Cayson is 4 years old

Day 1 
Cayson ( to Ah Po): I want to have 5 pieces of oranges, 2 for Ah Yen and 3 for me. 
Ah Gong: How about me?
Cayson: Ok, I want 6 pieces, 1 for Ah Gong. 

Day 2: 
Cayson (without prompting): I want to have 6 pieces of oranges, 1 for Ah Gong, 2 for Ah Yen, 3 for me. 

Such is the kind nature of this four year old. Always looking out for his big brother , always willing to share and always remembering the small stuff that melts people’s heart. 

Just like that, he graduated from a toddler to a four year old, facing the COVID-19 situation heads on, donning on mask for hours in school and understanding what it means by social distancing and the term coronavirus. 

So naturally, he empathised whenever someone is in trouble. So selflessly, he intuitively shared all nice things with his big brother. So effortlessly, he charmed everyone with his appetite for good food and his master attempts to mimic Ah Po’s Hokkien.. “Diam4 Diam4” he said to the cats when they are too noisy and pestering for treats after treats. 

Though he only gets half the reading time his big brother got at his age, I was surprised at how he could memorise  a few pages of the pigeon books , and of the 8 notes that I just showed him briefly on the keyboard. And how he remembered and danced the dance moves of the poker face dance that we tried by watching YouTube a few weeks ago. 

Here’s some of his current favourite things 

Milestones : First dentist trip , first lego building on his own, first jenga, first connect 4 game, first poker card
game, first monopoly. 
Favourite toys: Dinosaurs 
Favourite computer games: Minecraft , Pokemon , Archero , 悟空识字
Favourite cartoon: Miraculous, Peppa Pig, PJ Mas，Upin & Ipin, Minecraft, Pokemon 
Favourite food: Skin (fish, bread) , Chinese food in general including even white fungus and goji berries! 
Favourite music: Seniorita, Taki Taki, Poker Face, 










This orange is sour. 

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