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Re: 請問有無住在加拿大既媽咪?

*Amy*

i have two girls, 9 1/2 and 5 1/2. we are from HK too, but my younger one was born in canada. they go to chinese class on saturday mornings.
we are still considering whether to move back to hk this summer or not. a lot of things to be considered.

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發表於 04-3-17 04:10 |只看該作者

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hello Amy,

i really miss u too, why u come canada mommy club, u are Ackland mommy ar.

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發表於 04-3-17 04:27 |只看該作者

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My husband and I are from HK, but we moved here since we were teenager.

I guess we will settle here for good and won't move back. It is so difficult to find a job in HK and we won't survive the long working hours there. We are spoiled.

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發表於 04-3-17 05:59 |只看該作者

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*Amy*

I came from HK when I was teenage and my wife came from the south border. My daughter is CBC. I agree 110% on PoohMa comment. We are spoiled in Canada. I doubt we will move back to HK or US. It's alot safer in here (if you know what I mean).

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發表於 04-3-17 06:42 |只看該作者

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just away for the weekend - and got so many new members - that's really good.

congratulation to Wynne for the new members.

Both me and my husband are from HK in late 2002.. both of us are 40+ and got no job in HK and decide to move here for good...

we did not plan to have any baby now -as even we are not "negative asset holder" we don't have much left after 97.... the living standard is low here (in compare to HK) with quality of life is better back in HK... so here we are.

since I got 3 godchildren... by visiting the BK site - will have more knowledge to communicate with the kids ma.... :-P

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發表於 04-3-17 08:40 |只看該作者

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ckkwkl,
Wow...your girls are not babies now. I bet you enjoy haveing them around doing things then. It is good to know that you are sending your kids to learn Chinese in Canada. Do they love Chinese? Is it Mandarin or Cantonese. Do they learn both speaking and writing as well?

I think the Chinese schools in Canada are much structured than ours here (We are living in New Zealand). The minimum age for the Chinese schools here is 5 years old , so my kids are still too young for that. But I really want them to know proper Chinese. I am reminding myself to speak Chinese to them all the time but sometimes I just don't because of the convenience. I hope I can encourage them to like Chinese. ( I think I need to encourage myself first).

JJ,
Why do I come here? It is because I want to catch up with you and Wynne ...cos' I know you guys are here...hahahhaa...... (sounds great?)

Hi Canadian mums,
It is so sweet that I am welcomed here.....even I am not living in the country you are in but I think we still have a lot of common grounds to be shared with. Glad to know you guys.

Doggie,
It is so sweet of you to visit BK in order to grasp some ideas for getting along with your godchildren. I am sure you are a great godparent. So, do you actually spend a lot of time with them? We sometimes take our godson to his football practice or competitions. He is 7 years old now. He was our page boy at our wedding too.

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發表於 04-3-17 08:50 |只看該作者

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Oscar,
Ah...I just have found out that you are a dad not a mum.... So, do you enjoy your fatherhood a lot? Is your wife visiting BK as well?

PoohPoohMaMa ,
Yes, I agree with you that most of the "overseas-HK people" are spoiled in some of the comfortable countries like Canada.

I love the quality of living in NZ as well (in terms of fresh air, traffic, living space, friends, natural environment...etc). But I just wonder if my kids will learn proper Chinese here or not. My husband and I are actually thinking of staying in HK for a few years, then our kids can have at least a few early years of Chinese foundation. Well....there are heaps of things to be considered and we haven't made the final decision yet. We hope we can make a wise one..

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發表於 04-3-18 00:51 |只看該作者

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*Amy*

my girls still enjoy going to chinese class at this stage. my elder one learns mandarin (because the chinese class was full when i registered her 3 years ago) and the younger one learns chinese. it has been 3 years that the elder one learns mandarin la, but still :-( :-( you know what i mean - so so only. my younger one although only 5 1/2, she is in p.2 class for chinese. her chinese standard is better than her sister. she knows more chinese words than her sister, also write more than her.

we speaks cantonese at home.

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發表於 04-3-18 01:36 |只看該作者

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Amy - where are u in NZ... my girlfriend just mirgrate to Ackland in last Sept... she said lots of chinese and she start making friends in the community center.

Me... Not sure if I am good god parent or not.. but yes.. do spend lots of time taking them out - football practice.. parks.. movie... or so... We see each other at least once a week..

already planning for the summer camping now...All of my godchildren were born in here... but I told them I don't know english and start talking to them in Cantonese... :-P
my youngest goddaughter really believe that and try to translate most of the stuff to me in her best when seeing movie.... :-P
the 3 monsters said my english is as poor as their grandma.... but the trick no longer work -after we went to the niagara falls last weekend... as they heard me talking to the hotel reception... :-( :-(

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發表於 04-3-18 01:58 |只看該作者

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I am so glad this topic is being active again!

When I have children, I still need to think how to teach them Chinese when they grow up. I have many CBC friends; they somehow catch up Chinese when they see the need, i.e. chasing girls/boys, bringing western friends to dim sum, watching Chinese translated Japanese cartoon, etc.

Moving to HK is just too hard... maybe visiting HK once a year is good enough I guess.

This summer, I will prepare for my baby coming.

No more activities. Plus, all the in-laws will be around. That occupies me enough.

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發表於 04-3-18 03:08 |只看該作者

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ppmm - you must be excited for the new member - 4.5 months to go... everything o.k. ?

we've been talking meeting each other since last year... but still no chance...

may be it will be a good reason to get all moms/dads to meet for your new born baby's one month birthday party... :-P

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發表於 04-3-18 03:29 |只看該作者

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Hi doggie,

Thanks for telling me how to leave message here. You know when I register in Feb, my computer cannot show the Chinese words on the buttons, so I just click the button guessing that is the correct one, even I pm you yesterday, I guess only & so I am not sure whether you receive it or not.

Hi all moms & dads in Canada,

I moved here since 1994, & 2 kids born in 96 & 2000, BUSY everyday. Seem not many BK parents are from the west of the country.

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發表於 04-3-18 04:01 |只看該作者

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hey calgary - you finally got in here...

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發表於 04-3-18 16:21 |只看該作者

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Hi doggie,
Hahaa...what an interesting story. So, did your godchildren say anything after they had had found out about your English?

Hi all of you,
I have got a similar story to share with...
When I first came to NZ I made a friend inflight and we ended up going to university together. She introduced me to one of her friends (a guy) said "She is my new friend Amy whom I met on the air plane and she stayed with me for few days and she is Japanese...." Her friend really believed that I am Japanese and said to the girl "o下? 你剛剛識人就帶人返屋企...你唔好咁易信人呀..不過咁, 睇呢隻野都唔係壞人黎既...etc.." I heard everything and really wanted to laugh out lound. The girl and I finally couldn't help laughing. He was a bit embarrassed when he found out that three of us were from HK...

It was one of the funny memories when I studied overseas...

One more for you to enjoy...

When I was at the social studies class in Vancouver, the teacher asked us to discuss something in a group. As usual, people in our group got a bit bored after the long discussion, so we started to chat a bit other things. One of the group mates was from Singapore and he told us that laws in Singapore were very strict such as "No gum in the public transport"...我聽完之後就覺得真係好嚴, 咁我就問佢 "so, are oranges allowed? " He said" Why oranges aren't allowed" 我話 ""柑" 同橙都差唔多呀"...

Do you get it? hahaha...I didn't realize that he said "gum" but I thought it was "柑" cos' that classmate spoke three languages (English, Cantonese and Mandarin) in conversations. So, the pronounciation of the chewing gum's "gum" is very similar to "柑" and I didn't know if he was speaking English or Cantonese regarding to that issue....

There are so many sweet memories during my study life....I treasure all of them.

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發表於 04-3-19 00:55 |只看該作者

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*Amy* 寫道:
xxx is my new friend xxx whom I met on the air plane and xx stayed with me for few days and xxx...." Her friend really believed that I am Japanese and said to the girl "o下? 你剛剛識人就帶人返屋企...你唔好咁易信人呀..不過咁, 睇呢隻野都唔係壞人黎既...etc.."

this is one of my mom's famous incident too (she can do any stupid thing that a normal person will not perform). she knew a man (from black dragon river) on plane when flying back to canada, he told her he is employer of china government and looking for opportunity for investment in canada, a lot of $$ to spend for the government (bull ####ting only) etc...we all knows that he is liar...but my mom fully believes in him and even have him his GODSON!!! whenever he comes to canada, he will stay (sometimes even with another man) at my mom's home (on a business trip???) why not stay in hotel or the china consulate as the chinese government will pay. my mom says he is a good man, giving her $500 and stay for 3 or 4 months each time (haha, much cheaper than staying in hotel). it is because of this man that i moved out from my mom's home, my husband says it is not safe for us to stay at my mom's home.

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發表於 04-3-19 02:39 |只看該作者

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ckkwkl,
Really? It sounds a bit weired. So what is your dad's response (pardon me)? Do you think that man has become your parents' friend , so your parents don't mind him staying with them like this?

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發表於 04-3-19 05:37 |只看該作者

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*Amy* 寫道:
ckkwkl,
Really? It sounds a bit weired. So what is your dad's response (pardon me)? Do you think that man has become your parents' friend , so your parents don't mind him staying with them like this?

*Amy*
my mom lives with a much more weired man, her b/f. he thinks that the china man is a good and reliable man, because he wants to get some advantages from him (if any). this couples can act/think/do anything that you may not imagine, they are really 天做地設,舉世無第2雙

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發表於 04-3-19 09:06 |只看該作者

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[quote]now they all called me big liar.... but I simply told them I had to pick up some english in order to work here in Canada....
eg. I told her I will buy the "rose Duck" to her home for dinner this sat.... she keep ask me what is Rose duck...

may be you all know....

*Amy* 寫道:
Hi doggie,
Hahaa...what an interesting story. So, did your godchildren say anything after they had had found out about your English?

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發表於 04-3-19 09:28 |只看該作者

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doggie,
Did you deliberately change from "roasted" to "rose" ? You ratbag...hahahaha...I bet you have so much fun with your godchildren and they love you so much cos' you are such a fun person.

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