Tuesday, October 20, 2009

So Funny! (Oct 18, 2009)

On Sunday, we planned to go to cousin's house and get some clothes.


Since cousin was not home yet, so we visited "The Vintage" model house. While we were visiting the first model town homes, Johans was the first one to walk into the bedroom. He was so excited when he saw the bed, then he jump into the bed. Suddenly, I heard a big sound and found him stuck inside the bed. I was scared by the sound and afraid that he fell down to the next floor.


Later, I laughed for quite a while


Friday, October 9, 2009

Today is a good day! (Oct 8, 2009)

Got some good news today


1. I went to an interview on Monday and received a phone call today. The staff said their company would be glad to have me work with them.


2. Received a letter from the college. It says I am formally accepted to their graduate program. Finally, become a graduate student, not only a teaching credential student.


3. Got an email back from my respectful Professor. She is so nice to write me a wonderful letter of recommendation.


In the coming two months, I will be a "panda" every day, since I will be working full time at school and studying full time at college.


Just hope that the air fare from LAX to HKG during Christmas will be reduced, then I can have a vacation with my family and friends after 2-month hardwork


Saturday, July 18, 2009

Second Anniversary


July 11-12 2009


We went to Santa Barbara for two days one night to celebrate our second anniversary. As traffic was everywhere, it took us three hours to arrive the destination. First, we visited the French Festival and had our lunch there. A reporter took a picture of me when I was posting for  KS to take my picture. Here is the picture:



Source: Santa Barbara Local News
http://www.noozhawk.com/multimedia/article/071109_french_festival_2009/?order=3


After that, we checked-in at the hotel and had a nice walk at the relaxing West Beach. I really wished I could swim in the beach, but seemed like the water was so cold. I guessed that's why no one was swimming. Then, we had our dinner in a french restaurant. It was a warm and homey place. The entrees were fantastic.


On the second day, we drove to the romantic East Beach and took some pictures there. After checking-out, we visited the Mission. It was a chapel and we were there for the Sunday Mass. I loved the scenery outside the chapel. It was up on a hill and a large piece of grassland in front of the chapel. I wished I could stay there longer.


Before we headed back to LA, we shopped around at the downtown and had my favorite McConnell's Ice Cream again.


Goodbye Santa Barbara! Goodbye McConnell's!


BUSY

I'm doing an autism certificate in summer which I am required to take 4 courses. On my first class, I found out that almost all of my classmates had training and knowledge in special needs education. They are either current special education teachers, doing master or credential in special education. For me, I have no idea about special education, not even the basic terms. Also, most students take only 2 classes each quarter. Therefore, I have to work super hard to pick up on the foundational knowledge and work on my autism classes. I am doing fieldwork in a special education school. The teacher told me that the students with autism are the most difficult to handle in a special education class. She wondered why the college allowed me to study the autism certificate without any previous knowledge and take all the four classes in one quarter. Haha... I don't know if I am the lucky one or not!!!

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Happy Mother's Day (May 10, 2009)

用左屋企既物資整左呢個淡芝士味雪芳蛋糕


第一次自己打忌廉裝飾, 加埋士多啤梨, 賣相不錯呢!


雪櫃有支樽裝唧唧忌廉, 我本來以為可以用黎鋪蛋糕面,


後來上網查下先發現原來o個d只可以加響甜品上, 整蛋糕既忌廉係唔同架



Sunday, April 26, 2009

揭曉結果 (April 13, 2009)

等左一個月, 終於知道上個月考試既結果......


好彩三份卷都合格, 上天保佑


一路都諗住要重考, 覺得自己好彩極都只得兩份合格, 幸好符碌地過關


本來話明要五點先知考試結果, 但我朝早十一點check email時,


竟然已經收到成績 雖然見到大大個"PASS"字,


但我仍然好懷疑係收到整人"依貓", 後來再上考試網頁睇成績先敢肯定


夜晚同左今仔食大餐慶祝, 去左最愛既Yoshida



Saturday, April 18, 2009

The Flower Fields @ Carlsbad (April 4)


兒童節同今仔去左Carlsbad賞花


事緣今媽上月突然提議一齊去睇花, 於是今仔就搵左個地方諗住一齊去,


點知咁啱今爹﹑今媽當晚有節目, 唔可以同我地一齊賞花!


駕左兩個鐘車, 終於去到目的地


感覺上好似去左香港既花展, 不過就無香港咁多種類花,


看到一望無際既花田, 令我不禁想起中學時讀既課文<<花潮>>


頓時諗起既咪就係呢兩句詩:


「落紅不是無情物﹐化作春泥更護花」









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《花潮》原文


Source: http://evchk.wikia.com/wiki/%E8%8A%B1%E6%BD%AE


《花潮》 李廣田
昆明有個圓通寺。寺後就是圓通山。從前是一座荒山,現在是一個公園,就叫圓通公園。

公園在山上。有亭,有臺,有池,有榭,有花,有樹,有鳥,有獸。後山沿路,有一大片海棠,平時枯枝瘦葉,並不惹人注意,一到三、四月間,真是花團錦簇,變成一個花世界。

這幾天天氣特別好,花開得也正好,看花的人也就最多。「紫陌紅塵拂面來,無人不道看花回」,辦公室裏,餐廳裏,晚會上,道路上,經常聽到有人問答:「你去看海棠沒有?」「我去過了。」或者說:「我正想去。」到了星期天,道路相逢,多爭說圓通山海棠消息。一時之間,幾乎形成一種空氣,甚至是一種壓力,一種誘惑,如果誰沒有到圓通山看花,就好像是一大憾事,不得不擠時間,去湊個熱鬧。星期天,我們也去看花。不錯,一路同去看花的人可多著哩。進了公園門,步步登上,接踵摩肩,人就更多了。向高處看,隔著密密層層的綠蔭,只見一片紅雲,望不到邊際,真是,「寺門尚遠花光來,漫天錦繡連雲開」。這時候,什麼蒼松啊,翠柏啊,碧梧啊,修竹啊......,都挽不住遊人。大家都一口氣地攀到最高峰,淹沒在海棠花的紅海裏。後山一條大路,兩旁,四周,都是海棠。人們坐在花下,走在路上,既望不見花外的青天,也看不見花外還有別的世界。花開得正盛,來早了,還未開好,來晚了已經開敗,「千朵萬朵壓枝低」,每棵樹都炫耀自己的鼎盛時代,每一朵花都在微風中枝頭上顫抖著說出自己的喜悅。「噴雲吹霧花無數,一條錦繡遊人路」,是的,是一條花巷,一條花街,上天下地都是花,可謂花天花地。可是,這些說法都不行,都不足以說出花的動態,「四廂花影怒於潮」,「四山花影下如潮」,還是「花潮」好。古人寫詩真有他的,善於說出要害,說出花的氣勢。你不要亂跑,你靜下來,你看那一望無際的花,「如錢塘潮夜澎湃」,有風,花在動,無風,花也潮水一般地動,在陽光照射下,每一個花瓣都有它自己的陰影,就彷彿多少波浪在大海上翻騰,你越看得出神,你就越感到這一片花潮正在向天空向四面八方伸張,好像有一種生命力在不斷擴展。而且,你可以聽到潮水的聲音,誰知道呢,也許是花下的人語聲,也許是花叢中蜜蜂嗡嗡聲,也許什麼地方有黃鶯的歌聲,還有什麼地方送來看花人的琴聲,歌聲,笑聲.....,這一切交織在一起,再加上風聲,天籟人籟,就如同海上午夜的潮聲。大家都是來看花的,可是,這個花到底怎麼看法?有人走累了,揀個最好的地方坐下來看,不一會,又感到這裏不夠好,也許別個地方更好吧,於是站起來,既依依不捨,又滿懷向往,慢步移向別處去。多數人都在花下走來走去,這棵樹下看看,好,那棵樹下看看,也好,佇立在另一棵樹下仔細端詳一番,更好,看看,想想,再看看,再想想。有人很大方,只是駐足觀賞,有人貪心重,伸手牽過一枝花來搖搖,或者乾脆翹起鼻子一嗅,再嗅,甚至三嗅。「天公鬥巧乃如此,令人一步千徘徊」。人們面對這綺麗的風光,真是徒喚奈何了。

老頭兒們看花,一面看,一面自言自語,或者嘴裏低吟著什麼。老媽媽看花,扶著拐杖,牽著孫孫,很珍惜地折下一朵,簪在自己的髮髻上。青年們穿得整整齊齊,乾乾淨淨,好像參加什麼盛會,不少人已經穿上雪白的襯衫,有的甚至是綢襯衫,有的甚至已是短袖襯衫,好像夏天已經來到他們身上,東張張,西望望,既看花,又看人,神氣得很。青年婦女們,也都打扮得利利落落,很多人都穿著花衣花裙,好像要與花爭妍,也有人擦了點胭脂,抹了點口紅,顯得很突出,可是,在這花世界裏,又叫人感到無所謂了。很自然地想起了龔自珍西郊落花歌中說的,「如八萬四千天女洗臉罷,齊向此地傾胭脂」,真也有點形容過分,反而沒有真實感了。小學生們,繫著漂亮的紅領巾,帶著彈弓來了,可是他們並沒有射擊,即便有鳥,也不射了,被這一片沒頭沒腦的花驚呆了。畫家們正調好了顏色對花寫生,看花的人又圍住了畫花的,出神地看畫家畫花。喜歡照像的人,抱著像機跑來跑去,不知是照花,還是照人,是怕人遮了花,還是怕花遮了人,還是要選一個最好的鏡頭,使如花的人永遠伴著最美的花。有人在花下喝茶,有人在花下彈琴,有人在花下下象棋,有人在花下打橋牌。昆明四季如春,四季有花,可是不管山茶也罷,報春也罷,梅花也罷,杜鵑也罷,都沒有海棠這樣幸運,有這麼多人,這樣熱熱鬧鬧地來訪它,來賞它,這樣興致勃勃地來趕這個開花的季節。還有桃花什麼的,目前也還開著,在這附近,就有幾樹碧桃正開,「猩紅鸚綠天人姿,回首夭桃惝失色」,顯得冷冷落落地呆在一旁,並沒有誰去理睬。在這圓通山頭,可以看西山和滇池,可以看平林和原野,可是這時候,大家都在看花,什麼也顧不得了。

看著看著,實在也有點疲乏,找個地方坐下來休息一下吧,哪裏沒有人?都是人。坐在一群看花人旁邊,無意中聽人家談論,猜想他們大概是哪個學校的文學教師。他們正在吟詩談詩:

一個吟道:「淚眼問花花不語,亂紅飛過鞦韆去。」

一個說:「這個不好,哪來的這麼些眼淚!」

另一個吟道:「一片花飛減卻春,風飄萬點正愁人。」

又一個說:「還是不好,雖然是詩聖的佳句,也不好。」

一個青年人搶過去說:「『繁枝容易紛紛落,嫩蕊商量細細開』,也是杜詩,好不好?」

一個人回答:「好的,好的,思想健康,說的是新陳代謝。」

一個人不等他說完就接上去:「好是好,還不如龔定盦的『落紅不是無情物,化作春泥更護花』,有辯證觀點,樂觀精神。」

有一個人一直不說話,人家問他,他說:「天何言哉,四時興焉,萬物生焉,天何言哉。桃李無言,下自成蹊。你們看,海棠並沒有說話,可是大家都被吸引來了。」

我也沒有說話。想起泰山高處有人在懸崖上刻了四個大字:「予欲無言」,其實也甚是多事。

回家的路上,還是聽到很多人紛紛議論。

有人說:「今年的花,比去年好,去年,比前年好。」

有人說:「今天看花好,今夜睡夢好,明天工作好。」

有人說:「明天作文課,給學生出題目,有了辦法。」

有人說:「最好早晨來看花,迎風帶露的花,會更嬌更美。」

有人說:「雨天來看花更好,海棠看雨胭脂透,當然不是大雨滂沱,而是斜風細雨。」

有人說:「也許月下來看花更好,將是花氣氤氳。」

有人說:「下星期再來看花,再不來就完了。」

有人說:「不怕花落去,明年花更好。」

好一個「明年花更好」。我一面走看,一面聽人家說著,自己也默念著這樣兩句話:

春光似海,

盛世如花。

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

復活節

臨放Spring Break前漏夜焗左D牛油曲奇比班學生!


響呢邊請小朋友食野真係好驚


驚咩 咪驚佢地對食物敏感囉, 驚佢地有咩事告我嘛


連買M & M's 時都唔敢買有任何果仁既朱古力,


以前響香港買野獎學生亦唔會特別顧慮呢個因素!


有野派係唔同D, 連平時唔多聽我支笛既八年級學生,


一知道我派糖, 就即刻好似螞蟻黐蜜糖咁圍埋黎


哈, 我趁機問佢地每人十條問題先請佢地食


估唔到佢地都幾老實, 問咩都肯答喎!



本來計劃左響呢一個星期既Spring Break做好多野,


但最後都無乜邊樣做到, 每樣都做左少少,


唯一做得最多既就係去Church 一連去左四日Church


今仔呢排瘦左好多,皆因佢需要齋戒直至耶穌復活,


黎緊呢幾個月, 我要煮好多野比佢食令今仔增磅


Friday, March 27, 2009

好用今仔

話說二月某個星期五放工時, 我如常上車準備駕返屋企,


點知插左條車匙入個窿度後, 竟然唔知咩事轉唔到條匙, 好似有野"kick"住左咁


扭左幾次都唔得, 於是就打電話比今仔, 佢懷疑我條鎖匙好可能彎左,


叫我反轉再插入去(我到o個陣先知原來車匙正同反轉都入得咋),


但我試完之後都唔得, 心中已打定輸數, 諗緊有無其他方法可以返到屋企!


與此同時, 今仔響公司幫我上網睇下我架車本使用手冊.


原來呢個情況本manual真係有提架, 之後今仔就叫我扭下個呔盤,


咁簡單就搞掂左, 跟住我好順利駕車返到屋企


除左開唔到車搵佢求救外, 佢仲幫我搵到網上既學習資源.


為左上次既考試, 我特登去左圖書館借書, 仲去書店搵書,


但因為考試既內容太廣泛, 所以無一本study guide啱用


好彩有今仔, 佢搵到某大學課程既website比我溫,


當我有唔識時又問佢, 令我既CONCEPTS清晰好多


所以話, 今仔真係好好用架!


Monday, March 16, 2009

出關啦!

收埋左自己一個月, 無非係為左溫書考試!


三月十四星期六終於完成左五個小時既試,


不過由於我報考左三份, 以致唔夠時間做, 連思考既時間都無,


所以對於今次考試結果, 我都唔抱太大希望!


呢一個月可以做既只係繼續盼望會合格, 同埋繼續等, 直至出左結果


呢個試係考五個鐘, 但中間你可以隨意考一至三份,


即係考一份又係有五個鐘, 考三份又係得五個鐘, 而我睇勻晒我間房既考生,


只有我一個人咁"懶醒"一次過考晒三份, 全部人只係報考一份或者兩份!


萬一真係要重考, 我諗我都要分開兩次去考啦


Friday, February 20, 2009

情人節朱古力


情人節無點預備禮物比今仔, 唯有當呢份係啦!


其實, 我似買黎比自己玩多D


咁多朱古力, 睇怕今仔收到都覺得係虐待


Tuesday, February 10, 2009

First Dance


估唔到同今仔跳既第一隻舞竟然係喺結左婚後既19個月


星期六晚, 我地出席左Church舉辦既情人節餐舞會,


去到跳舞時段, 我同今仔講不如出去跳下啦, 估唔到佢竟然話好


舊年既同一場合, 我都有問過同一樣野,


但今仔點都唔濟, 我無佢乎, 唯有陪佢齋坐


其實, 我地兩個都唔識跳舞, 但據今媽教路,


跳四步只要跟住音樂節奏踏步就得架啦


唔知係唔係我同今仔高度上有段距離, 亦或係我手短,


跳舞時要我將隻手擺響佢膊頭度都幾唔舒服,


於是我選擇左攬住佢條腰(or  肚腩)


Saturday, February 7, 2009

回家了!


爸爸﹑媽咪星期日晚上左飛機返香港啦


在佢地逗留既十一日內, 我同今仔日日都要車出車入,


更要絞盡腦汁安排每日既節目, 搞到覺都唔夠瞓,


好彩天主保祐, 出入平安


有次我駕車時真係爭D撞到隔離架車,


車上乘客都大叫, 幸好扭軚扭得切, 最後都安然無恙


星期一晚放工回家後, 突然覺得情緒低落,


可能係掛住爸爸﹑媽咪所致!


佢地響度時又覺得佢地煩同嘮叨, 但佢地返左香港後,


成間屋靜晒, 無咁熱鬧, 我又唔慣喎 (真係矛盾啦)