by Annie Cook | May 10, 2020 | Language
How Will You Survive In The Year 2020? Jack Ma says the year 2020 is not the year to build dreams and aspirations. The year 2020 is the time to think of how to stay alive. So if you asked me how I will survive the year 2020, then I probably have to go back in time to...
by Annie Cook | May 11, 2017 | Chinese, Language, Personal Blog
一本书从手中传过时, 感觉二手抱着平稳而不容置喙地姿态接受我的诚意, 到底她会用到吗? 站在她旁边的母亲耳闻目睹, 随口一句:”说谢谢Ms Hanifa. 她读小三,这可以用到。” 孩子低声说谢谢,眼睛望着我的脸部,却不敢对着我说话。 她是学生, 家长做决定, 无法和家长进行谈判。 在我身边才几个月, 舍得忘掉自己是主人, 希望二手能认真读进去,要么就完全没人用到。知识收藏着会变成无价的财物, 用了才算是自己的。 Passed this down to another person who may need...
by Annie Cook | Jan 28, 2017 | Chinese, Event, Language
Happy Chinese Lunar New Year 2017 to all my Chinese friends around the world. Many have wondered if I could really speak Mandarin. Here is a video of me speaking Chinese. 我是一名会用华语演讲的马来同胞,我来自新加坡。...
by Annie Cook | Aug 13, 2016 | Language, News, Parenting
The Olympic champions are well known for starting to dream and showing their potentials when they were young. How old do you have to be to start dreaming of becoming a champion? American swimmer Ryan Murphy achieved a goal he had set for himself at a very young...
by Hanifa K. Cook | May 5, 2016 | Language, Parenting
How hard do kids have to work at school? As much as we would like to think they are enjoying themselves in school, we still try too hard to impress upon our children to study hard. The education system is not designed for your child to be smart at everything. At best,...
by Annie Cook | Feb 12, 2016 | Language, Parenting
Do you tell your child about fear and how you have overcome all your fears to have him or her? Do you remember how you seemed to have forgotten you were weak and tired? Do you recall telling yourself, “Don’t worry, baby. You will be fine. Mum is...