NICE THINGS

Come across these delicate designs and artworks. They seem to be in parallel in some way.

1....... Five from the ground

2....... Le vestiaire de jeanne

3....... Pip-squeak chapeau etc (from last season)

4,5.... Gustav Reyes

6,9.... ANVE

7,8.... Kicokids

10..... Le grenier

11..... Tony Orrico

Tony Orrico - artist, dancer, human spirograph - has transformed the human body at once into a precision instrument and a delicate paintbrush of the abstract. He interweaves art and mathematics with delicious precision. Beautiful rhythmic movement and sounds. Source via Brain Pickings.

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AUTUMN COLORS

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花開了

Music edited by papa ziggy.

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The more you tell me that you want to grow faster, the more I want to go back in time.

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Aug 2010 Beijing

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KITCHEN CHEMISTRY

Inspired by this. We thought of having fun with things found in our kitchen.

Making a liquid indicator that helps us to figure out which food, drinks or detergents are acids or alkalis.

1...Cut the red cabbage into tiny pieces.

2...Put the pieces into a big glass bowl.

3...Add boiling water and stir the mixture.

4...Leave it to cool.

5...Pour the cabbage water through a strainer into a jar.

The liquid is the indicator.

We started the test with lemonade and baking soda.

Lemonade turned the indicator reddish pink, indicating it's an acid.

Baking soda turned the indicator into a beautiful blue green, indicating it's an alkali.

We tried with things iza shortlisted : Lemon, baking soda, honey, chicken broth, milk, soya source, cod liver oil, vinegar, shampoo, glass cleaner and water ( can be anything provided it's safe ).

Watch the color changes. You will know which is acid or alkali.

We cross referenced with pH indicator papers.

When you mix the liquids with baking soda and lemonade (or vinegar) together, you will see furious bubbles. If we mix the right amount of acid and alkali, they will cancel out each other and make a neutral (salt) again. But we didn't get the right balance :)

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乖孩子探測器

Wednesday, after a new extra-curricular activity (organized by school), she brought this home. She's so eager to explain everything to me ... and it has a secret function. The machine knows if you are good or bad! It is a good child detector. Her tutor must be doraemon. If not, he shall be Santa Claus who is making a list and gonna find out who's naughty and nice ...

星期三, 新的課外活動後她帶了這東西回家。還未放下書包, 就告訴我這個那個有什麼功能。這東東還有神奇用途 ... 可以測度小朋友乖不乖! 原來是, 神奇乖孩子探測器。導師應該是叮噹。她讓我隨時使用，只是逢星期三要帶返學。

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3/4

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Iza has used up almost all savings for a 3/4 violin this September.

" I only have twenty dollars left now! " ... she knows that she's growing too fast ... she may not have enough time for saving money ... for her 4/4 violin ...

Can't help smiling at the reaction of her teacher at the last part of the video:

" ... Very dangerous indeed. I've been thrown into a fright that you had not hold your violin tight,

......it would fly away.

..... 好危險, 我驚你個琴飛出去。"

When she looks back one day, she will definitely laugh at herself.

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A little piece of writing on a rainy day with her beloved kindergarten teachers, written by iza in 2010 Summer.

Published lately on her primary school website.

Children are encouraged to submit their writings. No matter it's good or not, every child has an equal chance to be selected. Their works are drawn randomly. Iza is fortunate to have writings published for a few times. I was moved when I saw this piece ... not because it was eventually published after being submitted for more than a year ... it's the love and the attachment sprouts from the 3 years ( the years of kindergarten, her early years ).

只要投稿,都有同等機會被抽中。不是這篇寫得多麼的好, 只是那3年情誼, 不只珍貴。

I try to do the translation ... please be excused as I'm not doing it well.

"July 21 (2010) Rainy day

That day, I went to Disneyland with three of my kindergarten teachers. I love very much my K1 class teacher, Miss Hung. She is gentle. My K2 teacher Miss Chung is playful. We love to make fun with each other. Miss Chan, my K3 teacher, is funny. She loves to joke.

Although the weather was not good, we decided to continue our date because we had planned this for a long time. Miss Hung's umbrella could not uptake the rain loads, it broke. Therefore, she bought a new umbrella in a disney store. We were all surprised that it was so expensive. It costed HK 150. The rain was really heavy, though I had my raincoat on, I was all wet. However, I loved to play in the rain.

When we rode on the roller coaster, I was so scared that I closed my eyes and pretended I had fallen asleep. I heard the people crying, so loudly. We also got onto a rotating coffee cup, it whirled so fast that we almost spun out of it. However, it was sad that typhoon signal number 3 was hoisted at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. All outdoor facilities were closed. I could not ride on the Mary-go-round which I love most. I was very upset. I am looking forward to the next dating with my teachers!"

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