Teaching Chinese at Home

[dimsum]

Charmaine_chong:

hi Lizuan,


Anyway i have tried to place order today. Sadly most of the 四五快读 books are not available at the moment.

I decided to join spree to get the books.

Tamarind probably single-handedly caused 四五快读 to be OOS so frequently. haha!

But Charmaine, even if you join the spree, the spree organiser is also ordering from dangdang. So it still means he/she probably cannot order the books too. The stock supply actually comes back quite soon.

[Charmaine_chong]

Dear Dimsun,


Not the case.

Dandang deal differently for bulk puchase. If the books are not available in the website. It will replenish for you in the case of BP.

Please read here.

http://misc.dangdang.com/groupbuy/Default.aspx

[tamarind]

lizuan76:

Hi Tamarind,


Thanks for your help. Never set up my message and passwords at citibank website. Haha. I will do it and cancel that order. Hai, have been trying for a few nights liao.

After we go through the 1st order is it easier when we order 2nd round?

You may still encounter problems. Sometimes when I entered the password, an error message was shown. I had to reset the password and try again. This is a problem with the Citibank server, hopefully they will do something about it after I feedback. The same thing happened when I tried to use the Citibank credit card to book cinema tickets from Golden Village website ! So it has nothing to do with dangdang.

I am going to apply for the Amex card I have a feeling it will be easier.

[tamarind]

dimsum:

Tamarind probably single-handedly caused 四五快读 to be OOS so frequently. haha!


But Charmaine, even if you join the spree, the spree organiser is also ordering from dangdang. So it still means he/she probably cannot order the books too. The stock supply actually comes back quite soon.

When I tried to order in late Nov last year, it was also OOS. So it cannot be due to me lah Yes the stocks came back quite soon.

[Blobbi]

tamarind:

dimsum:

Tamarind probably single-handedly caused 四五快读 to be OOS so frequently. haha!


But Charmaine, even if you join the spree, the spree organiser is also ordering from dangdang. So it still means he/she probably cannot order the books too. The stock supply actually comes back quite soon.

When I tried to order in late Nov last year, it was also OOS. So it cannot be due to me lah Yes the stocks came back quite soon.

Do you guys know when the next spree will be? I tried to contact the blog in Singapore listed a few pages back some days ago, but there was no response.

The 小丁当 comics worked so well, tks so much Tamarind!! My 三国演义video was a flop - the Chinese was too hard even for me (I think my level is P6 only :P).

[tamarind]

Blobbi,

You are welcome !

There is a 小丁当 movie, about 大雄和恐龙 which is very good. You can look for it in local stores.

Also, look for movies by Hayao Miyazaki, 宮崎駿.

Which blog are you referring to ?

[Blobbi]

courier:

u can check out http://www.mylearningadventure.com for chinese picture books.


the supplier sells 四五快读 also

Tamarind, it's this one. Oops, not blog. Once I open the Dangdang website, I start to feel vertigo - so woozy. I can't understand the Chinese words lah :lol: .

Yes I will check out the movies, hehe. Hayao Miyazaki movies- yahor, can switch to Chinese.

Tks much again!

[tamarind]

Blobbi,

I also email them before to check prices but no reply.

I will be recommending more books to the National Library, hope that they will bring the books in.

[sesame]

Need some advices....


My girl is 6 and we have made the common mistake of speaking to her in English since young...now she is not able to carry out a decent conversation in Mandarin. She does not understand simple stuff like \"Have you had homework from school today?\" in Chinese. Wll to give her credit, at least she is now able to say \"I am full already\" as compared to not being even to answer to her Chinese name 1.5 years back.

She is not interested in all things Chinese as she does not understand the language. No Chinese books, no Mandarin TV cartoons. Her school teachers are very divided because normally she is a very well behave child but when it comes to Chinese class, she is \"inattentive\", \"playful\" and \"slow\". :oops:

I am looking if anyone can suggest any reading materials in Chinese alike the Ladybird series which keep repeating words.... She took to the ladybird very well and I hope this can work for her in Mandarin.

[Blobbi]

Hi Sesame, one of the forummers here, Tamarind, started this thread called Teaching Chinese at home. http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3878


Do have a look at it. She's been very kind to provide us with with loads of information and suggestions about Chinese books in her blog. I'm quite new to the forum but I've already benefitted from it. I'm quite sure you'll find it useful too.

Cheers!