迷失的白雪公主一開始，我以為她就跟我以前教過性情安靜的孩子一樣，沒什麼特別，如果不是因為那天她拿到作文簿時的反應，我想我永遠沒有機會進到她心裡。
她那次的作文改寫了白雪公主的故事，說白雪公主因為貪吃，誤吃了巫婆的毒蘋果，從此之後就變成了一個又醜又噁心的巫婆，再也不可能是白雪公主了。我在文章後有這樣一段評語：「白雪公主不是故意的，她的心既不醜也不噁心，她只是不小心。我想，她的心仍一直是個純潔又天真的公主吧！」
她拿到作文簿之後，一直哭一直哭一直哭，哭到說不出任何話，我望著泣不成聲的她，覺得自己的淚也要跟著掉了下來。後來，我沒有再問她任何事，也沒有跟她說任何話，只留了一張字條，寫下我的電話和電子郵件信箱，拍拍她的肩膀就去上下一堂課了。 To continue reading...
Monday, January 29, 2007
Friday, January 05, 2007
The Producers
Went to see the Producers tonight. Thanks for NYTimes, we got 1/2 price tickets online. Liked the humor a lot. Tony Denza is not really a Broadway material, but everyone else has superb performance. Very entertaining and enjoyable. The last time we saw a Broadway show..... was four years ago with Adi... long time ago. When Nana joins us later on, our chance for a night out will be slim slim slim. Two more months to go!
Banana muffins!!
Baking usually does not come natural for me. Today, for the first time, I have baked something good for a change. This is the recipe I used. Nana Ba, and the doormen all liked it. Tears going down my cheeks....
Monday, January 01, 2007
Year 2006 in review
First, we are expecting a little baby girl. The baby kicks around often, and we began to feel her presence in the family. We are excited and look forward to see her in person this coming spring. For sure, life will be different from now on. And, here are the rest….
Early this year, Lei resigned from her eight-year tenure as a construction manager at Bovis. She later started a business, which ended shortly. In fall, she moved into real estate, got a license and joined Corcoran. Since then, she was able to successfully completed three sales transactions, which is a pretty good start.
July marked Jimmy’s tenth year with Credit Suisse. Returning to work after last year’s sabbatical, he managed a new project to completion in May within very aggressive deadlines. Over the course of the year, Jimmy hired two people in New York and Raleigh and relocated one person to Singapore.
In May, Lei and Jimmy participated in the 42-mile NYC Bike Tour for the third year in the row. Lei was brave enough to finish the tour despite a bad fall. We attended a 10-day meditation retreat in Pinebush, New York in June. During the summer months we kept busy with various weekend projects for our favorite non-profit organizations. Exciting news of our baby-girl-to-be was announced in the fall to our family and friends who responded with warm wishes and lots of advice! In December, while Lei was in her second trimester, we traveled to Taiwan and Singapore, which was probably our last grand trip as a twosome for many years to come.
Although 2006 does not seem very eventful, we feel that there is a lot to be thankful for. As we are about to march into a different stage of life, we started to look back our life since graduating from college. We were really blessed in so many different ways, either professionally or personally. Lei is especially grateful to her mother-in-law for being so caring during her pregnancy. We thank you all for the friendship and love, and wish you a very healthy and successful 2007 to come.
Jimmy and Lei
Early this year, Lei resigned from her eight-year tenure as a construction manager at Bovis. She later started a business, which ended shortly. In fall, she moved into real estate, got a license and joined Corcoran. Since then, she was able to successfully completed three sales transactions, which is a pretty good start.
July marked Jimmy’s tenth year with Credit Suisse. Returning to work after last year’s sabbatical, he managed a new project to completion in May within very aggressive deadlines. Over the course of the year, Jimmy hired two people in New York and Raleigh and relocated one person to Singapore.
In May, Lei and Jimmy participated in the 42-mile NYC Bike Tour for the third year in the row. Lei was brave enough to finish the tour despite a bad fall. We attended a 10-day meditation retreat in Pinebush, New York in June. During the summer months we kept busy with various weekend projects for our favorite non-profit organizations. Exciting news of our baby-girl-to-be was announced in the fall to our family and friends who responded with warm wishes and lots of advice! In December, while Lei was in her second trimester, we traveled to Taiwan and Singapore, which was probably our last grand trip as a twosome for many years to come.
Although 2006 does not seem very eventful, we feel that there is a lot to be thankful for. As we are about to march into a different stage of life, we started to look back our life since graduating from college. We were really blessed in so many different ways, either professionally or personally. Lei is especially grateful to her mother-in-law for being so caring during her pregnancy. We thank you all for the friendship and love, and wish you a very healthy and successful 2007 to come.
Jimmy and Lei
Saturday, December 30, 2006
Friday, December 29, 2006
Design Life now
Went to Cooper-Hewitt museum the other day with Hiuyan. Quite an exhibit. They currently have the National Desgin Triennial 2006. Saw a bunch of cool designs in the exhibit. Flatpak is a modern prefab house system. Ooba's baby crib has a modern look that's a rare find. Blik has kick ass wall paper alternative. Kidrobot is fun looking with an evil twist. Worth a trip.
Tuesday, December 26, 2006
鬆餅，莫札特，奈良美智
回到紐約ㄧ個禮拜整，
還在調適落差，
還在掛不下老爸和ㄚ弟，
看來，家人的牽絆將是一輩子的，
被血緣緊緊的繫著，
何嘗不是一種幸福。
早上跟大米哥煎了幾個味道不這麼的 pancakes 吃，
邊陪 rice nana 聽莫札特，
邊看了本奈良美智的自傳。
下午去游泳，動動吧。
還在調適落差，
還在掛不下老爸和ㄚ弟，
看來，家人的牽絆將是一輩子的，
被血緣緊緊的繫著，
何嘗不是一種幸福。
早上跟大米哥煎了幾個味道不這麼的 pancakes 吃，
邊陪 rice nana 聽莫札特，
邊看了本奈良美智的自傳。
下午去游泳，動動吧。
Sunday, December 03, 2006
12/2 and 12/3 台北
再不寫下來，恐怕就馬上忘記這兩天發生了什麼...
回台灣的第一天，老爸和阿弟早早就到機場接我們，班機延誤，讓他們等了好久。到旅館 check in 之後，直接到基隆老家，是爺爺的忌日。ㄧ家老小，坐的整個屋子都是人，加上嗓門洪亮的大姑也在，好熱鬧。到了三點，leigo and riceman 開始逗孤，回到台北為了忍著不睡，跑去吃了一籠鼎泰豐的小籠包，度小月的切仔麵，到了八點，再也撐不下去了.... 第二天，三點就睜開眼睛。
第二天到四嬸家玩，嗓門大的黃家老小又全到齊了，看了一部無裡頭的國片“國士無雙“，有ah-ken再裡面，有夠無裡頭的電影。大家聊聊天，打麻將。晚上到ㄚ媽家，沒到八點，又開始逗孤。
今天七點起來，看樣子時差快克服了。
回台灣的第一天，老爸和阿弟早早就到機場接我們，班機延誤，讓他們等了好久。到旅館 check in 之後，直接到基隆老家，是爺爺的忌日。ㄧ家老小，坐的整個屋子都是人，加上嗓門洪亮的大姑也在，好熱鬧。到了三點，leigo and riceman 開始逗孤，回到台北為了忍著不睡，跑去吃了一籠鼎泰豐的小籠包，度小月的切仔麵，到了八點，再也撐不下去了.... 第二天，三點就睜開眼睛。
第二天到四嬸家玩，嗓門大的黃家老小又全到齊了，看了一部無裡頭的國片“國士無雙“，有ah-ken再裡面，有夠無裡頭的電影。大家聊聊天，打麻將。晚上到ㄚ媽家，沒到八點，又開始逗孤。
今天七點起來，看樣子時差快克服了。
Saturday, December 02, 2006
Our new cell in Taiwan
We couldn't get the old cell phone working. Our new number in Taiwan is 0916.516.422. Ate so much today that my little tummy is about to explode. So sleepy....
Friday, December 01, 2006
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