嘿！看什么看？没看过美女呀？
哎唷！又拍照！你们这些女人超爱拍哩！
SASA King 隆重登场！大牛先生因为逛SASA连锁店逛得不亦乐乎而得此美称！
会长呀会长！你看，五对脚等你等到花儿也谢了！你的港币用完了吗？真是超级Shopping Queen!
Pat Pat在帮大牛捶背?? 发生了什么事？
大牛：芳芳，你真可爱！
Pat Pat竟然在清晨七点起床填写一张张的投选表格！
芳芳，你到底要拍到什么时候?还拍不够吗？
哎！好累唷！让我小睡一宿！
嘿嘿嘿！想睡 ? 没那么容易！
你给我起来！
芳芳：你休想逃出我的魔掌！你是我的了！文：陳安儀
昨天應邀去上「今晚哪裡有問題」節目當特別來賓，當集的節目主題是「跳級生」。 主角人物是兩個跳級生的家長蔡爸爸與蔡媽媽，我和另外一位媒體人、還有在建中任教 超過三十年的陳美儒老師，則是搭配的來賓。整場錄影，簡直是讓我有「傻眼」的感 覺。 蔡爸爸與蔡媽媽本身都是相當高水準的知識份子，蔡爸爸是光武工專電機助教、留美 高材生，蔡媽媽本身是家管，師範大學公民教育系畢業。三個孩子中，老大佩真今年以 十六歲的年紀，拿下大學指考第四高分，錄取台大電機系，在就學過程中，她兩度跳 級，國小跳一次、國中跳一次。老二也是跳級生。 蔡爸爸、蔡媽媽與大家分享他的「學齡前教育法」。他們說，兩個大的一出生， 24 小時內就抱回來餵母乳，還未滿月前，她就開始「字卡教學」。蔡媽媽手繪各式各樣字 卡，還有由圓點點組成的「數目圖卡」，從1到99，在每次餵奶前，寶寶哭鬧、最有 精神時，在寶寶眼前晃過卡片，告訴寶寶相關的字、數目，然後再餵奶。蔡爸爸說，三 歲前的寶寶有大腦有百分之七十的未開發區域，先給予字卡再給予喝奶，就是教導他 「學習」跟給予「獎勵」。 接下來，寶寶還未學會走路，家中牆壁就貼滿了數字、九九乘法表，以及國小國語課 本裡的課文。家中所有的家具都貼上中英文字卡，隨時隨地不忘教學。因此，在蔡媽媽 的耐心教育下，蔡佩真一歲就已經識得數字及國字，會用手指出正確位置，兩歲會說話 時，就已經會背完九九乘法表，三歲已經可以自行閱讀中英文故事，並在鄰居教導下， 學會基礎日文。她中班以前已經把小學一、二年級的課程上完。於是，她小學二年級 就隨著媽媽到師院附小上六年級的數學課，四年級時跳級至五年級。國二下再跳國三 下，隨即考上北一女中。 蔡爸爸並分享孩子們生活的點滴，包括喜歡打球、打撲克牌，以及他自創的「十分鐘 預習法」及一些聯想記憶術等等。節目結束後，他並送我一張他個人印製的「學齡前教 育」的演講 DVD。
我當場只能不停的搖頭讚嘆。我看到的是，一個優秀的媽媽，將所有的精力都放在兒 女的教育上，將所有自我的成就都擺在成就兒女上。但是，我也看到，蔡家父母將所有 的心力放在智育的教育下，三個孩子在優秀課業表現的同時，顯然在人際關係上都有極 大的問題。不斷的跳級，導致的是在學校裡的寂寞，沒有朋友，還有，人生閱歷顯然較 同年紀的孩子貧乏。
陳美儒老師對於這樣的教育行徑十分不贊同，在錄影現場就不停的開砲，導致對方有 點小尷尬，因此我的角色其實比較像潤滑劑一般，偶爾開個玩笑，嘲笑自己很懶，沒有 辦法這樣教小孩。不過，私底下，我很認同美儒老師的看法。
美儒老師在建中任教三十年，得天下英才而教之，她說了一個故事我覺得很有趣。她 說，有一年建中將所有數理資優的孩子集中在一個班上，那年，那個班上考上了六個 台大醫科，十幾個台大電機。其中有一個「考壞」了的孩子，考上台北醫學院醫學系， 放榜當天人就消失不見，大家嚇壞了，後來陳老師在碧潭橋畔找到了他。她想說的是， 一路順遂、超人一等、資賦優異的孩子，並不見得是快樂的孩子。大家在一味追求學業 的資賦優異過程中，不該忽略的是孩子的體能教育、品格教育、愛情教育、財物教育、 人際關係、以及各種各樣生活中的歷練。 最好笑的，是二十年後，陳老師去參加這班同學的喜酒。在喜宴兼同學會上，眼看當 年資賦優異、人人稱頌的這一群大男孩，分坐了兩桌，變成醫生、工程師，並為人夫、 為人父，喜酒的菜一上，大家不約而同，紛紛低頭不停的剝蝦 ?。其中最優 秀的那一個男生，自顧自的吃蝦，結果被老婆狠狠的踢了一腳之後，也開始低頭幫孩 子剝蝦殼！ 哈哈！我在一旁，忍不住大笑！陳老師的意思是，「資優又SO WHAT？20年後，他跟 一般頭腦普通的男人，並沒有兩樣！他仍然要在社會上生存，跟家人相處，結婚生子、 養兒育女。」 今天我去上MOMO親子台時，忍不住跟現場兒童心理師分享昨天的錄影經過。他說了一 句話我覺得超棒！他說：「人生的風景有多少？值得我們慢慢享用。何必急著把它壓縮 著過完？」 沒錯啊！就是這種感覺！ 我並不否定蔡爸爸、蔡媽媽的心血，也認為他們全心為兒女的付出非常值得讚美，但 我相信，以他們夫妻倆資質的優秀，即使不在寶寶滿月前就開使用「閃卡」、「字 卡」，奮力的教學，他們的孩子一定也可以順利考上北一女、台大電機！我相信，優秀的父 母培育出的孩子，在學業上絕對不會差到哪裡去！只是或許多用了一、兩年的時光。 但是，童年的時光何其珍貴？ 與其辛辛苦苦的製作閃卡、字卡、數目圖卡，為何不用這樣的時間多跟孩子去溪邊散 散步、看看美好的晨光？與其花費時間教他「媽媽起床、爸爸讀報」的國語課文，為何 不多講幾個好聽的故事、讀幾篇優美的詩歌？與其花時間背九九乘法表，為何不帶孩子 看一場好看的電影，看一齣有趣的話劇？與其讓孩子先讀他還不需要知道的知識，何不 帶孩子一起粉刷油漆、擦地洗碗、種花除草，或是去一趟育幼院、幫忙照顧其他失去父 母的幼兒，讓他懂得關心這個社會？與其在十五歲時就在大學選修課程，為何不鼓勵她 多交幾個閨中好友，去逛個街、打個工，讓她培養正常的社交關係？ 在全力追求智育的時刻，我看不到的是強調孩子品格的教育、藝文的欣賞與正常的社 交培養。最重要的並且是：生活的歷練缺乏。一個十六歲的女孩，正是最甜美的時刻， 她應該要有她這個年齡所該有的青春、愛情，擁有運動與社交、懂得追求自己所愛，享 有秘密與夢想。 我期望我的女兒十六歲時，除了唸書之外，看到人會主動的打招呼、微笑，對於長輩 展現出應有的禮貌，進退得宜，而不是當別人向妳問好時，只知道直楞楞的瞪視對方、 沒有任何反應。我希望我的兒子十四歲時，對於沒看過的環境充滿好奇，到了攝影棚會 問東問西，而不是呆若木雞。我希望我的孩子能夠爬山涉水，懂得探詢世界，求知慾不 僅僅限於學業。我希望她在苦讀 ABC時，除了用來看TIME 雜誌，更能領略毛姆、莫伯桑 筆下的人生縮影。 是的，生命何其珍貴？求知何其快樂？我並不急得他們跳躍度過，也不在意是否速成 有效，我只希望他們慢慢享受、領略其中美的世界。
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在“纽泽西的秘密花园”中看到这篇转载的文章，一篇每个拔拔麻麻都该看一看的文章，所以我决定再转贴在这儿。
我自认不是一个勤劳的麻麻。所以有时候真的很佩服那些将全副精神与时间都放在培育孩子身上的父母们。孩子的童年何其珍贵？快乐与否，就操纵在父母手里。能够让孩子们享受快乐而健康的童年，才是父母能给予孩子最宝贵的礼物。正如文章里头的一句，“人生的風景有多少？值得我們慢慢享用。何必急著把它壓縮著過完？”。
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hubby's gone again. this means we would be separated for at least another month, again. it is said that absence makes the heart grow fonder, or so the saying goes. however, i sincerely dont think any woman would want to end up in long distance marriage. but sometimes ... it is unavoidable.
i really hate being parted from hubby. one of the pitfalls for not having him with me is that i have to face the humdrum of daily life and the loneliness of having to get on with it on my own. at times, the lonesomeness i feel could eat away at me deep inside ... hai ... how i wish i could be like little chloe. am sure she still doesnt know how to miss daddy.
here are some pics taken before hubby flew off.
hubby, i miss you leh.
started baby chloe on heinz baby's apple fruit drink and first rice cereal this afternoon. at first, i put roughly 30ml of apple fruit drink in milk bottle for her to try try, before i could figure out if she likes it, she had already finished the whole 1 oz, and eargerly kicking her leg, requested for more (she usually only do this continuous kick kick when she sees milk milk). i happily gave her another 30ml, 'cos there are 125ml in a bottol, and needs to be refrigerated and consumed within 48 hours once opened. 
ok, after she finished the fruit drink, i mixed 1 teaspoon of cereal with formula milk (FM) to make a smooth, runny and much thinner consistency, spooned into her little mouth.
she had this funny expression, but yet still managed to swallow it, so i gave her another spoonful again. 
after fed her about 3-4 spoonfuls, i continued to feed her 5 oz of FM as usual. spent my whole birthday with dear hubby. hubby purposely flied in to see me & chloe and of cos to celebrate my BIG DAY with me.
part 1
we started our day by taking lunch at mandarin hotel's chatterbox. yummy of cos! that's my favourite chicken rice. after lunch, i couldnt help but did some shopping at taka. hubby claimed that i am a shopping queen, haha!
part 2
went to sentosa for luge rides. havent been doing this ever since i got pregnant. after that spent some time at sentosa cove, looking at those new projects & developments. oceanfront's construction is halfway done.
part 3
hubby secretly arranged cable car sky dining for our dinner! *surprise*
we began our round 1 with cream of tomato soup served with garlic crostini & smoked salmon salad with mascarpone cheese. the salad was very fresh tasting, sort of a spring mix with a light oil and vinegar dressing, but the mascarpone cheese was a bit too sour for me. the soup was light and less creamy then most, but considered a very nice, light start for the meal.
during the 2nd round, hubby ordered grilled beef tenderloin with rosemary jus and I ordered pan-fried fillet of salmon with honey miso as our main courses. both main courses were each preceded with sautéed garden vegetables and caramelized potatoes. when we started to eat, the food was already cold. both the beef terderloin and fillet of salmon were slightly tough.
3rd round, the dessert was a piece of chocolate brownie that served with chocolate sauce and strawberry coulis. i would say the taste was below average.
we departed from mt. faber's jewel box, went round and round, altogether 3 rounds of cable car ride, travelling in between mt. faber, harbour front and sentosa. we spent nearly 1 1/2 hours for whole dinner, and at the end chose to dropped off at harbour front.
overall, the foods were rated average only. however, it was an incredible dining experience on board a cable car. we get to enjoy the panaromic view and the scenic landscape of harbour & city while eating. it had a feel of privacy 'cos only two of us in the cable car, and the candle set just the right mood.
thank you hubby for the arrangement! i appreciate your efforts for trying to make my birthday dinner a unique one ... and thanks too for the birthday present. this phone model certainly looks cool to me, i like it very much! love you muaks =* !
p/s: received lots of warm birthday greetings through phone calls, smses, offline msn msgs, cbox msgs, blog postings, friendster msgs and comments ... thank you guys for all your birthday greetings, birthday song and birthday presents ... heart felt touched.
many many years ago, while watching Ally McBeal, there was an episode where Ally was freaking out 'cos she was turning 30!! she was truly upset 'cos she felt like she hasn't achieve most of the goals that she had set for herself at earlier age ... and YES, the aforementioned episode is happening to me NOW! i m THIRTY! And to me, YUP, IT IS A BIG DEAL!! i checked my birth cert twice plus ic thrice, and it still appears to be true. to be honest, I am feeling a bit traumatized.
i used to tell myself that, by the age of thirty ... forty ... fifty ... or whatever arbitrary number i am approaching, that I am finally going to be successful, well-to-do, slim & fit, balanced, own a property, debt-free and etc. but as of this morning, few if any signs of that ... sigh ... every time when birthday candles approached, when we assess our achievements, we usually discovered that we haven't accomplish any of the what so called goals and in reverse we have actually missed out lots and lots of time in life. time becomes so so so precious as we aged. gosh ...
well, of cos i am married (is this a kind of achievement?), with a loving hubby and given birth to a lovely daughter ... i had an amazing year 'cos of the arrival of little chloe. i enjoyed every moment being together with dear hubby, little chloe, papa mommy and my 2 dearest sisters ... all these are invaluable and am absolutely contented about The FAMILY part, but the rest are just ... CHAOTIC ...
last year birthday, i was pregnant, i told myself ... "i am going to breastfeed my little one till 1 yr old (failed, only breastfed for 3 months)" ... "i am going to take up prenatal yoga lessons for consistently half a year (failed, due to laziness, only went for few sessions)" ... "i am going to be less spendthrift, hope to achieve at least SGDXXk of savings on my own (failed, still spent a lot and the figure keeps dropping)" ... "finally own a property (failed, still sourcing)" ... "want to bring papa mommy and sisters to go for short vacation on exotic island or australia or korea or wherever it is that suitable for family trip (failed, 'cos I found myself pregnant)" ... hiaks ... i wouldn't want to simply reiterate the same old one I made during last birthday, however, perhaps i shd make my goals a little bit more achievable and accommodating ... otherwise I will be left with devastated dreams at the end of the day, when i reached 50, 60, 70 ... I would still be dreaming about being rich, slim, stress-free, balanced ... so on and so on ...
so ... what're my goals for this coming whole year? ... hehe ... I would want to keep it a secret ... ya ya ... u r right ... 不能说的秘密 ... Let's make a deal here, one year from now, we r going to discuss how different our lives have become ... bet you things will look quite differ ...
HAPPY 30TH BIRTHDAY, GRACE!
enjoying my last minute of being in 20s category!! i am turning 30 in just one min from now!! i really want to stay in 20s category for a bit longer, but since I lost to Lord of Aging, I will have to keep on moving ... continue to age ... get older and older ...
this is baby chloe's 1st mooncake festival. daddy specifically bought a very small lantern for her. little chloe was amazed by this little mickey mouse lantern that blasts the "unknown" chinese song ...
as usual, we celebrated this traditional chinese festival by playing with laterns, eating mooncake and drinking chinese tea. the feeling of whole family sitting down together was simply fantastic. but ... the saddest thing is that, dearest mei mei couldnt join in the fun. shin jie ah, lets do it together next year k?
celebrated shin way's birthday with family on sun evening. the idea of buying bday cake actually came from mic, so it was absolutely a surprise for her! just wanna say, HAPPY BIRTHDAY my dear sis!
