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Cuti2 Beijing

Fatin dah tulis list panjang tempat2 menarik nak pergi bawa anak2 jalan di Beijing nih.. Maid dah ambil buang kot.. hmmm.. so baik Fatin list here utk rujukan sendiri juga in case utk org lain.. and siapa2 ade cadangan tempat lain yg menarik leh g/visit.. sila beri cadangan eh..

1. Great Wall - kami dah, anak2 belum (gonna check mane best Badaling or Mutianyu or mane kami belum pergi.. yg mana ye Abg?)
2. National Stadium Beijing (Bird's Nest) - berlima dah
3. National Aquatics Centre (Water Cube) - next entry, belum masuk, gonna go again
4. Summer Palace - belum
5. Tiantan; Temple of Heaven (dekat dgn Hongqiao - Rusia ker Pearl Market-> lama dah tak g lupa/confuse dah) - kami dah, anak2 belum
6. Tiananmen - dah pergi, anak2 pun, but thinking of bringing them again bila ade masa..
7. Forbidden City - kami dah, anak2 belum
8. Beijing Hutong - belum
9. Beijing Botanical Garden
10. Fragrant Hill
11. Masjid Nuijie - trust me or not.. kami belum pergi.. masuk la I mean.. tgk from jauh ade laa.. g supermarket muslim berdekatan.. (eh cop.. Abg not sure la pulak.. Fatin belum)
12. Happy Valley (amusement park) - saje teringin nak bawa anak.. tgk iklan cam menariks je..
13. Tianjin - since selatan Beijing jer.. pergi blk hari or stay over semlman jer.. huhu
14. Blue Zoo (cam underwater world) - dah pergi ber4, gonna go again jika sempat, honestly.. Fatin dah pernah sampai Underwater World Perth and Singapore nyer.. jika tanya pendapat Fatin.. Beijing nye much more better than Singapore nyer.. bigger and cleaner.. maybe juga kebetulan masa Fatin pergi je yg Singapore tak best.. tapi ntah laa.. yg Perth ok la juga.. so kalu korang dtg Beijing.. visit la Blue Zoo.. cantik n ok la juga..
15. Zoo Beijing - dah ber4, gonna again bila swine flu ok sikit dah or jika ade rezeki..
16. Aquarium - belum
17. Beijing Amusement Park
18. Sony ExploraScience & Chaoyang Park
19. Beijing World Park

huwaaa.. Fatin list dlm 18-19 semlm.. hmmm.. list bukan main panjang.. Abg tgk kata mane sempat nih.. hahhaha.. saje list.. ade sape2 ade cadangan lagi?

since list nih maybe kan jadi rujukan org lain.. Fatin nak letak list tempat lain orang lain maybe interested pergi..

1. Ming Tomb - dah pergi, Abg, Fatin & adik Fatin; Fatihah and not interested in bringing my children there.. kawasan kubur diraja after all..
2. Temple2 ie Big Bell Temple, Lama Temple dll (you may check map)
3. shooping places - Lidu : Sunny Golden Market, Sanlitun : Ya Show, Guomao : Silk Street, Yabaolu area : Alien Street (Rusian Market), and beside ade ChongwaiMEN, near Tiantan (Temple of Heaven) : Hongqiao Market (pearl market) kalu nak list tempat shopping mmg byk sgt!
4. Museum2 (rasenye tak pernah masuk satu pun! huhu.. camne nak masuk.. tak faham mandarin! )
5. Parks di Beijing.. cantik2 dan ade yg kene bayar.. juga ade juga park yg ade cam mini amusement area.. huhu

Cuti2 Beijing Part 1 - National Stadium Beijing

gambar2 baru sampai..

kat tepi ade fun fair.. tapi tak masuk.. patut la ramai org semlm (Ahad).

Fatin tak turun, sgt panas ok..

agak biasa orang local nak bergambar.. malahan, sepanjang kami kat sana, time kami nak ambil gambar kami.. ade la org lain click sama.. ambil gmbr kami.. tak kisah laa..

Lampu tepi nih unik, bentuk sarang burung juga! Abg, kiter cari camnih nak letak tepi rumah kiter nanti.. hehe..

suka tgk keunikan lampu tuh..

Semalam, kami pergi Stadium Beijing; juga dikenali dgn Bird's Nest. Fatin sangkakan cuaca masih sejuk.. girls kami pakaikan dua lapis.. nasib yg luar tgn pendek jer.. jaket tak pakai sbb Abg marah kata panas dah nih.. huhu.. Fatin sendiri, dah la dua lapis baju, dua lapis tudung juga.. panas nyer laa.. berpeluh2 saya.. huhuhu.. Hariz pula, dua lapis baju dan seluar then dengan jaket tebal pula tuh.. huhu.. kat sana.. bila tengah hari.. panas sgt.. last2 girls bukak baju tgn panjang.. pakai baju tgn pendek jer.. Hariz, Fatin cuma buka jaket tebal.. Hariz, most of the time Fatin tutup dgn kain or tudung Fatin.. huhu.. dah summer kah?

btw, entrance fee RMB50 (50 yuan) for adult and free for kids 120cm and below. juga agak strict juga masa masuk ade scan semua.. but kami dilayan dgn baik smpi org berebut nak 'jaga'/'layan' kami juga tolakkan stroller kami masa nak masuk.. huhu.. (Fatin stay kat khemah entrance masa Abg belikan tiket.. huwaaa.. cuaca sgt2 panas.. Abg la paling best.. tak pakai baju berlapis2.. hehe.. the day was tiring but fun!

Water Cube or National Aquatics Centre sebelah jer.. tp q panjang dan panas sgt dah.. juga kami belum lunch dan solat.. so kami decide blk dan dtg semula lain kali.. (act memula nak mkn luar jer.. but since anak2 tido.. better blk laa..) next time g, maybe belah petang pula ker.. leh tgk Water Cube 'bercahaya' bila malam..

huhu.. gambar toilet pun nak amik.. toilet bergerak di Beijing..

Jeles sama ini budak.. uhuhuhu.. (selamba jer tajuk pun)

Tengok laa.. Fatihah g Dubai lak.. hmmm.. beruntung sungguh dia.. rezeki dia.. camne nak pujuk Abg minta bawa Fatin gi Dubai eh.. uhuhuhu.. should put Dubai in Wish List.. hehe.. kang list je manjang.. pegi nyer tidak... To Titie, enjoy your youth.. huhu.. and cari boyfriend cepat2 ekekeke.. but enjoy your life while being single.. jeles jeles jeles.. huhuhu

Fatin a bit serabut n tense lately.. huhu.. semlm Fatin cirit.. dah la bgn from kol 2.30am tak tido2 langsung siang hari tu, cirit lagi.. Abg blk lambat lagi.. cubaan2.. tp Fatin diam jer bila Abg blk lambat tuh.. maybe gak sbb tak larat sgt kot.. huhu.. hmm..

How do you want to grow old?

huhu.. boring sebenarnya nih.. tunggu suamiku pulang utk mkn tgh hari belum sampai.. Hariz masih tidur belum bgn menyusu utk lunch.. Farizah dah tertidur bgn blk nak berdukung.. buat Mama sukar nak bergerak.. huhu.. jd since duduk depan laptop, Mama menaip la.

Pagi td hantar Farzana ke sekolah.. tolak stroller dia sbb Fatin nak jumpa cikgu dia. Dorang start on cooking menu as a chef today n Farzana pass certains food/flavourings yg boleh Farzana mkn.. so she can join eating them after cooking.. plus Fatin nak jumpa cikgu Farzana sbb nak confirmkan pula camne dorang masak.. huhuhu.. kalu guna tempat masak sama masak mende tak halal tak boleh juga kan.. semlm dah hantar email tp Fatin tak sempat baca pagi tadi.. rupa2nya cikgu dia bawa aluminium foil utk alas.. ok laa.. today's menu dorang masak grilled cheese sandwich?

Pagi tadi masa jalan kat luar tuh.. ramai sungguh org tua2.. sebenarnya.. kawasan rumah kami nih area kawasan orang local yg warga tua tinggal.. dan since berdekatan dgn park, org2 tua nih suka pergi park (though they're living at other area). So, bila tgk org2 tua.. Fatin terfikir.. camne la bila kami tua.. kalu la diberi pilihan.. sbb kiter hanya merancang.. Allah menentukan kan.. ramai yg jalan dgn pasangan.. sama2 tua la.. jalan slowly.. berpegangan tgn.. ade yg terhenjut2.. kaki dah kurang kuat.. ade yg kene tolak dgn kerusi tolak tuh.. (wheelchair).. ade yg dijaga oleh penjaga.. cam maid dibayar khas utk mereka oleh mereka or anak mereka i guess.. hmmm..

kami sekarang masih dlm struggling zone.. nak besarkan anak2.. time yg paling penat kot.. huhu.. juga guna byk juga duit.. hmmm.. tgk la camne kami tua nanti.. I wish bila tua.. ade anak cucu main depan Fatin.. tentu seronok sikit.. (ker sbb terbiasa dok jaga anak kecil sekarang?) hahahhaha.. ape la Fatin merepek nih.. huhu.. ok stop dulu.. Abg pun dah smpi.. hehe..

Just wanna share.. hope its not illegal.. huhu..

These are Farzana's teachers journals. They will write journal every week telling that they're doing this week n going to do next week. Hope we can make use of these and not illegal for me to share it here.. huhu..
(Abg tak blk lunch -> of course bekalkan dah, so Fatin ade masa to spare.. huhu)

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Journal by Farzana's English teacher

Scientist week
by Laura Stetler, 2009-04-26, 11:55pm

Dear Families,

Please excuse the tardiness of this update, but as I was ill on Friday, I did not have my routine end to the week, and honestly did not think about writing my weekly update. I do apologize and hope you find this informative.

This past week, we all became scientists. Students kept very informational scientific notebooks, which included a process, hypothesis, and conclusion. Reminding you that this is just an introduction to those terms, everyone did an exceptional job and understanding that something must be prepared, you need to think about what will happen, and then finally, a reaction occurs.

We invited some silk worms into our classroom this week, and they became the title to our first experiment, which will not have a conclusion for a few weeks yet, however, students are enjoying watching them eat, grow, and even spin little silk cocoons. Students made a prediction, or a hypothesis, as to what will happen to the silk worms. There were some very interesting ideas.

Among our many experiments this week, we made a volcano, produced invisible ink, made impressions on dark paper through sunlight, and even turned a raw egg to rubber. Not every experiment worked as we thought; however, that’s what happens in a scientist’s world. Not everything seems as it should.

Maybe our most exciting experiment of the week was turning a completely raw egg, with the shell, into rubber. It was a very simple experiment, requiring only vinegar and an egg, but students were really engaged. Last week we learned about doctors and dentists and discussed how we keep our bodies and teeth healthy. We discussed acid, such as found in cola and fruit, and how too much of it could eat away at the enamel on our teeth. The vinegar, in which we submerged the egg, was representative of the acid we eat and drink everyday. The shell of the egg was representative of the enamel on our teeth. Students learned that through drinking too much cola, and eating/drinking things with a high volume of acid, our enamel can break down over time. After leaving the egg submerged in vinegar for 3 days, we opened the container up and found that the egg shell had been completely eaten away and what was left was just the inside of the egg, and it actually bounced when dropped from only a few inches high. Students had a great time exploring the egg, and when we popped it, we found that it was just a normal egg inside, but, even the yolk felt a little rubbery.

This coming week we will be turning our attention to the profession of a chef. We will be exploring what a chef does and making some interesting concoctions! I can’t wait to see what students come up with! They will partially in charge of the planning for the week, as we will be making a menu together in class.

We hope everyone had a great weekend!

~Laura & Janet

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Journal by Farzana's Chinese/Mandarin teacher

“谢谢你”主题第3周总结
by Linda, 2009-04-24, 12:50pm

(translated by google)
Cognitive Science activities this week, the children with pictures of several common understanding of traffic signs, such as: zebra crossing, traffic lights, cut-lines, car parks, etc., combined with the daily experience, the simple understanding of the use of these traffic signs. Social activities, the children first of all, watch the computer through the video player, understanding the role of traffic police directing traffic and awareness of the various movements of the traffic police have expressed how the traffic signal, and then the traffic police in the classroom to imitate the action directing traffic, the traffic police experience hard. Language activities, children learn a new children's "traffic lights." Combination of children's songs also had a "traffic light" game, on the one hand, to enhance children's awareness of traffic rules, on the other hand, the children through play exercise control over the body, according to the signal, the coordination of body movements. Music activities, we can learn a new song "mini-driver", the children singing the driver to drive to imitate the moves freely through the activities room, experience the joy of small car drivers. Art activities, children's graffiti, imitating the design of a number of traffic signs and signs on the use of these building blocks to build the road to the city to simulate the manufacture of a "road", and extended to a city. The children also produced a do-it-yourself walking down the street people in vehicles on the road, the lake, such as a moving boat. Next week we will briefly introduce the "cooks" the profession, and to sum up this topic, Zhou has been uploaded to the site, but also posted in the classroom next

Update..

Kuih Cek Mek Molek & Cucur Badak instant..

ini gmbr kakak tgh hari tadi tolong Mama siang bayam merah.. (saje kasik kerja.. plus its fun for her) tp tak habis sbb tetiba dia panggil Mama perlahan n tgk tgh pegang jari/tgn dia.. Mama dah ingatkan jaga jari.. nasib tak luka.. so Mama suruh dia baring sementara Mama goreng ikan.. tp sat je dtg blk minta paper pula nak melukis.. Farzana2.. budak tak leh duduk diam.. before tuh ikut Mama beli sayur/buah..

angin kat luar agak kuat.. so Sabtu tak keluar pergi mana.. hari nih pula tak sure lagi.. maybe pergi park jer kot.. asal Fatin nak ajak Abg pergi Stadium & Kolam Renang Beijing. Belum pernah pergi lagipun. Tapi takut angin kuat sian pula kat baby Hariz.. so maybe next week la kot.. kalu cuaca mengizinkan.. semlm, Sabtu ptg, Fatin buat kuih cucur badak for the first time.. huhuhu.. biasa buat kuih Cek Mek jer.. kuih Cek Mek Fatin belajar buat masa kami geng merpatis gi stay over kat rumah NC atas jemputan Zaf.. (the day b4 tuh, pergi pasar malam kat Skudai utk beli keledek) seronok sgt berxtvt masa tuh.. sape eh chef yg ngajar wat kuih cek mek nih arituh ye? Sunoor, Fuji n Mareena kot.. dorang org Kelantan n Besut.. mesti la tahu wat kuih Kelantan nih.. huhu.. bukan cam Fatin.. hehe.. nama jer org Kelantan.. huhuhu.. but I guess, bak kata Nina.. thanks to internet.. I survived.. belajar masak lepas kawin not so bad.. all we need are some practice.. tp jgn la masak de[an org tua.. nampak sgt la tak kemas nyer cara kerja.. hahahha.. so kuih cek mek n cucur badak adalah menu breakfast pagi nih.. Fatin buat semalam as 'instant' so pagi nih goreng jer.. tade la pagi nih terkial2 nak buat.. (Fatin tidak la cekap sgt buat kerja kadang2) resepi Fatin copy paste from blog Juwita. boleh ye Ita.. TQ.. Jumaat ptg, Fatin buat minyak kelapa utk Hariz.. so kelapa parut tuh (blend act) simpan buat kuih cucur badak semlm.. (tp Ayah complaint busuk la pula kepala anak dia bau minyak kelapa.. jenuh Mama buat tau.. Ahad, Ayah amik syampoo kepala anak dia.. huhuhu)

Cucur Badak & Kuih Cek Mek Molek.
Bahan-bahan
utk kulit
2 biji keledek saiz besar
1 cawan tepung gandum
Garam (Fatin tak bubuh garam)

utk inti
1/2 biji kelapa parut
1 cawan udang kering
2 biji bawang besar
5 batang serai
1 sudu kecil kunyit serbuk
5 tangkai cili kering (ikut kepedasan masing2)
1 sudu besar minyak masak
Garam dan gula

Cara-cara untuk inti:
blender cili kering+serai+udang kering dan bawang dgn sedikit air. Setelah halus masukkan kelapa parut, blender sekali. Blend sekejap jek. Setelah itu masukkan semua kedalam kuali. Masukkan juga kunyit + minyak + garam + gula. Kacau sehingga inti tu masak, ia akan kelihatan kering sedikit.

utk kulit:
rebus keledek dengan air dan sedikit garam sehingga lembut. Setelah masak , buang air tinggalkan sedikit dan campurkan dgn tepung. Buat masa panas panas, senang nak lenyek. Jika adunan lembik lagi tambahkan sedikit demi sedikit tepung. Jgn terlalu byk nanti tak sedap. Selepas itu buat doh kecil2 . Ambil satu buat melengung. tip: semasa hendak membuat doh ni guna sedikit minyak masak di tangan agar tepung tak melekat , keje pun cepat dan senang. letakkan inti dan tutup kembali. Goreng dengan api yang sederhana

note: utk kuih cek mek, inti gantikan sahaja dgn gula.. dan tutup bentuk seperti gambar.. note utk Fatin, Cik Abg complaint tawar inti, so next time kene masinkan sedikit inti, tak boleh cukup rasa seperti inti karipap.