Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary

[Mrsbongz]

E3:

Mrsbongz:

I work near Bras basah.. n the bookshops and popular here is really tempting!! i can spend hours there!! I always end up buying activity books and stuff for the boys!! :roll: I think the popular card discount should be higher for parents like us!! we spend too much $$ there!!

You are very blessed, Mrsbongz. I personally like the chinese books selection there. My dd got a few good ones from there. One of her favourites is a series by SAP with a title Learning to be grateful (今天你懂得感激了没?) in which she reads a story, sometimes a few, every night before her devotion time. She calls it my Chinese Quiet Time. Practical me like the way the stories are written cos it helps with her expression in compo writing. I don't remember seeing them at other Popular bookstores.

LOL. I think it's Popular that is very blessed lo.. all of us are spending so much $$ at their outlets!! But I think it's great that you dd like to read chinese stuff.. i think that's something many parents struggle with... my ds cries everytime i make him read chinese books.. n his idea of quiet time is to sit quietly while Mommy reads!! :x

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Mrsbongz:

... my ds cries everytime i make him read chinese books..

Mine used to cry when I made her memorise 唐诗 and read all the characters (difficult ones) in a story when she was 4 or 5 years old. IMO, it was not that difficult cos she speaks mandarin since young but I push her to recognise the difficult words because I don't want her to take her \"advantage\" for granted. After she overcame the resentment of reading chinese, she became more motivated and was more acceptable and open to the language. It's really tears and sweat for her but it's worth it. I am doing the same for dd2 who will be turning 5, and she is rather compliant, unlike dd1, so that makes it easier for me to teach her.

However, I am not so pushy now cos dd1 is already older, and coping well. Not the best that I will expect but at least we can have a decent conversation with her in mandarin. I am balancing her chinese revision on a thin line with her busy schedule nowadays, unlike P1/2 when I could ensure she did chinese daily. Somehow, the emphasis has shifted a little in P3 which I am still trying to adjust myself. Thankfully, she has a good foundation so now we just have to sustain her interest and try to maintain her standard by doing quality revision.

[Trapwithin]

S6169:

php:

trapwithin, is there a change in shipping policy? they do ship to SGP directly...i know Scholastic USA does not allow that but there is also a way to get around that...

my son also want me to buy the Horrible histories pack. just check the UK site and seems you are correct, they do ship to SGP and there is a chart for shipping charge. for order price from £10-50, the shipping charge is £22.

Previously they will only shipped out of Europe if you ordered from the international site. To buy from Europe site, you need an Europe address. So vPost will work for Europe site because you will have a Europe address.

[Funx3]

IJJ:

janet_lee88:

I can forgo sleep if I buy Women's Weekly to read. I love to read. Don't know why my kids don't like to read. In the past, I will speed through my homework if I have a storybook to read.

I would even forget to do my homework. :oops:

Me Worse ....
I Hide Under My Blanket, and Read using TorchLight!
So that My Mum Won't See the Light and Will Not Scold Me for Reading thru the Nite ....
Ha Ha ....

[Funx3]

Mrsbongz:

E3:

[quote=\"Mrsbongz\"]I work near Bras basah.. n the bookshops and popular here is really tempting!! i can spend hours there!! I always end up buying activity books and stuff for the boys!! :roll: I think the popular card discount should be higher for parents like us!! we spend too much $$ there!!

You are very blessed, Mrsbongz. I personally like the chinese books selection there. My dd got a few good ones from there. One of her favourites is a series by SAP with a title Learning to be grateful (今天你懂得感激了没?) in which she reads a story, sometimes a few, every night before her devotion time. She calls it my Chinese Quiet Time. Practical me like the way the stories are written cos it helps with her expression in compo writing. I don't remember seeing them at other Popular bookstores.

LOL. I think it's Popular that is very blessed lo.. all of us are spending so much $$ at their outlets!! But I think it's great that you dd like to read chinese stuff.. i think that's something many parents struggle with... my ds cries everytime i make him read chinese books.. n his idea of quiet time is to sit quietly while Mommy reads!! :x[/quote]Oh, He can Sit Still while U Read?
U Mean He Won't Sneak Off to Play computer Games, etc?
U R Blessed! :lol: :lol:

[markfch]

Trapwithin:

Popular IMM has Horrible Sci. You can bring ds there to try reading it before deciding whether to buy

Just now during lunchtime I quick-hand-quick-leg went to Bras Basah Popular to take a look at Horrible Science but came out empty handed (which has got to be rare). Two reasons that made me not buy it:

- the level of comprehension required to read the book is beyond ds's current level.

- the pics are gruesome, not sure if ds will have nightmares after reading them.

Incidentally, I also saw Horrible History & Geography there too.

[markfch]

Mrsbongz:

LOL. I think it's Popular that is very blessed lo.. all of us are spending so much $$ at their outlets!!

Mrsbongz you have a great sense of humour :lol: .

Mrsbongz:

his idea of quiet time is to sit quietly while Mommy reads!! :x

Like what Funx3 says, at least he sits down and listens to you. It's a good start and will only get better along the way.

[markfch]

IJJ:

janet_lee88:

I can forgo sleep if I buy Women's Weekly to read. I love to read. Don't know why my kids don't like to read. In the past, I will speed through my homework if I have a storybook to read.

I would even forget to do my homework. :oops:

Better than me. I never even remembered in the first place

[Happy Mama]

markfch:

Trapwithin:

Popular IMM has Horrible Sci. You can bring ds there to try reading it before deciding whether to buy

Just now during lunchtime I quick-hand-quick-leg went to Bras Basah Popular to take a look at Horrible Science but came out empty handed (which has got to be rare). Two reasons that made me not buy it:

- the level of comprehension required to read the book is beyond ds's current level.

- the pics are gruesome, not sure if ds will have nightmares after reading them.

Incidentally, I also saw Horrible History & Geography there too.

I was also at Popular this afternoon while waiting for DD, and flipped through Horrible Science... and yes pics are so gruesome. This is the 3rd time I'm browsing through Horrible Science without purchasing it, eventhough I have heard so much about it... somehow, I didn't quite like the book... not sure if DD likes it, coz there were a few books lying at my parents' place and she has never picked them up to read.

So maybe I should reconsider my decision to buy Horrible Science and invest in Anthony Horrowitz's books instead.

[jtoh]

Happy Mama:

markfch:

[quote=\"Trapwithin\"]
Popular IMM has Horrible Sci. You can bring ds there to try reading it before deciding whether to buy

Just now during lunchtime I quick-hand-quick-leg went to Bras Basah Popular to take a look at Horrible Science but came out empty handed (which has got to be rare). Two reasons that made me not buy it:

- the level of comprehension required to read the book is beyond ds's current level.

- the pics are gruesome, not sure if ds will have nightmares after reading them.

Incidentally, I also saw Horrible History & Geography there too.

I was also at Popular this afternoon while waiting for DD, and flipped through Horrible Science... and yes pics are so gruesome. This is the 3rd time I'm browsing through Horrible Science without purchasing it, eventhough I have heard so much about it... somehow, I didn't quite like the book... not sure if DD likes it, coz there were a few books lying at my parents' place and she has never picked them up to read.

So maybe I should reconsider my decision to buy Horrible Science and invest in Anthony Horrowitz's books instead. [/quote]Oh my dd loved Horrible Science.