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Funny conversations

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Cayson’s QOTD: “ You cannot scold me , I’m a kid.” “ 静静有条!” Cayson exclaimed when trying to ask Cayen to keep quiet at night. (It’s actually 井井有条) He probably declared after he wiped the table, “干干净净”. I was impressed and asked him where he learned it from. He said Berries. Then he asked me earnestly again if I had gone to Berries when I was a kid.  Recent other chats Cayen:  What is the tax? 7%?  Me: Yes  Cayen: So for every $100, I have to pay $7. Oh then I will just buy $50 so I never need to pay the tax Me: No, it doesn’t work that way, it’s from first dollar onwards…  (For the rest of the whole night, he self entertained and made jokes about asking for 7% extra for everything) ———————————— Cayson’s meet the parents session  As usual, he got glowing comments about being a model student. In fact, he seemed to enjoy reading and learning and would even consult his good friend I in school when there’s words he doesn’t know how to read from the textbook. And teacher said that while he’

Heightened Alert + School Holidays

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Cayson likes to play chinese chess with Ah Po but he doesn’t like to lose. And Ah Po claims she often loses if she doesn’t wear her glasses. So one day after Cayson lost a few games, Ah Po’s glasses went missing ! Cayson had hidden it away .. only to return it the next day.  Ah Po was amused by how he could remember where he had hidden it and how he hates losing.  ——  I made an attempt to cook Japanese pasta and I threw in shreds of onions for the taste. Cayen picked them up one by one. I was frustrated and asked if he had an onion detector in mouth. He replied, “ I have a tongue”. Lol !