Tuesday, November 06, 2007

AM I YOUR DARLING?

just last week, chantelle decided to be a little more lovey-dovey. she came up to me out of the blue and gave me a big hug.

chantelle: ms xuan, am i your darling?
me: *surprised* oh yes, do you want to be my darling?
chantelle: *covers her mouth and giggles* yes!
me: okay then, you are my darling!

after a few minutes, she came back to me.

chantelle: ms xuan, if i am your darling, can you be my darling too?
me: *laughs* you want me to be your darling?
chantelle: *covers her mouth and giggles* yes, of cos!
me: *laughs* okay then, i'm now your darling and you are mine!

so, i don't really suppose she'll remember this much details. but look at what happened today when i was getting the girls to eat their dinner. audrey was taking a long time, making a big fuss out of her vegetables and rice and fish, which she usually don't do so. i got a little impatient as she had to finish eating by a certain time.

me: audrey! you need to eat everything and finish up so that you'll be on time when mummy & daddy pick you up.
audrey: but but i don't like the carrot together with the rice!
me: so you don't want to go home?
audrey: i want!
me: that is why you have to finish up everything now, darling.

chantelle looked up from eating her dinner and stares at audrey, pouts her lips and looked back at me.

chantelle: ms xuan, i thought i am your darling? how come you call audrey darling?
me: oh, you are all my darlings!
chantelle: no, cannot!

she turns back and looked at audrey sternly.

chantelle: audrey! i am ms xuan's darling okay. you cannot like that one. next time ms xuan call darling, means that she is calling me! hmmmph! *folds her arms*
me: ?!

after dinner & evening snacks, i took my kids to television room to watch cartoons with the other children while they wait for their parents to pick them up. but audrey and chantelle decided that they wanted to go to the toilet. so i brought them while i left the rest in the television room with the other teachers.


audrey was pretty fast, i suppose it was because she wanted to hurry back to watch cartoons. but to my surprise, she sat at the bench outside the toilet.


me: audrey, do you want to go back first? i'll wait for chantelle and you can go watch cartoons in the room.
audrey: oh, its alright. i can read a book and wait for her.
me: ok, then i will go and check if my darling is ready.


i stepped back into the toilet and looked for chantelle.


me: chantelle, are you done?
no response.
me: chantelle, are you done?
no response.
me: DARLING! are you done?
chantelle: heehee. no, not yet.
me: *laughs* you cheeky girl, answer me only when i call you darling. how come you are taking so long?
chantelle: because i poo-poo!
me: you poo-poo and you didn't tell me?
chantelle: *giggles*
me: so are you done yet?
chantelle: no, not yet.
me: ok i will wait for you outside with audrey. call me when you're done alright?
chantelle: yes ms xuan darling!
me: *laughs*


a minute later.


me: audrey, are you sure you still want to wait for chantelle? do you want to go back first?
audrey: it is ok, i am still reading my book.
me: how about you go in and check if my darling is ready?
audrey: ok!


audrey went into the toilet and i followed behind her.

audrey: DARLING! your darling ask if her darling is done with her poo-poo?
chantelle: yes yes! tell my darling that her darling finish her poo-poo already!
me: *faints*


those two sentences were simply amazing for my two beloved 3-year olds!

she pens down @ 11:02 PM --------------------------------------------------------------