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[美國] Any mom live in Bay area? [複製鏈接]

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bunnymonkey

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發表於 07-12-12 03:50 |只看該作者

So maybe Chi King Far (Mayflower in Great Mall) is a bit easlier to find parking since Great Mall is big and at least should be able to find some kind of parking that's not close to the entrance? Milipitas Sq usually hard to find parking during lunch time all the time.

原文章由 SY_Mom 於 07-12-11 14:42 發表
just an FYI for those who seldom go to milpitas -

finding a parking at Great Mall before X'mas is really hectic. a lot of people go there for X'mas shopping. i was there last Sat a little before no ...

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發表於 07-12-12 07:20 |只看該作者

sounds good. So, is it noon or what time ah?

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原文章由 AKW 於 07-12-11 06:00 發表
Hi Sze_mama,

Wow, I also live in Elk Grove! I live near I-5 though. I think we live pretty close together. I take my son to the park near Raley's (on Poppy....something...road) from time to time. ...

Hi AKW,

Sounds good! We can meet. I have sent a PM to you. Pls check it.

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mrschao

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原文章由 HappyMatt 於 07-12-12 07:20 發表
sounds good. So, is it noon or what time ah?

Where: Chi King Fa at Great Mall
When: 12 noon
I'll make reservation for 10 (5A5C). I'll use the name Mrs Chao(趙太）. If they don't take reservation, I'll be there by 11:30am to get a number and hopefully we can get a table at around noon.

I'll PM my cell phone number to you all so we can meet up (this is the first time I meet any of you). If you don't mind, PM your number to me just in case. Thanks.

Looking forward to meeting you in person!

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bunnymonkey

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發表於 07-12-12 21:26 |只看該作者

Mrs Chao,

I have PM you my phone number. Pls let me know if you receive it.

For those who will go to the gathering, please PM me your phone number and name as well (if you don't mind) and I will PM you mine as well. Just in case we got "lost" in the restaurant or any last-minute change. Thanks.

原文章由 mrschao 於 07-12-12 12:30 發表

Where: Chi King Fa at Great Mall
When: 12 noon
I'll make reservation for 10 (5A5C). I'll use the name Mrs Chao(趙太）. If they don't take reservation, I'll be there by 11:30am to get a number and hope ...

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HappyMatt

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發表於 07-12-13 00:10 |只看該作者

mrschao & bunnymonkey,

PM you both la. please check.

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bunnymonkey

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發表於 07-12-13 03:14 |只看該作者

Got it. I PM you back. :)

原文章由 HappyMatt 於 07-12-13 00:10 發表
mrschao & bunnymonkey,

PM you both la. please check.

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AKW

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發表於 07-12-13 03:40 |只看該作者

Hi Sze_mama,

Got your PM. Please check your pm too

原文章由 Sze_mama 於 12/11/07 03:25 PM 發表

Hi AKW,

Sounds good! We can meet. I have sent a PM to you. Pls check it.

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mrschao

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bunnymonkey and HappyMatt,

Got your PM. Thanks!

Can't wait till Saturday.

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jujee

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發表於 07-12-13 15:47 |只看該作者

Mrs Chao,

got your PM, thanks

Bunnymonkey, PM you too.

See you all there

原文章由 mrschao 於 12/12/2007 21:55 發表
bunnymonkey and HappyMatt,

Got your PM. Thanks!

Can't wait till Saturday.

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發表於 07-12-14 14:05 |只看該作者

想各位媽咪俾D意見：我幫Spencer搵緊babysit, 好的American daycare centers 大多冇位，home care 就有幾間都有位俾我地，第一間係Vietnamese 開，講英文同廣東話，但地方好細，我地去兩次佢地都勁開暖氣，D BB 可以瞓成兩三個鐘午睡，個owner 話佢D BB好乖好有discipline, 唔會打人or fight for toys，但我所見就D BB 好quiet, no running, always sit down, they will stay in beds even though they are awaken until the owner told them that they can get up and leave the beds. Owner 好experienced 已開咗20幾年，最近我屋企同一條街。第二間好新好大好光，有自已backyard 俾小朋友玩，有好多小朋友，個個走嚟走去，有4 個caregivers 最多14個小朋友，依家就有大約8－10個，但係全中文，D caregivers 同owner英文都so and so. 老公懷疑佢教唔到幾多嘢俾Spencer, especially social skill，阿仔唔係好識同其他BB communicate 同social，價錢俾第一間仲平。第三間就最細，oven 居然喺BB活動空間裏面，仲有一個大電視，個owner 仲叫個女俾chips 俾阿仔食，我知呢個owner 好 experienced，但佢間屋冇well-childproof, no fire safety devices，但佢有fixed schedule 俾BB，其他兩間都冇。老公担心如果俾Spencer 去Chinese home care會影响佢英文能力，第時搵preschool 同kindergarten，又担心到時佢要入 ESL program，各位有冇任何意見或經驗分享？ Thanks.

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bunnymonkey

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發表於 07-12-15 02:57 |只看該作者

I will pick #2 (if not, pick #1). How far is #2 from your house? Also, how much cheaper? #2 has bigger space and the caregiver vs kid ratio is good. I don't think language is a big problem for small kid. Your son is how old agin? I think he was a few month older than my son (my son is 18 mth now). Small kid may like more space to be running around etc. Your son can learn social skill there and try to play with or protect himself (if there's any flight) and he can learn problem solving skill. #1 is good if the kid is well behave (you know your kid would learn bad behavior from others) but small space is not good.

My son is in a Mandarin-speaking licensed Family Daycare now. The owner can speak some English but they speak Mandarin in daily basis. I am thinking when my son is old enough to go to pre-school (3 yr old), I can enroll him in the American one so he can keep up on the English language. I think small kid can learn a new language fast. When I was at home, I also teach my son some English besides speaking to him in Cantonese (and occaionally in Mandarin). Hopefully, he can understand both English and Chinese (cantonese & Mandarin) soon. Though I also notice there's a bilingual pre-school/elementary school close to my house. They teach Mandarin and English. I will see if I will put my son in that school (if I can't find other cheaper school that's good and close by).

Are there a lot of ESL program in kindergarten/grade school? Is it really that bad to get in ESL program? Is it very tough for them to move back to regular class? I am not sure are there a lot of ESL class in the school here in the South Bay. Anyone know more details on this?

原文章由 rose-mag 於 07-12-14 14:05 發表
想各位媽咪俾D意見：我幫Spencer搵緊babysit, 好的American daycare centers 大多冇位，home care 就有幾間都有位俾我地，第一間係Vietnamese 開，講英文同廣東話，但地方好細，我地去兩次佢地都勁開暖氣，D BB 可以瞓成兩三個鐘午 ...

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發表於 07-12-15 06:18 |只看該作者

原文章由 bunnymonkey 於 07-12-15 02:57 發表
I will pick #2 (if not, pick #1). How far is #2 from your house? Also, how much cheaper? #2 has bigger space and the caregiver vs kid ratio is good. I don't think language is a big problem for small ...

bunnymonkey,
I'm more on #2 too. The space is bigger and there are more kids of his age to play with. I'm not sure about learning social skill because Spencer is quite self-centered and he needs attention. Maybe after I send him to daycare, he can learn to play with the others. #2 daycare is 7 blocks away from my home. I have a test drive with Spencer. If I stroll him there slowly, it takes almost 20 minutes. If I walk with him, it may take a bit longer. I can take the bus to work nearby the daycare. Since I start working at 8am, I need to leave the home at 7:00am and drop him off at 7:30am. Spencer is now 21 months old, very active, emotional and lovely. #2 charges $800 if we pay cash and #1 charges $250 per week. It's really a significant difference for the size of #1 does not worth the price.

The good thing about #1 is the experience of the owner. However, for the 2 visits we made there, all the kids seem to be too quiet for their ages - they won't fight for toys, no interaction. One important thing is that the heat is always on and the temperature's quite high. I wonder if they keep the house so warm that the kids can sleep longer hours. She told my mom that she will give Spencer a crib or playpen to sleep while the other kids are good to go to sleep on their own. My mom suspects that she use the lock-up tactics to tame the wild kids. We all worry about that it would make the kids too quiet and too passive. We may be wrong as we all love Spencer and maybe too protective.

I'll visit another daycare tonight, a pure English one 6 blocks away from my home, easy walking distance. According to the information I have, this one just charge $600 per month but I need to find out why if it is so.

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bunnymonkey

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發表於 07-12-15 07:03 |只看該作者

I think my son don't really play with other kids in his daycare but he watched the older kids to play more. He usually watch and learn. Sometimes it was good (like he saw how other kid slide down the slide and he learned how to do that when he was smaller by watching others). Sometimes it's bad (like when he started to scream at home now... as the other kids scream in daycare). So even your son is self-centered, hopefully he will watch others and learned some social skill/interaction with others.

oh, 7 blocks takes 20 min to drive? There are lot of traffic there usually? It takes me about 15-20 min to drive to the daycare from my home too but I drive on the expressway (Central Exp). It's about 6 miles from the daycare to my house.

Are #1 and #2 also licensed daycare? Ask or visit #1 at differe time to see what the kids do over there besides sleeping. If they use those "lock-up tactics", it's really not good to send your kid there. Anyway, I guess you prefer #2 more and maybe you can check out more places later to see anything better then #2.

Yeah, check out the $600 one and see what's the reason. Whether they are licenses, good caregiver:kid ratio, and what kind of food they provide (if any) etc. I heard the daycare is cheaper in SF area. Maybe the $600 one could be ok too... :)

原文章由 rose-mag 於 07-12-15 06:18 發表

bunnymonkey,
I'm more on #2 too. The space is bigger and there are more kids of his age to play with. I'm not sure about learning social skill because Spencer is quite self-centered and he needs a ...

[ 本文章最後由 bunnymonkey 於 07-12-15 07:04 編輯 ]

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bunnymonkey

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發表於 07-12-15 07:12 |只看該作者

rose-mag,

arm arm saw your msg in another topic. I think #1 doe hai ng duk. siu siu suspicious. And the temp too high is not good for the kid either. In my son's daycare, many kids don't want to leave by the end of the day when the parents pick them up. It's also an indicator that they like the daycare and want to spend time there (they like the caregiver). Have you ask for reference? Like chat with other kids' parents who go to that daycare? Ask them how long the kids have been there. High turnover rate is not good.

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mrschao

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發表於 07-12-15 11:30 |只看該作者

jujee, HappyMatt, bunnymonkey,

I've made reservation at Chi King Fa already, 12 noon for 10 people under the name of Mrs Chao.

SY_mom, see if you can drop by and find us. I'll PM you my cell phone # as well.

原文章由 jujee 於 07-12-13 15:47 發表
Mrs Chao,

got your PM, thanks

Bunnymonkey, PM you too.

See you all there

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SY_Mom

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發表於 07-12-15 14:40 |只看該作者

mrs chao,

haven't got yr pm yet, but i'll pm u my cell phone number too.

actually my boy is supposed to have chinese class tomorrow, but we won't be able to make it if we're going to the wedding.

i felt a little weired that i'm going to a wedding that i don't know either the bride or the groom. the bride is my previous p/t helper's daughter. i really like that helper's cooking so i kept begging her to come back and i still kinda have contact with her. she quit coz she needs to take care of her newborn grandkid. her daughter can't handle it herself.

原文章由 mrschao 於 07-12-15 11:30 發表
jujee, HappyMatt, bunnymonkey,

I've made reservation at Chi King Fa already, 12 noon for 10 people under the name of Mrs Chao.

SY_mom, see if you can drop by and find us. I'll PM you my cell phone # ...

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SY_Mom

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mrs chao,

pls check yr pm.

原文章由 mrschao 於 07-12-15 11:30 發表
jujee, HappyMatt, bunnymonkey,

I've made reservation at Chi King Fa already, 12 noon for 10 people under the name of Mrs Chao.

SY_mom, see if you can drop by and find us. I'll PM you my cell phone # ...

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bunnymonkey

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發表於 07-12-17 08:15 |只看該作者

It's great to see you guys in the gathering. I haven't upload the pictures to my PC yet tho. Can you share yout photos with me? Anyway, I went shopping in Great Mall after dim sum and got some baby socks at H&M (I heard it was their grand opening yesterday). After I paid, the cashier put a pack of 4 or 5 pairs of chopsticks in my shopping bag. I am not sure if they was their opening free gifts. I forgot to ask her. :)

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SY_Mom

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發表於 07-12-17 15:26 |只看該作者

yeah, would u mind to send me the pictures at the gathering?

i tried to have a quick lunch at great mall and drop by to say hi. however, i'd been waited for my husband and my son to come home from the park. they came back late and my son's clothes were all dirty. he seldom rode his bike without the training wheels so he fell to the ground. my husband felt that it's time for him to move on (riding bike without the training wheels), but i think it's a bit too early for a 4-year-old. sigh .... he also kept saying to take him to ski and ice-skate since he's 2.

both my husband and my son always wanna go outdoors and wanna stay there forever. my husband said i should have gone to great mall by myself on Sat wor.

原文章由 bunnymonkey 於 07-12-17 08:15 發表
It's great to see you guys in the gathering. I haven't upload the pictures to my PC yet tho. Can you share yout photos with me? Anyway, I went shopping in Great Mall after dim sum and got some baby so ...