Arthur and Benjamin

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

LA, San Diago 旅行计划

要去的地方： LA: 环球影城，迪思尼; San Diago: 海洋馆，乐高城
Aug 8th: Paradise cove and Point dume State beach
http://www.yelp.com/biz/malibu-seafood-fresh-fish-market-and-patio-cafe-malibu#hrid:dkaEoywW8hEHh-CrMEd7XQ

Aug 14 - Aug 21. 每天的计划

Aug 14: Channel Harbor Art show: http://www.channelislandsharbor.org/events.cfm
Aug 14, Friday: 海岸星光线早晨８点出发，晚上８点到西米谷 Oakland to Simi Valley

Coastal Starlight schedule and station: www.amtrak.com/timetable/apr07/P11.pdf
Stations Address: http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/am2Route/Vertical_Route_Page&c=am2Route&cid=1081256321841&ssid=135
Bart Station: http://www.bart.gov/stations/closest.aspx

Aug 15, Saturday: 中午出发， go to the zoo ，stop by laguna beach, 晚上到 San Diago
Comfort Inn Zoo Seaworld through AAA.com
https://www.res99.com/nexres/reservations/review.cgi?&src=10010245&ses=145b69cadefa8ef329c939c81737e8e1&src_aid=&path=av&unps=y&inventory_source=14169&in_date=2009-08-15&out_date=2009-08-17&hotels_id=10196740&nights=2&num_adults=2&num_children=2&minorAge1=&minorAge2=&minorAge3=&minorAge4=&num_rooms=1&room_type_code=;LN005&rate_plan_code=ZG00RAC&ac=

Best Western South Bay: http://www.res99.com/hotel/10010245-10193109T.html?ses=0a489ef8ef8ec514ff93e6479fccf6ps&unps=y

Aug 16, 17: San Diago: Sea World, Legoland
１７号离开圣地亚哥, 开到 Disney, 把客人放到 disney
Aug 16: Pick up dad at long beach then drop at the disnet hotel.

Aug 18, 19 : Disney for two days Ticket: $99 Disneyland.com , special deals

19 号晚上去把４个客人接回来
20号 : Universal Studio 环球影城. Metro 240
http://www.metro.net/index.asp

Aug 21: packup and leave

Dad: 21 Aug, 23:50 departure CZ0328, Terminal B
Chenglan: 22 Aug, 1:40am CA984 , Terminal 2

San Diego Transportation:http://embassysuites.hilton.com/en/es/hotels/hotelpromo.jhtml;jsessionid=VIR41E33GL45SCSGBIX222Q?ctyhocn=SANDNES&promo=SANDNES_Attraction_transportation&cid=OH,ES,sandn,TransportationF

Amtrak Station: Sata Fe Rail.

An easy way to get to the San Diego Trolley from the airport is to take Bus #992, "The Airport Flyer" that stops at each terminal. Fare was $2.25 (March 2004). TIP: Ask for a transfer to save on the Trolley fare. For example, if you are going to Tijuana, the fare is only $0.25 more. Get off the bus at Broadway and Kettner. Then cross the street to the American Plaza Transit Center. Follow the link below for a full size map.

Hotel for Dad: Best Western Bayside Inn, Holiday Inn On The Bay (68181498, Aug2nd-Aug6th)
Hotel at Sea World: Howard Johnson Inn - San Diego Sea World / Airport (http://hotel-guides.us/ , IHOP, Du-Pars)

Legoland Hotel: HOLIDAY INN CARLSBAD BY THE SEA
850 Palomar Airport Rd - Carlsbad, CA, United States 92008

Santa Monica: http://www.seashoremotel.com/

门票：http://www.citypass.com/attraction/disneyland.html
乐高乐园门票: http://arestravel.com/3872_ticket-list_m86_r610217.html

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LA cheap: http://losangelesonthecheap.blogspot.com/
LA, San Diago:加州旅游热点城市之常见问答: http://www.huaren.us/dispbbs.asp?boardid=328&Id=267256加
州海岸旅遊 http://calasf.blogspot.com/
鱼的加州纪行 http://www.huaren.us/dispbbs.asp?boardid=328&Id=276078&page=3
Getty: http://www.huaren.us/dispbbs.asp?boardid=328&Id=533694
Getty: http://www.huaren.us/dispbbs.asp?boardid=328&Id=564797
University Studio: http://www.huaren.us/dispbbs.asp?boardid=328&Id=537137
Huntington: http://www.huaren.us/dispbbs.asp?boardid=328&Id=458416
Disney, Legoland: http://www.huaren.us/dispbbs.asp?boardid=328&Id=533295
Disney: http://www.huaren.us/dispbbs.asp?boardid=328&Id=378753&page=2
Hotel: http://www.huaren.us/dispbbs.asp?boardid=328&Id=630110
住在union station 附近，做地铁也可以去不少地方呢：http://www.huaren.us/dispbbs.asp?boardid=328&Id=583202
天文台：http://www.griffithobservatory.org/vshuttle.html
如果要利用公交，买day pass, 能随上随下bus/rail， http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/maps/default.htm
红线的wilshire vermont出口接720可以去一些博物馆(La brea tar pits(http://www.tarpits.org/ )，小学生必去的一站，隔壁就是LACMA http://www.lacma.org/ ), 然后可以一路到Beverly Hills 的shopping area http://www.family-vacation-getaways-at-los-angeles-theme-parks.com/Beverly-Hills-Shopping.html ，再往西就到westwood UCLA了. 红线highland 站是星光大道中国剧院。如果住downtown， Disney concert hall, MOCA, Japan town, the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels http://www.olacathedral.org/ 都可以逛逛。
Hotel Deals: http://hotels.travelzoo.com/california-hotels/

La Jolla Hotel: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g32578-d77444-Reviews-Travelodge_La_Jolla_Beach-La_Jolla_California.html
Mission Bay: http://www.thedana.com/

LA adult school: http://daceweb3.lausd.k12.ca.us/schoolfinder/FMPro
Granada Hills: 17450 Rinaldi St Granada Hills, CA 91344 -3436 (818) 366-9171
Reseda: 18230 Kittridge St. Reseda, CA 913351 818-758-3700
Woodland hill: 5440 Valley Circle Blvd.Woodland Hills, CA 91367

VENICE CAS 13000 VENICE BLVD. LOS ANGELES(310)577-4230
Hotels: http://maps.google.com/maps?sourceid=navclient&rlz=1T4GGLL_enUS310US310&q=13000%20Venice%20Boulevard%20__Los%20Angeles%2C%20CA%2090066&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wl

Discount Theaters: http://www.family-vacation-getaways-at-los-angeles-theme-parks.com/Discount-Theater-Locations.html

http://www.usitrip.com/index.asp?rid=26

CSUN Little Theater: http://www.csun.edu/tadw/Schedule.html
Odyssey Restaurant:http://www.theodysseyrestaurant.com/

Friday, June 5, 2009

弟弟真聪明
妈妈教明明用点鼠标，让他喜欢的歌重新放一遍。他一学就会了。妈妈高兴的夸他：“弟弟真聪明！” 后来他自己每次重复放歌的时候，都会小声说一句 “弟弟真聪明” 来夸奖自己。

爸爸哥哥中国呀
送爸爸和哥哥到机场，明明本来扭着小腿要下来走走的，看到妈妈跟本就没让他下车，带着他开车走了，立刻就大哭起来。后来我说了好几次，爸爸和哥哥去中国了，他才不哭了。明明很想爸爸个哥哥的。想的时候就说：“ 爸爸。。哥哥。。中国呀，妈妈。。弟弟。。。家里呀。” 有时候也说成妈妈。。弟弟。。中国呀，他是不是也想去中国呢？明明还提醒我给爸爸打电话，如果电话说得短了，他就拿着电话反复的哭。明明最喜欢听哥哥叫他弟弟的声音，一听就微微的笑。

唉
那天我带明明出去玩，回来的时候停了车，往后面一靠，不由自主地唉了一声。刚唉完，就听后坐上有人奶声奶气的说：“累死了。” 这个小鹦鹉，什么时候把我的口头语学去了。

两只老虎
哥哥在电话里唱了两只老虎的歌，弟弟印象深刻，教他几次就会了。“两只老虎，两只老虎，一个一个耳朵，一个一个尾巴”让他唱歌的时候他就这么唱。今天，改说：“两只。。。。妈妈。。。。两只。。。爸爸。。。两只。。。弟弟。。。两只。。。。哥哥！”

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Arthur's trip to China

I want Arthur to do a poster in his class after he come back. Here is his stories in China.

Chickens
Arthur: My dad bought me two chickens from the farmer's market. One is brown and one is yellow. I love them so much! My dad keep on telling me don't drop them and don't squeeze them. My head likes them (??). They are getting so noisy so we put them in the box and leave them on the patio. Suddenly a chicken starts to scream! A wild cat eats another chicken! The cat came back with a friend. He wants to share the food with his friend. Sword, where is my sword! I want to kill the cat and save my friend!

I only have one chicken left and it is so lonely. My dad take me to the market to buy another chicken. We didn't find any this time. The left alone chicken was eaten by the cat during night. Cat, why don't you eat mouse?

Dad: Two chicken costs me just 1 yuan, taking the taxi, and the replacement pet(a fish) cost 4 yuan. Arthur had a lot of fun with the chicken.

School
Arthur: The new school is so much fun! Jigsaw, I had never played jigsaw before! It isn't right to sit inside of the jigsaw. You got to share it with another friend and sit at the sides.

Dad: I can't believe the tuition of the school. It is just 150 yuan per month! The school is very safe and Arthur loves it.

Uncles and aunts
Arthur: I love my uncles. My uncle one has a dog named fox. He has a big, no, buge vegetable garden, too! My uncle two has no hair, and a big belly.
I don't like my aunts. They are old and they are woman.

Mom: Arthur! Mommy is a woman and mommy will be very old! If you say that again to your aunts, I will spank your ass until it turns into a flower!

Comments from mom: We didn't do a good preparation at this point. We tried to build the connection between Arthur and his grandpa and grandma, but ignored other relatives. We should have showed him the photos of other relatives so he got know them more.
Arthur doesn't like girls before he left. I didn't know that he doesn't like woman either.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Travel Information in Beijing Shanghai

Book the hotel: 携程旅游订票网站: http://www.ctrip.com/ , 可以免费送票.
http://www.daodao.com/
北京蟹岛: http://www.xiedao.com/ , 天安门广场晚上放风筝, 自然博物馆看恐龙
木偶剧场 http://www.puppetchina.com/baknew/
皇家粮仓: http://bj.piao.cn/ticket-3705.html http://www.dianping.com/shop/2484121
京深海鲜批发市场: http://www.chinafeed.org.cn/cms/_code/business/include/php/224158.htm
上海市居住证: http://www.21cnhr.gov.cn/xinxi/file.jsp?f_ID=3563
海归生活指南 -- 上海 http://news.wenxuecity.com/messages/200905/news-gb2312-859631.html
http://www.bnuchild.com/ArticleContent.asp?id=2106
北京师范大学兰蕙公寓电话：58806000地址：校内西南角
价位：标准间 240元三人间 270元（仅1间）
北京师范大学新松公寓电话：58807890 地址：校内图书馆东侧
价位：标准间 200元（一、四层），220元（二、三层）
北京师范大学京师大厦电话：62205481 价位：标准间 438元（协议价）
北京师范大学专家楼电话：58807642 地址：校内教育管理学院北侧（紧挨着）
价位：一室一厅360元、二室一厅480元
北京师范大学励耘学苑:
http://www.bj-realestate.com/cn/liyuangongyu.html 北京酒店式公寓,丽苑, 2室2厅2卫,140平方米,浅色的实木地板. 主卧是1米8的大床,次卧是1米5的. 如果带着两个孩子的妈妈,这里是最好的选择. 门童和前台服务都很热情, 楼层服务员也很负责. 最赞的是有洗衣干衣机 Lee Garden, Expedia上可以直接订，大概是100-150之间

Monday, May 25, 2009

单身妈妈

May 25, 2009

今天，送走了远远。看他背着小书包，紧紧地跟着爸爸走开了，心里并不是很担心。远远有个好爸爸，细心仔细爱孩子。我就怕他在国内被拐卖了，或者被车撞了。南方周末的关于贩卖小孩的文章读起来真让我不寒而栗。（http://news.sina.com.cn/s/sd/2009-05-25/173617886260_3.shtml）我们国家要是把治理法轮功的时间精力用来打击人贩子，咱老百姓生活的也安心些。

现在我一个人带一个孩子是多么幸福的事情啊！心里是如释重负的感觉。才明白为什么每天都不愿意做家务，原来是累的。操持四口之家每天是多么繁琐的事！

May 26, 2009

远远到了中国，电话里特别的激动，一直说到姥姥家了。他们的旅途特别的顺利。明明很乖，我带他去图书馆。好久没有安心的找书了。每次带两个孩子来都特别的紧张，怕他们吵闹。只有体验过负重才会感激轻松的时刻。

要干的家务：彻底清洁家里，包括擦玻璃，整理衣服，柜子，不要的东西都处理掉。
可干的：刷门，刷浴室，安窗帘，书房重新整理。

后记：家务干了一部分。已经是成果很大了，都是计划多年的小事。

6 月 28

我和明明的浪漫时光快到头了，这周日是我们两人世界的最后一个周日。我计划了个浪漫早餐。查了好久查了个很近的评价还不错的地方，晚上发现是只要现金。我周六喜欢去家旁边的农夫市场，这个地方是新开的，没什么生意，我一般喜欢照顾那些小摊上的生意，把手上的钱都花得七七八八的。钱包里就7块钱了。早晨的时候凑了两块钱的硬币就去了。一进门，和蔼的老板问我喝什么我居然脱口说桔子汁。心里直后悔。点单的时候我就说我只有9块钱，waitess 也没说什么。后来结帐的时候还很尴尬的，小费不够。他们一直说没关系，我还过意不去，到车里又找了些硬币当小费。他们肯定心里说我没钱还去餐馆。明明喝桔子汁的时候又大喊大叫要喝我的，还要用吸管，后来还大方的把他的有盖的小杯给我喝。我怕他撒了，一直帮他，还要和他得独立性斗争。真是够累的。早餐也不像网上说的那么好吃，不过那里的老板真是特别的好，一直照顾我们母子。

后来带明明去我们学校的桔子园，居然难得的看到有专业人员在摘桔子。明明玩了一阵，我就带他去要桔子吃。原来是一群志愿人员摘了桔子帮助穷人。我和其中的一个人聊了好一阵，借了她用的工具摘了一个，桔子还是很好吃的。平时我们来只能望着高处的桔子叹气了。

虽然没有浪漫早餐，但是有浪漫的早晨，还是不错的。以后出去吃饭还是等明明大些才好。

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Plan for the summer vacation

Summer Schedule for Grandpa: July 1st - Aug 20th.

流水账记一记
老爸来这里５０天，６月３０号到，７月１－４，好莱坞看看，getty 看看， Huntington 看看，他们特别喜欢那里的沙漠园。然后他们就上飞机去夏威夷了，在那里住Hilton, 还是很开心的。然后飞西雅图参加supervacation的加拿大团，痛苦的旅行开始了。从加拿大飞赌城，住trump, 他们还是很喜欢那个酒店的。有厨房，没赌场。

赌城回来后，一起去了SEAL BEACH, 住PACIFIC INN, 然后到anaham, 住 disney 门口的 tropicana inn，然后到中国城的林肯酒店（montary park, lincoln hotel），参加去三藩的团(american asian), 回来后还在林肯住1天，参加东部名人假期的６天游， ( http://www.peonytours.com/CN_new/ec_reservations.asp )反应是林肯酒店很差，三藩还是应该自己去，东部一定要去。然后参加墨西哥的油轮。

July 1-5 : LA 洛杉矶
６月３０：接飞机，送旅馆 http://www.hojo.com/HowardJohnson/control/Booking/property_info?propertyId=01759
(顺利接到，看飞机即时更新网站信息，晚点半小时，落地的时候我出门，还是早到了一点，才知道我们的机场如果接不到人是可以一圈一圈的转的）

７月１号：学校报到，银行开账户(10am)，见DAISY
７月2,３／４号：洛杉矶
７月４号: http://www.pubclub.com/fourthjuly/losangeles.htm
Channel Island Harbor full day activities: http://www.channelislandsharbor.org/events.cfm
Just watch the fireword close to home.

７月５号：下午送机场，去夏威夷， 5天4夜_2 night(晚6:30出发，晚９：３０到夏威夷）
夏威夷中华旅游: http://www.ctshawaii.com/tour_packages/tour_packages.html
夏威夷 tour infor : http://www.charmingholidays.net/files/101.pdf

７月１1号：飞西雅图 , （中午１２：５５出发，晚９：４０到，住机场旁边的 Holiday Inn, ２４小时有shuttle)
７月１2号：西雅图，参加(super vacation)７天６夜的去加拿大的团
http://www.americaasia.com/tour.aspx?locale=zh-TW&tourid=104
comment: don't go to this tour with this company again.

７月１8-23号：从加拿大温哥华飞拉斯维加斯（下午３:30出发，晚６：２０到）
Hotel: trump
Show: O show

July 23, pick up at the airport: 2:30, stay at Raddison hotel

Aug 1-6: East Coast http://www.peonytours.com/CN_new/pages/eastcoast/ec_itinerary_1.asp?tourcode=ec_56days

Aug 9-16: cruise to mexical.

7-8天 Hawaii:
http://www.huaren.us/dispbbs.asp?boardid=328&ID=586256
http://www.gns-travel.com/hawaiitour6days.html More infor: http://www.huaren.us/index71.asp?boardid=328&topicmode=15

5 天 Yellow stone: 黄石公园 4天3夜: http://www.gns-travel.com/yellowstone4days.html http://blog.huaren.us/user1/137/archives/2005/4826.html 黄石Teton八日游记 http://www.huaren.us/dispbbs.asp?boardid=328&Id=463790&page=2 黄石大提顿游记 http://www.huaren.us/dispbbs.asp?boardid=328&Id=437795&page=2
Tour group: http://www.lulutrip.com/index.php?cmd=showtour&tourcode=170

DC: Hotel: http://www.lenfantplazahotel.com/

Memorial Day 北岭年度华人聚会（２００９）

五月的最后一个星期一是国家的假期. 这个长周末和我家老二的生日靠得特别近，大学里又正是一个学期的结诉。我们准备每年这个时候都在我家的附近的公园都办一次华人聚会。朋友们都很忙，有了孩子后周末都忙孩子，聚会的时候很少了，有的朋友都一两年没见过了。

今年很幸运，联系到学校里的少林功夫班，他们也很高兴来做个表演，表演后会留下吃午饭，大家一起热闹热闹。

我准备的小孩活动：气球，水球，吹泡泡，画糖果包，打糖，然后每个小孩会带糖果和小礼物回家。

小孩子的吃的：蛋糕，三明治，水果，饮料。大人的吃的：凉面，热狗，饮料，餐具，烧烤用具，另外朋友会带吃的来。

聚会我们花了很多时间准备。因为是第一次准备这样的大型活动，没有经验。以后会更容易的。比如前一天晚上去占地方就是多余的，第二天清洁工把我们的桌布都扔了。另外烧烤也不用带自己的烤架了。这次只有一个人带烧烤的东西。还有小孩子画画的节目就没派上用场。小孩子还是喜欢户外活动。吹泡泡，音乐，打糖，都很受欢迎。功夫节目就是聚会的亮点了。

朋友很捧场，聚会很成功，辛苦很有成就感。

功夫班的两个老师。都太帅了！绝对的俊男靓女。Lynelle 我们再学校的文艺表演见了就特别的惊艳。一条棍子舞得特别漂亮。这次又有了些接触，人特别的爽快热心。早晨和她握手，竟然是特别温柔的美女，而且教孩子们练习也特别仔细耐心。生女当如是。

小朋友学得都很专心呢。有几个小朋友一招一式都特别的到位呢。

明明在打糖。我们这里墨西哥人给小孩过生日都用个纸糊的东西，里面装糖果，然后小孩子们打糖，是生日聚会上的必备活动。我这个彩蛋是自己做的。老公说肯定不成功。实际上还很不错呢！蛋糕是我平生做的第二个，比做第一个快多了。还是一样的受欢迎！我也很高兴被人称赞。

Arthur and Benjamin

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

LA, San Diago 旅行计划

Friday, June 5, 2009

明明两岁的事

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Arthur's trip to China

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Travel Information in Beijing Shanghai

Monday, May 25, 2009

单身妈妈

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Plan for the summer vacation

Memorial Day 北岭年度华人聚会（２００９）

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