Sunday, December 29, 2013
From the Mouth of a Four–Year–Old: Map 2
"I found a map! Where's 'Merica?" - Fin
From the Mouth of a Four–Year–Old: Arrival
Fin announcing the arrival of the carpenter: The builder is here!
From the Mouth of a Four–Year–Old: Wedding Shoes
Fin: Unsa face the wedding shoes?
Me: Huh? White?
Fin: Unsa nawng sa wedding shoes?
Good translation, Fin!
Me: Huh? White?
Fin: Unsa nawng sa wedding shoes?
Good translation, Fin!
From the Mouth of a Four–Year–Old: Map
"It's a map. Like a pirate!" - Fin
From the Mouth of a Four–Year–Old: Cam Peter
Fin: Where's Cam Peter ?
Me: ???
Fin: Build ba...
Me: Ahhh...carpenter...
Me: ???
Fin: Build ba...
Me: Ahhh...carpenter...
Thursday, December 26, 2013
From the Mouth of a Four-Year-Old: Gun
Fin: It's a gun.
Mama: What kind of gun?
Fin: Nice gun.
Mama: What kind of gun?
Fin: Nice gun.
From the Mouth of a Four-Year-Old: Many
Fin: I am a princess mermaid vampire butterfly.
Me: Wow, so many.
Fin: No, four. Not five.
Me: Wow, so many.
Fin: No, four. Not five.
From the Mouth of a Four-Year-Old: Mr. Sun
This morning...
Fin: Mr Sun, don't shine in my balay!
Fin: Mr Sun, don't shine in my balay!
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
From the Mouth of a Four-Year-Old: Bike
Me: Fin, can I ride your bike?
Fin: No
Me: Why?
Fin: You're so bug-at. You have big tummy. Maguba.
Fin: No
Me: Why?
Fin: You're so bug-at. You have big tummy. Maguba.
Sunday, December 22, 2013
From the Mouth of a Four-Year-Old: Sardines
Fin: What's the food?
Me: Sardinas
Fin: Is it siga mata?
Me: Huh?
Fin: I don't like halang.
Siga mata=halang
Me: Sardinas
Fin: Is it siga mata?
Me: Huh?
Fin: I don't like halang.
Siga mata=halang
Saturday, December 21, 2013
From the Mouth of a Four-Year-Old: Like You
Fin is watching Stuart Little on TV...
Fin: Khonie o, it's like you!
Me: What?
Fin: The tambok cat.
Fin: Khonie o, it's like you!
Me: What?
Fin: The tambok cat.
Thursday, December 12, 2013
From the Mouth of a Four–Year–Old: Broken
Yuan: Ma Cy, my tummy is so yayay, I think my heart is guba already.
Saturday, December 7, 2013
From the Mouth of a Four-Year-Old: Moving
Mommyla: Mommyla will not see you na Fin when you move to your new house.
Fin: No, I'll come back always and visit.
Fin: No, I'll come back always and visit.
From the Mouth of a Four–Year–Old: Buntis
Yuan: Ma Cy, my tummy is so big. There's a baby inside my tummy.
Ma Cy: No oy, you're a boy. You can't have a baby in your tummy.
Yuan: Okay, only Daddy lo. Daddy lo has a big tummy!
Ma Cy: No oy, you're a boy. You can't have a baby in your tummy.
Yuan: Okay, only Daddy lo. Daddy lo has a big tummy!
Thursday, December 5, 2013
From the Mouth of a Four-Year-Old: Gift
Fin hands me a small box: Please wrap. This is for Iggy's birthday.
I open the box and what do I find? Five tubes of plastic balloon!
I open the box and what do I find? Five tubes of plastic balloon!
Monday, December 2, 2013
From the Mouth of a Four-Year-Old: Reading
Fin enters my room while I'm reading...
Fin: What are you doing?
Me: I'm reading.
Fin: You read na.
(I go back to my reading.)
Fin: You're not reading. I don't hear you.
Fin: What are you doing?
Me: I'm reading.
Fin: You read na.
(I go back to my reading.)
Fin: You're not reading. I don't hear you.
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