From the Mouth of a Five-Year-Old: Kids Planet

The kids are going to Kids Planet in J Mall.
Me: Can I go with you?
Yuan: No.
Me: Why?
Yuan: Because you're not a kid.

From the Mouth of a Five-Year-Old: Skinny Pants

Fin: I don't like skinny pants.
Me: Why?
Fin: So tight.

From the Mouth of a Five-Year-Old: Cousin

Fin (crying): I hate my cousin (Yuan)! I don't love my cousin anymore!!!

From the Mouth of a Five-Year-Old: Cute

Fin: Leila (Fin's dog) is so cute!
Me: Like you. You're cute.
Fin: Hey! I'm not cute. I'm cool, remember?

Conversations with Friends: F**k Song

During Breakfast, Brennan asks Du Vien, who is Chinese–Vietnamese but grew up and is living in Scotland:
Brennan: Do you have a Scottish fock song?
Du Vien (with a puzzled look on his face): It's too early for that.
Du Vien: Oh, you mean folk song!

Overheard at the Pantry: Boundary

Brian Molisimo: Pasok na uy, Pasok. Boundary sa Pajo ug Pusok.

(Pajo and Pusok are barangays in Lapu–lapu.)

From the Mouth of a Five-Year-Old: Karate

Why Fin will join a karate class:
"When somebody's bothering me, I will kick their tintin!"

From the Mouth of a Five-Year-Old: Before Taking Up Karate

On karate...
Fin (to me): You have to exercise first. So you can karate. So you can raise your feet.

(Yes, Fin, I know I'm tambok hehehe)

From the Mouth of a Five-Year-Old: Marshmallow

Yuan to Mommy Cy: You're like a walking marshmallow. You're so cute! (Pinagigil sa bilbil ni mommy.)

From the Mouth of a Five-Year-Old: Mumble

Fin: (mumble, mumble, mumble)
Me: What, Fin?
Fin: It's a party in the mouth.

From the Mouth of a Five-Year-Old: Permission Not Needed

Mommyla: Fin, did you ask Daddylo if you can come with us?
Me: No need na, diba Fin?
Fin: Because you (mommyla and daddylo) are part of my parents.

From the Mouth of a Five-Year-Old: Independence

Fin: I want to go to Kid's Planet by myself.
Yuan: No...
Me: No. You go with Yuan.
Fin: I mean I want to go without yaya.

From the Mouth of a Five-Year-Old: Don't Boss Me Around

Erick asks Fin to give him the bowl of popcorn that is sitting on the floor by Erick's chair.
Fin: You have hands.

From the Mouth of a Five-Year-Old: Stubborn Dirt

Fin is mopping the floor and the dirt won't come off...
Fin: Curse you, dirt!!!

From the Mouth of a Five-Year-Old: Janitor

The kids are fighting over the mop.
Erick: You want to be a janitor?
Fin: I want!
Yuan: Fin can't be a janitor. Only boys.

From the Mouth of a Five-Year-Old: Theory

Erick: We have no more (Daddylo's) chickens in the house. What happened?
Yuan: Kaon...
Erick: Who ate the chickens?
Fin: Aswang.

From the Mouth of a Five-Year-Old: What Animal Are You?

Yuan: I'm a mouse.
Fin: Okay, I'm the cat coz I'm big!

(True, Fin is bigger than Yuan.)

From the Mouth of a Five-Year-Old: iPad

The iPad wouldn't power on...
Fin (to iPad): Curse you!
Yuan (to iPad): You're stupid!

Conversations with Friends: Croissants

On the topic of croissants
Justinne: Have the croissants reheated and they are good as new.
Brennan: Murag favorite underwear nimo.
Justinne: Plantsahon lang!