Thursday

【R.O.B.O.T 。不來電】

April 14, 2011 Sunny-Cloudy-Sunny-Cloudy-Sunny-Cloudy...


*happy lunch* includes:
Stir-fried "yau mak" + sweetcorn soup + fried "chye boh" (salted vegetable) egg
Mummy remembers the ROBOT belongs her generation looks like this one! It is cute, ain't? However, Iroko is not so impressed by this little creature ;-s The only things that she loves about the *happy lunch* are fish balls and sweetcorn >n<

童言童語:

那天的早餐,媽咪隨手把小妞的cocoa crunch插在她的草莓,她一看到就喊著,“deer!”(媽咪倒是覺得它像老鼠)。原本沒打算給那份早餐做記錄的媽咪,也頓時被吊起了癮,再“隨手”為那隻所謂的“鹿”弄對眼睛 ;) 但隨後媽咪不曉得為什麼就忘了把它上載到{媽-masak}。 今天在整理午餐的照片時,這只鹿終於又出現了,媽咪就打算順便把它一起上載。

當媽咪問小妞那是什麼東西,她猶豫了一下才含糊地答道,“cocoa crunch & strawberry” ^~^ 才事隔幾天,孩子竟然改變了她對事物的認知。。。

【Kaya Pao 。咖椰包】

April 12, 2011 Hello Sun ;D

Mummy just couldn't remember since when Iroko fell in love with kaya pao. Normally, if she took too much for her lunch, she'd eat less for dinner. Almost everytime, if that happened, she'd ask for KAYA PAO for her supper!

Famous pao from Seri Kembangan (in front of HongLeong Bank)
Daddy and mummy heard a lot of "kaya pao" for the past couple of days even though she had her regular lunches and dinners. She must be missing kaya pao badly *(/_\)*

Iroko re-arranged the "hat" and told mummy,
"Penguin APOM BALIK, apom balik!"
Do you think so??
 童言童語:
Iroko, “Mummy, what is that?” (pointing at the sky)
Mummy + a few seconds pause, "Clouds." (timidly answering)
Iroko, "不是,是DINOSOUR!"(correcting mummy's answer complacently)

小妞開始學習在言語上跟媽咪有“互動”了;開始嘗試用自己的觀點去判斷所接觸的環境,尋找對世界認識的答案+理解。更會對新事物產生興趣不斷地要躍躍欲試。這是孩子們在1.5至3歲成長期間建立自治力與學習獨立的階段。一旦沒能成功“跨欄”,孩子很可能就會變得疑心重重,質疑自己或別人,嚴重者更會覺得自己沒有存在的價值!!一些孩子/大人常常有自大狂妄的表現,純粹是要以否定別人來證明自己的價值。(Note: May refer to Erik-Erikson's Psychosocial Development for further understanding)

所以每一回媽咪“接招”時,都要特別的謹慎,也要格外地注意小妞的表情,情緒,更要誇大自己的表情來配合(在糾正/認同孩子的觀點時)。因為大人們的疏忽/一個無心的嘲笑/否定,都會摧毀孩子的心靈,影響他們日後的人格,行為偏差。。。

雖然有點吃力,但這不就是育兒給父母最大的回饋?培育孩子之際,又可讓自己成長 ;)

Monday

【Met the Waterloo 。全軍覆沒】

April 11, 2011 Blue weather greyish sky

The little Angry Bird fan requested for an <Angry Happy Lunch> AGAIN after taking her breakfast!! So we have our 3rd. Angry Bird @ {ma-masak} >,<


【Defeating Angry Birds 。殘兵敗將】
*happy lunch* includes:
garden salad + stir fried Eryngii Bunch mushroom & broccoli & sausage +
baked mushroom with cheese topping + English gourd soup


Will Angry Birds still be popular 10 years from now?


How would Iroko feel when she reads her growth diary 10 year from now?....


 It is such a meaaningful job to keep a record of growth, a review of learning, a narrative of our kid's childhood!
It is always wonderful to flash those sweet and sour memories that we share with our kid ;)
It's never be too late to do so for our kid!

童言童語:“What happened to koko?”
Iroko asked mummy when she peed on her potty without mummy's assistance;
when she "built" a house with Tangram puzzles;
when she was able to perform certain poses taught by her ballet instructor...

She simply wanted to practice the sentence mummy always says---what happens to you?!!

Friday

【ウルトラマン 。宇宙勇敢美少男】

April 08, 2011 A bright day for play ground

The two little best friends of Iroko--HanShen & Johan (her cousin) share a common interest--Ultraman! She must be wondering why do the two gogo (brothers) love that big eyes sexy man so much! No matter when and where they are, they surely have an Ultraman toy  in their hand >,< She must be thinking that carrying an Ultraman along is "COOL"!! That's why, when she got an 1' tall Ultraman from Han gogo (Johan), she was so glad and thankful ^u^ She hel and non-stop sayang (by kissing) the toy for hours!!


 HanShen has 2 big beautiful (always fully charged with high-voltage) eyes like Ultraman;
Johan has a very kind character and is always energetic like Ultraman!

Mummy wanted to make an Ultraman flying in the air.
But this one seems like fell from the sky and lying prone on the ground!! >,<
Iroko always gets confused the Han gogo and HanShen gogo. But mummy knows she is just puzzled over the word HAN of their names. She actually knows well whom and whom when she saw them ;)

Wednesday

【1 Little Indian Girl 。印地安姐姐】

April 06, 2011 It's an umbrella up day....

1 little 2 little 3 little Indians
4 little 5 little 6 little Indians
7 little 8 little 9 little Indians
10 little Indians girls ;)


Obviously, this is a failure ;-(
The frustrating part is that it took longer time than other *happy meals* to get done ;-(
But, the very comforting part is Iroko had very good appetite (^_^)v

童言童語:
媽咪不小心踢到Iroko手中的拖把,小妞就馬上看看媽咪有沒有受傷,急急地說“Sorry mummy. 痛痛嗎?/要不要搽藥藥?”
那小妞開始學會道歉,關心,照顧別人了 ;)

Tuesday

【Puppy~Love 。哈巴狗】

April 05, 2011 A day of the Sun

一隻哈巴狗 坐在大門口
眼睛黑油油 向我點點頭
Iroko was so excited playing with her new musical instrument (pasta in plastic container).
She was even curious when mummy told her those pieces in the container are edible. She then kept reminding mummy to cook her pasta.
Pasta with cheesy tomato sauce + hard boiled egg + broccoli
沒錯,灑在上面的確確實實是巧克力糖!!媽咪偶爾也會放縱一下那小妞 ;p
童言童語:"Mummy, I made it!!" Iroko seems quite proud of the new phrase she learned in the past 2days. She really "fully utilised" it to show off her new "liguistic intelligence" >,<
She said it when she completed her jigsaw puzzles; when she fixed her toys; when she was able to climb onto table; even when she finished her water... (memang tak bleh tahan sama dia!!)

Monday

【Angry birdS (part 2) 。電子鳥『續集』】

April 04, 2011 Warmmmmm day

A few days back in Alor Setar made Iroko and mummy learned more about『Angry Birds』(and both us got addicted to the game >,< luckily we don't have either iPhone/iPad at home...). The little one requested mummy to make her Angry Birds while mummy was about to start preparing *happy lunch*!!

Of course mummy felt "honoured" to take the order ;D
What is the hottest e-game character now?? Of course we are!!
This is the second episode, so mummy decided to make those angry birds other than the RED one, which has already been "collected" in {ma-masak} archive.

The *happy lunch* was very simple--only mashed potatoe pumpkin + sausage. This (mashed potatoe) is always the top choice when mummy wants to prepare something that is not as heaty & heavy as rice.

童言童語:Iroko learned to bargain with mummy lately.
Iroko," Mummy buy crackers. OK lar..."
Mummy, "Okay once you finished your noodles mummy buy you crackers."
(A few seconds pause)
Iroko, "Mummy buy crackers, koko eat noodles!"
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