Outing to siu pak lo

Last Saturday, we went to tai po (SIU PAK LO) for outing. The weather was hot and sunny. Luckily there were air-conditioned room and indoor activities, otherwise it would be too hard for little Charisse.
Chloe was having fun with other kids and she enjoyed it much as her summer vocation activities.

媽媽的暑假

今年暑假媽媽沒有計劃外遊，為着免我精力太旺盛，就安排不同的活動。媽媽盡量不想被怪獸同化，但把我呆在家中定叫婆婆和妹妹吃不消，所以亦把活動安排得滿滿。
今年的活動旨在強化體能，訓練意志和建立習慣，當中並不強調知識的學習。等我解召一下，遲些妹妹你就知我幾厲害。
一星期四個早上8:00學游泳，由七月至九月沒間斷，早上起床是最難，到了泳池就不覺辛苦了，況且教練也很nice，所以我仍未可以放個頭入水。
一星期三個黄昏7:00 至9:00學網球，成班同學我最小(年紀加身高)，練體能跑步追着他們真辛苦，尤幸我樂天的情格和哥哥姊姊的配合，總算練得一雙粗壯的腿。我擊球的姿勢有板有眼，唯命中率偏低，笑死媽媽。
另有四個星期下午去灣仔art centre 上興趣班 (手工、故事、跳舞......)，每次兩小時，媽媽對我沒有要求，但亦察覺自己多了講英文，詞匯亦較豐富，媽媽話是bonus.
正當各人準備小一選校，準備面試題目，我則玩玩玩，媽媽都有D擔心，唯船到橋頭自然直。
這個暑假看似訓練我，其實亦是訓練媽媽，一早一晚的活動都堅持自己帶我去並等我，適當時又要配合鼓勵動作，心力和$力都花了不少，幸好我亦享受這些活動，身體亦捱得住，沒有遲到或缺課。
暑假還有兩個多星期，開始要收拾心情準備了。今年‧夏天，我變了一粒牛奶朱古力加上一雙有力的甲組脚。

A trip to kowloon city

10/5/2011, a sunny public holiday. It was good for outing. This time we headed further to Kowloon City, a place where mum was born and lived. Mum remembered that in the old days, grandma and her sis always walked around in the kowloon city. This reminded her the happy moments.


This time, we went with the Shek's family to the kowloon city park. We walked around the park and play bubbles, but it was so hot that we finally ended in the pizza hut (kowloon city shopping mall).

Big Smiles

SMILES make the world more beautiful

outing nearby our home

There is a rather new park near the Kwun Tong Harbour water side. As I am getting older, 4 of us have more chance to go out. This time we chose to walk from home to the park, it took about 20 minutes. We arrived there around 5:45pm. There was not many people so it was quite relaxing. Mum said next time she can bring a book and a cup of coffee.

Hugs

Touch is one way to show LOVE.

Lovely Moments

Mum is still on maternal holiday but she can't wait to go out with us. We started with the closest (down to the park), then to Sai Kung which is exhausting for mum.

Sai Kung is a lovely place, it does give us some feeling like back to Australia. A cup of coffee, a piece of cake, walk around small shops and look around. Life is so relaxing, hope we can have more these lovely moments.

Charisse Chan 恩霖

Time flies, it has been a month since I was born. I am full moon la. I did gain weight , now around 3.3 kg which is ok according to the doctors. My face is growing round and round.

My name is finally chosen. It has been a struggle as dad don't want to use the same word as Chloe's chinese name so they have to think it all over. Every parents have their expectation on their kids and is usually reflected from the name they choose. There are different options.

They 2 finally choose Yan lam 恩霖. As during the pregnancy, there were different problems but with God's blessing, we did overcome them. So they want to choose the name for me as to remind them the greatest of God's blessing.
11/3/2011 was the biggest earthquake in Japan, and looking at the scene was alarming and heart broken. We need God's blessing and may God 's 恩blessing like a heavy rain to the world (especially Japan).

For my English name, mum choose Charisse as it means "cherry; grace; dear, beloved" Based on the research from the web,most people would imagine a person with the name Charisse to be: An angelic, caring and kind person. Mum really hope that I can be a"warm-hearted" person.

Our family

Mui Mui is now 20 days la. She is gaining weight and become more alert. She can play for a while but mostly still sleeping. The other thing is she start to cry more at night, hope she will be better as she grows.

Mummy has been busy taking Mui Mui to follow up with hospital and MCH last week, next week will be a break, as they will check Mui Mui again after a week to see how she grows. Things are going on well now, thank God.

We manage to find some time to take family photo.

challenge 1

bruising hands

Mui mui returns home

Just thought that Mui mui is easy to handle, but life is really like riding on a roller coaster.

1/3/01 follow with MCH and said mui mui was a bit yellow and need to get to hospital for further check. I went there found that her NNJ level was still ok and back home. By night time, Mui Mui refused to eat and found very sleepy. We then went to hospital again at mid night.

That night the AED was very full, we really don't know how long we needed to wait. They only allowed me to get into the consultation with Mui Mui that really made me stressful. A tearful mum with a blank brain.

Thank God, within an hour, Mui mui was admitted to special baby care unit. The doctor and nurses there were helpful, they patiently explained to me why Mui mui was not feeding well and result in sleepyness. They tried to feed her though Mui mui refused and vomit. May be we were too stressful, they asked us to get home and rest and they can help to settle Mui mui. Without choice, we left. It was really heartbroken to leave your child in the hospital alone without a diagnosis. Of course, that night with no sleep.

Next morning I went to the hospital with puffy eyes and dark circles. I think I really look like depression and the nurses were kind to me and try to explain to me how to feed Mui mui so she can gain weight quicker. Doctor's investigation found no abnormalities though weight loss that really sooth me.

3/3/11, Mui mui discharge home though feeding still not too well with me, I got her to feed for 1.5 hrs and lots of struggle. Today, we went back to MCH to check her body weight, mui mui has gained some weight and the yellowness has gone down a bit. So I need to work hard on feeding her.

Thanks for all the calls, and prayer. Really, when I am so depressed and tearful ( because of mui mui 's problem, my wound pain and of course the hormones), the only support that I can feel assured was from God, as HE Knows the way and He is the Cure.

Little little C mui

21/02/2011, what a big day! I met my parents, sister and friends.
The world is really lovely. Thanks for all your prayers and blessing that mum finally got me safely born. The operation (C/S) was uneventful though take a bit longer than dad thought. Mum's wound was really painful though she managed to get up and feed me.
Now I am home in granda ma's home as to allow more rest to mum.


I am a good girl, I eat and sleep and try to be good ( not cry too much at night) so mum is less stressful.

Do we look similar? ( I m chloe)

My Sister Chloe loves me too, she always sings to me and want to hug me. I recongizes her voice and loves to be with her.

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倒數

日子過得真快，還有一個星期兔妹妹就出來了。可我仍有點手忙腳亂，安排Chloe 姐姐在我住院時的照顧，安排公司在我放產假時的運作，打點兔妹妹的傢俱和衣物，簡直忙到我的極限，連走佬袋都未finalised。想休息，睡覺，胃酸倒流又令我難以入睡，坐下來休息Chloe 姐姐又不斷叫着媽媽。最要命的是人又重，肚子又大，動作比前慢了很多，行斜路及樓梯等同龜速兼加上喘氣，十分無助。相信這是每個媽媽都捱過的，唯有好好享受。
現期待住院時可有休息。早兩日覆診，醫生說兔妹妹是S 碼B，大約5磅，還有一星期，兔妹妹努力增磅呀！還有要耐心等到21號，因那時才滿38週！

新年新mission

冇update blog 大半年，忙是藉口。要的起心肝寫是難。
2010年6月開始新任務，懷着小B 返工、照顧 Chloe 和家務實在辛苦。當中身體的不適，靠着神的恩典總算捱過了！昨天覆診亦訂下了兔女出生的大日子 2011年2月21日。
現在只餘4星期，真係有D急，因我未開始執嘢。
醫生在講解手術時，不停重複那些併發症，及叫我考慮清楚，本來平常心的我亦緊張起來，因為自覆診以來都未見過高級醫生。
anyway 我知誰掌管明天，擔心亦沒有用，唯有切切禱告。

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我的堅固保障

四月初我們舉家回鄉(澳洲) 探朋友並放假，感謝澳洲朋友的接待，令我們的假期十分舒適，差點兒樂而忘返。
在臨回程的前兩天發生了一段小插曲。當天，我們一家想把握留在悉尼的時間，盡量去Recall Chloe小時候遊歷的地方，所以在City遛達。在 Fish Market飽餐後，住Darling Harbour影相，期間有遊客請先生幫忙拍照，如是者你影我影後就去搭mono rail shopping， 一上一落都半個鐘有多。

到達Shopping 站先生猛然發現隨身的黑腰包不見了，再想應該遺漏在Darling Harbour 海旁。黑腰包內有齊一切重要的東西，i phone, video camera, 銀包，ID , 機票……. 應有盡有！我的反應是大叫大跳，唔知點算，嚇得Chloe 大哭；Chloe的反應是大哭，然後扮鴕鳥睡覺去；先生最冷靜，叫我祈禱然後等車返Darling Harbour去。

黑腰包

那10多20分鐘好像度日如年，心裏盡向壞處想，嚇得心裏發毛。好不容易等到車，先生提議我們前後站落車，分頭跑去目的地找。老實說，我抱着個30多磅的女想跑快也不行啦，沿路我可做的亦只有禱告，祈求神叫好心人留下我們的證件和機票，其它的金錢，貴重物品不見了亦是應該的，因為都是自己大意。
當我蹣跚地跑到海旁時，看見先生在檢查黑腰包內的東西，所有東西都原封不動，唯獨不見了Passport，此時我想起我把Passport一早分開放在另一背包，即是我們甚麼也沒有失去，那刻十分震撼和釋然，我們真的只可感恩禱告。
那天的Darling Harbour 一如以往，遊人如鯽，附近亦有閒人坐着，為何45分鐘亦沒有人觸碰黑腰包呢？我沒法找到答案，但我確信神在看顧並聽禱告，如主禱文中: 救我們脱離兇惡一樣。

此事再一次提醒我：神是堅固保障

媽媽大作戰

星期日教會動土禮，Chloe 發燒，初時低燒亦不以為意，星期一晚高燒，我最怕夜半發病，那種無助真非筆墨可形容。好不容易捱到天亮，趕緊約醫生，照例話是流感，要小心觀察，然後大袋細袋药水、抗生素、化痰素。看着這堆葯水，只有苦笑，餵葯殊不容易。
葯到病除非易事，小妮子星期二及三晚仍高高低低燒過不停，我亦快可打破4晚冇覺好睡的紀錄，晚晚拿住支槍(探熱針) 做Body guard，加上病中的小妮子多多要求，攪到我差D精神衰弱。
還幸我們在無助的夜晚仍可禱告，起碼知我睡着時仍有神在看顧。
五天啦！Chloe今天已好了点，雖仍然發燒，但比較生猛和低燒 (38度) ，希望今晚可安睡啦！
有失也有得，病時失磅(我好想），得了高度 :> 1米啦！

祝福你虎年進步

港孩

在Yahoo 上看到這篇文章，被標題一嚇- 港孩，抄錄下來提醒自己。

我不要「港孩」
繼「港女、港男」之後，「港孩」近日成為了城中的熱門話題，香港新一代那種嬌生慣養、不假思索、得過且過、不可一世的生活態度，開始令人憂慮。不想孩子淪為「港孩一族」，為人父母者先得問問自己，你是縱容孩子的「港爸港媽」嗎？

五類「港孩」
黃明樂去年底出版的著作《港孩》，描寫了一批生於九十年代中後期至二千年初的香港小孩，在這個物質相對富裕、資訊爆炸的時代，她把香港小孩歸納為五大類，分別為「豌豆公主」、「發夢王」、「無胃孩子」、「Hea精」和「小霸王」。

豌豆公主」，指的是那種住豪宅養番狗的小姐公子，他們有專人侍奉起居飲食，有補習老師代查字典，家中甚至有一張髮型屋的洗頭床，讓小姐公子們躺著給工人洗頭。

「發夢王」就是那種愛露出肚腩，大字型躺在沙發看電視的孩子，無論你問他甚麼，得到的答案大都是「唔知道」和「唔記得」。 「

無胃孩子」則代表不能消化訊息，沒好奇心的孩子。 「Hea精」從不珍惜學習機會，最好早些落堂，早些放學。

「小霸王」是典型的惡霸，不講道理，極度自我的小孩。

鼓勵解難 五類「港孩」真的聽見都令人心寒，他們其實都有共通點，就是缺乏責任感，無自理能力，外表早熟、心智遲熟。而往往做成他們這些特質的罪魁禍首，就是他們的至親。 不想孩子淪為「港孩」，父母先得調整保護心態，當孩子在生活上遇到難題時，父母先別急於為孩子解難，應先「停一停、諗一諗」，無論孩子的能力是否足以解決困難，但至少要讓他們嘗試自己處理，減少依賴，避免做一個「飯來張口、衣來張手」的「群腳仔」。 父母亦應多鼓勵孩子表達自己，讓他們敢於說出自己的意見，培養獨立思考。父母謹記要多聆聽、多讚賞、少批評、少挑剔，這樣孩子便能慢慢建立起自信，不會成為社會上的「應聲蟲」。 身教最重要 現代家庭的雙親多要為口奔馳，湊孩子的重任反落在傭人身上，與傭人的相處，其實也是一大學問。當大人為子女淪為「港孩」而痛心，我們應得想想，自己平常待人處事，特別是對待傭工的態度，是否成為了一個壞榜樣？ 我見過一些父母，明明水杯放在不遠處，他偏要嚷傭人替他端來水杯喝水；吃完東西的餐具，即使只是一雙筷子，也就順手丟在鋅盆，待正忙著拖地的傭人清洗；放工回家，鞋子就這麼甩在大門外，要傭人收拾回鞋櫃。試想想，孩子耳濡目染，怎不養成「自己的事讓別人來做」的懷習慣呢。 你的孩子是「港孩」嗎？ 黃明樂所指的「港孩」，大都有以下一個或多個特質：
• 外表早熟、心智遲熟。
• 喜歡玩，但無甚興趣。
• 對大部份事情最普遍的反應是沒有反應。
• 擅於「看見」不擅「閱讀」；擅於「收聽」但從不「理解」。
• 渴望被注意卻沒面對群眾的信心。
• 甚麼都不在乎不思考不要求，典型的答案是：不知道。
• 沒責任感，沒自理能力，沒好奇心和慾望。
• 不珍惜學習，不嚮往長大，不怕悶，只怕辛苦。
• 精於計算結果，毫不享受過程。
• 本性善良，不吃人間煙火，當然也未經任何苦楚及傷害