Nice restaurant, nice people 
We were out of petrol to reach the hotel. It was about 40km journey more, the sky was dark and there was a little baby in the car. We dropped by a restaurant and told the chef about our situation. He let us droved our rental car to the backyard where he parked his car. He took a hose for transfering some petrol from one to another. We were ready for sucking the petrol through the hose. Without second thought, he did it for us. The petrol and the awful smell chocked him. We were so sorry about that. He smiled and showed that he was fine soon after that.

We were so hungry and went into the restaurant. We enjoyed the meals as well as the good ambient.
Here is the address:
Pinocchio's Italian Bistro
Cowaramup 56a Busell Highway
Open: Wednesday - Sunday from 4pm
Phone: 97559480
This gentleman's name is Scott Birgit and he is also the boss. His wife, a painter is also his good helper. The decoration of the restaurant was done by his wife. You can also get some unique painting from the restaurant.

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38, I got fever 
Tong got fever this afternoon. It might because of the non stop heavy rain recently. She inserted the thermometer into her ear and pretended "38,发烧了" (38, I got fever). She was cooperative to drink more water, still active and as naughty as usual.

She fell asleep at 8pm.
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Poetry Bathe Time 
Now, Tong enjoy washing hair under the shower head. When facing upward she will say "举头望明月" and "低头思故乡" when facing downward. Some times, she will also ask for handkerchief not because she was reciting a home sick poem but not comfortable with the shower water in her eyes :)

《静夜思》- 李白 jìng yè sī
床前明月光, chuáng qián míng yuè guāng,
疑是地上霜。 yí shì dì shàng shuāng。
举头望明月, jǔ tóu wàng míng yuè,
低头思故乡。 dī tóu sī gù xiāng。

【韵译】:
皎洁的月光洒到床前,
迷离中疑是秋霜一片。
仰头观看明月呵明月,
低头乡思连翩呵连翩。

【注解】:
1、举:抬。

【评析】:
这是写远客思乡之情的诗,诗以明白如话的语言雕琢出明静醉人的秋夜的意境。它不追求想象的新颖奇特,也摒弃了辞藻的精工华美;它以清新朴素的笔触,抒写了丰富深曲的内容。境是境,情是情,那么逼真,那么动人,百读不厌,耐人寻绎。无怪乎有人赞它是“妙绝古今”。

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Better to Remain Silent 
After the e flash cards, I read her stories, switched for dim light and turned on lullaby as usual. Tong quickly took her Tortoise and rushed to the door and cried for going out to the living room. Daddy was watching football match during her sleeping time. I just kept quiet and not even looked at her. After 1 minute, she turned back to the room and said "妈咪生气了" (Mommy is angry). Hey, she was good in observing :)

She knew that it was time to sleep so that she can wake up earlier tomorrow to play.

She slept beside me and I remind her again to sleep well, eat well and exercise more so that she can grow as tall as... "Mommy" she said.
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Heart Shape Pumpkin 
We had baked pumpkin, soup and pumpkin seeds for lunch. Tong liked the lotus seeds and red dates in the soup. She was able to spit out the hard skin of the pumpkin seeds since last month. We enjoyed our lunch for about an hour. Tong refused to go down even she was full. She was looking at the left over 2 pieces of baked pumpkin but not intended to eat it. Suddenly, she joined the pumkin together and said "心形" (heart shape). I laughed for her creativity :)
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Sorry but I angry 
Tong grabed my spectacles that I put on the bed beside the pillow. She almost bent it. I said can not play with it and looked at her with a stern face. She received my message and release my spectacles. She said "Sorry" follow by "我生气" (I angry). I laughed and then we laughed together. Why she was the one who felt angry?
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Snail 
Tong saw a snail in the playground after the afternoon rain. She told us don't step on the the snail.
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Monkey and Amplifier - call for gathering 
Tong will gather her next door sisters with a few steps:
1. climb up the 2 meters height gate.
2. check if our neighbours doors are opened.
3. call "姐姐" (sister) loudly. Her voice can be heard a few meters away. There will be echo immediately.
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Shop for Favorite Food 
We went for weekly stock up. Tong inserted a $1 coin to get a trolley. She sat on the trolley as usual but when she saw her favorite fruit, she yelled to come down. She simply grabed a box of cherries and put it into the trolley. After that she got the grapes, coconut, golden mushroom and etc. Luckily, she didn't mess up the place.
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Snivel 
Tong and Mommy got flu. She said "我要纸巾,有鼻涕" (I want tissue, there's snivel).
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