Loosing Their Kiddish English/Thoughts
The girls are growing up so fast, and loosing their Kiddish English or Thoughts.
Although we conciously try to correct them (especially Zaria) when they mispronounced words or made gramatical mistakes, so that they get a good start in the language, none-the-less, I like to reminisce the little mistakes or the innocent thoughts they have.
Here is to capture a few of them.
Over dinner, Zaria was holding a princess book of stickers (Thanks to Rachel), then she asked me, “Maa, which one you think is mosest pretty?”
(mosest = most)
😀
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In the car, the girls wanted to see who can count the fastest.
Zaria gave the command to start the race, “Alamak… get set, go!!”
(alamak = on your mark)
😀
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Zaria always pronounce Maggie Mee as Mega Mee, so I asked her, “Why you always call maggie mee as mega me?”
She replied, “No, I never say mega mee wut, I say meh-ger mee.”
😀
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One day, Zara was standing behind me watching my computer display.
She asked, “Maaa, what are you doing?”
I told her, “You know how to read right? So you read this (pointing to the top left of the display), and tell me what I’m doing.”
She slowly read (phonetically), “Feh-Keh-dook.”
o.O”
If you don’t get it,
Fa == Feh
ce == Keh
book == dook (she always mixed up d and b)
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We were seated right at the back in the church attending my grand father’s 100th day mass, making it difficult for the kids to see what’s happening at the alter (and although I’m Catholic, the girls don’t go to church. o.O”).
During the eucharistic prayer, when the server rang the bell, Zaria tip toed, tried to see what’s happening in front and asked, “Is that Santa Clause??”
😀
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Daddy brought the girls out to do grocery shopping, and normally after shopping, he always gives the girls an ice cream treat. However, on this particular day, as both the girls had the flu, Daddy said no ice cream for the day.
Zaria begged Daddy, “Give me a chance dad…”
😀
Daddy gave her a chance by buying her smarties instead.
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Girls were fighting just before I finished work.
So when I got downstairs, I took the cane and asked them who started the fight first, and what they each did.
Zara kicked Zaria down from the sofa; her punishment, 1 cane stroke.
Zaria kicked Zara numorous times because she wanted space on the sofa; her punishment, 1 cane stroke too.
While caning Zaria, her skirt actually prevented the cane from touching the buttocks, so I lifted her skirt and smack again.
She cried and looked at me with pitiful eyes, and through her sobs, she asked, “Maa, *sob sob*, you *sob sob* want to give me *sob sob* a cane mark?? *sob sob*”
o.O
ahahahahahha this is super super funny!! I like the “Alamak” set, goal one best!!! Classic – good thing you recorded all these stuff down else they won’t believe you next time.
So sad the last part.
I thot she was speaking Cantonese when she reads out Feh Keh Dook…hehehehe
lol. my 7yo sometimes mix up the d and b too!
hahah! couldnt stop laughing when i read feh-keh-dook
🙂 zmm….so happy that i’m not the only one using the cane. 😀
ur girls always make my day, love the way they challenge you back (i know, not funny if my girls do this to me but seeing it from a third party, it is good that they can challenge intellectually!) 🙂
hahaha.. cane mark hor… Both ZZ never fails to make me laugh at their witty and intellegent comments…
Oh, these little moments are so, so precious!!! It’s good you are keeping track because they deserve to be compiled into an album of treasures!
it always make my day when reading your parenting post. Both ZZ got me *o*.
duhhh Kylie too pronounces Maggie Mee as Mega mee,,,
Yiu Yiu mixes up her b and d too. Just the other day while helping her with her ejaan, dengan became bengan and batang became datang.
Feh Keh Dook – I got t rite. Guessed I’m not too bad at phonics 🙂