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Re: Any mother is living in USA now - Part ll

CKF,
Did you buy the chinese education tools from HK, USA somewhere, or online? I know you mentioned books and homeworks are from school. That's very nice they provided that without extra payment. $390 USD for 10 months actually I think that is a very good price. Did your daughter like to write chinese? I knew a lot of ABC didn't like to write Chinese. That's very good idea to make the child into a habit of writing. I will try to learn from you. Probably having my daughter reading story book with me will increase her interest in Chinese too. I got to prepare that! :-P I love this forum! It's so educational!!!!! :-P :-P

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發表於 04-5-13 02:49 |只看該作者

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小肥佬,
It's so good that you can keep good Chinese knowledge. I have been here since 2000 and now I find out I use more English than Chinese! I think that's not a good news!
Your 肥佬 is a self-employer, the insurance is so expensive your you guys in USA. Well.. overall insurance here is overpriced anyway. Hey... it's good to know if you can have insurance for baby because you just have to pay $10 (co-pay)to get baby vaccination and physical exams. Without insurance, I don't know why much is those shots!

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發表於 04-5-13 14:01 |只看該作者

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ckf
As you will stay in HK only for 10 days, hope this can help you.

Please click

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發表於 04-5-13 23:51 |只看該作者

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whalebb:
By this time, you should have your right next to you instead of inside your tummy la, how are you feeling?
My grandma is better now, thanks, you know aging is something we all can't avoid, she is 88 la.
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我記得妳個仔也好遲先識行. <<<< yes, he started to walk when he was 14 mos, he could stand up when he was 10 mos old and we all thought he would walk very soon but he didn't until he was 14 mos. old
妳個仔最後幾時先識 how did you train him??>>>> you don't have to train them particularly, when they are ready, they will make the 1st step

, I have let my son used the walker but the study said is not good and safe for babies and it could delay the walking process

anyway, don't worry, I don't think anything wrong with Fatbean, she just know how to relax, I always said, once they know how to walk, they are going to be on their own, so you see, she is a very smart one. :-P

pear:
Mothercare? No sure in NY, only know about the motherhood, which is for the maternity wears. Toy'R'Us, Babys'R'US>> good choice for the baby accessories,you can find everything for the newborns' needs from there.
For the children's clothings>>

ersonally , I like Gymboree, Disney's store,Baby Gap,... you can find them in any shopping mall and there are outlets in NY, Woodbury or Jersey Garden Mall (indoor outlets) in New Jersey, they have the brand name with the discount price.

clareb:
I am a Shanghainese too and same as my hubby's family, what a conincident right?

, The only time I need to speak in Shanghainese is when I am with my grandma and sometimes to my in-laws.
I only expected my son to speak and understand in Cantonese, for the writing part>>> his parents (which is me and my hubby) we can't really write well either,so I guess is okay

Is that your baby girl's photo on the left? She is so pretty

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發表於 04-5-14 04:11 |只看該作者

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CUTIE_MOMMY,
Yes, that is my baby daughter. Thank you. She is about 2 2/3 months only at that time! :D How's your son learning Cantonese (speaking and writing)? Does he like to speak chinese? How old is your son?
My grandma is 83 years old too. She used to speak Cantonese to me. However, now she just know how to speak Shanghaiese to me. You know.. that reminds me to call her and talk to her. I didn't talk to her for a while. I miss her. However, I am in USA and she is in Shanghai! That's hard! :( Anyway, got to let her know i miss her. :D

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發表於 04-5-14 15:31 |只看該作者

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Jaan :

Thanks for your info.

In fact, I'll stay 20 days from June 7 to June 27. It's because I want to change the new HKID this time and people told me it takes 2 weeks to get it.

I think I will bring my daughter to Ocean park. The Bear "kingdom" (not sure the English name) at TST was not that worth to go. We've been there around the grand opening time and she already had pictures with those big bears. We didn't go inside last time because people told me not worth of the money.

BTW, do you know any place that offer short swimming lession for kids. Private lession is also fine as I want to let my daughter learn swimming. She love to play water and it's just something fun for her to do while we are in HK.

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發表於 04-5-14 16:50 |只看該作者

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ckf,

If you stay at Kowloon Hotel, you can try to ask YMCA ( TST ), it maybe they have summer class ( swimming ) for kids. Was your daughter born in USA? Do you know if parents were born in HK, but kids born in other country, the kids can apply the HK ID???

You play Cantonese songs and story CD to your daughter. Can you tell me which CD is the best for 1 year-old bb? I want to ready for my bb.

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發表於 04-5-14 17:03 |只看該作者

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Clarab,

My god-mother is also a Shanghaiese. She is living in England now. We have not seen each other for a long time ago.

About your grandma, if you miss her, call her frequent and let she knows your feeling. I believe your grandma must happy a lot. Sometimes, I also miss my senior family, however; some was... Anyway, don't wait. Let you and she connect with deep heart la. :-P

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發表於 04-5-14 17:30 |只看該作者

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小肥佬,

Me too! When we decided to install "DirecTV", I wanted to subscribe the Chinese channel, however: I also thought the fee is expensive. Additional, my hubby don't want me spend more time for Chinese program, he wants me to learn better my English. Thus, we don't have Chinese channel so far.

About the insurance, I agreed you that is very expensive if we have not insurance. Like me, I had a c-section, it was only my hospital fee, the bill was US$9xxx ( not include bb fee ). Lucky, I have a good insurance, they could cover all of the expense.

About the 4D, that is not include, we asked my OB, but she don't think I need, so she was not writing approve paper to me. ( no approval paper, the fee is expensive ) When that time, I onlined to watch the sample 3D & 4D, I found out I don't like to see at the moment. Thus, I only got the ultersound and I was happy. (It maybe change my thought in the future??? )

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我有directTV 呀... 但我成日都好想知如果subscribe埋中文台要多少錢.咁你話35蚊, 如果叫肥佬去subscribe, 佢都會咁做,但正如你所說,又好似唔係咁值囉...不過我記得前陣子我去Las Vegas. 原來電視其中一台係中文台(仲要係無線嗰隻), 攪到我日日都想留番係間hotel room度, 由得肥佬自己去玩...

肥佬係自己小生意仔,所以佢都要自己交insurance, 因為肥佬肥,所以會貴d囉.另外, 未有bb前,肥佬又好似join 咗一個plan for having the bb. 我唔知詳細個內容係點.但係聽到話每次去睇醫生呀,做ultrasound呀,或者化驗(blood test嗰d), insurance都會比80%...但係全都要醫生批核先有得claim.但係如果好似我哋自己去其他地方做4D, 就唔知有無得claim.不過我都會等肥佬回來,叫佢打去insurance company嗰度問一問.

不過美國真係,乜都要錢, 有時計番d數,無insurance都好"金".....[/quote]

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發表於 04-5-14 17:42 |只看該作者

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CUTIE_MOMMY,

Glad to know your grandma is better now. You are a nice grand-daughter. When I was young and I was in HK, my grand-uncle & auntie ( the relationship was same as grand-parents), they were in and out hospital often, my mom and I was always went to visit them ( different period in hospital, after my grand-auntie passed away, my grand-uncle stayed at Senior Apartment ) I felt very sad. This was just my old memories. Blessing your grandma, health and happy !!!

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發表於 04-5-14 17:49 |只看該作者

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Hello Pear,

I am not living NY, but I always buy the baby's stuffs in Babies "R"us and Toy"R"us, those stores has more stuffs for baby. If overthere has Wal-Mart, JC Penny, Sears, are also a good price, specially Wal-Mart.

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發表於 04-5-14 17:55 |只看該作者

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Hi, IC,

It is really long time no see la. What are you busy for lately?

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發表於 04-5-15 04:11 |只看該作者

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mrsyip:
My grandma is very close to us, she helped my mom to take care us when we were little so now is our turn to help her. She came to US because she wanted to live with us, she means a lot to my family, we all love her to death so that's why no matter how tough, we will try our best to take care her at home instead of putting her to the nursing home cuz that is the only one thing she had ever requested from us.

How is your bb girl now?

Clareb:
I am sure your grandma knows you care about her and miss her, sometimes just a simple phone call means a lot to the elderly

How old is your bb girl? My son just turned 3, he can speak fluent cantonese, of course not the writting la :-P
One time, there is an american woman who heard my son spoke chinese and english and she was so impressed and said, " wow, he is so little and already bilingual" I believe is always a benefit if you know more than one language but I won't push him, as long as he can speak and listen in chinese, is good enough to me already.

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發表於 04-5-15 11:16 |只看該作者

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mrsyip

係呀,我都係到今時今日,我都無裝中文台呀.
你當時生既時,要比咁貴,真係insurance助了不少呀.
個OB都無寫紙比我呀,所以我相信都係要自己比晒. 其實我同肥佬之前都有上網睇過4D嗰D資料,可能我哋都係第一次做人daddy和mommy,所以都好緊張同埋好好奇,所以我哋都想做4D囉..

係電視睇咗多次"birth day" 睇住d mommy點樣生仔,越睇就越驚. 現在仲有二個半月,我都好緊張和好驚. 成日諗到時都唔知點算...

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發表於 04-5-15 11:29 |只看該作者

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CUTIE_MOMMY

你就好啦, 你個grandma同你哋一起....我媽媽,grandma都係香港呀...我都好掛住佢哋...你個仔都巳經好叻,可以識說和聽...我都希望第時我個仔都係一樣,我巳經好開心.但我都會睇下佢有無interested 去學寫中文囉. 因為肥佬(我老公)成日話d中文字好似d圖畫咁, 好得意,但就唔會學...現在佢都識說"你好" (因每次我都會叫佢同我媽說:hello,你好.) 同埋"收聲"兩句囉. 有次我問佢記唔記得"shut up"中文點話,佢話"i forget",但當我同我朋友說電話二個鍾頭,佢忍唔住咁說了一聲"收聲".真係比佢吹脹.

clarab

我都好掛住我的媽媽和grandma,所以我都會一個星期倒打一次電話比佢哋,不過現在佢返咗大陸,巳遲d先可以打比佢哋囉....

我成日覺得d上海姑娘好高好靚架...好有氣質...

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發表於 04-5-15 14:57 |只看該作者

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mrsyip :

I bought those CDs from the book fair in HK 3 years ago. You may go to the web site "www.bear.com.hk" to check it out. I read the news a while ago, that there will be a book fair held in July in HK convention centre, so may be you can go to the fair to check it out as they usually will have a few publishers selling child's song CDs and you can listen one by one before you decide which one is best for your bb. BTW, it's cheaper to buy at the fair and more free gift too.

I'd got the right of abode approval paper from the immigration dept for my daughter. when she turn 11, she can apply the HKID. I did the application when last time I went back to HK as I worry the law will change later and it may be more difficult to get the HKID for my daughter.

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發表於 04-5-15 15:18 |只看該作者

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Clarab:

Some of the books and CDs are bought from HK, some of them I bought online at
www.yesasia.com and some of the exercise I bought at the Chinese bookstore here(but they usually sell more Taiwanese books or exercise books. )

My daughter likes to read and draw more than write but I insist her to do her homework (English, Chinese and Maths) everyday. It may only one or two rows Chinese or one to two pages English and Maths but she has to finish what I was assigned for her before she go play or watching video. I started this routine since she starts the Chinese class at her 3 years. Now she sometimes will tell me she is going to do her home work right after her lunch. Of course, I have to give her some incentives(like go out to park, play some special game, an icecream, etc.) after she finish her home work and if she is doing a good job.

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發表於 04-5-15 22:13 |只看該作者

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Hi Mrs. Yip,
How are you? I am very busy because of my job. I even work at night to answer office emails.
However, sometimes I visit this web site but just do not chat!!

I want to go to HK in this Christmas, I am checking the airfare now.

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發表於 04-5-15 23:58 |只看該作者

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ckf,

How and where did apply the approval paper? You mean - your daughter was born in USA, but you apply for her HKId when she turns 11-year-old. Can you tell me more information? Thanks!

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