再說根德 (後篇)

泥爸寫"再說根德"之初本來沒有打算分前、後篇，但係寫下寫下唔係好夠時間寫完，唯有呃多篇稿。

回想最初為孩子選校時泥爸媽分別以"英文地基"及根德園為首的兩派幼稚園為目標。

當決定讓孩子讀傳統中小學後，根德便成為首選。原因可能大家都知道，因為根德是公認課程最深，將來函接傳統小學也容易些。況且泥爸媽也是這些中小學出身，泥爸可以應付的，天資聰穎孩子當然也可以啦！

事實上孩子真的在根德學了很多，尤其是中文，所要認識的生字多得嚇了泥爸媽一跳。

至於根德是否最大壓力的幼稚園，我們不知道。就算是，從小學會面對和處理壓力，正正是近代”溫室小孩”所缺乏的！

但重點係，孩子有壓力嗎？可以說沒有，根德最強的地方是使孩子寓學習於娛樂，每天在恩用在應付功課的時間很少，約半個多小時吧，他根本覺得是遊戲的一部分…Orz…..

其他時間就用來畫下畫咁啦！

Think Think Think

Ha..ha..ha... believe it or not ? JosB got the offer !!
Really don't know how they make the decision .... but it's a good start anyway :)

Now, it's MudBa & MudMa's turn.
Should we pay and reserve the place, if it's not our first choice ?

Two weeks later, we'll have the interview for our first choice ...

A real swim

In Mud's Family, we are used to say bathing as "swimming", since Sai Sai was born.
So, Sai Sai and JosB swim everyday ... in the bathing room :P

But in fact, we seldom really swim - that's something I feel sorry for the boys.
Maybe Sai Sai and JosB take turn to get sick since Sai Sai was K1.
Maybe it often rains whenever we have time at weekend or holiday.
Maybe Baba Mama are always too tired.
Maybe window shopping and eating are more attractive.
Maybe Mama does not know how to swim.
Maybe Baba is too lazy ...

But finally ....

Sai Sai has started his first swimming lesson in Nov08 (starting in autumn/winter ? what a crazy parent !).
Anyway, he is very very excited and really looking forward to the lesson.
See, he loves the swimming cap very much and keep putting on it at home.
He wants to remember it's time when he is four years old :)

This picture was taken on the first day of the swimming lesson - warm up exercise.

Unfortunately, he got sick and had fever at that night .....
And then, running nose and coughing .... for a week ...
And then, transfered to JosB ...
for another week ....

Even he got sick in the first lesson, Sai Sai still wants to swim.

"I want to learn how to swim, but I only learn once ...." he said disappointedly.

He will have the second class this Fri. We've bought a warmer for him.
Hope that he won't get sick again. Don't forget to pray for him :)

再說根德 (前篇)

孩子上K2也有兩個多月了！
他真的很愛這所學校，就如泥爸愛紅Ａ公司一般（如果老闆見到唔知有冇人工加呢？:P）

泥爸媽亦很滿意自己的選擇，基本上學校對父母沒有任何要求；唔好講什麼家教會，連親子旅行也沒有。只要交足學費，老師便會使到孩子自自然然地完成：-
(1) 每日三樣家課，中英數各一頁（晚飯前完工）；
(2) 每星期中英默書各一次；
(3) 自動自覺用街簿溫習所學到的 。

泥爸媽每天晚上只需要循例檢查一下字體寫得核唔核突。（留意：唔係睇下寫得靚唔靚，因為一定唔靚:P)

對雙職雙子的泥爸媽來說，這實在非常重要。在晚飯後，我們可以不用理會他的功課，和他玩下，練下琴等等。

如果泥爸媽有精神，又可以教孩子學其他東西；如串下英文生字，在九、十月時學加減數，最近背九因歌.....。

Silly Brother

Guess what silly brother is doing ...

自拍 !

It makes all of us laugh !
JosB just can't help laughing whenever he sees this pic :)

JosB's first interview

On the first day of Nov, it was a sunny day. A special and important day for JosB.
But of course, he doesn't know .....
The day before, Sai Sai kept asking what is an interview ...
hm ... good question, how to explain to a four and a half years old boy ?
"To talk to some teachers and show them you're a smart boy. Then, you can go to the nice school. Just like you last year !" Seems that he was quite satisfied with my answer :P

But, for a just one and a half years old boy to attend an interview.
It just means ... nothing.
JosB won't care if the teacher likes him or not.
He does not mind getting low marks.
He is not afraid of difficult questions or instructions, because he does not plan to say or do anything ?!
Mom, especially he was just forced to wake up and his sweet dream was just being distrubed. What do you expect from him ?

Anyway, both JosB and MudMa enjoyed the 5 min interview. (Yes, just 5min - because JosB was not interested to talk to the teacher ..)

These pictures were taken after the interview.

MudMa decided to stay longer, because she didn't feel good (and actually a bit silly) to leave the school in just 20 min (including registration, interview and classrooms visit).

And it was the first time for JosB to ride on this type of car.

Yes, he liked it more than the school and teacher :)

We'll know if JosB is accepted next week.

Logically, it should not ....

Brother is ...

Someone who plays with you.
Someone who sits next to you.
Someone who helps you.
Someone who goes out with you.
Someone who shares your toys.
Someone who may hit you.
Someone who may make you cry.
Someone who plays tricks on you.
Someone who laughs with you.
Someone who does silly things with you.
Someone who loves you and you love him, too !

My First T-Shirt

This is the second arts work by Sai Sai.
Mama likes it very much !
An African T-shirt - as usual, he put his favourite Giraffe on it.
Do you know what's in front ?
ha...ha.. of course, his name, his class, his class number, the year ...
and his kindergarten logo !
He really likes his school :)

A New Playground

This is a nearby playground, but it is the first time for Sai Sai and JosB to go there.
To a kid, as long as it is a playground or just have some space for them to run, run and run, it's a good place already.

This time, big brother doesn't want to play with small brother.
You see, he got a new friend ! A girl again ... :P
They played together for some time, but they don't know each other ...

Poor little brother, he still enjoy playing by himself.

See, he doesn't need any help !

Computer Graphic

有時候泥爸唔係好攪得清楚孩子那句是真、那句是假。

如上星期六孩子忽然說要用電子計算機繪圖返學交回給老師，從未聽說孩子於根德學過電子計算機，無啦啦畫乜嘢畫呀？

當然，無論有多大的疑問，為免孩子欠交功課，廿四孝老豆都係OK冇問題的:P

因此，名畫家在恩‧林的首幅電子作品誕生了。

睡Ｂ

說泥B似爸爸其實一點也不錯，就連小時候極度難哄入眠和睡不恬的特質也完全給老翻了。

如昨晚般很得戚地食完手指餅，再飲飲下奶就自己睡著更從未試過發生（係car seat瞓例外:P）。

可惜都係成晚係咁醒，辛苦了泥媽.....

藝術家？

在恩很喜歡做勞作，畫公仔，在家中拿著廢紙也可畫上半天！
泥爸媽為他揀興趣班時，也為他預留了一個Art Class。

孩子非常、非常的喜歡，往往於星期五晚就盼望明天的到來。
在親子讀經祈禱後就急不及待地說明天要做甚麼甚麼！

孩子的第一幅作品使泥爸媽驚嘆不已。

雖然不會夢想他成為藝術家，但能夠幫助他找到所喜歡的「課餘活動」，好開心！

老夫子与大番薯

阿泥漸漸成長，個性也顯露出來，基本上他是BB泥爸的”番梘”。

好聽的話就是可愛、活潑、好動；白一點說就係傻豬、扭計、百厭。

近期最經典的事例是昨午泥哥返學後，露比姐姐開門掉垃圾時，他自己走去閂埋度門，自我反鎖。極度恐慌的露比姐姐只有到管理處求助。

管理處立刻通知泥爸，可惜遠水不能救近火；甚麼爆門，報警都想過，只想第一時間救番阿泥。

幸好紅Ａ附屬管理公司的管理人員機警，由隔離屋爬窗入屋做雷霆救兵，雖然是短短的十數分鐘，不過泥B都喊都儍了，使泥爸心痛不已。

當然，大部份時間泥B都是傻裡傻氣的，時常都被哥哥頤指氣使。泥爸媽看在眼裡，總覺得家中有對老夫子与大番薯…..

蜜月期

在紅Ａ公司已工作了兩個多月，泥爸很滿意.......唔係，係非常喜歡這份工作。

喜歡到一個地步，連泥媽都頂唔順，叫泥爸唔好成日提住紅Ａ公司....Orz.....

可能是蜜月期吧，又或許是工種問題。雖然要處理和決定的事比以往都多，但工作的滿足感也大了很多。

希望這個蜜月期可以長一點就好了。

追憶

近來好嗎？最近常常的想起妳，想起以往和妳一起的日子啊！
午飯後聽到這首歌，不知怎的，眼淚就湧了出來.....

.....徘徊悠悠長路里　今天我知道始終要獨行
閑來回頭回望　去追憶　去邊笑　邊哭　喝啖酒
然而　就算哭　仍暗私下慶幸　時日在我心留低許多足印
從前從前曾共我一起的　現仍在心內逗留
從前誰曾燃亮我的心　始終一生在心內逗留

今天，我雖不是獨行。但我真的希望妳仍在我的身邊.....

出差

泥爸做了地盤工友十多年，一向都是做特區"paul 蓆s"，從未需要出差。到做了紅A之友，太半的工作都是變成了祖國工程。

因此，泥爸獻上了第一次：
→經上海到蘇州的三日兩夜之旅

上海的機場很漂亮，和特區的冇乜分別，不過人流就差少少。

到達後，泥爸再坐傳說中的磁浮到龍崗站會合乾收銀地盤之友。

磁浮真係見面不如聞名，所謂的四百多公里高速只維持了數分鐘，都唔知起來做乜？唔使問又係攞威啦！

上海和蘇州的基建做得很好。尢其是蘇州，真係規劃得非常好，好靚、好舒服！ 不過人民的素質還是有待改善–同志們，唔好再打我尖啦！

酒店也是滿不錯的，五百圓連早餐，喜出望外了。

林氏家聚

今天林氏家聚，先到九龍城食個lunch，再到寨城公園玩。


阿泥，你指乜呀？


其實去邊個公園玩唔重要，因為細路們只係想玩追、趕、跑、跳、碰.....





然後再到林公館睇"Cars"，三個男孩子睇到眼定定！

搖頭獅子

阿泥最近學會了say “No”，不過唔係用口講，係用肥頭語言。



泥爸媽好感恩，還記得早熟的泥哥歲多時已沒有了BB的可愛模樣時，我們一直希望時間可以放慢些。

阿泥卻到今天依然超級可愛、傻呵呵的，在街上收視率仍然持續高企，在家中仍然是林氏一族的肥笑彈！

海高斯

海高斯是美國改的，查摩洛語，無花果的意思。

最近美國冇乜好野；先來海嘯，又來熱帶風暴；真係唔夠佢玩。泥爸見識少，真係沒諗過有得咁樣腦筋急轉彎。

重要放假先黎打風……Orz…….

国庆日

國慶日林氏一族約埋2J族到圓方玩玩食食，果然係一個好地方，重要有優惠全日免費泊車^o^。


泥媽找來了泥爸特別為孩子在大不列顛訂做的Arsenal球衣，天才 法比加斯(Cesc Fabregas) 和 隊長 加拿斯(William Gallas) 好開心，又好有型，連個樣都好似！


當然，父母們都毫無忌憚地不斷謀殺memory cards，少不免就有些合照。同可愛的小J相比，阿泥個肥頭真係唔講得笑:P

阿泥今日好興奮，四處走來走去，得意到唔識形容！