Monday, May 02, 2005

Dad: What's ur father doing?
Boy: He drives bus 1.
Dad: Oh, so who's driving bus 2?
Boy: Nono, he drive bus 10.
Dad: You mean he drives 10 buses?
Boy: Nono, he drive bus number 10.
Dad: So, what do you call someone who' drives a bus? A Bus..?
Boy: Driver.
Dad: Ok, so what is you mother doing?
Boy: She no work 1.
Dad: 1 day not working, how about the rest of the 6 days?
Boy: Nono, she everyday never work 1.
Dad: In this case, your mum is a House..?
Boy: [*Shrugged] Duno.
Dad: A Housewife.
Boy: Oh ya, housewife.
Dad: Your Dad drives a bus, so you call him a..?
Boy: Bus Driver.
Dad: Good. Now, what do you call someone who catches fish?
Boy: [*After 5 mins, where Dad came back from the toilet] A Fisherman.
Dad: Ok, what do you call someone who sells fish?
Boy: A Fish Seller.
Dad: [*mockly impressed] A Fish Seller. How about someone who cooks fish?
Boy: A Fish Cooker.
Dad: So, if you mother cooks rice, what would you call someone who cooks rice?
Boy: A Rice Cooker.


I nearly pengz. Esp, when you know this is the excat conversation goin on with Dad, and a Primary 5 kid. Well. So much for Speak Chinese Campaign.



Btw, on the note of Mothers' Day is fast approachin, most of recent newspapers are coverin how extraordinary some mothers are. And, if you had watched the news earlier at 10pm, on channelU, you would have seen the interview of a Chinese 38year-old Singapore PR lady named He CuiXian, who managed to have 7children in just 7years. The eldest is a 9years-old daughter, and the youngest is the 1year-old twin sons. In between, there are a triplet, and another kid daughter. Not only she had appeared in the news, I had read the interview they had with her, on the Chinese newspaper on Saturday. What was so specially incredible about this particular lady was her ability to "factorily-produce", but yet, still maintain her 25inch waist, and her constant weight of 50kg.

However, if you were askin me, what makes this particular lady to go against all female-mentality odds, and give 7childrens in a short time interval of just 7years? Well, let's put the female-mentality of, "I scared canot get back my figure, i scare stretch marks, the scar very ugly, blah blah blah". The total cost of raisin a kid is not even economically affordable. Speakin of the education, insurance, the coverage plan, medical fees. All these would adds up to an enormous sum of money. Wat's worse would be, "when-the-kids-arrive-at-the-same-time". Imagine, if you had a triplet, ok great, a blessin from God, not everyone gets this chance. But if it really a blessin, in all things, be it clothes, books, milk bottles, baby prams, you're required to buy 3sets straight at once, no more passin down to cut cost. So question, are kids really that undoubting adorable enough to go through all these? Yes, of course, a whole new perspectives of life approaches at the birth of you new born. Like I always believe, kids make a family complete. But 7? Crazy.

Well, back to the point. I guess, the amazement doesnt stop here, at the number of children she had. Neither would it stop at her capability to lose her post-natal weight so damn fast. Neither stoppin at her chances to produce rarity of twins and triplets. Nor, at her entry to the semi-finals of "Piao Liao Ma Ma", despite there are tons of prettier and younger mums around.

Her amazements would include. The big laundry bag she brings back to her home in Malaysia, for her mother-in-law to wash every fortnight. The courage she had to move everyone, all her kids to Singapore, leavin her poor mother-in-law alone in the little village. The disappearin acts on all major occasions, eg, Grandma's birthday, ChingMing, except Chinese New Years. The move of bringin 10 kids [in addition of her elder brothers' children] to Grandma house to Bai Nian, in just only 1 pathetic Proton Saga. And finally. The courtesy of givin a RM2 Ang Bao.

Yes. She's a relative.

beautiful memories on. 4:38:00 am x ........................................