關於 nature sounds list ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

《Ting與小小孩一起封城之🇬🇧英國全攻略網站連結大公開！ 》＃歡迎分享

好不容易週五了！各位家有小小孩的爸媽你都還好嗎？你是不是也偷偷在算，跟孩子已經相處幾小時了呢？讓Ting資深學姊來安慰你，你們有我當墊背不用怕。我們最高紀錄是「連續」整整130天，天天24小時一家四口相處在家裡。然後Ting整整120天沒有外食也沒有點外賣！
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不過海外同溫層朋友自嘲說「我們這些倒數幾名的歐美國家，憑什麼給台灣資優生建議？！」乍聽好像也是喔？不過，住在重症區座標英國的資深學姊，還是可以提供給大家一些我的經驗。
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首先要先謝謝 德州媽媽沒有崩潰 率先無私分享她在美國的網站資訊，想了想我能回饋台灣什麼？乾脆一起響應把我「在英國」所有我當初有用到的 home schooling網站連結，通通大公開給你們，我很認真的整理了一晚，因為有些網站過了封城時效性就移除了，有點可惜。有些網站可能因為地區限制會點不開，還需要大家回報給我。或是利用「關鍵字」搜尋一下。歡迎努力轉發給有需要的朋友！
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全都是適合3-8歲的孩子，內容包羅萬象，有運動、瑜伽、動物園直播秀、英文、數學、免費學習單、美勞、兒歌、園藝、甚至還有學做菜！也歡迎大家補充分享在留言處。希望可以幫助到你們大家！
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◀ Cosmic Yoga
https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga/videos

結合故事主題的兒童瑜伽，我家兒子女兒都很愛，常常欲罷不能連做2小時。


◀ PE with Joe 
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBodyCoachTV/playlists

當初是全民早上9點準時跟著他live運動的，他有時候還會變裝娛樂孩子。

◀ Edinburghzoo 愛丁堡動物園直播動物
https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/webcams/panda-cam/#pandacam
這個網站真的超適合娛樂小小孩，因為封城緣故促使愛丁堡動物園設立這個page，裡面可以24小時直播收看熊貓、企鵝、老虎、無尾熊跟獅子。超酷的吧！


◀ Twinkle 教育資料庫網站（加入會員可無限下載）
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/

這個英國叫 Twinkle 網站在英國非常火紅，第一次封城時他們還釋出優惠代碼，讓大家免費使用。會推薦他是因為學校老師，常常在這裡下載學習單給孩子。我最喜歡的地方是他能「按照年紀」甚至「節慶」「主題」延伸各種科目針對一個主題，有學習單、著色本、遊戲、美勞、食譜、科學、甚至新聞。真的只要有一台印表機，完全不怕小孩無聊，也不用買一堆作業練習本或是美勞紙，是我的救星。

◀ Education.com 免費學習單下載

如果你不想要加入上面推薦的Twinkle網站會員，這裡也是有超級多免費的worksheet供你免費下載。你可以點選左邊那排by Grade按照適合年紀選擇學習單。
https://www.education.com/worksheets/

◀ Cooking with Jamie Oliver

https://www.jamieoliver.com/videos/

大家應該對傑米奧利弗不陌生，因為他自己也有小孩，所以封城期間他無私錄製了不少跟他孩子一起烹飪的小短片，還可以訓練一下小孩英式英文的聽力。


◀RHS 英國皇室花園協會
https://reurl.cc/bzMQ2v
提供超多給孩子的園藝activities活動點子！比如說把牛奶罐變成灑水器、散步發現收集彩虹、利用蛋盒製作感官活動sensory nature game...等。我個人非常喜歡他們提供很多很有趣，讓孩子自然而然學習自然與科學接觸接的小活動。

◀ OxfordOWL

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/

牛津Oxford大家應該不陌生，這個網站是專門英國學校會使用的「教材」OWL是專門針對3-11歲英國小學年紀的各種訓練，尤其他們家的Phonic學習跟增加閱讀能力資源很多，因為疫情有好多免費的library可以使用。
英國孩子學習phonic不是像台灣ㄅㄆㄇ一口氣學完，而是循序漸進，所以他們閱讀能力的分級是用「顏色colour band」來分級。

有興趣的家長也可以利用這個免費的ebook Library測驗一下自己孩子的英文程度在英國大概在哪裡。
https://reurl.cc/NX3vaq


◀OxfordOWL在youtube也有自己頻道有超多超多資源，假設你有興趣知道英國小學生學什麼，或是想學真正標準的英式英文，也可以多加利用。
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCllFxIfCNYQvsRepWxT7n8A

◀ All Things Oi! 英國最夯的韻母英文童書
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLlRtGQGEzUOcXyQjfs_EhvuwcJpQDkiK

相信只要你住在英國家有小小孩，對於整個系列的「Oi !____」 絕對不陌生！因為疫情的關係，竟然作者自己開頻道唸給你聽之外，還教你怎麼畫裡面的角色！我家兩隻畫Oi Frog裡面的青蛙畫到樂不思蜀！

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jollylearning 標準的英式phonic發音影片
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ksblMiliA8

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CBeebies Alphablock
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/alphablocks
說到英國小孩學alphablock絕對沒有人不知道這個學習卡通，裡面每一角色都有自己專屬的發音特色，然後按照簡單到難的程度，學習組合方式跟tricky words。連我自己都很愛跟孩子一起唱，看著字母邊唱歌邊搞笑，就真的學起來了。超級超級希望，有一天ㄅㄆㄇㄈ也有人發明這樣一整套的卡通和學習單。
網站裡也有一些小遊戲！如果你是住在英國地區，推薦下載bbc iplayer，電視機也能使用。就可以收看完整Alphablocks的節目。



◀CBeebies Numberblocks
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/numberblocks
說到Alphablock就絕對會聯想到numberblocks! 字義上就不難理解了，上一個是學英文！這一個是學數學。而且跟著孩子看這個節目，我才更理解英國人算數學的很多邏輯，真的跟我們台灣小時後學的方式差好多。我家兩個孩子都好愛看這個節目！

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Letter and sounds 
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP_FbjYUP_UtldV2K_-niWw/videos
這個是英國教育部在封城期間，統一錄製給學校當資源使用學phonic的真人版！而且是按照英國教育部標準進度教，那時候是我兒子學校規定每天一定要看的節目，都是固定早上9點開始按照不同年級上傳。但說真的，我覺得超級無聊XD 但是老師們就是真的正統英文本人，你可以看他的嘴行發音。


◀ NRICH 劍橋數學挑戰

https://nrich.maths.org/
這個網站是由英國劍橋大學的數學系跟教育系提供內容。從0-5歲一直到16+都有不同程度。網站是真的做得很醜，排版也不好用。但是內容很多都需要孩子花時間去思考邏輯。建議家長可以陪著一起做！

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 BBC Teach (我不確定台灣能不能點開這個網頁)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/primary/zd7p47h
BBC在疫情期間也是卯足全力support家長，這個網站結合了各式各樣的學習資源，有時候真的不得已要給小孩3Ｃ我就開這個網頁，讓哥哥自己隨便瀏覽他有興趣的內容，裡面都是一些有教育意義的小短片，科目包羅萬象。我女兒的話就是熱衷這個英文兒歌童謠a-z頻道：
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/nursery-rhymes-a-to-z-index/z4ddgwx

◀ The Singing Walrus - English Songs For Kids
https://www.youtube.com/c/Thesingingwalrus/featured
這個英文兒歌頻道我也很推薦，因為他畫的動畫不會太俗氣，然後也會搭配上歌詞在影片中。我家妹妹也滿喜歡的，尤其有些歌老實說我自己沒學過，歌搭配上文字像KTV一樣。



◀ SingingHandsUK 手語兒歌頻道
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSgfqkristwvJft3BNN-NYQ
這個頻道是妹妹幼兒園老師提供，在英國小嬰兒還不會說話前，非常流行學寶寶手語，這個頻道非常無私的教了很多簡單手語配合的兒歌，家有小小孩的爸媽不妨也可試試看。


◀BBC bitesize
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize
這個同樣也是疫情下的了BBC產物，跟上面的teach有異曲同工之妙，但是當初這個bitesize封城時會有每天的課表，讓學校沒有遠距課程設備的人使用。我個人是覺得比較多是適合小一以上的程度跟大孩子。上面那個Teach就有到更小幼兒園年紀適合的內容選擇。



◀BookTrust 英國閱讀機構

https://www.booktrust.org.uk/
這是英國最大致力於閱讀的慈善機構，從孩子很小在醫院做過健康檢查，或是在圖書館一歲生日時，就可以領到BookTrust贈送的書。隨著年紀孩子們也都會有一些他們送的書，或是折價卷去買書。疫情期間他們的youtube頻道是有超多英國作者或是老師們，自發性的錄閱讀童書給孩子們聽。
https://www.youtube.com/c/booktrust/videos



◀Brightly Storytime

https://www.readbrightly.com/
這個是美國的書籍推薦購物網站，但其實裡面非常多資源！幫助你幫孩子挑書。
https://www.youtube.com/c/BrightlyStorytime/featured
然後最棒的是他還有搭配自己的youtube頻道，念超多童書給孩子聽。最特別的是，他每一本書念的時候會配合圖片，而且會「跟著唸的聲音速度，跑書裡的字」（代替用手指頭邊指邊念）。還有邀請到「作者本人」念他自己的書給孩子聽。

我當初第一個找到這個網站是因為要找「好餓的毛毛蟲作者Eric Carle相關資料」才發現這麽網站，你們可以點這個網址去下載他的作品activities worksheets。
https://reurl.cc/1gD64Y



◀ The StoryTime Family
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvdUKabPUkx6p-zYlrxmJJw/featured
這個也是像上面Brightly storytime頻道，但是是澳洲的版主，所以英文腔調有點不一樣，也超多故事可以聽，鍛鍊一下英文。

◀Place2Be 關心孩子心理健康網站
https://www.place2be.org.uk/
這個英國網站很貼心，給了很多如果關心孩子心理健康的素材。小至如何發現孩子需要mental health support，也有各種專家分享幫助孩子的方式。做特別也有art room的一些活動，幫助孩子透過藝術穩定情緒。 https://reurl.cc/0DLApl

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如果以上你還是興趣缺缺，也歡迎大家可以多利用 ＃英國媽媽防疫日記 這個hashtag回顧一下這15個月來的封城生活（中間有稍微短暫條件式的階段性解封過）。（或直接點 https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/%E8%8B%B1%E5%9C%8B%E5%AA%BD%E5%AA%BD%E9%98%B2%E7%96%AB%E6%97%A5%E8%A8%98 ）
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上一篇「疫情是一時親子關係是一輩子」也滿值得先閱讀！
https://www.facebook.com/LondonWifeDiary/posts/325585682259705
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照片：是我拍於英國皇宮 Hampton court palace的警語標示！「管你什麼階級的人，通通給我戴上口罩！」

I attended Child law lectures to understand the plight of children and what was being done legally about it in Malaysia better with Tuan Syed Azmi.

One of the things we learnt was about Restorative Justice. Coincidently, I was just reading the book this afternoon to refresh my mind on the notes taken.

Please read Azmi’s take on this.

I knew he was back for sure at around 3 years ago.
One of the thing that i have to accept is that he is back.

I have requested MCMC to use his skills to find other similar interest like him, but my request was denied. I accept.

Now it really depend on which perspectives are we going to see him.

As a child advocate, of course i am afraid of him to be able to be close to any children.

I am sure his name is in eDKK e-daftar Kanak-kanak, sex offenders list. Now even the government let any employer to check at JKM of anyone who works with children to be screen this way for free.

What is clear-
He cannot be around children.
He cannot have access to children image material on line- how can we stop that even.
He cannot interact with children online- even through games.

I am afraid. But i know that i don't hate him as a person, i hate his actions.

Then i took child law. I take this seriously.
The law that i am learning taught me about protecting victims and bringing justice.

In my experience of protecting children. Most children wish not to be hurt, the actions to stop. Even when i write this, the actions although from pornographic material to grooming to sexual assault and rape are different in nature, we cannot deny the hurt and trauma to every child is different too.

I am not saying having child porn is considered mild, no no no. If it hurts a child, you cannot out a degree to that.

But during law, i also learn about Restorative Justice. It is not about to forgive or forget but more to restore back the individual so that he could be part of the society again and the victims participation is important for the perpetrator to understand and take responsibility of his mistakes.
It is not for all crimes and takes careful research.

Clearly it sounds like Second Chance.
But reading comments, i sense Malaysians are not ready to accept him back.
But do they want him to die?
And lets say victims have the choice to castrated him, will that be the closure needed?

Then i wonder can we wirk back on restorative justice.
Maybe not for his case.

I have a huge respect for children who are abuse because of what they have been through and we never talked about to forgive the perpetrator because that right is only to the victim and at their own time.

My role, the act of abuse must stop.

Back to our Math Genius.
What about his right?
Or do we believe he has no right?

Honestly for how many years pun, i hope he could never work with children or be near one. If he abide to that at least i know he tries.

I don't have the liberty to know what is our countrys ability to monitor his online activity so i cannot comment on that.

Yes people or parents have the right to prevent him to be around the area etc i agree.
But to voice out to say "He Will Hurt Your Kids" out loud and to invoke scare in public has a better method than scare tactics. Seriously.

Might as well hang a scarlet letter around his neck eh?

Trust me, even with that i dont think society will be ok. Clearly they want to see someone die.

Is that what you want to do go ahead your way. I cannot condone that.

I rather we focus more lobbying for children in Malaysia to be protected.

But noo, people love punitive actions to others because it feels good, satisfied, safe?

If i can pledge i would say lets focus back to Childs Right, Children's safety and better treatment to children.

To the said person: i am not letting you off the hook, but respect my boundaries not to be near a child. Online or offline.

Just my opinion.

Syed Azmi Alhabshi
Small Lamb

Oh wow! I just realized this guy sounds so much like me!! Long long post! But good read though! (:

The phone rang.

She was sobbing badly on the other end of the line.

“I’m going over,” I told her and hung up before she could protest.

1am. It was going to be a long night ahead..

She was still crying when she opened the door. She looked so broken, so vulnerable. I didn’t have to know what was wrong, I just held her in my arms. She cried even more.

“He broke up with me,” she finally said.

I just kept quiet as she let it all out.. questions, tears, anger, hurt.

“Why does love have to hurt so much?”

“No, love.. doesn’t hurt,” I said gently.

“So says the guy who’s been single forever? What would you know about love,” she jabbed.

“So says the guy who’s been your friend though Mr now-ex-#4,” I grinned. “Love doesn’t hurt you.. it’s the person that doesn’t know how to love or appreciate love that hurts you. But love never hurts,”.

“You won’t understand, Matt,” she sighed, “you’ve never been in love…”

“That’s not entirely true, you know..”

“Wait what- so who’s this girl I’ve never heard abou-“

“What did you love about #4 anyway?” I interjected.

“I don’t know… he is just perfect. And I love him so much,”

“But you don’t know what it is that you love about him?”

“It’s just.. the feeling when I’m with him. It always felt right with him. He made me feel loved and I loved him too,”

“That’s it? Just a feeling?”

“Well.. yea. What were you expecting me to say?”

“.. something more specific, maybe? I mean, if you thought he’s so ‘perfect’, why’d he still chea- erm, why’d he leave you?”

“Because I’m just not good enough for him? I don’t know..” she paused. “What is love to you then…”

“Hmm.. to me, being together or in love with someone should be more that just a feeling.. it should also be about mutual understanding, acceptance, respect, commitment and trust.”

“That’s what all couples would hope and want their relationship to be like, Matt. But expectations and reality don’t always go together..”

“Or maybe.. someone’s just not trying?”

“Well if you think love is so simple.. why haven’t you been with anyone all these years?”

“I never said love was simple.. but I guess the reason why I’ve never been with anyone yet is because.. I already know exactly what I want,”

“You have.. a checklist?”

“Sorta. It’s not the typical kinda ‘I’d like a girl with long hair, nice smile, etc’ superficial checklist though,”

“Oh. What kind of list is it then?”

“It’s like.. a concept of love. Of what it is about a girl that will make me fall completely in love with her. A concept that has more than three specific reasons that would answer any question as to why I love her.”

“You have a concept of love?” she laughed. “Love isn’t a theory, Matt.. you can’t just classify love by a concept or definition, you simply feel it with your heart..”

“But you see.. the reason why I think there are so many broken hearts, is because people merely jump into a relationship when their heart feels a certain something towards someone. But I don’t think that’s love, that’s merely an infatuation. Personally, I believe there are more than three reasons and aspects that actually determines whether we really are truly in love beyond the superficial ‘I don’t know why I love him/her.. I just do’ reason,”

“That makes sense. So what exactly is this.. ‘concept’ of yours about?” she asked, genuine curiosity replacing her initial skepticism.

“I call it the 4+1 theory. The aspects that will determine if it’s true love or just a fickle infatuation. It’s based on this idea that whenever we like someone, if we really go deeper into what is it that draws us to him or her, we’d be able to find that one specific reason. That’s not love though. That’s merely an attraction or infatuation. But when more than three of the aspects from this theory are present, you’ll be pretty sure that it’s more than just a feeling. For me personally, this determines if I’ll ever fall in love with a girl…”

Mind. Heart. Body. Soul.

The mind aspect, to put it simply, is her intellect. But I don’t mean the academic smarts.. it’s the way she thinks, processes and analyzes things way beyond a shallow self centeredness. It’s the way she puts across her thoughts, not for winning an argument’s sake, but to really try to understand or even sensibly debate opposing views that might leave anyone reflecting on her words or challenge me to think differently. It’s the way she carries herself off with an aura of sophistication and enigmatic charm and no matter how much I might think I already know her or have her figured out, she’ll still surprise me with something unexpected. Good surprise. I like intellect. Personally, it takes a little more to intrigue me and stimulate my senses. If I can connect with someone and talk endlessly about the concept of nothing, then, only then, will we be able to talk about everything else.. and I think that’s incredibly alluring,”

“Ooh.. so my best friend’s sapiosexual too,” she teased. “But what about her likes and dislikes or like her personality.. does that go under the mind aspect too?”

“Well, that’s where the heart aspect comes in. The heart represents who she is by what she values or cares about. The things she likes, the things she dislikes. What really matters to her, as well as her insecurities and fears..”

She bit her lower lip - thinking. “But what if him knowing about my past and all my insecurities scares him or drives him away? Or what if he ever uses all of these against me if someday things go bad between us?”

“Erm.. you do realize that it doesn’t really matter now because whether or not he ever knew, he already chose to leave you right? But.. if he still or ever tries to hurt you in any way, then he is a fucking bastard and I will punch his face,”. I really meant it.

“I don’t think he even cares about me anymore,” she sighed, “maybe he never really did.. we were so.. different. I don’t know why I never actually realize it before,”

“Maybe because then, you were too ‘blinded by love’ to see, or you chose to conveniently ignore the differences. Honestly though, I think it’s critical for two people to understand each other’s heart and learn to accommodate each other’s differences rather than simply turning a blind eye or deaf ear ‘because I love him and that’s all that matters’. Because if two people are too different in the way they think, behave or live.. I reckon it will become a huge problem when the infatuation bubble bursts.”

“I don’t really understand..” she said.

“Let me just ask you this.. does he know how passionate you are towards the arts and music?"

“Well, no.. not really. He’s more the sports kind of guy and doesn’t like theatre and stuff so I didn’t want him to get bored if I talked to him about things he isn’t interested in..”

“Then i’m guessing he probably also doesn’t care or know the little things about you. Like how you’re afraid of the dark and why you’re actually scared of darkness.. how family and relationships are really important to you.. that ice cream is your happy pill. You know, I’m even going to bet that he doesn’t know you go to bed every night, clutching your phone just hoping and waiting for him to text you goodnight..”

She started to tear again, but I continued..

“You see, it’s not a matter of whether it bores him or not.. it’s a matter of whether he bothers or not. I mean, if he doesn’t even know these things about you, then he really doesn’t know you at all. How then can he say he loves you?”

“But I really loved him,” she murmured softly to herself .

“I know you did. I know you still do and it’s hurting you like shit. But you need to know that for any kind of relationship to work.. two people need to give and take. Sadly, with him, it seems like you’re the one who was always giving. If he actually really loved you back as much, he’d make a greater effort to close the gap and bridge the differences between you two. He’d want to hear what you have to say, he would actually consider your opinions, your needs and your feelings. He’ll not just tell you or text you that he loves you.. he’ll show it by the things he will do or be willing to do no matter how inconvenient or silly it might be, just because.. he knows it’ll make you happier or better. To me, when it comes to a relationship, the heart aspect isn’t just a feeling or who you/he or she is anymore. It becomes two hearts beating as one. Two people wanting to understand each other.. sharing the good, the bad and possibly a future together; actually bothering and supporting each other’s feelings, values, dreams, thoughts, emotions,”

She stayed silent for a long while before she looked up, holding my gaze.. there was this unspoken tension building before she finally spoke again.

“But.. what if something that’s important to me, is not something the guy might feel same way about?"

“Then I’ll try-” I caught myself. “I mean, if I were him. I’d try. I’d make the effort.. because it’s important to you and you’re important to me,”

She remained silent again. She wasn’t crying anymore but this time, the prolonged silence was starting to grow even more deafening.

“Matt,” she finally spoke - softly, “do you believe in love at first sight?”

“No.” I said flatly.

“Oh..” she sighed. “You know what you said about mind and heart.. it’s actually starting to sink in and I’m beginning to realize that maybe these two aspects weren’t exactly a big part of my relationship with him,”

“So what made you fall in love with him then?”

“Well.. don’t laugh, but I’ve always thought that with him, it was love at first sight. I mean, there was just this spark between us from the very first time we met,”

“Cos he was hot?” I scoffed.

“No.. don’t be an idiot,” she tried to hide her smile but failed. I rolled my eyes. “Okay fine, yea maybe that. But it wasn’t the only reason!”

I raised an eyebrow.

“He was really nice too! And he was always sweet to me,“ she began her defense case. “He always made me feel happy, secure and loved without even having to try, you know?” I just continued staring at her waiting for her to go on. “Oh never mind, you’d never understand..”

“Actually.. I do. And I think I now understand what it was that made you fall in love with him.

The body aspect.

The body aspect is about physical attraction, intimacy and presence.

I don’t believe in love at first sight. I don’t believe you can just “instantly know” you’re in love or that someone’s THE one just by “first sight”. No offense, but I think the whole love at first sight concept is bullshit that only exists in movies and fairy tales. In reality, it isn’t love. That very first attraction.. is probably lust. Lust at first sight”.

“What nonsense! It’s not like I was lusting over him from the very first time I laid eyes on him! Maybe it’s the case for guys.. I mean, sex is always on a guy’s mind whenever he meets a girl right? But it’s different for girls, Matt..” she protested.

“Okay. You know what.. since you brought up the age-old guys and sex debate, I’ll tell you this secret to clarify something about guys for the first and last time.. probably 99% of guys are naturally sexual. If you ever meet any guy who tells you he isn’t sexual at all, it’s not that he’s gay – no, gays are even more horny .. he’s likely to be a liar and you should be more wary of him. BUT! Here’s the thing.. even though guys are sexual by nature, it isn’t always the only or most important thing to a guy,”

“Really?” now she raised her eyebrow with that annoying smirk on her face.

“Oh come on, you girls know how it is, plus you aren’t exactly saint-like innocent either.. sometimes you see a hot guy and you start fantasizing or making statements like ‘omg have my babies’..”

“That…” she started blushing.

“That.. is exactly my point. It’s the same with guys. We might talk and think about sex a lot more openly than girls but it isn’t always the only thing on our mind. When I said it’s lust at first sight.. I didn’t literally mean you want the guy naked and in bed. What I meant is the momentary attraction or desire– he might be hot, he might be charming, he might have smiled at you that made you feel a certain way.. but that’s not love. That’s really just a superficial physical attraction. Saying “I’m in love” right there and then just completely takes the special meaning out of the word ‘love’. If you ask me, I personally think the process of loving or falling in love with someone involves discovering the person and then perhaps developing feelings. It could happen quickly or over a longer period of time, but not at first sight,”

“Hmm.. that does make sense,” she paused and then her lips curled up forming that annoying smirk again. “Oh wow, this is the first time you and I are talking about sex huh..”.

“You never asked..”

“Tell me then.. what is sex to you?”

“Sex.. to me, is merely a physical act. I am not part of the whole “sex is sacred/taboo” camp but then, I don’t take sides with the whole bed hopping culture either,”

“I can’t believe you just said that sex is merely a physical act..” she began in a disappointed tone.

“But sex really is just a physical act if it’s without emotions or feelings. And that is why I distinguish between sex and making love, the same way I clearly differentiate ‘loving’ and ‘being in love’ with someone,”

“Oh.” this time, she smiled. She understood.

“Don’t get me wrong.. I think physical intimacy is very important in a relationship but for me, the one physical aspect that matters the most.. is the physical presence. That, is also what I reckon made you fall in love with him.

“Okay this, I really want to know…” she said.

“The physical presence is simply being there. You want him to be with you. You want to be there for him. Because just being there with or for each other makes your day, or you as a person, a little better. You may act or behave a little different when you’re with him, but in a good way – in a way that you actually feel completely comfortable, safe and you. Perhaps even without you knowing, you smile more and laugh harder. You feel real, genuine joy. And even on days when the smile can’t happen, you know you don’t have to pretend to be okay or be self conscious in front of him; because its perfectly okay to be the way you are and feel when you’re with him. He cares about you and you feel loved when you’re with him. Sometimes, there are no need for words or explanations.. just his presence, him being there for you, holding you.. makes you feel better or believe that it’s going to be okay again. Because you’re not just holding on to someone for attention or sympathy.. you actually feel and believe that you’re holding on to a part of or the rest of your life..”

Which leads to the fourth aspect – soul.

The soul aspect to me, is the deepest form and the final affirmation that should answer any remaining doubt or questions as to whether we’ve truly fallen in love with a person.

It’s when you start noticing but still appreciate all the other little things, even the flaws - especially the flaws. It’s when you truly know a person stripped down of all their walls, exposed to their soul and yet still accept and love him or her. It’s a level of understanding and acceptance that goes beyond the “honeymoon everything is perfect” period.

It’s when you finally realize this one person is someone you can always and want to tell everything to, and you want to ask and know everything of him or her as well. It’s when you actually want to share your life and trust your secrets with this person; and you can. This someone is the first person you think of when you’re happy, sad or when something significant happens. This same person is someone you can call at 1am in the morning and they’d drop everything to make time for you, staying by you till the sun rises or you’re better again - as you would for him or her as well. This person cares and will listen. Will really listen, giving you their undivided attention and genuine love; not necessarily every time but any time you need him or her. This one person makes your problem their problem and they go through it together with you just so you don’t have to go through the pain and tears alone,”

It was at this moment, for the very first time, she looked at me in a different way but said nothing.

“You see, the soul aspect..” I continued, “is when you start to see and want to share the rest of your life with this one other. And not in a clingy “I can’t live without you” way, but in a way that I can still live my life without you as I have before I met you, but now that you’ve come to exist in my life, I see the possibility of a life with you and now I actually want to make decisions and live a life, continuing to create more moments and memories together with you”.

“Well.. so.. have you met this one person yet? I mean, I’m sure it’s almost impossible to find that ‘perfect’ girl who fulfills all of your four aspects of love right?” she mumbled. I could barely hear her. She wasn’t even looking at me anymore.

“No, it is not impossible and I don’t think its asking for too much. You see the thing about these four aspects is, we often and will find one or two aspects in many different people. And that alone may be enough to make us attracted to them or develop a crush on them. But really, that is not love at all. If we like a person because “he’s cute” or “the way she thinks”, that’s just us liking the body and/or mind aspect of a person. The reality is, we are always going to meet many people who possess these different aspects of mind, heart, body or soul. But on a rare occasion when you do meet someone who possess all these four aspects.. you’ll almost definitely know that he or she is not one of many but may just be the one. So personally, I won’t settle for anything less unless she possess more than three qualities. You know people write the symbol of love as < 3 (less than three), I actually think love should be more than three.. I define it as 4+1. “

“So what’s plus one?” she asked, still not looking at me.

“Plus one…” I trailed off – unconsciously.

“Matt?” she placed her hand on top of mine, finally looking me in eye again.

“Plus one.. is something only the one who's meant to be will ever know and hold the answer to”.

end.

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Some time Feb, I experimented writing in a different way.

I wrote a story.. 4+1.

It's a story that took me more than a month to 'finish' writing. It's a story that's personally very close to my heart - then and will always be.

Truth be told, it was a story written as a confession and answer.

To you who've followed and related to 4+1, I thank you for reading and allowing me to share this intimate chapter with you.

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Love,
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在這段廣東話、英文學習影片,我們會展示各種的海洋動物模型(動物圖片), 讀出牠們的英文和中文名稱。
所以你的小朋友看完影片後，除了可以分辨出不同動物的外表，英文和中文名稱。



整段影片的教學過程有別於一般的「這是什麼」「那是什麼」的沉悶教學方法。我們把動物擺放得就像小朋友平時玩玩具的時候一樣，
再加上特別的動物叫聲，能夠有效引小朋友的注意力和集中力，從而很快便學懂了動物的名稱。
不少家長告訴我們，他們的小朋友不單很喜歡看我們的影片，而且很快便學懂了不同動物的名稱和讀音，這點我們是感到很鼓舞的！

我們希望你的小朋友能夠享受這段英文學習、廣東話學習影片、學懂不同動物的名稱和讀音、就像我家的小朋友一樣！

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學習汔車和交通具的播放清單︰
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Does your kid sea animals? Do they know how to pronounce the sea animals name and identify them? Let’s learn about ocean animals with your kids with this 3 minutes video!

In this video, we will show the ocean animals figure, pronounce the name and perform the motions such as swimming, or play the nature sounds on the beach.

The sea animal list
Jellyfish,
hermit crab,
Conch,
manta ray,
Starfish,
Lobster,
Octopus,
horseshoe crab,
cabezon (fish),
Mola (fish),
silver chimaera,
Nautilus

感恩冥想Meditation
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早上需要做的十件事
早晨儀式
1晨光
2大地
3水
4笑
5感恩
6塔羅 - 計劃(微改變)
7運動 - 瑜伽
8冥想
9書寫
10閱讀
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Pachelbel - Canon In D Major with Relaxing Nature Sounds ★ Classical Music ★ Relaxing Music

Find yourself back in a place of tranquility, a warm peaceful place where all your senses come together, all the love of your heart has its origin, feel the love of your heart and you'll find to you, feel the energy of your heart, feel the vibes of your heart, listen to the waves of Music, feel it, feel it deeply, love you. Love you deeply, Love your life, Love yourself. Love yourself every single minute. We love you. We love you deeply. We love you deeply every single minute.


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