Amanda’s nearly-8-weeks stay in Singapore is coming to an end.
She misses and often ask about our home in Yuncheng, she can tell us that her home is in Yuncheng,
I am sure she had lots of fun in Singapore.
I can’t help but to feel that she grew up quite a bit during my 3 weeks absence.
And this 3 weeks apart made me patient with Amanda again.
I don’t flare up as much.
She now holds our hand and follows us when we out.
She used to have a mind of her own, running around at the malls.
She speaks well and is able to express herself very well.
She questioned me, why can’t she not go to bed?
I was caught off guard, it was her first time using 为什么，Why.
Surely I must answer that.
So in my most authoritative tone, because it bed time and because Mummy said so.
Which she accepted it (for now).
She must have finally figured how to use Why?, after me asking her so many questions.
I know kids who usually have problems differentiating, 你, 我, 他，You, Me, He/She.
They don’t quite know how to use it, and would repeat after whatever the adult said.
But Amanda uses it well.
She picked a few more English words but not understand when strangers tried talking to her.
I have to explain, she doesn’t understand English.
When I am shopping, She greets sales people, Ayi Ni Hao, repeatedly.
One day, she will understand that in Singapore, young adults, prefers to be addressed as Jiejie / GorGor.
And that everyone else is Auntie and Uncle.
She dropped her 咱们, and picked up, Wah lau!, with a Singapore accent. Haha!!!
She picked it from our conversation, and probably found this expression very funny.
She loves to imitate us talk in Cantonese by talking gibberish and often uses it to avoid eye contact when she thinks she is in big trouble.
She knows we find cute and silly when she does that.
Especially when she randomly inserts alphabets, a bit of Gonggong, Porpor, and characters of Teletubbies and In the Night Garden, here and there.
Fine with me, I am learning from books, to pick my battle and to avoid unnecessary power struggle.
She continues to love dancing, and loves to sing.
Happy birthday, London bridge and twinkle twinkle little star, barney theme are her current favorites.
I am working on her pronunciations, because these are the only lines she knows in English.
Her diet, she is now less choosy with food. Accept eggs. And sometimes eats her veggie / meat together with her rice. She used to spit them out when eaten together.
She loves her chicken rice and dark soy sauce and accepts gravy in her rice too.
Loves noodles. Loves durian. Loves Grandma’s soup. Beans. Prawns. Crabs. And Kueh Tu Tu (coconut cake). Which she usually stuff the entire snack into her mouth.
When she is happy and satisfied with her meal, she dances.
Its going to be cold when we return Home to Yuncheng this Sunday.
Hope she quickly adjust to the change in climate and environment.
*fingers crossed*
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