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I will be going to Beijing soon. Any of you want anything from Beijing? This offer is limited to those in KL/PJ only.

I will be going to the Hongqiao Market (红桥市场) and the Toy City (玩具城).

Please leave a comment here if you want something from these 2 markets, I will reply via email separately on the budget and potential cost to you, to my best knowledge.

I won’t accept any ‘orders’ after Tuesday (7 Aug).

I was so impresed with Ian in his ability to memorize all phrases of the old Chinese Poem (三字经).

I have never studies that, and I don’t know what it contains. When challenged by him on the meaning, I googled and found a site that recites the poem as well as translating the poem into modern language.

In that process, I realized that: wow! my boy can remember so much! He is able to memorize all of the below:
人之初，性本善。性相近，习相远。
苟不教，性乃迁。教之道，贵以专。
昔孟母，择邻处。子不学，断机杼。
窦燕山，有义方。教五子，名俱扬。
养不教，父之过。教不严，师之惰。
子不学，非所宜。幼不学，老何为。
玉不琢，不成器。人不学，不知义。
为人子，方少时。亲师友，习礼仪。
香九龄，能温席。孝于亲，所当执。
融四岁，能让梨。弟于长，宜先知。
首孝弟，次见闻。知某数，识某文。
一而十，十而百。百而千，千而万。
三才者，天地人。三光者，日月星。
三纲者，君臣义。父子亲，夫妇顺。
曰春夏，曰秋冬。此四时，运不穷。
曰南北，曰西东。此四方，应乎中。

Though this is only 13% of the total poem, but look at the length! I can’t remember them myself! I think the playshool is teaching him with songs - they sing it instead of read it, which makes it more interesting and easier.

I am ashamed by my own command in the poem - I heard that it is a ‘must-know’ in the old days.

Today is the launch day for the 7th book of the Harry Potter series.

This is the 7th and also the last book of the series. Since its first book published, it has received a lot of attentions internationally.

Can’t remember since which book of the series, pre-order is available, and people just can’t wait to grab the first hand on the books.

I’ve never be caught in any situations like this before. Not with any toys McD launched. Not with any previous HP books launches. I am not that desperate to be the first to read the book. I can wait for a year till the paperpack is out. I am THAT patient. But this 7th book has just been too overly mentioned and lots of hypes and hoo hah everywhere…

The major bookshop chains accepted pre-order of the book. When I went to Tesco, I read the poster enphasizing there is no need to pre-order, but they guarantee the lowest price Continue Reading »

Sometimes it is good to day dream once a while…

Msau wanted to know what would I do if I have a million $. Actually this is a dream that I always dreamt. But then, her question doesn’t have currency, just $… if it is RM then a million is not THAT much, but if it is pound sterlings or USD, wow! (see, I am THAT greedy… :P)

Seriously, a million ringgit can’t even buy a good shop lot in good location. How to fulfill my dream to live with collected rentals? That is my dream! If I really have enough money to buy one or two shoplots in very good location, I will quit my job immediately and become BaoZhouPoh (woman landlord who collects rental only)!

Okay, this is a meme, so I have to pass on to others…

Now, this will be passed/tagged to the following bloggers, coz I am really curious to find out what would they do with that amount of money:
mommyof2galz
winslow1204
ShoppingMum
Giddy Tigers
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Instructions:

**Start Copy**
Proposition: If you Have $1,000,000.00…………………………………
Requirements: continue above sentences
Tag Mode: 5 blogger

1st - You leave their blog and post link and add to the list below.
2nd - Let the blogger you want to tag know they been tagged by comment in their blog or etc.What They Do With Their $1 Million
1. SYH will spend for Family.
2. Miche will give to the needy.
3. Sweetpea will spend it like a mummy should.
4. wHOisBaBy will save it for future.
5. Judy Chow will spend and let $$$ grows
6. msaufong will change into $10 note and count gao gao. :p
7. Suzette will buy a shoplot to collect rental

Ian is over 3 years old now. He is asking a lot of intelligent questions that I start to feel the challenge most parents have now.

He would ask: What is die?
I got stuck there. I told him die means cannot move, cannot open the eyes, cannot walk, cannot play, etc. Then he asked me why cannot. I stuck again…

When he listened to story, he would ask: Mama, why she broke her legs?
Suzette: Because she is not careful enough
Ian: Why she is not careful?
Suzette: Because she is sick
Ian: Why is she sick?
Suzette: … I think maybe because she is too poor, not enough money to eat good food
Ian: Why is she poor? Why she not eat good food?
Suzette: …

In the same story, he also asked: What is widow?
Suzette: Widow is a woman that her husband died
Ian: Mama is a widow?
Suzette: No, no, no! Mama is not! Who is Mama’s husband?
Ian: He is not die yet.
Suzette: Ya, he is not die, but who is mama’s husband?
Ian: Outside, working on his computer
Suzette: (sigh!)… (and smile)

Recently his most favourite question is about the Chinese ancient poem (三字经). Seriously, I never learnt this in school. I couldn’t answer him. I need to study them now! Can’t believe that I am doing this at this age…