- Aug 17 Sun 2008 22:43
我的E8/H8
那天我做噩夢了。回來後我就很努力的開使打H8的電測,Celine的媽媽說Celine不想唸了...,後來跟拉拉講電話的時候,她又跟我說了一次 說Celine媽媽找她說Celine不想唸了...然後Steven是早就跟我說他不唸了...,當天我上我就做惡夢了。我夢見H8,其中夾雜了一些US08的小鴨,我對他們下指令,結果他們都面無表情的不理我了。我不要啊...,如果人太少,勢必會面臨拆班,我知道天下沒有不解散的班級,我很高興他們在結業後已經選擇跟我撐了一個壹年,但是,只要他們願意再撐一年半,我們就可以修成正果了。我們現在在上全民英檢中級的東西,我可以了解內容真的是很乏味,每次看著他們稚氣又無奈的臉龐,盡量耐著性子的聽著我解釋對他們來說是無字天書的東西,其實真的是很不忍心,但是要往上學習絕對是吃力的,but this is the way I love to spend my Saturday afternoon with my lovely students...
- Aug 13 Wed 2008 00:19
Before & After
這幾天我很努力的跟我的時差在對抗。晚上在十點半到十一點之間睡覺,早上控制在七八點起床。早上在家摸一下,整理東西準備資料,下午去何嘉仁。就在今天下午五點時,我真的受不了了,回家做作戰準備,回完了一些e-mail後我就準備要去睡覺了,睡衣+眼鏡+亂髮。突然伯母回家 大叫說:"卡路里 妳要不要去畫彩妝!!??"我不知道禮拜二的下午五點畫彩妝要幹嘛,但是我知道伯母跟家附近Shiseido小姐很熟,且我不會放過讓自己輕鬆變美的機會,且我已經有一陣子沒有認真挑過化妝品了,所以就拖著接近午夜的身心狀態跟她去了。
- Aug 11 Mon 2008 10:49
Laughs & Tears
With all the laughts and tears we have finally gone back to our homes. They hugged and said goodbye to their friends. They cried with tears all over their faces, on the bus, in the dark. They didn't even dare to look at the pictures of their friends waving to say goodbye with tears to them. I didn't want to cry because I didn't want to leave here sadly; I wanted to leave here with joyfulness and gratitude. But their sob made me weep, but maybe I cried for something else. I needed to clean them and myself up. All I could do was to yell time to go and seat belts on.
- Aug 09 Sat 2008 11:46
Sleepless
It's been weird. My brain usually functions in Van time, and my brain and body seem work better in this time zone. I'm glad that I chose to come here. A marvelous city. They cheered and they cried.
Thanks for the romance, thanks for the kisses, in this restless world. See you later.
- Aug 08 Fri 2008 05:29
Seattle Mariners Beat the Minnesota Twins @ Safeco Field
Wednesday was the first time I really went to a baseball field to watch a baseball game. It was not too bad. To me baseball games are:
- Aug 05 Tue 2008 14:26
Adaption
我們剛到的時候這裡有一位中國來的女孩,皮膚很黑,很像印相中的西藏人。她喜歡靠著人,很近的說話,而且很黏人。說實在的,我很害怕這樣大家眼中的"怪咖"小孩, 而且我有15隻的短期鴨要照顧,所以我總是找機會避開她。我知道她是在大概14週以前被領養到美國的,因為她有一個美國媽媽,她還有一個4歲的,同樣也是已經被收養2年的中國妹妹。她之前的領養家庭因為父親過世,養母無力負擔,所以只好又將她送回孤兒院。幾經波折,她現在又被領養到一個美國這樣好的家庭,給她美麗寬敞的家園,上一等的私立學校,提供她無限的物質需要和關愛。好像這裡的校長,也是白人,但她的女兒是東方臉孔,這對我們日子過的平淡無奇的人來說的確是一種衝擊,因為你從來不知道命運可以這麼奇妙,愛可以這麼廣,也更讓我不解為何有些親生父母要和自己的子女苦苦相逼。
- Aug 04 Mon 2008 14:47
So short, so long.
I can't believe that I've come back to Taiwan for three years. So short, so long.
- Jul 30 Wed 2008 10:19
US08 @ Annie Wright School
Well... the school is not all that bad, at least the school is so beautiful! and at least they've tried to enforce the students to speak English.
- Jul 30 Wed 2008 01:41
卡洛琳的動物星球頻道:猩猩國家
呼~
I have finally got here for about nine days. It is so beautiful and tranquil in Tacoma, a lot like Van, the camp I was to go. Before I came I knew the kids this time would easier to take care of because nearly all of them have gone to some sort of summer camps. After a week I've adjusted myself to dealing with some of the crazy kids.
- Jul 18 Fri 2008 02:24
Scum
I have finally spent my last working hours with the scum, the one who is so arrogant and brain deficient. Before that I never know the company actually hires clown with a gorilline appearance. Maybe after one year he still can't figure out he is actually working at an educational organization, not an entertainment organization. What I can suggest is he can work as a vaudevillian in theme parks such as Leofoo Village or Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village where he can gain more respect and in the meantime being truly himself- a gorilla. I'm happy that my kids can learn spontaneously even after a year of exposure to an ape. They don't lose anything, but, you lose your life.
- Jul 15 Tue 2008 02:10
勇敢的小鴨
拆併班的過程並不順利,人畢竟是有習慣性的動物。因為很多的原因,而且要加快進度,很多的家長停滯不前。這種感覺,很像我跟我的小鴨子們說:"我們現在的棲息地食物即將要沒了,而且快被大水淹沒了,但是我知道前面有幾個安全的地方,有充分的食物和溫暖的陽光,但是有點遠,我們現在翅膀和腳不夠強壯,游的不夠快,但是你們願不願意,我帶著你們一起游,我們加油一點,會很辛苦,但是我們可以游到安全的地方。"有幾隻小鴨子很勇敢的選擇了跟著我一起游;一個禮拜上四天的英文課,外加1~2天要送給我,因為要加強。
- Jul 15 Tue 2008 01:06
Last orders
今天是E'2最後一天讓我粉墨豋場了。三年來總共併入三次,基本成員大部分都在,點名的時候還是一樣,Angel Athena Betty...倒背如流,如數家珍。上課時還是一貫的一定要用英文問好,這是我們的默契和警語,表示上課要開始了。
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- Jul 13 Sun 2008 02:14
She's going to fly.
- Jul 11 Fri 2008 01:16
代
哈哈,繼昨天的"妳跟他媽媽說"爸爸之後,今天更有趣了。班上優秀的小Henry,媽媽姓藍,爸爸姓潘,一年多來都是媽媽在簽聯絡簿,上週媽媽特地交代說她要出國一陣子,聯絡簿如果簽的二二六六的話要多多包含。我是不在意的, as long as he learns happily。原本像是我們老師如果是代課的話,簽名的時候會加上一個代字 如: Caroline 代 以作區隔 。今天我看到小Henry的本子:
家長簽名:潘伊師 代
哈哈!這是代理爸爸的意思嗎?還是責任分工制的。當媽媽不再,爸爸要"代理"照顧孩子。But I think it might be even funnier cause his mom told me that his grandpa (who takes him to school every time) would sign in his communication book. I haven't figured it out yet, but I can't help but wonder why males play a rule as a "sub". 看來,真的責任分工制從石器時代到現在久恆不變。
- Jul 09 Wed 2008 03:16
I'm going to fly.
這樣炎熱的天氣,加上平均每天半日的工作,讓我的身心漸漸處於一個慢活的狀態:.........................(有點慢..)....................(再慢一點...).................(我快被烤焦變田螺了...)加上最近毛病很多,又是水腫 體重多了好幾公斤,還加上牙痛來湊熱鬧,腦筋都變的很不清醒,一直到上禮拜遊學團的說明會,家長接踵而來的問題,有如當頭棒喝一樣一下突然把我拉回現實生活。就快要出團了,再兩個禮拜(Jessie勿打我...)於是打起精神開使"研讀"相關的事項:已經見過部分北區的學員了,這次的孩子多數比較大,多是白白的安靜型的...幾乎都是我們的舊團員,獨自一人待在海外遊學團應該沒有問題...這次去的是一間私立的女校,Summer camp的部分應該只有約50人的規模... (唉呀...這跟去年的150人歐洲遊學團比真的是小巫見大巫了..) 腦海中就開始盤算,人少的團我要怎麼讓它看起來好像很多人很熱鬧呢..
- Jul 08 Tue 2008 22:41
熱熱熱
最近的太陽怎麼曬起來這麼痛啊...早上才一出門,就覺得太陽已經要掉到頭上了..本來的眼角膜就比較脆弱了,夏天容易因為太大的陽光張不開眼,再糟糕一點配上隱形眼鏡就會發炎,不戴個大墨鏡出門簡直是無法平安的在路上行走。酷熱的太陽底下,每個人都快變成在蒸氣式的烤爐裡面的人型烤排。
- Jul 01 Tue 2008 18:12
Happy Birthday Dad & Canada
- Jul 01 Tue 2008 02:02
Love.
I have finally seen the movie Sex and the City. The TV show that had been my spiritual accompany in Vancouver, when the time my English was still little without subtitle. With no expectation so it was no doubt beyond expectation. It never disappoints you.
- Jun 23 Mon 2008 00:32
E'2
那天終於鼓起勇氣跟小孩說要拆班的事了..,可是我是跟他們說 要"換時間",這批孩子都沒有經歷過拆併,且三年級的心靈應該不瞭解,也聽不懂我的意思。也是已經帶了快要三年的孩子,總之,這是一個很棒的經驗,小小孩也要長大囉!