Conversations with Cayson

Cayson’s verbal skills have improved a lot over the last few weeks.. here’s some conversations we’ve had recently .. 

Spent the day with Cayson at the National Gallery a few weeks ago .. was surprised at how advanced his conversational skills are now. He was building some blocks and saying this is an attic. I asked him who taught him attic , he said Peppa Pig.

Then we were having lunch, as we were eating , I was thinking about something. He suddenly laughed and said, “Ah Ma eating and Ah Ma freeze” which was quite an accurate observation. 

Then I asked him some questions:

Me: do you like what you played just now?

C: yes

Me: this kind of playing is good. Playing Youtube, iPhone and TV is bad.

C: Playing with Ah Yen (Cayen)?

Me: good

C: Playing basketball?

Me: Good

C: Shichida?

Me: Good 

And it went on. He was able to relate and point out many other things that I would define as good. I think his 举一反三 is pretty good for a three year old. 

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I was trying to teach him more Chinese and trying to get a foot massage done. Hence, I bought him a dinosaur maze book in Chinese. First thing I thought him was 起点 and 终点, I explained that he should recognise 起 as the one who’s taking a boat as it’s 船字边. Unfortunately, his mandarin is not as good as his pattern recognition 

Me: which is start and which is end ?

C: 起点 (Pointing to the word) 

Me: the end?

C: 八点..

Me: no ... wrong ... 终点.. 

After playing two more pages .. I asked him again .. 

Me: which is start and which is end ?

C: 起点  

Me: the end?

C: I don’t know. Can you give me a clue? 

Me: no ... you try 

C: Can you please give me a clue? 

Me: (since he’s so polite and earnest) ok ok, it’s 终点. 

After playing two more pages .. I asked him again .. 

Me: which is start and which is end ?

C: 起点 

Me: the end?

C: 中点.. 

then he points to the Start and says, “big one” .. 

Qi Da laughing in the background ... think Cayson mistook t 终 for 中.. so to him, it’s like 大，中，小 点 .

Photos by Cayson