Saturday, September 13, 2008
Chee Sin
Another funny episode in the car occurred tonight. Jerry was contemplating what it was like to be grown up and the things that grown-ups can say which children cannot. He asked why adults, especially his "elders" liked to say "chee sin" a lot (crazy in Cantonese). Since I don't say "chee sin" in front of him, I told him that not all elders said that. He said that most of them did, especially at the mahjong table, when the game is drawn (his exact words: "Dah Wong" which is mahjong jargon). Just from that simple statement, it is obvious that Jerry is very attentive, even if he doesn't seem to be paying any attention. He never sits still to watch mahjong playing, he is always doing something else nearby. The first person who comes to mind and says "chee sin" the most at the mahjong table is our Auntie 2...Jerry appears to be heavily influenced by her, especially in saying things that we'd rather he didn't at his age. If anyone has been in Auntie 2's company for a period of time would appreciate that Jerry does get a lot of odd sayings from her. (Lisa, you know what I mean :D)
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hahahahahahaha, wat can I say, it's true, Jerry loves to pay attention to my mom's Chinese slang.. but I didn't know that he also pays attention to wat happens to the elderly mj table too?! It's amazing, already he told me that he'll start playing mj with his brother & cousins when he turns 6 yrs old~~
oh btw, my mom say "gig sei" & Jerry's "len seh doh see"~~
He's such a good boy. I remember when he was two years old (literally!), he would say, "mm hoh yee gum yeung gong yeh" whenever we said "lay yau mo gaw cho!". I will follow Jerryism to the path of righteousness. Keep us adults away from corrupting his 'pureness'. :) LOVE him.
oh jerry
thanks for the heads up. Better not talk gossip when jerry is in radar!
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