Be honest - Are You a Bad Guy?

Are You a Bad Guy

This a game devised by Peanut. He would come to one of us and ask, "Are you a bad guy?". If the answer is "yes", it means you have surrendered yourself to engage in a gun shoot-out and he would chase you around the house with his pointed finger as his weapon of destruction. If the answer is "no", he would move on to his next target/victim. Ummm ... how do you explain to a 3.5 y.o that a bad guy will not admit that he is one under ordinary circumstances ...

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Favourite Words

His favourite words for the week are "enemy", "disappointed" and "capsicum" - yes, you are right, there is absolutely no logical nexus except that they contain 3 syllables and more, but he happens to like the sound of these words. Illustration of how the word "disappointed" is used:

"Mama, you are on fire. I'm the fireman. I put out the fire. You are disappointed." I don't have the heart to tell him that he has used it wrongly ^-^

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Bargaining

This morning's exchange:
"Peanut, get up, it's time for school."
"I want to sleep some more. 10 more minutes."
"Mama is late for work."
"5 more minutes?"
"Remember the music on the radio (the alarm). I have let you slept for another 10minutes."
"1 minute?"
Isn't it wonderful to start a working day by engaging in a bargaining session? Just what I need to prepare me for the rest of the day ... But he's really sweet, he kept to his end of the bargain and jumped out of bed after a mere 10 seconds.

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Weekend conversation in the car

We were on the way to pick up my mum for our weekly marketing:

"Popo's house is far away"
"No, it is near. Yipo's house is far away."
"Hmm. Airport is far away."
"Yes, that's right"
"Hong Kong is far away."
"Yes, Hong Kong is far away. We have to take an aeroplane."
"I want to sit aeroplane"
"Ok"
"Sit aeroplane, not see aeroplane"
"Ok"
"Must bring passport"

I was amused beyond words ...
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Sweet Potato's Dictionary of Words

Slowly but surely, here is my 17months and 1 week old's growing list of words (in sequence):

1. Den-deng - I know this can't really count as a word; it's more like a sound effect to announce something ...but that's how it started

2. O-oh - yes, another sound effect when something drops or breaks whether by accident or by design

3. Kor kor - Loud and clear. Yes, that's officially the first word and it ain't papa nor mama. Obvious who he adores most.

4. There - Most well used, represents everything, answers to what, where, when, how and why; complemented with a stretched out hand and a pointing finger.

5. Papa - Said with much affection and oft repeated in pairs if not triplets
6. Yeye - Ditto

7. Mama - Sparingly used; only for desperate occasions like to get out of the high chair when no one else is around.

8. Wait - Said and executed with amazing effect; like someone has pressed the 'Pause' button on the remote control. So glad that I taught him this word.

9. Nish - It is short for 'finish'; replaces the wrist-turning movement which represents 'no more'.

10. Nai Nai - initially said with a flat tongue hanging out.

11. Hot - Another useful word

12. Eat / egg / step / go / duck /head