Thursday 28 February 2013

Google voice, 我真的爱死你了!!!

小tz跑过来问到: "Daddy, can you play Lego with me please?"

在我正要爬起来跟她玩的时候, 她又很快的跑到公公身边问到: "公公, 你在做什么?"

小tz就是长长以这样的一个方式和我们沟通。有时候我听不见公公在讲些什么, 小tz还会像个翻译员似的, 把公公用华语讲的话用英语再重复一次。因为这样, 小tz也多了一些机会练习她的华语。

从一开口就是英语呛的华语到现在的基础, 公公在一定的程度上帮助了小tz。可那已经是一年前的事了。 不只是小tz, 连我也感觉公公不在就 少了一些什么。前几天, 小tz还特地拿了她最喜欢的糖果与公公分享。

身为老爸的我, 也是时候设法在华文上帮助小tz一把。可本人是出了名的英文差华文栏, 这可真难倒我也! 算了吧,就把自己当成凡教材。希望小tz从我的不足学习正确的华文。个位人兄如看到我在文字上的不足, 还请多多改正。谢了!

能写这篇布拉格, 也多亏了 google voice input。 本人现只需要动口, 文字就一个一个出现我的android 手机 上。Google voice, 我真的爱死你了!!!

可我这人就有这小小 缺点, 人就是太 老实。Google voice 妳只能排在第五位。老大是老婆, 老二是我家小宝贝(小tz), 老三是我工作, 老第四是 我心爱的android 手机。这~ 就  委屈你了。
:-P

Monday 18 February 2013

"Lang li-ge lang, li-ge lang, li-ge lang, li-ge lang..."

We cheong last Saturday night.

yt, 小tz and I were singing under the sky full of stars, enjoying the view of our city skyline, in a popular place with many people and a strong band.

We sang many oldies like 春天里, 忘情水, 爱在深秋 and 爱拼才会赢. Still like the oldies, meaningful lyrics and catchy tune.  小tz was really enjoying singing along with the simple lyrics and easy chorus. She already requested our help to locate 春天里 in YouTube when we reached home so she can learn and sing.

So... "Lang li-ge lang, li-ge lang, li-ge lang, li-ge lang..."

We are prepared to her singing it again and again, and again, and again...

Equally surprised was yt's ability to sing along with those oldies. Hmm... I am not that old after all huh?

If you still have no idea where we are, its one of our favorite place - Esplanade Outdoor Theatre.

I am happy with our decision to drop by after visiting a friend.

Sunday 17 February 2013

Err... will there be escalators and travellators soon?

A great way to start my day.

Beautiful scenery with near air conditioning temperature after the rain.

Oh... not.forgetting the great exercise to burn off the fats accumulated over the Chinese New Year eating. Wow~

Ouch! My legs!!!

Are they going to build escalators and travellators soon?

 

Saturday 9 February 2013

新年快乐! (Amendment)

For the past few weeks, 小tz have been trying very hard to complete this drawing. Every time when I am around, she would insist that I help her to complete this drawing.

On Thursday night, she even go against her usual routine to go through her school's work. yt and I were pretty angry at her for not revising her school's work.

Everything else changed when I saw this drawing with the wordings at the back of the drawing. She requested me to turn away and not see what she is going to write. She wrote it all by herself except for the word "too". Heard her read aloud after asking me how to spell the word "too" and I just can't stop smiling.

A great start to a great year!

新年快乐, 身体健康 小tz!


Amendment

yt took a look at 小tz's writing and confirmed that I was the one that interpreted her intention wrongly. It should be "two" as earlier written by 小tz instead of "too" that I suggested.

I hereby, made changes to this post and apologize to 小tz for not understanding her original intention. :p

Putting up this amendment for 2 reasons. (1) To let 小tz know that it is alright to apologize, even in public for any wrong doing. I would rather be ashamed for the mistake I did than to feel guilty for life. (2) Not following the instruction as issued by the boss of the house - yt, might have me labelled as insubordination, you know. Haha... just kidding. (Thanks dear for pointing out my mistake.)

Thursday 7 February 2013

"Boss, know what? I will be late because the queue is SHORT!"

"I have been sitting there waiting for the bus!" said the lady.

Waiting second in line for bus 165, a late 40s lady and her husband suddenly appeared and stand in front of the queue. 

Frustration controlled, I smiled and signaled to the lady that they need to stand in line and not cut queue this way.

She rightly told me that they were here far before me and were sitting at the seats behind the bay while waiting.

Matter of the fact is, if there is a bay for waiting, wait there! I gave the couple my signature fierce look that resulted in the lady's husband holding her back till everybody else boarded the bus.

Such instances is not new to me whenever I wait for bus 165 in Hougang Bus Interchange. It's seems that the queue is getting shorter yet the wait is getting longer. Well, less people queue up and more preferred to cut queue. Wondering if this can be a valid excuse next time:

"Boss, know what? I will be late because the queue is SHORT!"

Well, hope this will never ever going to happen, just like the acceptable practice of MRT station issuing memo to justify a person lateness in attending work or school.

Err... I still want that memo and/or reason for being late for work. Getting stuck in the tunnel or delayed resulting from the large crowds taking the alternative transport during major breakdown of our train is no fault of mine. Right?!

Tuesday 5 February 2013

No! I don't want THIS!!!

I am fortunate that travelling to and back from work have always been comfortable since my journey avoided the crowds.

Have an appointment this evening in town and I am sardineD from Any Mo Kio to Orchard.

No, no, no and still NO! Cannot imagine having to be in this state in the near future where offices and home will be built everywhere in this small island.

Saturday 2 February 2013

Aiya, you very troublesome leh...

Saw an old lady went up the bus carrying a small boy about the age of 5 or more. She was visibly struggling to walked up the steps. When she reached the first seat reserved for elderly and the handicapped, the boy protested and demanded to sit at the back of the bus. That means that the old lady need to struggle to walk a few more steps and climb up a few steps, carrying the boy.

She turned, smiling and said to the boy: "You very troublesome leh." in Hokkien (a dialect) then proceeded to the back of the bus with her shaky legs.

Never mind about the boy who is able and should be walking on his own. Never mind about how unkind the boy is towards the old lady. Never mind about how the boy should be taught and suffer consequences for such behaviour. We know that and those ought to be done.

We know too about the great love from the old lady towards the boy.

Sometimes a little too great that they forgotten that the younger ones needs to learn and to be independent.

Part of the dialogue of a movie I saw goes something like that. An old lady told the police: "Even if I know where my daughter are, do you think I will send her to you, the police for her suspected offences?"

Should we?