Teaching Chinese at Home

[Brenda10]

tamarind:

I really want to watch the newest movie from Studio Ghibli, The Borrowers :


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arpiYIr0mHw

Anyone knows where to buy this movie, please let me know. Preferably the Chinese version, otherwise Japanese version with English subtitles will also be fine.

Thank you for sharing and hopefully the version with EL or CL can be available soon.

We have this story book, The Borrowers written by Mary Norton.

[ksme]

sakura_2009:

tamarind:

Ponyo and Spirited Away are also very good !

'Spirited Away' (千と千尋の神隠し) is one of my favourites. Have watched this at least 3 times with DH & DS. They loved it too :love:

Like Brenda, I went to dig out our collection from Studio Ghibli and found we have quite a few, including :
- Ponyo on the cliff by the sea
- Spirited Away
- Tombstone for Fireflies
- My Neighbour Totoro (notice Totoro is my Avatar )
- Howl's moving castle
- Laputa : Castle in the Sky
- Princess Mononoke
- Nausicaa of the Valley
- Kiki's Delivery Service
- Porco Rosso

My ds' favourite is Princess Mononoke which is touted as \"The Star Wars' of animated Features\".

Some of the movies are quite deep, and most of them are about Nature and carries the Green Message. Our family enjoyed all so far. If you guys get a chance, you should visit Ghibli Museum in Tokyo. It is a quaint little museum. :celebrate:

[Brenda10]

ksme:

Like Brenda, I went to dig out our collection from Studio Ghibli and found we have quite a few, including :

- Ponyo on the cliff by the sea
- Spirited Away
- Tombstone for Fireflies
- My Neighbour Totoro (notice Totoro is my Avatar )
- Howl's moving castle
- Laputa : Castle in the Sky
- Princess Mononoke
- Nausicaa of the Valley
- Kiki's Delivery Service
- Porco Rosso

My ds' favourite is Princess Mononoke which is touted as \"The Star Wars' of animated Features\".

Some of the movies are quite deep, and most of them are about Nature and carries the Green Message. Our family enjoyed all so far. If you guys get a chance, you should visit Ghibli Museum in Tokyo. It is a quaint little museum. :celebrate:

Hi ksme

Thank you for sharing all these interesting movies.

Now I really feel that \"Time not enough\" and perhaps June or after PSLE will be the best timing to devour all these good shows or whatever story books. :celebrate:

[ksme]

Brenda10:

Hi ksme

Thank you for sharing all these interesting movies.

Now I really feel that \"Time not enough\" and perhaps June or after PSLE will be the best timing to devour all these good shows or whatever story books. :celebrate:

You are welcome, Brenda.

I also feel \"time is not enough\". So many good books and movies to read/watch. Problem with our Singapore education is that the kids are all swamped with homework, supplementary classes, CCAs and preparations for tests/exams. This is especially so for P5/P6 onwards. No time to expose them to wide variety of books, movies, songs, sports, musical instruments etc.

[ksme]

Brenda10:

tamarind:

I really want to watch the newest movie from Studio Ghibli, The Borrowers :


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arpiYIr0mHw

Anyone knows where to buy this movie, please let me know. Preferably the Chinese version, otherwise Japanese version with English subtitles will also be fine.

Thank you for sharing and hopefully the version with EL or CL can be available soon.

We have this story book, The Borrowers written by Mary Norton.

Thanks Tamarind. Will look out for it too. Have you checked Kinokuniya yet? We bought a few of our collection from them.

[Brenda10]

ksme:

You are welcome, Brenda.


I also feel \"time is not enough\". So many good books and movies to read/watch. Problem with our Singapore education is that the kids are all swamped with homework, supplementary classes, CCAs and preparations for tests/exams. This is especially so for P5/P6 onwards. No time to expose them to wide variety of books, movies, songs, sports, musical instruments etc.

Yes. That's why we let dd on the ratio/songs while doing home work otherwise really hard to find time as they stay 4 times a week. Nevertheless, we still let her watch an hour cartoon show in the afternoon when back from school otherwise life become very boring.

[ksme]

Brenda10:

ksme:

You are welcome, Brenda.


I also feel \"time is not enough\". So many good books and movies to read/watch. Problem with our Singapore education is that the kids are all swamped with homework, supplementary classes, CCAs and preparations for tests/exams. This is especially so for P5/P6 onwards. No time to expose them to wide variety of books, movies, songs, sports, musical instruments etc.

Yes. That's why we let dd on the ratio/songs while doing home work otherwise really hard to find time as they stay 4 times a week. Nevertheless, we still let her watch an hour cartoon show in the afternoon when back from school otherwise life become very boring.

Brenda,
I think you and your dd do too much math already. Radio became ratio.


Actually another thing about this hectic student life is that sometimes the kids are so busy that they don't have time with grandparents and cousins etc.

[Brenda10]

ksme:

Brenda,

I think you and your dd do too much math already. Radio became ratio.


Actually another thing about this hectic student life is that sometimes the kids are so busy that they don't have time with grandparents and cousins etc.

OMG. 日有所思,夜有所梦! :oops:

[sakura_2009]

ksme:

sakura_2009:

[quote=\"tamarind\"]


Ponyo and Spirited Away are also very good !

'Spirited Away' (千と千尋の神隠し) is one of my favourites. Have watched this at least 3 times with DH & DS. They loved it too :love:

Like Brenda, I went to dig out our collection from Studio Ghibli and found we have quite a few, including :
- Ponyo on the cliff by the sea
- Spirited Away
- Tombstone for Fireflies
- My Neighbour Totoro (notice Totoro is my Avatar )
- Howl's moving castle
- Laputa : Castle in the Sky
- Princess Mononoke
- Nausicaa of the Valley
- Kiki's Delivery Service
- Porco Rosso

My ds' favourite is Princess Mononoke which is touted as \"The Star Wars' of animated Features\".

Some of the movies are quite deep, and most of them are about Nature and carries the Green Message. Our family enjoyed all so far. If you guys get a chance, you should visit Ghibli Museum in Tokyo. It is a quaint little museum. :celebrate:[/quote]Didn't know there is a Ghibli Museum in Tokyo. Will definitely visit if there is a chance, although right know we don't know when...

Princess Mononoke, Laputa and My neighbour Totoro (yes, very cute Avatar) are all my favourites too :love: Sorry, kind of :offtopic: here ...

[tamarind]

ksme:

Brenda10:

[quote=\"tamarind\"]I really want to watch the newest movie from Studio Ghibli, The Borrowers :


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arpiYIr0mHw

Anyone knows where to buy this movie, please let me know. Preferably the Chinese version, otherwise Japanese version with English subtitles will also be fine.

Thank you for sharing and hopefully the version with EL or CL can be available soon.

We have this story book, The Borrowers written by Mary Norton.

Thanks Tamarind. Will look out for it too. Have you checked Kinokuniya yet? We bought a few of our collection from them.[/quote]I haven't checked at Kinokuniya yet, will do so if I have a chance to go down town.

I wonder why it is not shown in cinemas in Singapore ? It is shown in HK, Taiwan, China, etc.