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發表於 07-8-8 22:46 |只看該作者

bunnymonkey,

I just got marry last year and if everything goes well, YUP, it's gonna be my first baby.

I wish I can get conception in the next few months.

I have started preparing my body for pregnancy such as taking prenatal vitnams and read a lot of pregnancy book :>

I actually have never been to Palo Alto, so regarding the living life there, I have lots of questions

and concerns. My husband and I are currently living in Hong Kong, but my husband's business is mainly in Palo Alto and he prefer the life style in Palo Alto over HK , so I decided to move over there.

How long have you been living in Mountain View? Do you like it ? Is it convenient to get supply for Chinese cooking? Have you heard people get Chinese lady nanny?
BTW, your baby is adorable, he looks like Eurasian.

If I give birth, my husband told me that the Stanford hospital is very good in Palo Alto.

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發表於 07-8-9 12:45 |只看該作者

Hi bebeting and honeybeeyy,
Welcome to BK!

Bunnymonkey,
I didn't have a coffee break, I just went in and got a iced coffee to go. I've been drinking iced coffee from Peet's like crazy

It's always nice to plan ahead of time. There is always a waiting list for popular daycare/pre-school. Do you plan to send your son to daycare when he turns a little older? Or you prefer to let him stay with the daycare (homecare E E) until he is old enough for pre-school?

原文章由 honeybeeyy 於 07-8-8 22:46 發表
bunnymonkey,

I just got marry last year and if everything goes well, YUP, it's gonna be my first baby. I wish I can get conception in the next few months.

I have started preparing ...

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發表於 07-8-10 04:41 |只看該作者

Hello honeybeeyy,

My husband live in here for almost 20 years. I just moved from HK to Fremont on early July. My daughter is 14 months old. Nice to meet you. My sister-in-law had hired chinese nanny before but I have to ask her for details. Any information you want to know about?

原文章由 honeybeeyy 於 07-8-8 06:46 發表
bunnymonkey,

I just got marry last year and if everything goes well, YUP, it's gonna be my first baby. I wish I can get conception in the next few months.

I have started preparing ...

[ 本文章最後由小妤媽媽於 07-8-9 12:44 編輯 ]

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發表於 07-8-10 09:56 |只看該作者

小妤媽媽,

Nice to meet you! Your baby girl is very lovely :> You have just moved to Fremont from HK, are you still adjusting to the life there? Are you full-time Mama now?

I'm planning to move to Palo Alto probably end of this year around Nov/ Dec. My husband has been flying back and forth from HK to Palo Alto very often and it's very exhausting for both of us....

Because I don't have family living in US, I think I might wanna hire a chinese lady nanny next year after giving birth such as 坐月時可以有個nanny分擔家務. I wonder how much is it gonna cost to hire a part-time nanny

? Where are thses ladies from usually?

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發表於 07-8-10 09:59 |只看該作者

honeybeeyy,

oh you are not pregnant yet.. hehee.. I bet you are a very good planner! :D Good luck and wish you will get pregant soon. Are you going to visit Palo Alto and the around area first before you move? Anyway, I like to live here compare to HK.

I have been living in Sunnyvale/Mountain View since 2001 but I have been in the US since 1994. :) It's convenient to get Chinese ingredients for cooking etc here. Bay area has a big Chinese/Asian population. :)

From what I head, the "pui月" Ah Yee for the first month, those cost about US$2500/month. You include their meals and accomodation. The lady will live in your house to take care of the baby and may cook for you as well.
When your baby is bigger (not "pui 月" type), the live-in-nanny usually cost from ~$1200-1700 per month in this area. Part-time nanny coule be from $10-20+ per hour. The lady could be from Mainland or any other place. It depends on which one you found.

Thank you. My baby looks like Eurasian? Really? hehe.. no one mention that. Baby's dad is Chinese too.

[ 本文章最後由 bunnymonkey 於 07-8-10 10:08 編輯 ]

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發表於 07-8-10 10:02 |只看該作者

meeemeee,
oh hehe.. I like iced coffee too! How come you will be in Mountain View?! hehee.. I am thinking to let my son stay in the family daycare for a bit longer time first because it's cheaper! haha... I may need to look into more info for the pre-schools later. Do you have any recommendation for any pre-school in Mountain View area?

原文章由 meeemeee 於 07-8-9 12:45 發表
Hi bebeting and honeybeeyy,
Welcome to BK!

Bunnymonkey,
I didn't have a coffee break, I just went in and got a iced coffee to go. I've been drinking iced coffee from Peet's like cr ...

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發表於 07-8-12 02:49 |只看該作者

hihi all bay area mami:loveliness:
i am from bay area also, 多多指教~~~~

bunnymonkey, do u remember me? if not, it's ok, hehe...
i saw you asking for MV area preschool, my niece goes to "Yew Chung", it is on Easy Street, bilingual, maybe you can check it out

原文章由 bunnymonkey 於 07-8-10 10:02 發表
meeemeee,
oh hehe.. I like iced coffee too! How come you will be in Mountain View?! hehee.. I am thinking to let my son stay in the family daycare for a bit longer time first because it's cheape ...

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發表於 07-8-12 15:29 |只看該作者

hi zillyzizi,

I remember I talked to you before but I forgot what I talked to you about tho. :D Yew Chung is very close to my house tho I haven't check out the place there b4. I may check it out later. :) Thx!

原文章由 zillyzizi 於 07-8-12 02:49 發表
hihi all bay area mami:loveliness:
i am from bay area also, 多多指教~~~~

bunnymonkey, do u remember me? if not, it's ok, hehe...
i saw you asking for MV area preschool, my niece goes t ...

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發表於 07-8-23 03:11 |只看該作者

Hi everyone.

My friend 's 3 1/2 years old son is going to Yew Chung preschool now. He can read lot of Chinese word, and speaks Mandarin well.

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發表於 07-8-23 10:22 |只看該作者

Thanks for the info! If I can't find other pre-school that's cheaper (and still OK quality) close to my house, I will seriously consider Yew Chung as it's pretty close to my house and they teach Chinese as well.

BTW, what's the price range for pre-school in the Mtv View, Sunnyvale (up to redwood city) area? Let say for a 3 yr old full-time (like 8 or 9am to 6pm)?

原文章由 yungah 於 07-8-23 03:11 發表
Hi everyone.

My friend 's 3 1/2 years old son is going to Yew Chung preschool now. He can read lot of Chinese word, and speaks Mandarin well.

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發表於 07-8-23 13:42 |只看該作者

as far as i know ... in general, christian/catholic preschools are usually a bit cheaper than the other ones.

christian/catholic preschools (potty-trained, full time): around $1000/month.
others: abt $1200-$1600/month

原文章由 bunnymonkey 於 07-8-23 10:22 發表
Thanks for the info! If I can't find other pre-school that's cheaper (and still OK quality) close to my house, I will seriously consider Yew Chung as it's pretty close to my house and they teach ...

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發表於 07-8-23 14:57 |只看該作者

Hi bunnymonkey.

Did you check out Challenger & Statford at Sunnyvale? I heard it is good.

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發表於 07-8-23 16:06 |只看該作者

I see. If I can find a decent Christian school, that will be a bonus. I went to Christian kindergarten, primary, and secondary schools myself.

I was thinking to send my son to Sunday school when he's a bit older.

原文章由 SY_Mom 於 07-8-23 13:42 發表
as far as i know ... in general, christian/catholic preschools are usually a bit cheaper than the other ones.

christian/catholic preschools (potty-trained, full time): around $1000/month.
oth ...

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發表於 07-8-25 08:37 |只看該作者

Hi bunnymonkey,
I was in Mt. View with my husband for his site visit. Have you tried the iced coffee at Peet's? I am drinking one as I am typing to you

. It's part of my life now, got to get one everyday.
My son will start pre-school next Thursday. He'll go to Valley Christian School in Dublin full time. $990 a month with optional lunch @ $3.5 per day.

原文章由 bunnymonkey 於 07-8-10 10:02 發表
meeemeee,
oh hehe.. I like iced coffee too! How come you will be in Mountain View?! hehee.. I am thinking to let my son stay in the family daycare for a bit longer time first because it's cheaper! hah ...

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發表於 07-8-25 09:05 |只看該作者

meeemeee,

i remembered the full time tuition at Fremont Christian included the lunches as well. and the price was abt the same as Valley Christian. in that case, Fremont Christian's really good price (assume that they don't increase the tution a lot).

"siu yu" ma ma,
u can definitely consider Fremont Christian preschool. they take kids starting from 2 (no need to be potty trained). my kid went there for abt a year from 2 yrs old, but we switched to his current preschool after he's potty-trained since it's a bit too far.

原文章由 meeemeee 於 07-8-25 08:37 發表
Hi bunnymonkey,
I was in Mt. View with my husband for his site visit. Have you tried the iced coffee at Peet's? I am drinking one as I am typing to you . It's part of my life now, got to ge ...

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發表於 07-8-25 09:14 |只看該作者

yungah,

u live in cupertino, right?

did u go to the brand new and expanded Whole Food in cupertino? they've moved across the street but expanded. now with the "order to cook" food court (chinese, japanese and american food).

i was there on Wed after my son's group piano class was over. lots of people there and took us a long time to park. no wonder .... when i got home and looked at the receipt, realized that there was $5 off if u purchased $25 and over.

btw, after i've visited several campuses of Challenger, i realized that the schools don't care too much abt the safety and happiness of the kids but academic.

Strafford is probably abt the same, coz it's formed by the former teachers from Challenger.

原文章由 yungah 於 07-8-23 14:57 發表
Hi bunnymonkey.

Did you check out Challenger & Statford at Sunnyvale? I heard it is good.

MattMattMA

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發表於 07-8-25 09:27 |只看該作者

Hi SY_MOM,

Yes, you are right. Lunches are included in the tuition at FCS. We have considered FCS for Marcus (Candace attended FCS from pre-school thru 1st grade). However, almost all the experienced teachers are gone at the main campus. Actually, FCS is more convenient for me but we decided to go to VCS.

原文章由 SY_Mom 於 07-8-25 09:05 發表
meeemeee,

i remembered the full time tuition at Fremont Christian included the lunches as well. and the price was abt the same as Valley Christian. in that case, Fremont Christian's really good pri ...

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發表於 07-8-25 10:47 |只看該作者

meeemeee,

didn't know anything abt the FCS main campus. sean went to the Fremont Blvd. campus (preschool campus only). i think it's a much newer campus than the main campus.

原文章由 meeemeee 於 07-8-25 09:27 發表
Hi SY_MOM,

Yes, you are right. Lunches are included in the tuition at FCS. We have considered FCS for Marcus (Candace attended FCS from pre-school thru 1st grade). However, almost all the experien ...

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發表於 07-8-25 16:13 |只看該作者

Hi SY_Mom,

I didn't go to the new Whole Food yet, Wed was the Grand opening day so there must be crowd. I will go next week and try the "order to cook" food court.

So you don't like Challenger and Stattford, I just heard they are good. I didn't visit any pre school campus, but I will visit them later. Thanks for your comments.

Do you have any pre school suggesstion for me? I only know Challenger, Stattford & Yew Chung, but my husband doesn't want MattMatt go to Yew Chung, he perfer Sat Chinese class instead of Chinese pre school, even though our friend highly recommend it.

Where do you live? Your son takes piano class in Cupertino?

原文章由 SY_Mom 於 8/24/07 05:14 PM 發表
yungah,

u live in cupertino, right?

did u go to the brand new and expanded Whole Food in cupertino? they've moved across the street but expanded. now with the "order to cook" food court (chinese, ...

MattMatt小天地

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