1. 前九个月迷上了写日志 - 写了100 多篇
2. 后三个月迷上了穿越剧 - 看了30多篇小说，热情在持续，上来冒个泡，我还健在
3. 明天要搬家 - 为了孩子上学近，有优先权，有可能进好的小学
4. 刚刚升职 - vice president 算作高级经理，实在是幸运，年初感叹鱼与熊掌的时候是放弃了的
5. 合家幸福
听到我的穿越小说的召唤了，算做补历史知识了。。。
No entries for past few months, I was deeply addicted to time passing novels, travelling back in times into ancient China in different dynasties, read more than 30 books in last 3 months, and the passion is not dying down.
A review for 2011:
1. A very fulfilling year for me, as I indeed had the balance between work and life;
2. Life wise, my lovely family stayed together happily. Kids growing fast, and hubby and I grew older and closer day by day;
3. Life wise, I had lots of 'me' time, though in sacrifice of sleeping time. But these are the times keeping me sane and feeding the child in me. I was in love with blog writing for earlier part of the year, and new passion is the online time travelling novels.
4. work wise, I got the promotion that I didn't place high hope on. Well, I did perform, but I'm part time, I quit and re-joined. A big thanks to my manager who valued my contribution.
5. with the promotion, comes a sense of insecurity..... redundancy comes as a top-down approach...
6. We are shifting tomorrow to a place nearer to a desired primary school - hope it is a move worthwhile...
Happy New Year!
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Saturday, December 31, 2011
Sunday, October 9, 2011
步步 + Steve Jobs
两个风马牛不相及的事和人。
步步：步步惊心，网络小说，最近改编的电视剧出台，一部穿越清史的爱情片。
Steve Jobs: Apple's founder, passed away on the day that iPhone 4S was launched, at the prime age of 56. 苹果的舵主，盛年56岁去世，iPhone4S 在同一天推出。
关联就在于，过去的两个礼拜，我在iPhone上看完了步步的小说，步步的电视剧，步步的续集小说。大致都在3，4点睡，最迟7点睡，7:18 起来上班。现在看完了，却是恍惚地不知道要做什么，只好再看第二遍的小说。。。
Bill Gates 在致Steve的哀悼上说：He has impacted the life of many, immeasurably... I guess so. 是呀，Steve的辉煌，影响了多少人，包括深夜不睡，在iPhone小小屏幕前落泪的我。。。
过了两个礼拜，已经没有刚看小说时肝肠寸断的感觉，却是如果不写出来，就不知道如何才可以收拾心情。。。 这一刻记得起的经典:
八阿哥：进了宫，不要像十弟生日那天装扮自己。。。那样的美丽太炫目。（情怯）
八阿哥：如果这是第一次，我会很开心的受用；如果这是最后一次，我宁愿永远留到将来用。（又是情怯）
四阿哥：即便丑陋，也要真实。（难得）
四阿哥：要想折腾自己，就关起门来自己折腾，别人不会打扰。（冷静地让人咬牙）
十三：非关风月，只为真心。（这样的朋友，不可多得）
十四：若能割舍，二七定能如意。（默默）
十阿哥：冰糖葫芦与芙蓉糕。
这一篇是写给自己的，你若是看不懂，不用紧。不然，我大力推荐：步步惊心。
最近一部让我动容的，应当还是十几岁时候的《武生泰斗》，已记不起武生什么样，可当时的震撼。也绝对不敢去搜索来再看，只怕破坏了心里的概念。
还有，25岁的心智，13，4岁的容貌，太便宜了吧？
步步：步步惊心，网络小说，最近改编的电视剧出台，一部穿越清史的爱情片。
Steve Jobs: Apple's founder, passed away on the day that iPhone 4S was launched, at the prime age of 56. 苹果的舵主，盛年56岁去世，iPhone4S 在同一天推出。
关联就在于，过去的两个礼拜，我在iPhone上看完了步步的小说，步步的电视剧，步步的续集小说。大致都在3，4点睡，最迟7点睡，7:18 起来上班。现在看完了，却是恍惚地不知道要做什么，只好再看第二遍的小说。。。
Bill Gates 在致Steve的哀悼上说：He has impacted the life of many, immeasurably... I guess so. 是呀，Steve的辉煌，影响了多少人，包括深夜不睡，在iPhone小小屏幕前落泪的我。。。
过了两个礼拜，已经没有刚看小说时肝肠寸断的感觉，却是如果不写出来，就不知道如何才可以收拾心情。。。 这一刻记得起的经典:
八阿哥：进了宫，不要像十弟生日那天装扮自己。。。那样的美丽太炫目。（情怯）
八阿哥：如果这是第一次，我会很开心的受用；如果这是最后一次，我宁愿永远留到将来用。（又是情怯）
四阿哥：即便丑陋，也要真实。（难得）
四阿哥：要想折腾自己，就关起门来自己折腾，别人不会打扰。（冷静地让人咬牙）
十三：非关风月，只为真心。（这样的朋友，不可多得）
十四：若能割舍，二七定能如意。（默默）
十阿哥：冰糖葫芦与芙蓉糕。
这一篇是写给自己的，你若是看不懂，不用紧。不然，我大力推荐：步步惊心。
最近一部让我动容的，应当还是十几岁时候的《武生泰斗》，已记不起武生什么样，可当时的震撼。也绝对不敢去搜索来再看，只怕破坏了心里的概念。
还有，25岁的心智，13，4岁的容貌，太便宜了吧？
Monday, September 26, 2011
Terracotta Warriors 兵马俑
He lived more than 2200 years ago, from 259 to 210 BCE. Born with the name Ying Zheng, he became king of the Qin state at the age of 13, but didn't really take power until he was 21. After conquering six other states, he united China in 221 BCE. He then adopted an entirely new title, Huangdi in Chinese, combining two words used to describe legendary kings. He is also called Qin Shi Huangdi, or First Emperor of the Qin dynasty.
The First Emperor established a centralised government to maintain his rule of China. He standardised writing characters, currency, and measurement units, began construction on a network of roads and waterways, and created an early version of Great Wall by connecting several older walls. The core elements of his unified state were retained by later dynasties and continue in some form today.
Discovered in 1974 (before I was born :)) in Xi'an (my hometown :)), the terracotta warriors are buried in 3 pits about 1.5km from the First Emperor's tomb mound. Almost 2000 warriors have been unearthed so far, but most are still buried, and the total number is probably close to 8000.
Asian Civilisation Museum borrowed 10 terracotta figures on display. This is probably the single most famous item from my home town. Here, I proudly present you, the Terracotta Warriors.
亚洲文明博物馆从西安借了10个兵马俑来展览。我是看过无数次，在西安的时候，每每有外地的朋友来，总会带去兵马俑，当时不是有太大的感觉。也许是因为离得太远，看得出壮观，却看不出仔细。
这次去看，有奇怪的老朋友的感觉，很近的很仔细地看到他脸上的表情，和关中男子的一点霸气，那个半跪着的俑。。。。。。他在玻璃里，我要仰着头看。。。。。。
The First Emperor established a centralised government to maintain his rule of China. He standardised writing characters, currency, and measurement units, began construction on a network of roads and waterways, and created an early version of Great Wall by connecting several older walls. The core elements of his unified state were retained by later dynasties and continue in some form today.
Discovered in 1974 (before I was born :)) in Xi'an (my hometown :)), the terracotta warriors are buried in 3 pits about 1.5km from the First Emperor's tomb mound. Almost 2000 warriors have been unearthed so far, but most are still buried, and the total number is probably close to 8000.
Asian Civilisation Museum borrowed 10 terracotta figures on display. This is probably the single most famous item from my home town. Here, I proudly present you, the Terracotta Warriors.
亚洲文明博物馆从西安借了10个兵马俑来展览。我是看过无数次，在西安的时候，每每有外地的朋友来，总会带去兵马俑，当时不是有太大的感觉。也许是因为离得太远，看得出壮观，却看不出仔细。
这次去看，有奇怪的老朋友的感觉，很近的很仔细地看到他脸上的表情，和关中男子的一点霸气，那个半跪着的俑。。。。。。他在玻璃里，我要仰着头看。。。。。。
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Malay Kampong Tour 马来村庄小游
Joined a half day tour organised by RC, to Sarau Kampong at Lorong Buangkok, boasted as the last kampong in Singapore, maintained as a tourist and cultural spot. We went together with quite a number of close friends, and nearly half of the tour is made up of our pals, which made it more enjoyable.
Personally I love the place, the fresh air, the muddy road, the leafy trees and the shabby house. We went into a household as Mei need to pee, and had a few words with the auntie lived in. It's a tranquil and fresh place, and usually each household has a large compound, resembles what bungalows might have. I saw chickens raised in cage, dogs roamed in the yard, spiders on dry leaves.... Probably for the reason that I grew up in a kampong :)
We also went to a shop to view the Otah production line, a mushroom farm to see how mushroom is grown and tasted yummy dishes cooked by Dr Mushroom.
Enjoyed it! The country girl in me :)
我们参加了一个半天乡村小游，新加坡最后一个村庄，特意为了旅游和文化保存的（我真的看到很多大大的旅游巴士！）尽管如此，小村还是很静谧，空气异常新鲜，泥土的路，满地落叶，有院落的房子有些陈旧。我看到养在笼子里的鸡，在院子里没有栓住的狗，泥土路上的小泥水潭，蜘蛛在枯树叶上结网。
我喜欢，大致是因为我小时候在农村长大 ：）
我喜欢，也是因为这样的环境稀罕，岛上的其他地方，车马喧嚣，没见过泥土路，地上的树叶没有扫干净可以向市镇理事会投诉，鸡是不可以养的，怕禽流感，没有栓住狗的主人会被视为没有公德心。。。。
团里一半都是我们的朋友，还去了参观一个食物加工厂和一个蘑菇种植园。
Personally I love the place, the fresh air, the muddy road, the leafy trees and the shabby house. We went into a household as Mei need to pee, and had a few words with the auntie lived in. It's a tranquil and fresh place, and usually each household has a large compound, resembles what bungalows might have. I saw chickens raised in cage, dogs roamed in the yard, spiders on dry leaves.... Probably for the reason that I grew up in a kampong :)
We also went to a shop to view the Otah production line, a mushroom farm to see how mushroom is grown and tasted yummy dishes cooked by Dr Mushroom.
Enjoyed it! The country girl in me :)
我们参加了一个半天乡村小游，新加坡最后一个村庄，特意为了旅游和文化保存的（我真的看到很多大大的旅游巴士！）尽管如此，小村还是很静谧，空气异常新鲜，泥土的路，满地落叶，有院落的房子有些陈旧。我看到养在笼子里的鸡，在院子里没有栓住的狗，泥土路上的小泥水潭，蜘蛛在枯树叶上结网。
我喜欢，大致是因为我小时候在农村长大 ：）
我喜欢，也是因为这样的环境稀罕，岛上的其他地方，车马喧嚣，没见过泥土路，地上的树叶没有扫干净可以向市镇理事会投诉，鸡是不可以养的，怕禽流感，没有栓住狗的主人会被视为没有公德心。。。。
团里一半都是我们的朋友，还去了参观一个食物加工厂和一个蘑菇种植园。
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
West Coast Park 西海岸
西海岸公园是常去的地方，这次的新鲜在于瀚今可以爬绳索塔(?) 了，他也试了飞翔索道(?), 辛苦的爸爸一起爬高上低 :)。同去的Max带了好玩的泡泡。
Weekend afternoon at West Coast Park, a usual spot for us. Han Jin climbed up the tower made of strings with daddy's help, as well as the flying fox. Mei loved the x-wave.
X-Wave: Mei in the center with many other kids shaking at different points.
String Tower: Han Jin and Daddy climbed up to the top and down with the slide.
Weekend afternoon at West Coast Park, a usual spot for us. Han Jin climbed up the tower made of strings with daddy's help, as well as the flying fox. Mei loved the x-wave.
X-Wave: Mei in the center with many other kids shaking at different points.
String Tower: Han Jin and Daddy climbed up to the top and down with the slide.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Big Brother + Language
Another entry about Han Jin.
Big Brother figure
Han Jin is very into his big brother figure, and he is indeed a very loving and caring big brother to Mei Mei. A few snapshots as evidence:
- Mei dropped the bottle purposely, I asked her to pick up. Han Jin intervened: Don't scold my Mei Mei.
- Mei whacked Han Jin on the head for no good reason. My face turned black. Before I said anything, Han Jin said: Mummy, it doesn't hurt. I can see he's holding back his emotion. Mei started to sob after I demanded her to say sorry. Han Jin pat Mei gently on the back: Mei Mei, it's ok. Mummy is not angry with you.
- At the lift lobby, Han Jin dutifully ensures Mei Mei does not stand near the door, because I once told him to take care of Mei after she crashed her finger at the lift in the library.
- At the playground, some of Han Jin's pals or older kids will brush Mei away. Han Jin stands out: This is my Mei Mei, don't push her. This is particularly commendable as Han Jin is usually shy outside, although he looks up to me, hoping me to back him up.
Okie, these are the rosy side. There are times they fight for toys, fight for my attention. But, generally, Han Jin is a sweet brother who is willing to share his toys, give up his books, or let go mummy for a moment. For all these, I am not in a hurry to get him sleep by himself. There will come a day that he doesn't want to share a bed or a room with me any more. For now, I'd enjoy my sweet boy, and compensate for what he has to give up after the arrival of Mei.
瀚今是个好哥哥，关心爱护妹妹。
- 有时妹妹做错事，我让她改正, 瀚今会常常说：不要骂我的妹妹！
- 妹妹现在会没事儿打瀚今。我沉下脸，还没有开口，瀚今说：妈妈，不痛的。我看得出他在用力控制自己的情绪。妹妹见我脸色不对，开始瘪嘴巴准备哭，瀚今赶紧拍拍妹妹的背：妹妹，不用紧的，妈妈没有生气。
- 在电梯间，瀚今会确保妹妹不要站在电梯门口。我记得我跟他讲过要保护妹妹，不要让她的手夹到。
- 在楼下游乐场，瀚今的朋友或大一点的孩子不要和妹妹玩。瀚今说：这是我的妹妹，不要推我的妹妹。虽然他会看着我， 期待我支持他，对瀚今来说，这不是很容易的。他一般非常随和地不会和朋友起冲突。
当然，他们有时也会争玩具，争妈妈。但瀚今绝大多数都会分享他的书，他的玩具，他的妈妈。 所以，我不会急着要瀚今自己睡，我要和我的大儿子多一些独享的时间。也许不久，他会要求有自己的房间。
Language
Han Jin lately picked up certain pronunciation from his classmates. He would now pronounce 't' as 'd', 'p' as 'b', 'k' as 'g'.
He would say: I'm very dired (tired). Ogie (Okie). It's impordant (important), etc.
His grammar is poor. He would say: go where (where do we go?), later you will fall down, this is my one etc.
His vocabulary is limited. He had difficulty in pronouncing 'electricity car' (in the context of environmentally friendly transportation), or 'democratic' ( in the context of national pledge) etc.
Given that English is a second language to me, I couldn't provide a good environment for him to have exposure to the profound English culture and literature, but at least, I will have to correct his grammar and pronunciation for the words I know.
Big Brother figure
Han Jin is very into his big brother figure, and he is indeed a very loving and caring big brother to Mei Mei. A few snapshots as evidence:
- Mei dropped the bottle purposely, I asked her to pick up. Han Jin intervened: Don't scold my Mei Mei.
- Mei whacked Han Jin on the head for no good reason. My face turned black. Before I said anything, Han Jin said: Mummy, it doesn't hurt. I can see he's holding back his emotion. Mei started to sob after I demanded her to say sorry. Han Jin pat Mei gently on the back: Mei Mei, it's ok. Mummy is not angry with you.
- At the lift lobby, Han Jin dutifully ensures Mei Mei does not stand near the door, because I once told him to take care of Mei after she crashed her finger at the lift in the library.
- At the playground, some of Han Jin's pals or older kids will brush Mei away. Han Jin stands out: This is my Mei Mei, don't push her. This is particularly commendable as Han Jin is usually shy outside, although he looks up to me, hoping me to back him up.
Okie, these are the rosy side. There are times they fight for toys, fight for my attention. But, generally, Han Jin is a sweet brother who is willing to share his toys, give up his books, or let go mummy for a moment. For all these, I am not in a hurry to get him sleep by himself. There will come a day that he doesn't want to share a bed or a room with me any more. For now, I'd enjoy my sweet boy, and compensate for what he has to give up after the arrival of Mei.
瀚今是个好哥哥，关心爱护妹妹。
- 有时妹妹做错事，我让她改正, 瀚今会常常说：不要骂我的妹妹！
- 妹妹现在会没事儿打瀚今。我沉下脸，还没有开口，瀚今说：妈妈，不痛的。我看得出他在用力控制自己的情绪。妹妹见我脸色不对，开始瘪嘴巴准备哭，瀚今赶紧拍拍妹妹的背：妹妹，不用紧的，妈妈没有生气。
- 在电梯间，瀚今会确保妹妹不要站在电梯门口。我记得我跟他讲过要保护妹妹，不要让她的手夹到。
- 在楼下游乐场，瀚今的朋友或大一点的孩子不要和妹妹玩。瀚今说：这是我的妹妹，不要推我的妹妹。虽然他会看着我， 期待我支持他，对瀚今来说，这不是很容易的。他一般非常随和地不会和朋友起冲突。
当然，他们有时也会争玩具，争妈妈。但瀚今绝大多数都会分享他的书，他的玩具，他的妈妈。 所以，我不会急着要瀚今自己睡，我要和我的大儿子多一些独享的时间。也许不久，他会要求有自己的房间。
Language
Han Jin lately picked up certain pronunciation from his classmates. He would now pronounce 't' as 'd', 'p' as 'b', 'k' as 'g'.
He would say: I'm very dired (tired). Ogie (Okie). It's impordant (important), etc.
His grammar is poor. He would say: go where (where do we go?), later you will fall down, this is my one etc.
His vocabulary is limited. He had difficulty in pronouncing 'electricity car' (in the context of environmentally friendly transportation), or 'democratic' ( in the context of national pledge) etc.
Given that English is a second language to me, I couldn't provide a good environment for him to have exposure to the profound English culture and literature, but at least, I will have to correct his grammar and pronunciation for the words I know.
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