P.4 Writing Exercise - # 3 & 5: Where to go and what to do - Tokyo

As for Tokyo, many of you will probably think of "eating sushi". Well, you can eat sushi at Tsim Sha Tsui so perhaps we can do something more interesting in Tokyo. What do you think of these activities?


If you are a boy, you may want to visit Gundum Theme Park. If you are a girl, you may want to go Hello Kitty Land. For me, I would like to climb Fuji Mountain!

P.4 Writing Exercise - # 3 & 5: Where to go and what to do - Hong Kong

Hong Kong, our home town, is a very international city where east meets west. There are a few things you can do in Hong Kong, like....
and....
Any other things we can do in Hong Kong? What about going to Ocean Park, Disneyland, Ma Wan Park... ...?

P.4 Writing Exercise - # 3 & 5: Where to go and what to do - Beijing

Beijing is the capital city of China. Everyone knows where Beijing is because of 2008 Olympic Games. Except seeing the Water Cube and the Bird Nest, there are many other things you can do when you visit Beijing.

P.4 Writing Exercise - #2. Where are you from?

In Hong Kong, it is very easy to meet very from all around the world. When we see foreigners, we usually ask, "Where are you from?"

My art lesson

Today I went into a class and join their art lesson. I had so much fun!

I am happy that the class gave me a warm welcome and students share their table paper, paint brush, paint and palette with me. Thank you very much! :)

We made a pencil stand using some carton papers. Like other students, I will have to hand-in my work on time, too!

Panda Meilan and Taishan

Recently, two pandas who live in USA returned to their homeland China. The two pandas are called Meilan (Atlanta Beauty) and Taishan (Peace Mountain).

This video shows Taishan when he was a baby. Wasn't he cute?


Taishan and Meilan did not live in the same zoo, Meilan lived in Atlanta Zoo and Taishan was in Washington. Last Thursday, Meilan took a plane from Atlanta to Washington to join Taishan, they then took a plane from Washington directly to Chengdu, China. Chengdu is the home of giant panda.


Do you know which airline did the panda take? It is FedEx, and FedEx painted an airplane (Boeing 777 freighter) with Meilan's face. Meilan and Taishan were in this special plane.



If you want to know more, you can see the following links:
Meilan leaving Atlanta zoo.
Farewell celebration to Meilan
Taishan at Smithsonian National Zoological Park, Washinton

For parents

I was glad to learn that some of the parents do read this blog. And I am also happy that some of the parents share-read my blog with their children. I read a passage this morning and would like to share this to the parents.

This is an article from The Standard, on 8th February, about parenting, and "grandparenting". I find the article quite inspiring and it gives some good food for thought. I understand that nowadays parents can be quite busy bread winning and have limited time to spend on their child(ren). However, from my observation, children do enjoy their time spent with their parents whom they often see as role models in life.

Last Saturday was Parent's Day, I happened to talk to some of the parents, and I was inspired by some of them who are truly dedicated. No doubt, looking after a child and watch him/her grow (happily and righteously) is a difficult job.

Parents are best when it comes to kids' growth

Rebecca Yu

Monday, February 08, 2010

When it comes to bringing up a child, grandparents can never replace parents.

That's the conclusion of a survey carried out by Baptist University, the results of which were revealed yesterday.

It said children in skipped-generation families - those with absent parents - tend to find it hard to relate to other people, are more lonely than normal children, have few friends and often face social discrimination.

In most cases, grandparents are less educated, making it even harder for them to control children, according to the survey conducted in the first six months of last year.

Interviews were held with 29 skipped-generation families - 16 the result of divorce, eight with illegitimate children and five of working migrant parents. Three of the families live on just HK$2,000 a month, while seven are on social security.

"Grandparents can provide a stable living environment, an intimate blood relationship and a sense of security for children," said Shirley Hung Suet-lin, assistant professor of social work.

"But grandparents can never take the place of parents in a child's growth."

Boys' and Girls' Clubs Association executive director Lilian Law Suk-kwan said grandparents are usually too old.

In most of the 29 cases, the age difference between children and grandparents is between 50 to 59 years, though in one extreme case it is 75.

Most of the grandparents did not complete primary school education.

One, surnamed Lam, 60, said her poor education is a barrier. "I once asked my grandson to read the English newspapers but he shouted back `you cannot understand, so why should I read?"'

Lam said her son and daughter-in- law are working in the mainland and her grandson is an extra child under the one- child policy. To escape paying the 100,000 yuan (HK$113,785) penalty, the boy was sent to Hong Kong, his birthplace.

Lam and her grandson live on social security assistance. Her husband died 10 years ago.

She said her fear is dying before the boy grows up so she swims daily to improve her health.

Law said the fear of death also affects the grandchildren.

And Hung said another problem is grandparents often do not know how to explain the absent parents, resulting in the children becoming angry and hostile when they learn the truth.

In addition, children often fear being discriminated against by their peers.

According to 2006 figures, there are more than 6,600 skipped-generation families in Hong Kong, Hung said.

But she believes the real figure could be much higher and urges the government to provide financial support.

My sister

Hi all,

How many brothers or sisters do you have? I have a younger brother, he is 5 years younger than me. Besides, I have a younger "brother" and a younger "sister". In fact, they are my cousins, but we call each other "brothers" and "sisters" in the family.

In the picture below you can see my little sister. Her name is Sally. I think she is now P.3, or P. 4 (sorry, I can't remember very well). My family members say she looks like me when I was a kid. What do you think? Do you think she looks like me, too?
When she was younger, probably when she was still in kindergarten, she was like a koala. She always hugged me and I felt like her tree. :-P

Great Photos

Hi all,

Nowadays, with the popular use of digital camera, taking photo is very easy and convenient. Back in the old days we used film camera. Every time there were only 32 films available in a roll so we could only take 32 photos at a time. And we could not immediately see what we had taken because we had to send the film to the photo shop and got it washed and printed.

As I searched the net today I found some great photos about airplanes, I would like to share it with all of you here.

Great photo does not only takes good timing, it also takes good skills and angles. I hope I can share great photos taken by me soon.

I'll be there

Hi all,

I think all of you know who Michael Jackson is. I am a fan of him and always like his song. Many of you may not know that Michael Jackson was singing on stage and performing on TV when he was just a kid like you.

I would like to share this video with you. This is Michael Jackson singing the song called "I'll be there" with his brothers, together they form a group called "Jackson 5".

This song is sung in Acapella, that means you can only hear the vocals, and no musical instruments is heard. When you listen to the song, you can scroll down and read the lyrics at the same time. Enjoy. :)



You and I must make a pact,
we must bring salvation back
Where there is love, I'll be there

I'll reach out my hand to you,
I'll have faith in all you do
Just call my name and I'll be there

I'll be there to comfort you,
Build my world of dreams around you, I
'm so glad that I found you
I'll be there with a love that's strong
I'll be your strength, I'll keep holding on

Let me fill your heart with joy and laughter
Togetherness, well that's all I'm after
Whenever you need me, I'll be there

I'll be there to protect you,
with an unselfish love that respects you
Just call my name and I'll be there

If you should ever find someone new,
I know he'd better be good to you
'Cause if he doesn't, I'll be there

Don't you know, baby, yeah
yeah I'll be there, I'll be there,
just call my name, I'll be there

(Just look over your shoulders, honey - oo)
I'll be there, I'll be there,
whenever you need me, I'll be there
Don't you know, baby, yeah
yeah I'll be there, I'll be there,
just call my name, I'll be there...