shhh...

mahmmyboy: bridgesshhh...
joshuaboy: no, no, no... bridge.
mahmmyboy: !

joshua's instruction

joshuaboy: (pointed at pappy) chu qu pao milk milk sao...

pappy: ni jiao wo chu qu??? ( no choice, being instructed by joshuaboy, guai guai obeyed...)

Uh Ah?

joshua: ...kah li you...
mahmmyboy: ? (could not comprehend...)

Finally managed to decipher one day. We were at Kiddy Palace and joshua was admiring his favourite range of trains (Thomas, what else...). He was pointing at Dennis (name of a train) and he mentioned those words again. At that moment then i realised what he was saying. He was actually telling me (in mandarin) jia li you...

To Laugh or Not To Laugh

Joshua boy pointed at an advertisement and told my sister (in mandarin) " mummy jia li you..."

When I came back from work, my sister told me,"just now, your son pointed at the Whisper advertisement and told me mummy jia li you..." my sister was amazed ( or rather amused) by that statement.

So, how should i respond? my answer was," ? " Firstly, i have kept all sanitary pads in a drawer in the wardrobe. Secondly, i don't use that brand. Thirdly, where does joshua boy learn such a phrase from?

"wu bor?"

It has become my habit to check joshua's diaper to see if there is any poo before we go out or leave the house. One occasion, as usual, i pulled down his shorts, asked joshua boy, "wu pang sai bor?" He replied,"bor,"

SURPRISE! SURPRISE! SURPRISE!

i have not taught him any teochew, yet uttered that from him. Pappy & i speak a mixed of teochew, mandarin & english , while i use mandarin on joshua boy. I realise that he is beginning to pick up languages fast nowadays (remember joshua boy has not spoken a proper phrase yet), and mimic what pappy said. I better mind my words in future, especially with joshua boy around.