TEACHER, TEACHER

26 February 2012, Sunday

Min's "Chinese & colouring worksheet" by Teacher Zhen.

The girls loved to play "Teacher, Teacher" in the house.  Zhen, the teacher, and Min, the student.

Min's "English & colouring worksheet" by Teacher Zhen.

STANDING EGGS

5 February 2012, Sunday

Min trying hard to stand the egg.

It was Lichun (立春) yesterday.  It is believed that one can 'stand an egg' at mid day on Lichun.  A few friends of mine were posting photos of their 'standing eggs'.  As I wanted to prove that this game of egg standing can be done on any other day of the year, I bought some eggs back today to play the game.

My experiment on the standing eggs game, 2 years back... "standing eggs - myth busted".

Zhen managed to stand an egg, after several attempts.

CHINESE POEM (唐诗) - "Jing Ye Si" (静夜思)

11 April 2012, Wednesday

Dad:  床前明月光，疑是地上霜。 举头望明月，低头看太阳

LZ:  No, 低头看... 看... 看什么了啊, Mummy?

Mum:  低头看星星

LZ:  No.

LM:  低头看大便

CHINESE WRITING - MOUTH

23 April 2012, Monday 

LZ: Mi, 嘴巴 (zuǐba) how to write? 

LM: 口 (kǒu) la, so easy... (with hands writing the word in the air)

MID AUTUMN FESTIVAL (中秋节) 2011

12 September 2011, Monday

It's Mid Autumn Festival... the kids had fun playing with lanterns and candles lighting.  They had an enjoyable time at a friend's house yesterday night too.

We saw a handmade lantern when we were at our friend's place.  It was made of tins.  A short video on the handmade lantern...

ZHEN'S NAME IN CHINESE

4th January 2011, Tuesday Evening

Zhen started primary school, Standard 1, yesterday.  She's not so good in writing her name in Chinese.  So, I asked her to practice writing her name in draft papers.

Lee Zhen: "This is the way I write my name... My mummy says put my finger for spacing... there's my finger... :D"

SURNAMES

8th February 2011, Tuesday Afternoon

Lee Zhen was asking me why is this Friday, a school holiday?

Me:  (explained about the Hokkiens prayers to the Jade Emperor "拜天公"")

LZ:  Are you a Hokkien people?
Me:  No, I'm a Cantonese.  Your father is a Hokkien.
LZ:  Then, I am what people?
Me:  You're a Hokkien.
LZ:  Why I am not a Cantonese people?
Me:  'Coz you follow your father.  Just like your surname, you followed your father's surname, Lee "李".


LZ:  Mummy, next time I want to marry a Low, "羅".  Then my children can have your surname.  I don't know what people lah... but the surname is Low, like you.

LION DANCE

14th February 2010, (虎年, 年初一), Sunday Morning
A few days before CNY, I showed Zhen some images and videos of lion dances and dragon dances via youtube.

On the 1st day of CNY, there was lion dance in the neighbourhood, and Zhen's little cousin, Qi Qi, was so eager to go out and watch...

That's when I heard Zhen told Qi Qi, "Don't worry, we can watch afterwards, we can also watch it from the internet!"  ;D

WRITING CHINESE

12th October 2009, Monday Night  

While doing her homework, Zhen had all the strokes wrong, in writing her Chinese characters. Hence I corrected her on. She still made the same mistakes after that.
 
Me: Girl, you’ve got the strokes all wrong!

Zhen: Never mind, mummy, the teacher won’t know…