学华语

亲爱的义晨，

这是你第一本华语书-拍球。你自小就用英语交谈，这是你第一次学华语。在短短的一个月里(四个小时的课)，你已经能够读两本书了。你的吸受力太棒了! 妈妈实在为你而骄傲。你还轻而易举的认了不少字,如 “在，这，一，花，白，红”等字. 妈妈相信很快你就能用华语沟通了.

永远爱你的妈妈

A Lesson on Butterfly Metamorphosis

Dear Gabriel,

One morning, grandpa and grandma noticed the curry leaf plant lost
many leaves. We thought someone plucked the leaves to cook curry.
On closer look, we discovered five caterpillars eating the leaves. It
was very difficult to notice them because they could camouflage and
imitated the same colour of the leaves so that their enemies could not
find them. Grandma thought it would be a good idea to keep the
caterpillars in a box and let Gabriel observes them growing into pupae
and then into butterflies. Everyday we pluck some fresh leaves for
them to eat. When a caterpillar was big enough it stopped eating and
got stuck onto a surface waiting to turn into pupa. Maybe, grandma
will bring for you to see in Penang. Here are some photos grandpa had
taken. We hope Gabriel will grow up to like nature.

Love from Grandma and Grandpa

3-Year-Old Photographer

Dear Gabriel,

Grandpa and grandma were in Penang for Christmas celebration with all
of you from 24th to 26th December 2008.  We decided to go for lunch and you chose to sit with grandma in grandpa’s car.  On the way out, you were curious about grandpa’s digital camera and grandma just showed you a few buttons and their functions.  You started to try out on your legs and passing apartments.  Then, at lunch time at the dining table in Tutti Frutti  Restaurant at Tesco Extra, you took pictures of mommy, yiyi, uncle Bart
and close-up of some containers.  All turned out very well done, like
the work of  an experienced hand, unexpected of a three year old boy.
Gabriel,  you are born a photographer.  At the age of three you could take good pictures. Grandpa started learning how to use a camera only at the age of 20.  I am very proud of you.

Love from
Grandma and Grandpa

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Writing Number 2

Dear Gabriel,

We were in Ipoh house on 3-Aug-08. Yiyi bought a book for you to learn writing numbers. You could write number 1 with no problems. However, Mummy and Papa were very surprised that you could write the number 2. We are so proud of you!

Gabriel writing numbers

Love,
Mummy & Papa