Chess Mat

The boys love to play Chinese Chess. The chess paper attached in the box of chess is wear and tear. The lines on it is faded. The paper is so light that while they are playing the chess, the wind will blow the corner of the paper. It always interrupts their games.

Well, let me think of a way to solve this problem. I use a piece of felt and sew the lines on it.

Another piece of fabric sewn behind.


Now, they are so happy that they can play the games on this new chess mat. They can see the lines on it and they are not interrupted by the wind anymore.

I found that other games also play on the board with 8x8 rows and columns such as Draught and Othello (or formerly called Reversi). Both of these do not have a 'river' in between. Hence, the mat that i sewn here can be used to play other games!

We have been searching for the Othello game set in the town but we are unable to get one. Hence, we bought 2 sets of smaller Chinese Chess so that there are 64 chess pieces. Now, we can play the Othello game on this mat too.

Busy September 2011

Time flies. It is the end of September. I have been busy in this month. I have not accessed blogs for a month.

I helped a family to take care of their boys while the parents went travelling. I woke up early around 5.30am to get ready for the boys to go to school. I sent them to school every morning and fetched them home in the afternoon. I prepared simple lunch and dinner for them as well. It was their school examination period and I helped them to do revision. I also took care of the pets and plants for the parents while they were away. Well, it was tiring but a good experience.

After that, it was my turn to go travelling. Although it was just less than a week, I walked most of the time for almost ten hours a day! After I am back from the trip, I am so tired but still worth it.

Little Pouch

It has been a long time that I wish to sew a small handphone pouch. A friend bought me a piece of fabric that is pink with a Hong Kong movie character, CJ7. This has motivated me to start sewing a pouch immediately.

Well, let me try out the use of Velcro for the first time.

Hmm....finally it is done.

It is not perfect but I enjoy the process of sewing it.

Felt Cake and Cat

I am learning on sewing these small items from books that I borrowed from library.

A piece of strawberry cake, my little niece and nephews love to see it but unable to eat it. It makes them hungry!

It is fun to sew this cat key chain holder too.

游戏规则

从小玩游戏，总是要遵守游戏规则。若没有设定规则或其中有人不遵守它们，游戏便没办法好好持续下去。不是吗？例如玩一些棋子，小朋友都知道必须轮流投骰子。

从小学开始，上周会、去图书馆或放学时，都必须排队守秩序。上学每一堂课都有设定固定时间，铃声响了不是换另一堂课便是下课或放学。不论测验、小考、大考、期中考、期末考。。。，也必须在固定的时间内作答。时间一到，就要停笔交试卷。

奇怪的是，为什么学生时期所要办到的，在社会工作时便南辕北辙了呢？瞧！上司要下属天天延长时间在公司加班。尽管大家都知道没有加班津贴，也知道原本该下班的时间。为了一份薪水，只有忍气吞声。更甚的是一些上司逼下属“加班”的目的并非为赶着完成紧急的工作，而是本身准时下班回家感觉无聊而要求下属“陪同”留在办公室。类似的情形，我已听过不少了。孰不知已设定的天天上下班时间其实也是一种规则？

我曾经任职过的一间公司，由于地点稍微偏僻，所以公司安排了每天上下班时间都有几趟巴士免费载送员工，穿行于某地铁站与公司之间。话说乘搭这免费巴士的员工大部份都属于专业人士，但上车的情景竟然是争先恐后，连幼稚园的小朋友都不如！我当时讶异不已，难以置信。这并非偶然让我看见，而是天天都上演同样的一幕。

也罢！我一直告诉自己：“我正在增广见闻，开拓视野。”