by Mary Ann (大頭媽/牛媽 )
感謝長洲滑浪風帆中心、Chan King Yin, David Cheung, Kevin Tam, Kit Man, Lau B, Shek O Bill & Uncle Black 提供錄像/圖片
自去年颱風「天鴿」和「柏克」連環襲港，到今年的強颱風「山竹」再次肆虐，破壞力一次比一次強勁、災情一次比一次嚴峻。慶幸颱風襲港期間沒有致命個案，大部份地區的設施依舊安好，但當我們僥倖仍安然活着在這一遍福地之際，大家可有悟出如何抵禦日後更強勁的超強颱風和面對瞬息萬變的世界？
圖片提供:David Cheung & Uncle Black
強颱風「山竹」的破壞力比去年的「天鴿」更具威力。圖示於長洲往直升機場的一段小路，全被摧毁。
圖片提供:Shek O Bill
強颱風「山竹」襲港，石澳海灘翻起滔天巨浪，十分駭人。
有時會諗，點解香港人愈嚟愈無創意，競爭力愈嚟愈弱……香港嘅光輝歲月係咪真係一去無回頭？在怨氣沖天，努力同回報不成正比，更要糾結於生存之上生活之下呢類問題，真係會聞得出呢代香港人嘅「頹」。
但只要我哋換過角度，接受環境改變唔能夠好似「多啦A夢」打開隨意門一步到位，咁件事又好似唔係咁灰喎。總之無論身邊的人有多頹，自己要先跳出負面嘅框框，堅守自己嘅信念，保持內心嗰份熱誠，即使面對無數挫折和...
by Mary Ann Mok ( Mui & Cowboy Mum )
Video/photo courtesy of Cheung Chau Windsurfing Centre, Chan King Yin, David Cheung, Kevin Tam, Kit Man, Lau B, Shek O Bill & Uncle Black
Since typhoon Hato and Parker hit Hong Kong last year, this year’s strong typhoon Mangkhut has once again raged Hong Kong, and the destructive power is more severe than once. Fortunately, there were no fatal cases during the typhoon and most of the facilities in the area are still in good condition. However, while we are lucky to have escaped from this disaster, have we thought about how to resist the upcom...
by Mary Ann Mok ( Mui & Cowboy Mum )
Video/photo courtesy of Hiwindlover Water Sport Center, Kit Man, Kin ThreeSixty & Ricky Wong
Participating in the Asian Games and the Olympics is the goal of every athlete. Winning medals is even more of an athlete's dream. For most athletes, with the cheers and dazzling lights on the podium, they will retreat and draw a perfect ending for their dreams.
For a true athlete, the Olympics is definitely not his final goal. "Dream will not end in his life. Whenever a dream is accomplished, it is actually the beginning of another bigger dream." In Ho...
by Mary Ann Mok ( Mui & Cowboy Mum )
My younger son’s nickname is “Cowboy” and hence my friends called me “Cow Mum”. I wonder if you know I was once a Tiger Mum which I regret so much.
I regret being once a Tiger Mum which leaves deep and lasting scars in my children’s memories. This indelible taint in my life prompted me to learn to be a “good mother” from now onwards.
It took me a very long time before I can get rid of this nightmare. Even today, I cannot forgive myself forcing my kids to take supplementary lessons which they are drilled like mechanical robots. In order to put ...
by Mary Ann Mok （大頭媽/牛媽）
我的細囝叫牛仔，人家暱稱我做「牛媽」，但我曾經是一個「虎媽」。我痛恨自己曾有強迫孩子修讀坊間公式化語文及數學科目的黑豬紀錄。試過好儍瓜因為想女兒入讀自己心儀的小學，望著「宗教信仰」一欄掙扎應否剝奪女兒選擇宗教的自主權而展開腦交戰。曾經好迷失嘅我，更不能忘記因牛仔無心向學，晚晚將他毒打，直到他練成銅皮鐵骨，金剛不壞之身，才在沒他辦法的情況下自己投降。
曾經淪為「虎媽」所帶給孩子的不愉快經歷，或許這一輩子都不能抹去，但我承諾要每天努力學習做一個稱職的母親。
做人父母本來已經是一件很艱辛的事情，在香港這個壓力煲裏做家長就更加苦不堪言。孩子只得幾歳人仔，就要學七國語言，但諷刺的是每天卻未能有半句鐘和父母真情對話，皆因可憐的孩子已被千奇百怪的興趣班累透了，更遑論淪爲「運輸豬」的家長還有精力和子女溝通。
多接觸陽光與海灘可紓解孩子的壓力與情緒，令他們變得更開朗和積極。
讓孩子多參與運動和群體活動，既可鍛鍊他們的體能，更可提升他們的自我解決困難能力，令他們變得更獨立。
在沙灘長大的孩子，有無限空間給他們發揮創意。
六零年代的香港仍是一個經濟未起飛的城市，生活迫人。當年的父母只抱着一家人有屋住、有飯開，已經很滿足。假若能夠供子女多讀點書，簡直是一種奢侈。那些年，一旦子女成為醫生或律師，一家人的生活質素就即時...
