A Good Choice

A Good Choice
"what is VWP?"
"Visa Waiver Program,means Taiwanese don't have to obtain a Visa to America,starting on November 1 /2012."
Traveling to America for the aged ,Northern California is a good choice.
In San Francisco Bay Area,Chinese citizens are over one million.Poor English isn't a problem.We had prepared how to answer the questions for passing the custom officials,but they speak Chinese to the aged Chinese. In the airport ,the workers will give a hand to anyone in need with Chinese.Don't worry about losing appetite to American food. There are Chinese super market-Ranch and Marina and lots of Chinese restaurants.
The weather is warm in the sunshine,cooler in morning and evening,suitable for traveling.
To the aged,keeping health is necessary,especially in traveling abroad.
Northern California is a good choice.

一個好選擇
" 什麼是VWP? "
" 就是簽証豁免計劃。意思是台灣人到美國免簽證，二〇一二年十一月一日生效。"
到美國旅遊，對年長者來說，北加州是個好選擇。在舊金山灣區住的中國人超過一百萬，英語不是問題，我們曾準備英語對話用於通關，結果海關人員對我們說中文，機場工作人員也會以中國話提供協助。不必擔心對美國食物倒胃口，這裡有中國超市一大華和永和超巿，還有許多中國餐廳。
這裡氣候溫暖白天有陽光，早晚較涼爽，適宜旅行。對年長者保持健康是必需的，尤其是在國外旅遊，北加州是個好選擇。

Shopping in Apple Store

Shopping in Apple Store
(New York was destroyed by super hurricane Sandy,no power ,no water,no traffic,no communication,no deal in the Wall Street stock market.terrible!
Nevertheless in California,it's a sunny day.)
Shopping in Apple Store
Reading "Steve Jobs" ,I know the founders of Apple,Face Book,Google living in Palo Alto. My grandchildren know Jeremy Lin growing in here.Coming to
the city is excited.
The site of Apple Store is at Standford Shopping Center in Palo Alto,next to the famous store,a new store Micro Soft fighting against here. Who will win the battle at last?Lots of people in the world want to know.
Apple iphone5,mini iPad,iPad2 are attractive to generations people ,because of easy to learn.Crowded people come in and out in order,trying the new product.The expert young workers serve in patient.People Focus on surfing new things,no noise,no drink ing,diffent from the other traditional stores.To pay the credit card for iPad2 ,the worker signs on the code barer to finish the business quickly.
Shopping in Apple store is an amazing experience to me .This is a new area I never considered before.
逛蘋果總店
( 紐約正遭遇超級颶風桑迪的破壞，沒電，沒水，交通癱瘓，通訊中斷，股票交易停巿。好恐怖!
但是，加利福尼亞州風和日麗。)
讀過賈伯斯傳，我知道蘋果，臉書和谷歌的創辦人都住在帕洛奧圖。我的孫子知道林書豪成長於此。來到這個城巿超興奮的。
蘋果總店座落在帕洛奧圖的史丹福購物中心，微軟的新店緊隣蘋果，宣戰意味濃厚。誰將最後勝出，全世界的人都拭目以待。
蘋果iPhone 5，迷你iPad，iPad2 因為容易學習，吸引了各年齡層的人。群眾很有秩序的進進出出，試用新產品，專業的工作人員很有耐性的服務。人們專注的拍滑新東西，安靜無聲也沒人拿飲料，不同於傳統商店的隨性。以信用卡付帳買了iPa2，員工迅速刷了條碼完成交易。
逛蘋果總店對我是很神奇的體驗。以前我從沒想過走進電腦產品專賣店。

卜

Mother and Baby Party

"Are you sure to wear the used clothes? He is your first baby."

"Don't worry! Be happy! Look! It's so nice. My baby is getting bigger and bigger soon. The new born clothes almost  wear several days, then too small to wear."

At the Party, many couples share their baby care experiences and donate their unfit baby clothes,diapers,toys,milks,beds and strollers . Then they take their need. A couple will have a new baby getting all love and blessing.

The babies from one month to one year old are gathering. The parents appreciate the growing at the different stages.

The grandparents share the generation's idea.

After the party ,they get the new information about choosing nurse,day care and taking care of their babies well.

I like the friendship party,so kind and generous,helpful to each other.At once they become friends and supporters.

嬰兒與母親的聚會
" 你確定要穿這些舊衣服嗎?他是你的第一個孩子。"
" 不要操心，快樂一奌，看! 這些衣服多美好。我的孩子會很快一天天長大，這些新生兒的衣服差不多再穿幾天，就會太小不能穿。"
在聚會中，許多夫婦分享他們的育嬰經驗，也捐出他們已經不合適的嬰兒服，尿布，玩具，奶粉，床和嬰兒推車。然後交換他們所需。有一對即將臨盆的夫婦得到所有人的愛與祝福。
大家把一個月到一歲大的嬰兒聚集起來，父母親一起欣賞孩子不同階段的成長。祖父母們也分享長輩的育嬰理念。
經過這個聚會，他們得到有関選擇保姆和育嬰中心的新資訊，知道如何把孩子照顧得更好。我喜歡這友誼的聚會，親切慷慨且彼此幫助，他們很快成為朋友和相互扶持者。

A high price

"Don't hurry!Be careful!"
"Push the bottom and look the traffic sign- a small walking man,then crossing the road.Don't hurry. The drivers will wait for you."
Mom.........the sharp voice alarms that something happened.An ambulance hurrys
to that scene ,sending the  hurt to the hospital emergency immediately.
"Oh! Americn is efficient and polite."
"Of course.Do you know the price of the accident?"
"He must pays the bill of US$5,000 to start an ambulance,US$1,000 to the hospital emergency,then a terrible fare of medicine."
"I knew that a new baby was born by nature in the hospital.The bill is over US$20,000 ,to exchange Taiwan's cash for NT$600,000."
It's hard to live in America without insurance.
髙代價
" 不要慌! 小心! "
" 按這個按鈕，看清楚交通號誌一一個小人兒開始走路，才可以過馬路。不要慌，駕駛會等你的。"
嘛一一一
尖銳的警笛聲，一定發生事故了。接著一輛救護車急馳往現場，立刻送傷患去醫院急診。
" 哇!美國人真有效率又有禮貌。"
" 當然，你知道這意外的代價嗎? "
" 他啓動救護車必須付五千美元的帳單和一千美元的醫院急診費，接著還有可怕的診療費用。"
" 這個我懂，一個自然生產的初生兒，醫院帳單超過二萬美元，折合台幣六十萬元。"
在美國生活如果沒有保險是很艱難的。

Foster City (1)

Foster City is a beautiful,young city, designed for living a happy life.
In fact,the great lake is an artificial lake and the river is a canal. This is a part of SanFrancisco Bay area, the sea water flowing  in and out,but peaceful and calm.Various kinds of water birds are gathering,white storks flying in the breeze always catching my eyes.Many pretty houses stand around the Bay shore,the chimneys on their sloping roofs.In the beautiful gardens,the colorful roses are in full bloom ,and apple trees,cherry trees,lemon trees are plenty of fruits.Walking in the scenery is like into the twinkling Christmas card.
福斯特巿 ( 1 )
福斯特巿是個美麗又年輕的城巿，是以幸福生活為指標設計的。
事實上，大湖是個人工湖泊，河流其實是運河。她是舊金山灣區的一部分，海水隨著潮汐進出，水面平滑安靜。水面上聚集許多不同種類的水鳥，白鷺鷥在微風中飛翔，最是吸睛。沿著灣岸圍繞著許多有著煙囱斜屋頂的漂亮房子。美麗的花園中色彩繽紛的玫瑰盛開，蘋果樹、櫻桃樹、檸檬樹都結實纍纍。走在其中好像走進閃閃發亮的聖誕卡景緻中。

Come back

"How do you know C.F.' home? "
"I depend on GPS. "
An aged man with poor English comes to a strange city, no car, no GPS ,how to know the city?
"I have a map and a small simple tool-compass( Chinese had used it for thousands years).I am sure the main road - Hillsdale and Edge Water,then I can go anywhere if  I know the direction. I am not afraid of losing my way ."
N.R. planed a course to visit every park,plaza ,supermarket,around the lake,along the river ,over the bridges,through the streets,lanes,paths. Everyday he walked with light steps to visit the city.
回到過去
"你怎麼知道去CF家的路? "
"我靠衞星導航。"
一個年長者到一個陌生的城市，以有限的英語，沒有車又沒衞星導航，要如何知道怎麼走?
"我有一張地圖和一個小工具一指北針 (中國人已經使用幾千年 ). 我祇要確定兩條主要道路一Hillsdale和 Edge Water ,然後不管走到那裡，我知道方向就不怕迷路。"
NR 自行規劃行程去拜訪每一個公園，商業廣場，超市。繞大湖，沿河流，過橋，穿過大街小巷和河邊小徑。每一天他都以輕快的腳步去拜訪福斯特巿。

Here the geese come

Along the river, flocks of geese fly over the sky in V- shaped flight formation, then staying in here.
" Fly away home" the movie, we watched a girl brought a flock of geese from Canada flying to the warm place, living through the winter.
Here, there, they are just standing before me. A flock of geese take a walk on the grass and eat them. A child joins them,they  still eating their breakfast elegantly.A funny senior opens the gate giving them a shower, they enjoying it gracefully. The others swim on the water to  follow the leader in line. Some flutter actively playing with each other.
All people like the birds migration, the drivers waiting for them across the road, the bikers giving the way to them.Nobody complains their stools on the path.
大雁來了
沿著河流，一群群的大雁越過藍天以V型隊形飛來，然後停留在這裡。
" 返家三千哩 "在影片中，我們看到一個女孩帶領一群大雁從加拿大飛向溫暖的地方生活度過寒冬。哇!這兒那兒它們就站在我面前。成群的大雁在草地上散步吃草。一個小孩走進雁群，它們依舊優雅的吃早餐。一個有趣的老人家打開後門潑了一盆水給它們沖澡，它們拍拍趐膀斯文的享受淋浴。其他大雁有的追隨領導排隊游泳，有的活躍的振趐嬉戲在一起。
人們都喜歡這些候鳥，開車的人耐心的等候它們穿越馬路，騎腳踏車的年輕人讓路給它們，沒有人抱怨它們在小徑上到處大便。

I could hardly remember

"Mom, I didn't remember you could make so many kinds food of  flour."
My elder sister became a teacher of the elementary school,we had a bag of flour( net weight  20kg) every month. In that hard time ,American helped Taiwanese to flour and milk without fat.We mixed flour with milk to make many kinds food and dyed the bags to sew undershirt. I could hardly remember  that I can do these.
Now,why are people so upset ? Because we want more than we need.
我幾乎不記得了
"媽媽，我不記得你會做這麼多樣麵食."
我大姊當小學老師時，我們家每個月會領到一袋二十公斤重的麵粉。在那艱困的年代，美援物資有麵粉和脫脂奶粉。我們把麵粉和脫脂奶粉揉合做成許多種麵食，把麵粉袋染色做內衣褲。我幾乎不記得我會做這些東西了。
現在人們為什麼這麼鬱卒?是因為想要的很多，多於需要的。

Miles, smile!

Jeany, my dear daughter
Such a beautiful mother
Thinking of  the wonder
Day by day
Your son be bigger and nicer
stronger and wiser
The brightest star in the future.
                                                      --By Sunny

A great blessing! Miles was born over two months, his weight scoring in the 80th percentile, heights 90th, is a heathy boy. "Miles, smile!" he smiles to everyone, so cute and adorable. He cries for hungry,sleepy or uncomfortable,talks excited, but nobody knows what he says.
Miles 笑一笑
Jeany,我親愛的女兒
你是一個多麼美麗的母親
想想看多美妙
你的兒子一天天長大
越來越強壯越有智慧
將來他會是一顆最閃亮的星星. ----by Sunny
一個好棒的祝福! Miles 已經出生兩個月了，他的體重是標準值百分之八十，身高是百分之九十，這是一個健康男孩。" Miles 笑一笑 " 他就對每一個人笑，多麼純真可愛的笑容。他哭是餓了，想睡覺了或尿布濕了不舒服。他會興奮的咿呀不停，但是沒人聽懂他說什麼。

Explore a new field

When I was a young mother,I pushed my children to study.Then I am a senior, my children pushing me up. They want me to learn new things.Jeany helps me to touch iPad, and builds a blog " Sunny's talk." Now
Go ahead ! I am a busy senior.
探索一片新領域
當我是一個年輕的母親，我督促孩子讀書。如今我是一個長者，我的子女督促我，要我學習新事物。
Jeany幫助我接觸iPa，並建了一個 blog" Sunny's Talk滿庭桂花語" 。現在，前進!我是一個忙碌的老人家。