I am two-and-a-half years old and only got my first “official” haircut today!
Don’t get me wrong, I haven’t been wandering around like a hippy all this time! At first papa trimmed my hair. Then mama cut my hair while we were in Bloomington.
When we came to Singapore, I had a quick trim courtesy of mama’s [...]
My folks were positively overjoyed when my toilet training went smoothly some weeks ago. This meant that they did not have to buy any more diapers or take care of any funky “business”.
If I remember correctly, it was a week of tears and accidents followed by a week of letting go gracefully. After that I [...]
It had to happen eventually… I ran out of my favourite toothpaste!
So my folks looked around for more fluoride-free toothpaste. But when they couldn’t find any, they bought me a small tube of toothpaste that looked like a mini version of their toothpaste.
I discovered that it foams just like theirs too! I look like [...]
Ooh, when I went downstairs yesterday, I could not believe my eyes! There were trucks everywhere!
Apparently a Civil Defence force decided to have a training exercise in our neighbourhood. They brought lots of trucks and bikes with them. But the most interesting one to me was the fire engine! I may be toilet trained but [...]
I don’t see papa as much as I used to during week days. He runs away to his office on the other side of the island where he claims he earns money to keep us alive. As a result, the time we do have together at the end of each day is precious.
One precious block [...]
Hey, I did have a Thanksgiving dinner after all. Well, kinda… sorta!
Several members of our Bloomington gang were back in Singapore, so we met for dinner. We didn’t have turkey but had Peranakan food instead. It was the first time I was trying this food and it was yummy! I also had fun playing with [...]
My folks tell me that if we were still in Bloomington, we would be mooching off someone else’s dinner. In other words, some family would be so thankful for my presence that they would invite us over for Thanksgiving.
We don’t celebrate Thanksgiving here. We didn’t have pilgrims and the Indians here are not the woo-woo-woo [...]
Just what is so terrible about being two? I get to talk and learn new ways of saying things. I get to try something new almost every day. Toilet training took all of just two weeks. Easy-peasy!
I am also learning how to assert myself. I’m not being naughty! I am learning how to “negotiate”. I [...]
Today, I had a very interesting meeting with a cockroach.
When I saw it, I told papa, “There’s a big beetle on the floor!” When papa saw it, he leaped to his feet and asked for a newspaper (why, was he going to read to it?). When mama saw it, she leaped on the bed. Instead [...]
Parents are such wet blankets! They always spoil my fun!
When I want to draw, it is time to wash up. When I want play with my cars, it is time to have dinner. When I want to make something with my blocks, it is time to brush my teeth and go to bed!
Why do I [...]
