Sweet Questions from kids

D: When is W*** coming back?

- I am glad that the kids do care about our Sunday School Teacher who is taking a short break...

F: Are you going to have babies?

- I am glad that they care about my personal life.... XD

After sharing a story about honey not giving money to a possible homeless person,

D: Do you still love Wayne?

- hahhaha... interesting.. I said yes.

The best quote ever...

When I sub in a class, I saw this quote on the wall:

Silence is Gold, Duct tape is Silver.

wahhahahahhaaa.. I can't stop laughing and I should start to bring duct tape to class.

Wedding Blog

http://weddingbycolor.com/mandyyam

不認老

包括：

廿到忟三十多歲人仍要小朋友叫你做「哥哥」「姐姐」，而非Uncle OR Auntie。
但這個小朋友明明係你個同輩朋友的子女。

明明有拐杖可以用，但堅持不肯用。結果又仆親。

以為自己身手敏捷所以去行草叢捷徑而不去走行人路。結果又仆親，仲拉埋伴侶一起跌。

原來要承認自己老，不再年青，需要別人的幫助，再去接受別人的幫助，是一件很難，很難的事。

My Peak Productivity

don't worry

One of my tutor students (B) has a very kind personality.

M: Hmmm... this question is hard... (I was just warning him)
B: Don't worry! I can do it. I'll take my time.

I can't stop laughing because he *comforted* me and ensured me that he can handle the problem.

Usually, it should be the one who cannot do it so he worries. Well.. I guess I am wrong. The adults worry more than the kids do.

He is a very cute and polite boy because he would pat on his mother's or his grandma's shoulder to show them the "don't worry", instead of what most kids do - giving their parents a "don't bug me and stay away" look.

conflict between 2 generations

Imagining one day, my children have their own points of view but I disagree with them.

What will I do?

Allowing the "prodigal son" story to happen to myself and break the connection?

or we are "forced" to support what they do and hoping that their plans will work out and will return one day?

We were taught NOT to put what we think that's the best for our kids onto our kids. Let the children identify what's the best for themselves.

respect other's opinion ≠ follow that person's opinion

How can you tell if you have been listened?

芝穎豪園茶餐廳

昨天竟發現茶餐廳跟美容舖攪Crossover, 好一間「芝穎豪園茶餐廳」！！！

連Ｄ阿姐都換上制服

真係食完去減，減完又可以再食。

Dr. Jamie Chan，你真係想得周到！

Lightning

Instead of firework, we enjoy the unpredictable lightning more!

Human reaction time is usually 0.02 seconds. By the time you see the lightning in the sky and press the button, it's too late. Position, get set, keep taking.

I've never seen a horizontal lightning before.

It's amazing how bright a lightning can turn the sky to.

Gift

Pride and arrogance

servanthood

not recognition of others

to serve means, allow God to work in you to accomplish His will

and.. practice humbleness.

好鹹呀

我：媽，呢啖蝦仁炒蛋好鹹呀. . .
媽：哎呀，係Ｄ鹽唔好
我（心想）：乜唔係你撈唔暈咩？

Can you resist the temptation of a marshmallow?

Tell a 4-year old kid not to eat the marshmallow for 15 min. Then shut the door and leave the room.
one-third of the kids eat the marshmallow right away.
another third eat it w/in the next 14 min.
less than one-third can resist.

These kids, after they grow up, are those who "succeed" academically and in jobs coz they can self-control, delay of instant gratification....

Friends, try it on your kids and let me know the result!!!

birthday "cake"

mom: oh it's your birthday tomorrow!
me: yes, how are you going to treat me?
mom: oh... do you need to cut a cake?
me: yes
mom: ok, you'll have banana loaf as breakfast! =D

* "loaf" still means "cake" in chinese...

Back to student mode

The first week back to ubc was horrible.

This is how we entertain ourselves and our teacher:

We LEARNT from our students during practicum and behaved like a student IS in our UBC classroom.

Our teacher gave us something to work on. After she gave the instruction and handed a worksheet to each of us, we began yelling from our seats:

S: Do we need to put our names on?
T: YES

S: What's today's date?
T: May something

S: What's our block?
T: G *we actually don't have a block name!!!*

S: Is it for marks?
T: YES
S(from whole class): ar....... *complain*

S: Pen or pencil?
T: doesn't matter

S: I don't get it.
T (in her heart and on her face): I just gave the instruction. Were you not listening or just dumb?

Girls talk on "how to treat your bf"

During class "break", we saw our classmate playing a video game that has gundam in it.

I know my honey likes gundam so I asked him to send me the site.

Then comes the conversation:

E: hey mandy, why would you send this to wayne?
M: coz he likes gundam.
E: well, then he'll focus on playing the video game and not spending time with you. Look at michael, he's not spending time with his gf anymore and see how focus he is.
M: you are right...

What would happen when astronauts burp in space? - 2

According to http://www.einsteinyear.org/facts/physicsFacts/

Do astronauts burp? Because you are weightless in space, the contents of your stomach float and tend to stay at the top of your stomach, under the rib cage and close to the valve at the top of your stomach. Because this valve isn't a complete closure (just a muscle that works with gravity), if you burp, it becomes a wet burp from the contents in your stomach. Gross!

The question I initially want to ask was: Do astronaut fart in space? Explain.

But I think this will be too engaging... Plus, does anyone know the answer? I remember I've heard that they won't because the gas cannot be separated due to *no* gravity.

Ridiculous ICBC

I crashed my car last sunday. I back up in a one-way parking lot and my friend came from the wrong direction and I crashed his car. I asked ICBC if the *wrong* way count. ICBC searched for past cases and found this:

In the decision, the court found that even though there were arrows in the parking lot, they were not considered to be "traffic control devices" as defined by the Motor Vehicle Act. Additionally, there was evidence that it was common practice for vehicles to go against the direction of the arrows. Though it may sound strange, it seems like the court found that as more people disobeyed the sign, the more it meant that the sign was not a "traffic control device" as defined by the Motor Vehicle Act.

What's *truth*? What is *right*? What is *correct*? What is *Justice*?

As a result, I am 100% liable. I am physically fine. My car will get a new pat pat finally. =D

What would happen when astronauts burp in space?

I asked such a question in the unit test after i taught my students on fluid, density, forces, and pressure.

Answer:

- When astronauts burp in space, I think it will go on forever like a never-ending echo because of the lack of gravity. However, I also think no sound will come out because there is no pressure. In conclusion, I think nothing will happen.

- I predict that if astronauts burp in space, the burp would last a lot longer because there is no gravity as there is nothing pressing down on it.

- If tehy are wearing a space suit, nothing major would happen, as if they burped on earth. If they aren't wearing a space suit, they are long dead from their body particles trying to spread.

- I think that when they burp, a little gas bubble will come out of their mouths.

- I think when the astronauts burp in space, the burp spreads around their whole ship and tries to get out of the ship, just like the rest of the air.

- The force of burp would push them back.

pi r square

I have taught my Gr. 7 Math tutor student about circle a while ago. Now her school finally goes over it. In order to show that she still remembers the formula in front of her mother:

me: What is the circumference of the circle?
L: you times 2 times radius times 3.14.
Me (tries to explain to L's mom): That means "2 pi r".
L's mom (looks puzzled): isn't it "pi r square"?
Me (asks L): What is "pi r square"?
L: Area!
L's mom: LOL! That's why we have Mandy here!

I think L is so glad that she knows sth that her mom doesn't know.
I am so happy that she remembers sth and begins to like Math.

Smart one

My class was conducting a lab activity to measure the volume of several objects.

One of the questions was:
What item had the largest volume? Explain.

The student's answer:
The tissue box has the largest volume because it is large in the inside in order to fit the tissues.

I can't stop laughing and this reason has filled my day!