麥可的睡前儀式：爸媽念故事書-->禱告-->睡覺
Day 1 (8/23)
Day 2 (8/24)
Day 3 (8/25)
前三天剛開始都哭得聲嘶力竭，但最後還是自己睡著了，一覺到天亮，隔天起床心情很好。
Day 4 (8/26)
因為爸爸去圖書館用功了，這天只有媽媽送麥可上床。
媽：我們要準備睡覺囉
麥：媽媽（陪我）睡覺。（躺）
媽：麥麥很棒，會自己睡覺囉
麥：媽媽（陪我）睡覺。（微哭腔，眼眶已紅）
媽：我知道，麥麥想要媽媽陪你睡覺對不對？可是媽媽要去工作，你先睡覺，我晚一點再來看你好不好？
麥：...爸爸（陪我）睡覺。
媽：爸爸不在，他去圖書館了...我們來看書吧，你要看哪本書？
麥：看車車書（TOMICA小汽車目錄）
媽；好...你去拿吧
麥：吊車，汽車運輸車，救護車，Subaru車車，......看完了。還要看，看這個（Goodnight Moon）。
媽：好。（讀完）
麥：還有這個（The Runaway Bunny）
媽：好。（讀完）我們來禱告吧！（仆倒）我們在天上的父...
麥：天父...
媽：感謝您...
麥：感謝您...
媽：讓我們今天去圖書館看車車...
麥：吃兔兔餅乾...（很會自己加詞）
（文長略）
媽：奉耶穌基督的名...
麥：阿們！
麥：媽媽工作。
媽：...對，媽媽去工作，等下再來看你喔，可以親一個嗎？
麥：（親）
媽：抱一下
麥：（抱）
媽：好，晚安喔~你也可以看Toyota~
麥：（抱兔兔，仆倒睡）
第四天已認命，完全沒哭就睡了！
媽媽已感動淚奔~~~
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Friday, October 06, 2017
Friday, March 25, 2016
A Tender Mercy of God - My Street Performance Debut in SG
Once in a while, I feel lonely and depressed for no good reason. I know there are many things which I should be grateful for, and there are things I ought to do. But I still feel this way from time to time. Today was one of those days. Maybe it has something to do with the teething baby who woke up from his nap fussing. Maybe it has something to do with the husband being away traveling 6 days a week recently. Maybe it's the homework which I have been trying to avoid to do. I just don't know.
I decided to get out of the house, not sure where I (we) were heading to. "Maybe we should go get some groceries? No, that's just lame." I decided to go to the Clarke Quay Central mall. 200m after we left home, I realized there was dried baby food on my glasses. "Oh. This is just great."
To be honest, Clarke Quay Central is not even a good mall. We walked around, but nothing made me want to shop (except for the custard puff from Beard Papa). I had salmon salad for dinner, thinking at least I did something good for my body today. Then I got a custard puff which balanced out the healthiness of the salad.
It was 5:40pm, almost dinner time for the baby. "Well, we should probably head home." At first, I was going to take the main exit, which would lead us to the main street. But then I changed my mind and took the side exit, which led us to the riverside. There was a gentleman in his 50s singing with his guitar, and his wife was standing behind him as his assistant. (Based on his accent, I am guessing he's probably from HK.) I always support street performers with some donation (mostly because I used to perform at a café myself). I took Michael out from the stroller, and we sat by the river to listen to the performance.
The man was singing "Country Road, Take Me Home", which made me want to cry. "I miss home. But I Am home. This is my home. I don't know. Sometimes I just feel homeless." He finished the song, but not many people were applauding even though the performance was pretty good. I decided that we moved to the staircase in front of the singer to listen more carefully and to show our support. As he was singing the next song, "Love, Me", I thought, "it would be nice if he could sing 'Here Comes The Sun' - or just anything from the Beatles." Then the next song he sang was "Imagine". "Oh, how nice! Thank you, Heavenly Father. This is good enough." I thought.
After the song, the singer smiled and waved at us. He asked where we came from. "Taiwan." (Now that I think about it, I wonder why he knew I wasn't from Singapore. I was wearing my workout outfit, Georgetown Basketball T-shirt and the navy shorts which I sleep in. Didn't I look local?) "Taiwan. Then we should sing 'The Moon Represents My Hearts'. How about you come here and sing with me? My wife can hold your baby." Even though I dressed like I was on my way to do my laundry or take out the trash, somehow I did not hesitate and joined him. Maybe I was just too desperate. "Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the live performance from Taiwan." he declared. To my surprise, Michael was totally cool with being held by the lady he met for the first time. I wish I saw his face when I was singing, but I was too focused on our performance. It was a song I have performed many times on stage, so I know it very well.
"Thank you, that was really fun." I told the singer. His wife seemed very happy to get to hold the baby. "He is very dense!" Ha ha. Everyone says so. We left for home for Michael's dinner. "Wow. That was a special experience. How a special day. Thank you for letting me feel so special, Heavenly Father." It was funny how I was hoping to hear a song about the sun while it turned out that I got to sing a song about the moon. It was truly a tender mercy from God. He made my day by letting me know that I matter to him and I am not unnoticed.
I decided to get out of the house, not sure where I (we) were heading to. "Maybe we should go get some groceries? No, that's just lame." I decided to go to the Clarke Quay Central mall. 200m after we left home, I realized there was dried baby food on my glasses. "Oh. This is just great."
To be honest, Clarke Quay Central is not even a good mall. We walked around, but nothing made me want to shop (except for the custard puff from Beard Papa). I had salmon salad for dinner, thinking at least I did something good for my body today. Then I got a custard puff which balanced out the healthiness of the salad.
It was 5:40pm, almost dinner time for the baby. "Well, we should probably head home." At first, I was going to take the main exit, which would lead us to the main street. But then I changed my mind and took the side exit, which led us to the riverside. There was a gentleman in his 50s singing with his guitar, and his wife was standing behind him as his assistant. (Based on his accent, I am guessing he's probably from HK.) I always support street performers with some donation (mostly because I used to perform at a café myself). I took Michael out from the stroller, and we sat by the river to listen to the performance.
The man was singing "Country Road, Take Me Home", which made me want to cry. "I miss home. But I Am home. This is my home. I don't know. Sometimes I just feel homeless." He finished the song, but not many people were applauding even though the performance was pretty good. I decided that we moved to the staircase in front of the singer to listen more carefully and to show our support. As he was singing the next song, "Love, Me", I thought, "it would be nice if he could sing 'Here Comes The Sun' - or just anything from the Beatles." Then the next song he sang was "Imagine". "Oh, how nice! Thank you, Heavenly Father. This is good enough." I thought.
After the song, the singer smiled and waved at us. He asked where we came from. "Taiwan." (Now that I think about it, I wonder why he knew I wasn't from Singapore. I was wearing my workout outfit, Georgetown Basketball T-shirt and the navy shorts which I sleep in. Didn't I look local?) "Taiwan. Then we should sing 'The Moon Represents My Hearts'. How about you come here and sing with me? My wife can hold your baby." Even though I dressed like I was on my way to do my laundry or take out the trash, somehow I did not hesitate and joined him. Maybe I was just too desperate. "Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the live performance from Taiwan." he declared. To my surprise, Michael was totally cool with being held by the lady he met for the first time. I wish I saw his face when I was singing, but I was too focused on our performance. It was a song I have performed many times on stage, so I know it very well.
"Thank you, that was really fun." I told the singer. His wife seemed very happy to get to hold the baby. "He is very dense!" Ha ha. Everyone says so. We left for home for Michael's dinner. "Wow. That was a special experience. How a special day. Thank you for letting me feel so special, Heavenly Father." It was funny how I was hoping to hear a song about the sun while it turned out that I got to sing a song about the moon. It was truly a tender mercy from God. He made my day by letting me know that I matter to him and I am not unnoticed.
Saturday, December 13, 2014
近期消息更新 Good News x2!
最近有兩個好消息
第一是我從明年秋季開始
要從GW商學院的MBA轉到GW的教育與人類發展學院(GSEHD)的組織領導與學習研究所(M.A. in Education & Human Development, Organizational Leadership and Learning)了
學習的領域主要是人力資源、組織學、領導學、組織訓練、成人教育等等
轉系所的主要原因是比較適合自己的興趣和職涯規劃
預計能比之前規劃的時間提前一年畢業 也省下不少學費
可以說一舉數得
News #1:
I'll be transferring from GW's MBA program to their MA in Organizational Leadership & Learning program, starting next fall. This means I will be able to get my master degree at least one year sooner, and I will be studying things I (hopefully) enjoy more.
第二
我們的小家庭在明年夏天將會有一位新成員加入！
目前這個新成員已經在我的肚子裡住了約12週，尚未確認性別
預計6/28/2015左右會出來跟大家見面
請大家拭目以待！
最近默默的過了幾個星期噁心想吐疲倦偏食的日子
（整天只想吃台灣菜）
深深感受到媽媽的偉大與辛苦
等不及回台灣終於可以大吃一頓了
News #2:
We're having our first baby next summer! We don't know if it's a boy or a girl yet, but we should be able to find out soon. The due date is 6/28/2015. I've been craving for Taiwanese food like crazy so we're really really grateful that we're leaving for Taiwan today!!!
在此要特別感謝老公,家人,朋友們在這段時間以來的支持、鼓勵、體諒與照顧
在學業和其他各方面無條件包容我的任性 (尤其是成為孕婦以後)、傾聽我的需要
謝謝你們給我的愛
我真的很幸福
第一是我從明年秋季開始
要從GW商學院的MBA轉到GW的教育與人類發展學院(GSEHD)的組織領導與學習研究所(M.A. in Education & Human Development, Organizational Leadership and Learning)了
學習的領域主要是人力資源、組織學、領導學、組織訓練、成人教育等等
轉系所的主要原因是比較適合自己的興趣和職涯規劃
預計能比之前規劃的時間提前一年畢業 也省下不少學費
可以說一舉數得
News #1:
I'll be transferring from GW's MBA program to their MA in Organizational Leadership & Learning program, starting next fall. This means I will be able to get my master degree at least one year sooner, and I will be studying things I (hopefully) enjoy more.
第二
我們的小家庭在明年夏天將會有一位新成員加入！
目前這個新成員已經在我的肚子裡住了約12週，尚未確認性別
預計6/28/2015左右會出來跟大家見面
請大家拭目以待！
最近默默的過了幾個星期噁心想吐疲倦偏食的日子
（整天只想吃台灣菜）
深深感受到媽媽的偉大與辛苦
等不及回台灣終於可以大吃一頓了
News #2:
We're having our first baby next summer! We don't know if it's a boy or a girl yet, but we should be able to find out soon. The due date is 6/28/2015. I've been craving for Taiwanese food like crazy so we're really really grateful that we're leaving for Taiwan today!!!
在此要特別感謝老公,家人,朋友們在這段時間以來的支持、鼓勵、體諒與照顧
在學業和其他各方面無條件包容我的任性 (尤其是成為孕婦以後)、傾聽我的需要
謝謝你們給我的愛
我真的很幸福
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