Mojo is Amazing! (Week 23 Day 5)

I feel like Mojo is not kicking as often throughout the day as before, especially on Jan 20 (Monday) and Jan 21 (Tuesday). On Monday, I could only feel his kick in the morning after I starved myself till 11am. He finally kicked me once I started eating breakfast. Then, I didn't remember any other movements after. I really worried especially when Johans asked me after dinner if Mojo has kicked. However, when I was talking to Mojo and asking him to kick me so I know that he is doing great in my belly, Mojo actually responded immediately. It's not just me who could feel it, but also Johans. Both of us were amazed by how great Mojo is. He is really a good boy!!! 

Today, I actually didn't feel his kicks during the day which I was teaching. Even when I have a free period, I still didn't feel him kicking during that time, so when it came to the last period I was searching on the internet to see if I should start doing some kick counting. It seems like Mojo knows that I worried about him, so he began to kick and kicking more often throughout the period to show me that he is doing fine. I believe he says, "Mama, don't worry! I am doing great in your belly."

Thank you Mojo for being such a good boy! You really need to stay healthy and grow happily, so mom and dad can meet you in May!

準備搬BLOG了!

雖然好耐都無寫BLOG, 但我都有久唔久上黎巡下架~

暫時會搬去以下既地址, 其實好耐之前已經開左架啦!!!

http://maymay-la.blogspot.com/

有緣再會!

快要受洗了! (Feb 25, 2013)

星期日留左響聖堂全日. 九點半去到, 差唔多下晝五點先離開. 望完彌撒後, 去左retreat(退省), 準備復活節領洗!

其實每次聚會, 修女都會好有心機咁為我地準備名牌同一d聖經語句.

第一句係1/13兒童道理班開會時收到的, 第二句係琴日攞名牌時後邊寫住既, 第三句係完結時神父派post card時, 背面貼住既!

我覺得呢三句都好能形容我現在既心情, 想法! 現階段既我的而且確係好滿足, 好多從前想要想求的都已經擁有, 就如第一句所寫的一無所缺!

第二句正好回應了第一句, 因為從前祈禱的, 大部分都應驗了! 當然唔係一祈禱, 就即刻願望成真, 有d可能要幾年先成事, 但亦都可以話祈禱係真係有用架!

第三句係提醒我繼續做好事, 唔只係捐錢方面, 亦都要響日常生活中做好事!

回想當日從未拍拖既我, 心想如果能搵到一個大我四年既天主教徒做我男朋友就好啦! 點知今仔就乎合晒呢個要求.

跟住, 同今仔去上婚前輔導, 佢既一幅畫入邊畫左將信仰帶到我地既家庭入邊, 而佢既求婚亦響某次retreat camp入邊.

可想而知, 今仔係幾咁虔誠, 但佢從來無迫我信教, 反而今媽、今爹有問過下, 但亦無強迫. 經過五年幾、六年, 我終於就快洗禮了!

多謝我身邊既守護天使, 令我多年來都好順利! 當然要我最大既守守護天使

近況

開始了第二年的教學生涯, 仍舊係一個字: 「忙!」

除左教書、備課，一星期有兩日我會為學生補課, 另一日就係搞學會既野. 有時放學後要去上堂, 因為要攞正式教師牌, 仲要做功課. 跟住, 星期六又要上堂培訓, 加上每個星期日都要返church教兒童道理班, 同上成人慕道班, 所以都無時間update個blog

早幾日正式完成入籍既手贖, 仲申請埋US Passport, 登記埋做選民, 下個禮拜仲可以去投票添!

琴日上慕道班時, 導師叫我地諗下改咩聖名. 佢send左兩個websites比我地參考, 可以睇番個聖人既事蹟, 學習o個位聖人, 同祈求佢保佑, 做我地既guardian angel!

今日同今仔text message談論揀咩聖名時, 發現一件驚人既事!

原來我地對大家幾時開始拍拖既日子係有出入

今仔係覺得佢第一次打電話比我同我講生日快樂o個日就係我地既拍拖紀念日, 但我就計我地正式確認對方為男、女朋友o個日.

我地一路都無慶祝拍拖紀念日, 只係慶祝相識紀念日, 但估唔到結左婚五年幾後, 比我無啦啦發現呢樣野有d搞笑

入籍進度 (不時更新) (October 7, 2012)

填左兩年既入籍表格, 終於響今仔既協助下, 響5/15寄出

5/15/2012
去郵局寄出表格去USCIS Lockbox, Phoenix, AZ (入籍費用: USD$680)

郵寄費用: $5.80 (certified mail可不用return receipt, 但我唔識, 用左!)

5/18/2012
收到email同text message話收到我既application

5/21/2012
收到信話收到我既application同攞左個receipt#

5/31/2012
收到信同schedule左6/14去打指模

6/14/2012
是日打指模   Appointment Time: 9:00am

泊左車後, 特登將手提電話放在車內, 因為我記得要搜手袋, 發現手提電話就會要我擺返落架車度.

已經黎過同一個地方打指模兩次, 都幾熟悉個環境啦! 去到門口時, 有職員會問你攞信同身分證明文件.

直至呢一刻, 我先知原來封信係有叫我帶綠卡架!

我出發時望過封信睇下要帶咩, 點知只係睇到帶車牌, 無睇到上一行字寫住要帶綠卡.

個職員仲特登用螢光筆highlight比我睇.

我諗住返屋企攞綠卡, 因為返屋企都只係廿分鐘車程, 但個職員叫我等陣, 睇下個supervisor點講先!

佢比個個clip board我填張form, 之後等叫號碼.

 輪到我時, 個女職員有d唔滿意我點解無帶綠卡, 我話睇唔到, 佢又反問封信寫住喎!

我心諗: 無帶就無帶架啦! 你問我點解無帶都無用架, 一係就比我打指模, 一係就叫我返屋企攞!

我以為佢會踢我走, 點知佢叫我坐響一間房門口等見immigration officer.

個immigration officer超級nice!

同我閒聊, 又問我係唔係好nervous, 仲成日講笑. 佢仲提議我下次interview時去改名.

佢解釋比我睇因為我用中文名做first name, 但我個中文譯名中間有空格, 所以變左有四個名咁.

個immigration officer提議左兩個方案:

1. 中文名做first name, 但唔要space

2. middle name改成first name, Chinese name without space做middle name

跟住, 佢就叫我出去等叫號碼打手指模.

因為見完immigration officer都仲未叫我個號碼, 所以我都唔需要等耐左.

成個過程好順利, 約四十分鐘就完成!

8/15/2012

等左兩個月終於收到信通知我9/12去interview, 要努力溫習同準備需要帶既文件!

9/12/2012

My interview time was 2:15 pm. I took a day off for the interview. Since I was asked to bring in two passport photos, so I went to COSTCO to take the passport photos the interview. I was quite in a hurry as I did not know that I had to wait for 30 minutes before I could get the photos printed out. After parking, there was a line outside the USCIS building waiting to go inside. The security guards had to check everyone's bag before they could let anyone in. One of the security guards asked for our appointment time, then he directed us to another entrance to get faster access. Luckily, we were able to make it on time. The room were full of people, and the wait time was around 1 hour 45 minutes.

Just finished the civics test today! It's interesting that I did not have an oral test, the staff gave me some paper and asked me to fill out the A# and the date.

He asked me to write the answer for the first 6 questions.
1. Who is the governor of your state now?
2. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

3. Where is the Statue of Liberty?
4. Name two national U.S. holidays.
5. Who was the first president?
6. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?

After writing down the answers for the first paper, then I continued to answer questions on the second paper.
1. Who lived in the White House?
2. Who lived in here first?
3. When is the President's Day?
4. One more, but forgot!

The staff then told me I didn't need to answer those questions. I soon realized that should be a reading test!

Writing test question: The President lives in the White House.

So, I actually did 3 written tests, but no reading test, no oral test for me!!!

My hubby came with me, however, he was not allowed to be with me during the interview.

I need to wait for a letter to see when I will have my oath ceremony.

9/30/2012

收到信通知我10/24去Oath Ceremony

恐怖既捐血體驗 + 緣味Younique Cafe (Sept 7, 2012)

又收到電話叫我捐血啦! 約左星期五放學去, 本來可以約響Labor Day long weekend 前, 但好彩無咋! 一來o個日放學同同事happy hour, 二來o個日有d傷風.

話說我做完野五點半去到捐血站, 攞左d snacks食, 同飲定cranberry juice同水, 皆因我全日只係食左一個包同飲左一碗湯, 所以都係打定底好

其實我係啱啱黎period, 都唔知捐唔捐得. 我個同學話佢會test你既iron夠唔夠, 夠既話都可以捐, 而我係驚捐完血之後好辛苦.

幾番掙扎之後, 都係去左捐啦, 雖然今仔係叫我唔好捐既

我有問個staff period可唔可以捐血架, 佢同我test左我既iron level係12.5, 啱啱夠數可以捐. 佢話如果低過12.5就唔可以捐架啦, 咁都好... 原來我period既時候, iron既含量都好高... 得個知定嘛

響部電腦度答完一輪問題後, 有另一個staff黎問我野, 再同我去抽血! 個staff心口有個牌寫住Western District Instructor I, 我心諗一定好勁啦! 因為我次次去親D職員都叫其他人黎睇我既血管, 幾個人睇完先幫我抽, 但今次個staff好似好pro咁, 一黎就搵橡筋紥住我手臂, 之後唔得, 又用血壓計幫我綁, 之後再用marker畫低個位置. 點知.......

個staff竟然插唔啱位, 插左支針入去, 仲要撩返入個啱既位, o個野真係超痛, 痛到眼水都標埋, 仲有好唔舒服既感覺. 佢仲問我駛唔駛掹返出黎! 我心諗掹完再插咪又痛多次, 所以幾辛苦我都忍埋佢. 我平時五分鐘可以捐完一包血, 但今次用親力鍊住個球就會痛, 所以我都係好hea咁郁下個球就算. 可能, 佢見到我d血流得慢, 仲特登教我點樣郁同鍊個球. 個staff猛咁同我講sorry, 之後仲要幫我敷ice pad, 抖左15分鐘, 拆埋ice pad就走啦! 隻右手一用力就痛, 駕車時都要用左手, 幾經辛苦終於返到屋企!

敷緊ice pad中!

等到今仔返屋企, 我就話比佢知發生乜事, 佢就當然叫我唔好再去捐血啦!

本來係諗住響屋企煮飯, 但痛成咁都係出街食為妙, 最後今仔提議去緣味Younique Cafe食野.

緣味既野飲真係好抵, 又大杯又好飲, 我地叫左杯芒果雜果冰, 大大杯都只係$4. 為左補返鐵質, 我叫左個牛排, 今仔就叫左個蝦兵蟹將石頭飯. 飲緊個餐湯時, 由於支匙太重, 用力時隻手就痛, 於是今仔就餵我飲, 不過有d embarrassed. 之後, 今仔又要幫我切牛排, 契媽話我食緊韓國餐喎, 因為有專人服侍!

Youniqe Cafe d野真係大份兼抵食, 我地最後打包左三大盒食物返屋企!

忙碌的一天 (June 2, 2012)

一早起身做功課, 因為雖然攞左臨時牌教書, 但仲要做一個維期兩年既program攞正式老師牌.

本來朝早仲要幫人補習賺下外快, 但個學生有事黎唔到.

跟住晏晝約左LAC9出黎傾計同食waffle! 唉呀, 唔記得左影返幅合照tim

好開心又識多兩個新朋友, 而家LAC9 Group己經有11人, 雖然有三個仲響香港, 等緊過黎!
記得五年前我開呢個blog時, 大部分香港嫁過黎既女仔都係響Bay Area, 直至2010年我先識到第一個LAC9 - 詩子, 估唔到兩年後就多左咁多人啦!

推介下間Waffle店先, 叫Love To Go 新開響San Gabriel. Waffle好脆好好味, 請各位支持下Local Business

Banana Chocolate Waffle with Ice Cream

吹完水後, 去左攞蛋糕, 因為夜晚要同二姑媽慶祝生日.

我地去左新港食龍蝦, 呢度係我既favorite place, 佢地既龍蝦口味真係獨一無二, 香港都食唔到, 但因為太多人黎既關係, 我地訂左七點枱都要等到八點先有位.

好濃味既榴槤沙冰

超好味既新港龍蝦

二姑媽, 生日快樂!

其實, 我食完飯仲要去Prom, 本來諗住九點幾去到, 但食完飯返到屋企都成十點啦~ 我有猶疑仲去唔去架, 因為去到會成十點半, 但個prom係去到十一點半咋!

最後, 今仔都同左我去! 真係好多謝佢肯陪我去! 我地兩個都唔鐘意, 亦都唔識跳舞, 但因為我有教seniors, 所以我都要去捧下場, 同埋我又未去過prom, 種種理由下都令我想去睇下, 感受下種氣氛. 今仔同我都係第一次去prom, 佢話貴, 所以佢讀high school時都無去過. 個restaurant係近海邊, 個夜景好靚, 好彩今仔陪我去, 唔係實悶死我, 因為我同d同事又唔係咁熟, 無乜野講, 加上我又唔跳舞, 所以會更加悶!

我地成十點九先去到, 個timing幾好, 因為d學生最後好high, 係咁叫d老師去舞池中間表現, 我都比佢地起哄左兩次, 但我係都唔出去, 差唔多所有老師都出左去solo, 連我地既女校長都有份跳. 我拍低左呢d咁珍貴既片段, 睇返都好開心!

我同senior學生既合照

學生堆在dance floor 跳舞

我同after school program既職員在旁邊扮跳舞. 原來佢做chaperon, 唔可以去dance floor同學生跳舞!

到prom臨完結時, 所有老師都去左dance floor 跳舞, 除左我.


個prom最後響十二點結束, 我地終於都可以返屋企休息啦!