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All moms who have the ability to write Chinese,
My client is going back to H.K for 2 weeks and he can buy a Chinese writing touchpad for me. He is using a keyboard that has the touchpad built in. He likes it because it saves space.
Please let me know what kind/brand that you are using and how do you like it. Built-in VS seperate touchpad. Thank you very much!! If you think I should buy the seperate touchpad, what brand should I buy?

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chingbj
I am new mom so that is totally new experience to me !(Very exhausting but Very rewarding!!)
I need advice in future but so lucky to find so many mommies here to share experiences.
This Valentines will spend with my baby, my parents and no romantic thing cos i am not romantic person

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babygigi,
是否"快樂牛肉麵" ? 每張檯都有一碗雪裡紅紿客人任食那間? 敦城是否在Flushing? Have to check it out, thks for your info.
最近發現Chinatown 萬昌超市對面的XO茶餐廳的港式奶茶最似港式,當然不及香港本土,但可解思"茶"之苦. 千祈唔好云center 街分店

babygigi 寫道:
911,
以前海之味D臭豆腐好鬼正架。不過唔知係咪轉左師父﹐上次去唔好食﹐跟著都無去過了。下次去試下3杯雞先。海之味轉角有間唔記得咩咩牛肉麵﹐好好食架﹐3更半夜都多人。
聽聞話敦城有盤菜好低食﹐六-七位佰零蚊﹐有鮑魚､翅､海參等﹐不過要訂﹐我未試﹐唔出得去食住

NATMAMA﹐
哎~講得聽就唔會激氣了。 ?-( :-|

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babygigi,

i know what you mean, the elders in my family was very pushy too. i'm a pretty straight forward person so i just told them "i'm not the bb's stepmom so everything i do for her is the best"...and they learned to leave me alone...hehehe... :lol: :lol:

marble,

very nice valentine's card

chingbj,

are you doing part time or full time, who's watching ah b

is it fun to go back to work ?-( ?-(

clarab,

where have you been? is your bb walking yet

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natmama,babygigi,leo,marble:
我而家係每個星期返工返30hr左右啦!我覺得係屋企湊bb好悶,so先去搵工做,我而家係d唐人開既超市做緊cashier,都算係係美國既第一份工,d老細好鬼克薄,我返工都唔係咁悶心,不過都唔知做咩好,因為我d英文都唔係咁好...都係個句,做住先啦!唔想係屋企受奶奶氣.....
如果我返工我個仔會湊去我老公既同事既老婆湊,每日比返$20佢,佢咁岩生左個仔大我個仔一個月,而佢又係全職媽咪,咁佢就順便同我take-care!!"一家騙宜,兩家著"咁囉....

好了.祝大家情人節快樂,同老公.仔仔.囡囡開心d!!

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Dear baby gigi mami!
I get used to drive lor, because I have my driver licensing since I was in melbourne, although I was a right hand driver.. me likes you, I was afraid at first, but my husby did not allow me to be a PASSAGER only, he said, if BB has something wrong, he can't come home from work then I must pick amanda up to her paediatrician. That is correct. Baby gigi, driving and parking in new york.. is a practice, as our professors always said.. practise makes perfect ma.. at chinatown, I seldom park at the meter park... normally get the parking lot.. much safety.. as we have Nissan murano, and toyota sienna, you know.. both of them are BIG... but provide good protection for Amanda. :) nice to meet you here, baby gigi.. really wanna make some friends here.
As the pathway I got passed... from a HK nurse, then studied overseas.. really hard..
1. gave up my salaries which very attractive..
2. gave up my salaries fund (hum.. like the retired fund.. how to call it.. you know what I mean.. ?)
3. from a chinese base.. chinese-english to .. english english.. I studied in English class for 20 weeks before I get into university.
4. lost all my friends in hk..
5. used all my saving..
The uni which I studied in .. is a national uni, they don't accept overseas student to study nursing.. I was recommended by my professors from hk to there.. so.. it was really hard.. to get thru those 4 years.
any now, again.. study all over again.. as American used their own words... in medical terms, medicines.. exam soon... I am exhausted.

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This is Amanda's web site.. one of her album.. I don't know how to link it to here, as I saw the other, just a click then, can view the album.. but anyway, this is Amanda's album at imagestation.com, she has almost 1000 pictures there since she born. Anyone interests, come and have a look and share our happiness with us.

http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2130741532&code=14531702&mode=invite&DCMP=isc-email-AlbumInvite

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Hi Nillie_Mami,
Welcome! I have a 5 yr. old daughter and a 11 mos. old son. Thanks for sharing Amanda's photos, she is so cute! I love all her chinese outfits! She looks good in all of them

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Thankyou, meeemeee..
I love her chinese clothes too.. but she doesn't really like it, because most of those made by silk, Amanda afraid with the smooth material, still now, we can not get her to dress on the Disney chinese clothes, which we bought from Disney store in HK airport (inside custom), that one is pink on top with Minnie charater at the left hand bottom corner, and a milky silk pant with minner mouse surround at the bottom.. what a pity.. she afraid of it.
meeemeee mama, are you from new york as well?
Lucky many of you can go out always, try Hongee food.. me.. live in the state island, although pay toll is not expensive for resident.. my husband too busy, and don't have time to show me around.. I came here almost 2 years. only know how to drive to Gymboree, costco, pathmark, staten island mall.. babyrus, that's it...
When I read messages here.. all of you know where to eat Hong Kong style food... I feel so admire for all of you..

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發表於 05-2-15 02:21 |只看該作者

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meemee
我用九方輸入法
幾好用只是用mouse piont to頭兩,三筆就出字
手寫板就去黃金商場買有d己出到無線或聲控

Natmama
呢排我Wed to Friday要去公司
我又唔想bb自已sitting在車後面

不如去Curry house今個Fri or next Fri
I will send you picture at this Thur 因all picture in my sister's PC

Nillie-Mom
哈哈!我don't drive on FWY/
因我無開車幾年
己找師傅教走兩次
但我覺得仲要學多二次
SUV 幾好好安全
但我只是搽 2000年的 toyota corola(sp??)因無$$$$

Chingbj
咁妳現在生活幾充實
得閒入嚟chat 多d囉

係囉[size=x-large]CLARAB妳蒲下頭好喎!仲有[size=x-large]JAAN>IC and YM失蹤多時

學懂凡事感恩和感謝,孩子終身受用不盡

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chingbj

亞仔依家六個多月,都未話唔肯食嘢..不過,如果見到人嚟, 同佢玩,佢可以玩到唔記得食嘢..但係D人一玩完佢,得佢一條友坐咗係地下自己玩,佢就會叫吓囉.之後,就要叫食嘢啦...但係佢重得唔係好多.心痛屎我囉..但係長度就正常...

babygigi

BB係咁架啦..不過,如果你全人奶, 似期唔好學似我亞仔咁,唔肯用奶樽,到時就好慘架啦..到咗佢大D,想話加奶粉,佢點都唔肯食,係都要人肉奶咀...到咗依家,佢都係一時時肯用架咋..所以好多時,都好浪費D奶粉呀, cereal 呀, solid foods 咁..
所以我有個建議,不如你pump 落去個奶樽度,一日起碼比佢suck 一次奶樽...咁到咗,你真係想架奶粉時,佢都會肯飲..
亞仔crib set, 喺係walmart 買架,唔係好貴(大約 $53)..

Nillie_Mami

nice meeting you...
I saw the pics of your daughter, she's so gorgerous in the chinese custome..

I can understand why you feel so exhausted.. I remember my brother studied English and Sociology at a university, he had to spend a tons of time for reading, assignments and exams, sometimes he couldn't talk to me on the phone..Even though I visited him at that time, I only stayed in the house with 2 dogs or went to the school with him..No fun on my 3-week vocation..

..Before he came to US, I had a better english than he did. Now, he's better than me a lot...

... I used to use British English and speak with accent when I was in HK, now I've already changed to American English and accent...Just take your time..
I also miss chinese food too.... :cry:

Natmama, SY_mom

Thanks for your advice, mini-matt feels much better ....At least I can use the baby wipes if I'm so lazy at mid-night, he won't go crazy..
:mrgreen:

whalebb,

我緊係唔係廋啦,我昨日先比我二佬話我個肚腩鬼屎咁大,又話我唔做運動...我未生之前都成135 磅架..生完囉,咪又係咁肥囉..

chingbj
你就好啦,有工開,我都想返吓工, make some money, 仲唔駛比好多錢就有人同你睇住bb...不過,如果你滿意份工, 如果唔係咁辛苦既,咪做住先囉,到時揾到份好d既,先轉囉..

leohannahchan
我都唔係romatic 既人,只係鍾意玩吓小玩意 (夠cheap) 咁.我個佬又係d好易滿足既人, 佢做少少嘢,就會令佢好屎開心架啦.. :mrgreen:

911

你又係雙魚座架...唔知我哋D性格會唔會好接近呢? ?-( ...我係一個要有夢先可以生存到既人...不過,我都好清楚現實同終是,現實既道理架...

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發表於 05-2-15 04:41 |只看該作者

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whalebb,

我係到呀, 少咗蒲頭係因為阿女訓少咗, 仲要成日痴住我對腳, 就黎去厠所都無時間!

我日日既上網時間由原本既3個鐘變咗得返半粒鐘又要走佬, 好多野做. 睇咗你D相, 好正, 你成張枱都係食物, 引到我流晒口水, 咁你阿B女又點可以唔提早開飯, 佢好cutie, 影相好上鏡!
你有冇諗過渣wagon 呀? 大架過sedan, 我覺得又方便去超市買野, 乜都放晒係車尾, 買油又平過SUV.

911, Nillie-Mom, 你地好, 我住係MD, 有1個百厭妹! Nillie_Mami, 你好叻呀, 可以讀到咁耐書仍然堅持住. 支持你呀!!!

chingbj,

做住先, 等你習慣咗做野之後, 未轉工囉, 無所謂, 東家唔打打西家之麻... (好似講緊打牌咁)

Natmama,

I have been working at home (got a new job, work at home), but every sunday I still work for the other cheapy job in order to get an associate discount to buy BB clothes in the company.

我BB1/1/2005已開始踏出人生既第一步 (幾drama..) 哈哈, 不過開始係我腳邊行黎行去及四圍去搞搞陣係呢2個星期, 睇都睇佢唔住, 佢又去搞我既花盤啦, 想去食泥, 又搞我D廚房cabinet, 又想捐落sofa底, 我有D頂唔順既感覺... 跟住老公同我講佢想要多一個BB, 咁我就"吓"咗一聲, 跟住要行開下relax 吓....

[size=medium]各位, 情人節快樂, 去happy吓啦!!

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Everybody, Happy Valentine Day!!! How do you gals ( US mommies ) celebrate today? Do you buy something or get something to/from your husband? Yesterday my husband gave me a music V-card and he draw two faces ( he and bb ) in signiture. He gave to bb and asked her sent to me. In the evening, we went to Home Depot. And he asked me to choice flower, but I only choice 3 heart red balloon with bear brush. ( because there are a set of 3 balloon, I think one for husband, one for bb and one for me, ha...ha... )
Valentine Day = Family Day I like to celebrate all festival with family together ( 3 people world )

Whalebb,
Happy Valentine Day and Anniversary! I wish your husband come with you & kids together very soon. I remembered when I was in HK. The US immigration sent me a letter and there was a guide for "body check" and " good resident proof ". The letter has address for doctor and everything. No need us to worried, only followed it to do. They will give one month to ready the document and then go interview ( just check the document and give visa at once if everything is ok ) Thus, your husband will come quick la.... :-P

SY-Mom,
See bb grows up, it is very pleasure! My bb has independence character. She is doing well. I feel do nothing because be a stay home mom, to do house chores, take bb, cook, seems never finish. Like this morning, I got up 6 :xxam and want to clean up kitchen and others chores ( bb still sleep ) however; time goes fast, I still doing chores and bb wake up la.... When bb napping, sometimes I want to do something ( shower, online, eating , etc.... ) but it is not enough time to do, always need quick quick to do. Last Friday, I heard the radio ( 1430 ) , the host said " it was survey for kids 0-6 age. The learning skill good if take care by mom. Moms can understand their bb needs and teach bb more because moms will special care their bb. When I heard that, I feel more encourage ! Continue ADD GAS ! hope full-time Mommies ( clarab, marble, little fat man, Natmama, ... ) ADD GAS too ! :-P

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Whalebb,

This friday is okay wor...how about 1:30pm at Curry House. I hope we won't have to cancel this time...really want to meet you ga.. :lol: :lol:

Clarab,

Work from home ah...I wish I can do that too but I have no energy after taking care of the naughty girl. I just can't wait til she goes to preschool so I can find a part time accounting job outside

So your hubby wants 2nd bb...I'm trying so hard to convince my hubby to just have 1....it's very tough for me already to take care of 1 monkey...imagine 2...I will have not life...forced to be a yellow face woman

Nillie_Mami,

Both my aunties are registered nurse from HK and moved to US. I remembered they had to study very very hard when they took the nursing test in US. Do you specialize in a certain field? One of my aunt is specializes in gastrointestinal at UCLA and the other one manages a kidney dialysis center. Your Amanda is very beautiful...she looks very cute in her chinese clothes. I bought a set of chinese clothes for my daughter this year for CNY...I will try to post the picture.

Little Fat Man,

You don't look like you're 135lbs in the picture. You look very nice and skinny

I brought Natalie for a checkup today and her doctor told me to start feeding her solid 3 times a day (breakfast, lunch, dinner). I think that is too much...I will probably just feed her congee for lunch and bb food for dinner and keep giving her 7oz. of milk in the morning, afternoon, and bedtime. How is mini-matt's feeding schedule now

Chingbj,

It's good you can work outside of home and stay away from your 99. Will your 99 babysit bb for you, then you can save even more $$$... :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

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Mrsyip,

Thank you for sharing the information about the benefits of being a full-time mom. It's very encouraging

My husband and I exchanged our valentine's gift last night. He got me a jacket and I got him a set of cuff links. We will probably stay home for dinner tonight to beat the crowd, bb might get fussy if we have to wait in line too long.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY EVERYONE :-P :-P

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Hi all US moms,
Happy Valentine's day !!

Amamada mama, 911,
welcome.

Hi Hannah, Amamda mama,
Thank you for sharing your baby's pictures. Very cute. Amamada is very pretty on those Chinese new year outfits.

Whalebb,
I found the yobaby yougurt from the supermarket la, my babies loves it very much, especially the banana favor. thanks.

all US mom who talked about weight loss :
I need help in weight loss too. I was 105 pre-preganat, then went up to 160 prior to delievery. I am now 130lbs, already a year after delievery. Not to mention that I am a short person, only 5'2''. Those pounds just stuck with me, especially in my tummy and bottom. :( I am so upset about it. My husband always teasing me by singing the tea pot song to me. very upset. Anyone have good way to lose weight? Someone was saying bf will help, but for me, I was gaining weight when I was bfing, because I ate alot and always hungry when bf.

All,
I am now very busy looking for a part-time nanny because I have decided to go back to work in mid-march. I was thinking to resign from my job, but my employer have found me a position that I could work from home, so I decided to give it a try. I will need a part-time nanny to care for the babies at their awake time. It is very hard to find a good nanny, it is even more difficult to find a part time one. If I couldn't find one by March, I might have to take care of the babies myself and work at the same time. But I don't think I could handle both. So, I am really desperate to get a nanny. Does anyone have any good source to look for nanny? I don't want to go with the placement agency, as they charge a high placement cost. Also, does anyone know how to run a background check on potential nanny? Thanks.

Clarab,
You baby girl is really smart that she already can walk. My babies are now 12 months old, but still can't walk by themselves. How is your new job that work from home? Is that a full time job?

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Dear Natmama,
I am a child care worker for 12 years, and a nurse for 10 years la... specialise on sick children care (paediatric) and age care (old people's rehab)--> concentrated on Stroke, age related illness like parkinson's, demantia, hypertension care, diabetes mellitus control. I spent half half of each of them..
if you ask me which part I love most... is dementia unit... they all like kids.. smiling.. happy elderly.
My sister in law now is working at Columbia uni, on the AIDS research.. my husband wants me go on that way.. but I dun wanna.. as I wish to concentrate either on sick children or endocrine system..

WhaleBB,
My husband is too tired, so when he is after work at sunday.. on job to drive... every week I need to do all the groceries shop, banking management, bring Amanda to school... no one can help me, so I must do everything by myself lor..
Also, I would like to ask, I am very stupid about Chinese type... 100% mental retarded on pc.. Please, can you suggest anything the easiest way, so I can also type in chinese... certainly, I know that it is much easy for me to type in english, but I want to learn.. as I am apply to be a hoster in babycentre.com ... to set up the chinese web site for them... set a chinese corner there... still on the progress.. but once if they approve, then I must know how to type in chinese.

Little fat man,
Thanks... :lol:
Same as you la... when I was in hk, I used to speak with my british accent.. then when I settled in melbourne, I spoke with my Australian accent.. but now.. still Australian accent.. because I don't have much friends here at all.
I just can't stop study... :( because if I stop study, I know that i will get crazy.. I have nothing in nyc... I can't give up my career..

Clarab,
As I am new in America, where is MD? I have very poor knowledge in this area.. :(
Thanks for supporting me.. now I am FULL of CHARGE la.. hee hee
As you a naughty girl at home.. but will she be as naughty as Amanda did on her 1st birthday?
1.In our kitchen, we got the metal cabinet (shelf) which is 6 layers tall.. she can climb up to level 4 and open my microwave door and yell for help....
that almost scare me to die! because if the microwave fell off with her.. she must die..
2. she can switch on all the gas strove top (4 of those).. when I was washing dish, just behind me and I didn't know... until my water boiler horned because no water inside it.... that scare me a lot..
And because of those (within 3 days) Amanda is not allow to go across the line we set up on the floor... towards kitchen.. you know... kitchen here is open kitchen... very hard to stop her walking around..

Mrs Yip,
you are lucky and your husband is so sweet.... my husband.. have to work, work and work.. so Don't have time even for a phone call today.. his cell is on answer machine.. sad sad....

Bad weather today... just came home from, staten island mall.. shopped for Amanda's cousin's birthday gift, and to pathmark and costco for groceries shopping.. very tired..
also have to go back to study now... exam soon.....
again, thanks for all moms' support here.. Nillie will try her best on this exam... :)

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911,
我稔係0個間XX牛肉麵呀。
CHINATOWN有間叫奇趣茶餐廳幾好﹐永勝D菠蘿油熱叻辣好鬼正。
等我下次返OB度FOLLOW UP時去XO試下先。
YES﹐敦城在FLUSHING﹐0係FLUSHING MALL對面。
FLUSHING之前有街邊碗仔翅﹐現在唔知去左邊。
哈哈﹐我稔我地都係一樣噤為食。

NATMAMA﹐
哈﹐如果係自己阿媽又唔怕出聲囉。
0個個係奶奶﹐唔想多事啦﹐一陣老公又難做。

CHINGBJ﹐
有人幫手看BB都好﹐噤你返緊工0個時咪好掛著呀仔仔?
千其唔好比99BABYSIT BB呀﹐好多野嘈...現在我地都唔知點同99講話遲D唔想比佢湊。

NILLIE_MAMA﹐
你住在STATEN ISLAND。我搬了過來一年都未去過。
我都係對D路好陌生﹐我稔我在CHINATOWN都可以蕩失路﹐哈哈哈~
之前在LA住都榨了好多年車﹐但現在在CITY唔敢四圍去因泊咪錶位勁渣﹐莫講上HIGHWAY﹐成日塞車﹐D人唔知點解個個都好趕時間﹐D路又窄﹐嚇C人。
現在換左架VAN更家搞唔掂﹐我成日同老公講佢副業係巴士司機。
mm.. u're driving a sienna? did you get it recently? which dealer you got it from ga?

小肥路﹐
RYAN岩岩同MINI-MATT掉轉。佢初初LATCH ON一時得一時唔得﹐我便用PUMP出來的奶奶BOTTLE FEED﹐後來有STUDY話PUMPING會難上奶&比痴埋身小奶﹐所以我便從他2WEEK時再痴埋身食。初初他唔鐘意的有時又FUSSY﹐都試左好耐先得左。現在我朝早埋身畏﹐夜晚訓前便畏FORUMLA。呢排佢唔知做乜鬼﹐生大食積噤﹐埋身食完又LUR要食﹐有時隔1個鐘又喊餓﹐我唯有補餐FORMULA。MINI-MATT0個時有無噤架?
哈哈﹐雙魚座的女人好有潛質係好老婆黎架啵。我剛相反﹐係人馬座。

CLARAB﹐
嘩﹐好耐唔見你。
你女女好好玩哈哈哈。
我老公話想要個女﹐我話好呀﹐去領養﹐哈~

MRSYIP﹐
係呀﹐有時一張咭都好開心架﹐你FAMILY好溫馨﹐我一路看一路會心微笑。
我無送禮物比老公﹐連ECARD都懶SEND﹐嘻嘻~

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