Mookoo's Home (木咕子的家)

2017年7月14日星期五

The 43rd Graduation Ceremony of St. James' Preschool

#2017-0714B

台中市聖雅各幼兒園第 43 屆畢業典禮

The 43rd Graduation of St. James' Preschool

時間：2017 年 7 月 14 日晚上 (6:30 p.m. -- )

Time: Friday, July 14, 2017 (starting at 6:30 p.m.)

地點：台中市大墩文化中心演講廳（地址：台中市西區英才路 600 號）
Venue: Taichung City Dadun Culture Center (Address: 600, Yingcai Rd., Taichung City, Taiwan)

附記：我的孫子「小蜜蜂」 (英文名字： James Liang) 今日從聖雅各幼兒園畢業，領取人生第一張畢業證書，可喜可賀也。我看了他的畢業紀念冊（參見 #2017-0714A）覺得他真的長大不少，儼然準備好，就要進入小學就讀啦！ (For James' Graduation Book, click and see #2017-0714A.)

上圖：家長代表游逸峰先生致詞
（台中市向上國中教務主任）

Congratulations to James Liang on His Graduation

#2017-0714A

My grandson James Liang (nicknamed "Little Bee") will "graduate" from St. James' Preschool today. The graduation ceremony will be held very soon this evening at Taichung City Dadun Culture Center, and my wife and I are invited to this important event as "special guests." -- Thanks so much for the invitation! For attending that important event (Click and see #2017-0714B for photos) will be my pleasure ... and my honor!

Now I'd like to say this to my 6-year-old grandson: "Congratulations to you, little boy! I'm proud of you, for you've now finished your preschool studies and will be given your first biye-zhengshu -- the first Diploma (or Certificate of Graduation) in your life! ... Keep being happy and smart, being kind and grateful to others; and as you're going to the elementary school in September, be ready for studying and learning more, and be brave enough to explore new things as long as they are good and worth trying! ..."

James Liang's Graduation Book

(partly copied and shared below)

2017年7月8日星期六

小樂手《37 秒》演出

#2017-0708

I was surprised to see this enjoyable film (made by my wife) that shows how my two grandsons played together in late February or early March. They never went to any music class; they were just playing there -- freely and happily!

這是四個多月前小男孩的奶奶「偷偷錄下」的影片。影片中的小男孩 (Little Bee 和 Little Shine) 沒上過一天「音樂班」，卻能自得其樂「玩起」爺爺奶奶的 keyboard 和 ukulele。哈哈哈 . . . . . .

2017年7月6日星期四

水母、壁虎功、海邊的回憶

#2017-0706

水母 ( Jellyfish or Jellies )：水母當然是一種水中生物，但牠也能轉化成一幅美麗、又有特殊意味的作品。請看右邊（以及下面 Part 1 所展示的）這幅畫，正是最好的「水母藝術化（畫）」之代表。這是我家即將幼兒園畢業的「哥哥」從學校帶回來的。我驚奇之餘，連忙將「牠」掛起來，就掛在客廳門邊。

壁虎功 (The Adhesion Ability)：英文維基百科說：About 60% of gecko species have adhesive toe pads that allow them to adhere to most surfaces without the use of liquids or surface tension. ... 中文維基百科另有一條目，說：「壁虎遊牆功，又名『蛇形功』、『爬壁功』、『仙人掛畫』。歌訣曰：『壁虎遊牆技藝奇，上下左右耐心習。功成輕身如螻蟻，遊躥樓房不費力。』」而我要說，我們家三歲未足的小弟弟的腳兒，也有十足的 adhesion ability (爬壁功) 呢！

海邊的回憶 (Memories of the Beach)：請看下面 Part 3 的影片，那是上個月，全家人到南部 (A Trip to Southern Taiwan) 旅遊期間所拍攝。

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Part 1: 水母

Part 2: 壁虎功

Part 3: 海邊的回憶

以下兩小段影片是
2017年 6 月末 拍攝
於悠活度家村海邊

2017年7月2日星期日

"What a Small World! ..."

#2017-0702

At the end of our English service we let those who came to us for the first time introduce themselves (or be introduced). Among this morning's "new faces" were two pretty young women from Hong Kong. Their names, as they later told me in Mandarin (putonghua, "common language"), are Luo Fang (羅昉) and Jiang Yongxian (江泳嫺).

"We are from St. Mary's Anglican Church," they said.

I was excited about that, for HKSKH St. Mary's Church was one -- and the last one -- of the churches where my son, as a theological college student, had practiced helping in church services on weekends before he completed his studies at Ming Hua and returned home in late June.

So I asked these two visitors from Hong Kong, "Do you know Antony Liang?"

"Oh, yes, you ..."

"I'm his father," I replied, with a big smile. And pointing to Jean and then to Little Bee, I introduced my wife and my grandson to them, openly. All of a sudden the whole church was filled with laughter. It seemed that all the people who were present (including church members and visitors) were in a state of happy excitement as I was. "What a small world! ..." I was extremely surprised to see the two whom Antony had just met on Friday (June 30).

Hi, Luo Fang and Jiang Yongxian! Please tell the people at St. Mary's Church that we, the Liangs, thank you so very much for your kind help and guidance and encouragement to Antony. May our Lord Jesus Christ bless all of you, now and forever!