购书乐

这是我第一次到台北一游。乡里再度出城啦。

令我喜出望外的是那儿有很多书局！太好了！我超爱逛书局。我“躲”在小镇已很久没机会踏进书局了。更惊喜的是连新书也有折扣。在我国若买同一本新书，就得付比定价要高更多的价钱呢！更别梦想会折扣。台北的书迷可真幸福啊！

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.