某一天,三岁儿子一睡醒就对老爸说:‘爸爸,我要去屋顶。’老爸以为听错,就问儿子要去那里,问了几次还是一样的答案:要去屋顶,让老爸丈八金刚摸不着头脑。后来才知道原来老妈前一天对儿子说过要带他去云顶高原玩,儿子只记住顶字,也许有点混扰,第二天睡醒就说要去屋顶,闹出个小笑话。

从云顶回来后,儿子偶尔会忽然问老爸:‘爸爸,明天要去那里?’老爸就回答说,爸爸明天有做工啊,弟弟也要到学校上课啊!儿子就哦了一声,不再说什么。可是一连几天都突如其来的问老爸明天要去那里,也许儿子太怀念云顶,以为老爸不用工作可以时常带孩子们去旅行吧!

儿子天真无邪逗乐人,女儿则在学校学了些气坏人的本领。有时候和弟弟吵架时,弟弟斗不过姐姐就哭了起来,姐姐就讲弟弟活该。老爸对女儿说不应该说弟弟活该,女儿反而理直气壮地说为什么不可以,活该是活得很应该的意思啊!你们说气不气坏人?

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

现代儿童

儿子年方三岁,为了让他不必整天呆在家,就在年初时把他送进幼儿园见见世面,学习和学哥学姐以及教师们互动玩乐的技巧,老爸老妈也可名正言顺的享受多点私人时间,一举两得。

一转眼,一个学年即将过去,儿子也刚刚参加了幼儿园的常年年终颁奖典礼舞会。儿子像老爸,有点木纳,有点羞涩,因此老爸和老妈还真有点担心儿子在台上会吓坏了哭出来。幸好一切顺利正常,演出虽然有点生硬,倒还足以达到娱乐老爸老妈和亲友们的目的。

想起来,老爸三岁时也许还在玩泥沙或是在吮手指头,七岁时直接进入一年级,完全没有读过幼儿园。一代之间,竟有如斯差别,再下一代的孩童们会否一出娘胎就被送进婴儿学院呢?

Thursday, October 1, 2009

童言童语


女儿喜欢看鬼戏,但是胆子又不大,不敢单独一个人在楼上或楼下,因此就算上楼拿东西也要人陪,开导了许久还是除不去她的恐惧。唯有希望她慢慢长大后能慢慢的消除心中的阴影。三岁的儿子被姐姐影响,也时常对爸爸妈妈说他怕。问他怕什么,他说怕鬼,气坏老爸和老妈。

小孩子都爱宠物,时常吵着要养狗养猫养兔等等。但宠物却需要许多时间与爱心来照顾,而不只是养来玩玩,因此都没答应过。上星期买了个小鱼缸与一些小鱼给他们,安抚一下他们驿动的心。看着他俩欣喜若狂的样子,做父母的也感欣慰。在家里闲空时看着鱼儿在鱼缸里自由自在的游来游去,也比玩电脑游戏好吧!

俩小最近也非常爱上公园里玩乐,傍晚时间就往对面的公园里跑,和一班邻里的小朋友们玩个不亦乐乎。直到太阳西下才舍得回家。前几天玩得满身肮脏两姐弟一起冲凉时,年幼的弟弟对姐姐说,姐姐的鸟鸟不见了!笑得姐姐和老爸老妈都弯了腰。

Thursday, August 27, 2009

一百分


女儿有点小聪明,但和多数小孩一样,喜欢玩多过读书,因此成绩向来属于中等。

老妈注重女儿的学业,尢其是学术科。老爸则重视品德培养,对学术要求反而其次。

女儿课外补读弟子规与三字经,所以对道德观念还算不错,不过从小有定力不足的缺点,明知某些事是错的,却明知故犯,或没能控制情绪而不理貌对待长辈等。所幸随着年龄增长,已有逐渐改善的迹象。

上星期女儿的道德考卷拿到一百分,他非常高兴的打手提通知尚未回到家的老爸。以往的道德考试时常棋差一着,拿不到满分,这回终于得偿所愿。

吃饭时,老爸开玩笑对女儿说,肯定是平时做错事被老爸老妈骂多了,才会拿一百分吧。

老爸其实要女儿明白,道德课除了考试与理论上的明白,最难与重要的是行为上做到,不要像社会上许多伪君子表面上满口仁义,暗地里却做着不法勾当之人。

长大后儿女们若能做到仰不愧于天,俯不愧于人就算是真正的一百分了。。。。

Sunday, August 23, 2009

育儿游戏


三岁小瓜从公园玩耍回来,和他冲好凉开饭时候,老爸对他说来一块儿吃饭。小瓜却又有自己主意,说要喝奶。老爸想想有饭当然是吃饭好,就说不准他喝奶,叫他吃饭。小瓜不得要领,就向老妈要奶喝去。老妈于是冲了小分量的奶给小瓜,小瓜拿住奶瓶可得意了。我赢了,从他咀里欢呼出来,看着他高兴的样子,不知好气还是好笑。小瓜喝了奶,就心甘情愿的吃完一碗饭。

老爸在用电脑时,小瓜跑来吵着要玩电脑游戏。等爸爸用完再轮到你哦,我说。小瓜不肯硬吵着要玩。老爸于是板起了脸,用东西要排队哦,不排队就不乖。小瓜还有点不肯,老爸就用手掌打了小瓜小掌心一下,他才就范。小瓜耐心的陪着老爸用完电脑,就开心的玩电脑游戏了。嘿,小瓜,这次可是老爸赢了。不是赢了面子,而是陪养了小瓜的小小耐性与纪律。

九岁小女一觉醒来,呆在书房看‘哥妹俩’。老爸说,先去刷牙冲凉才来看,刷牙与冲凉五分钟,你先做或后做也需要五分钟,但你慢做就被老爸老妈骂,为什么不先做呢。小女听后乖乖去刷牙冲凉才做其他东西。长大了,是生性多了,广东人说。

老爸老妈和小瓜与小女的这场游戏,各有输赢。最终的游戏结果若是陪养出品行与态度良好的一代,就算是皆大欢喜,大家都是大赢家了。

Monday, August 10, 2009

种瓜得瓜


自从两年前搬入新居后,因家的对面有一片空地,多位邻居们都开始在空地上栽种。有者种菜,有者种瓜,有者种花,有者种果树,好不热闹。

生了第二个小瓜后,内子全职相夫教子,空余时间就种种花草打发时间,也在对面草坪耕出一小片有机天地。傍晚时分各家施肥浇水时,小孩就在草坪玩乐,邻里们也可见面打交道,倒也构成一幅美丽的情景。


至今栽种过并收成的有番薯叶,小辣椒,柏菏叶,羊角豆,菜心,包菜,斑兰叶等。已栽种还在等收成的有长豆,芒果,黄梨等。

栽种果菜的收成并非必然性的,有时一连几天的暴雨会使菜叶烂掉。有时土地不够肥沃菜叶就呈青黄,甚至枯干掉。

耕种最辛苦就是把泥土翻松时得把建筑余下的黄泥与沙石挖掉,换上肥沃的黑泥。当然接下来的每天细心照料也需要一定的恒心,才能有收成。能吃到自己栽种的瓜菜,味道与心情都特别美妙。

通过种植,也深深加强了对种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆的领悟。种羊角豆必得羊角豆,不可能获得其它瓜菜。

做人也必定如此,多行善道就尢如栽种善的种子,最终必得善报。恶行者则难逃自食恶果的报应。

Sunday, August 2, 2009

育儿随笔


两个小瓜向来长得都不肥胖,甚至有点瘦屑,因此有些忧心。但三岁小瓜最近却特别大吃,刚喝完奶不久一转眼又吵着要喝。饭粥也吃得比之前多。这倒把我们给乐坏了。能看到孩子们有胃口吃得多是一件赏心乐事。

小瓜胃口大了,身体很快的就稍微圆股起来,抱住他也觉得有点坠手。也许是吃得多,活动也比平时多了。看着他蹦蹦跳跳爬高爬低,觉得心怡。

九岁女儿有点好玩爱幻想。跟爸爸说她希望每个拜六礼拜可以每天有三十个小时。拜一到拜五则最好每天只有五小时。有时又跟爸爸说她要爸爸开一间书店,他每天可以带很多书和文具去学校。这叫童言童语吧。

在女儿四岁左右,我们就开始实施民主。所谓民主,就是每当在外用餐时,我们就轮流决定选择在哪用餐。孰料女儿十之八九都选择麦当劳,肯德基或比萨等快餐之类的,并且超爱吃薯条,气坏民主家长。这些食品偶尔吃没关系,若时常吃却有点不放心。经过常年累月的解说,女儿终于明白,当然还是爱吃,但却不再那么频繁了。

Friday, July 17, 2009

养儿育女


上周末买了两个风筝回来,两个小瓜各一个。

三岁小瓜已日渐长大,想要的东西都会开口吵着要。因此老爸和老妈买玩具都要想到两个小瓜,一人一个或一人一样,不然就有得吵了。不过老爸老妈也有些隐忧,深怕小瓜们会养成人有我有的必然心理,看来必须想个好办法解释让小瓜们明白方为上策。

小瓜们年纪小,头脑想着要的东西就非要到手不可,虽然道德试题都答对,知道不可浪费金钱,知道要听父母话,知道姐弟要和睦,知道有好东西要分享,知道做人要有耐性。。。。等等。可是说容易行难,往往跟理论背道而驰,气坏老爸老妈。若太过使硬不让他们得到他们很想要的东西,却也怕会影响他们的信心与争取的勇气。

养儿育女这堂课,甚么理论都没用,为独耐心与爱心最重要。

养儿育女这科目,比所有科目都重要,最后的成绩单可要等上十几二十年。成绩的好坏不仅关乎下一代的幸福,也将影响老年时心灵上的慰籍。

养儿育女,可要全力以赴,以免风筝断了线。。。。。。

Sunday, July 5, 2009

运动会



今天是三岁小瓜的学校运动会,全家出动给他打打气。

也许昨晚迟睡今天则早起,小瓜整个运动会有点神经兮兮,难展笑颜。

运动会完毕,所有参赛者都获得礼物和奖杯,这是学校的高招,大家都是赢家,皆大欢喜。

过后,到附近公园让两个小瓜玩个够本。之后再到Old Town White Coffee用餐。

餐毕,回家睡午觉。舒服。。。。。

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In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life, it goes on. (Robert Frost)

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