Mandarin Lesson August 2014

Thanks to a HS mom who introduced us to Teacher Victoria. 

My children has finally started their Mandarin lesson with a teacher. It has been almost a two years wait for En, who requested to learn this language when she was 8.  It happened one day when her day to day question brought up a discussion on where our ancestors were from. 

I was waiting for an opportunity to meet a dedicated teacher, a better way to say it  than I was being lazy looking for one. 

By taking lessons also brought peace to grandparents who often complaint they will not pick up Mandarin language without going to school. "Xie Xie!" 

Fees are RM90 for a month, once a week, 1.5 hour. 

Chinese Ink Writing 18 February 2011

En pretend- play chinese ink writing with black water colour. Can you read what she wrote? 

Mandarin conversation with granny 6 January 2011

Grandma asked Hui  " Hao le mei you" (hanyin pinyin, means Are you ready?)
Hui replied " Haven't"

Granny mumbled "se mo haven't ?" (what is haven't?)

En who was nearby, translated  " haven't se hai mei you "

Granny asked " hao? " (She meant what is 'ready' in English)
En :  "Hao"  is good

Granny mumbling, good!!!  and asked again " hao le? "
En :  Finished.

When En was younger, she refused to speak in Mandarin. When I spoke to her in Mandarin or Cantonese, she told me to stop communicating to her in Chinese. She added " I am an English, not a Chinese". :)))) Now, she converse in both languages.