台灣行

這幾天大陸放假 股市不好 但我心情沒有受太多的影響
明天就要帶秉鑫回台灣了 心中某名奇妙的興奮
等了四個多月 總算盼到了這一天
還好颱風都走了
他第一次到台北 跟他阿公見面
第一次去斗六 跟他阿祖見面
第一次去台灣 他媽媽土生土長的地方
心中默默地希望他會對這土地有些認同
(好啦 我知道他還不會表達認不認同
但至少不要他討厭)
雖然台灣有它不好的地方
但畢竟是我心中的寶島
我希望秉鑫能有我愛台灣的一半心 就夠了
希望他會說台語太奢侈
每天我對他嘰哩呱啦的說國語
希望他的中文 可以至少好到可以念金庸的武俠小說就夠了
(呵呵 不能與老公討論金庸小說的情節 一直是我的遺憾
現在只能把這希望放在小寶寶身上嘍)
希望 有太多的希望
比較現實的希望是
他明天坐飛機至少可以比前次有進步

The Apple & The Tree part 2

Chamu Rolls Over, The Movie

20080923163745 - Chamu Rolls Over, The Movie, originally uploaded by Joyce and Jaime.

Floating around

20080921164848, originally uploaded by Joyce and Jaime.

Joaquin goes swimmin'!

20080921164139 - Joaquin goes swimmin', originally uploaded by Joyce and Jaime.

Dairy Scare - Part 2

So it turns out all of my colleagues' babies have been drinking milk contaminated with melamine. They are all worried to death since they have been drinking problem formula/milk for years. I myself have also been drinking some instant coffee that contains melamine and many other dairy products during my years of extensive travel in China. It's scary isn't it? Who'd thought products made by Nestle cannot be trusted. What kind of world is it when people care more about making money than other people's lives?
I always thought Jaime was overly paranoid when it comes to "Made in China" goods and the series of events unfolding seems to only prove him right. It makes me want to reconsider the prospect of having Chamu grow up in Hong Kong.

Dairy Scare

The dairy scandal in China has turned into many mommies' biggest nightmare. Each day there is more babies being diagnosed with kidney stones or kidney problem resulting from questionable formula powder. The more I read about it the more I'm scared about weaning Chamu. Even though it would be a very liberating act for me (especially after he woke up to nurse 3 times last night), maybe I can wait... In the meantime, I will need to continue to chow down a lot of rice each meal like I'm doing now (rumor has it that rice encourages milk production so I have been eating portions similar to that of construction workers)...