A Night Out In Tiong Bahru
I had a little bit of time on my hands on Thursday, and I thought I'd better get the tiramisu out of the way before the weekend descended upon me. I thought I'd do it slightly differently this time around - I would get cute little cups to make the dessert in, instead of assembling it in a big clear bowl. Look! There they are residing happily in my fridge.
But alas! The cuteness of the cups could not surpass the cuteness of Asher, Clinton and Priscilla's son.
Oh goody! People coming to coo and ooh and ahh over me! I absolutely adore it. Look, I will even deign to clap my hands in an attempt to garner more oohs and ahhs from the aunties and uncles. Look how dexterious I am!
I can even wave all my limbs in a non-synchronized way when I feel like it - I've learned that that's always a crowd-pleaser.
And now, for my second act, I will show you that I have far superior IQ and EQ than most babies my age. I will show you the universal sign language signing for "Jesus Christ". It's the second finger pointing-tapping to the middle of the opposite palm.
What's that? You say it's the third finger? Nay, good sirrah. The human digits go like this: thumb, first finger, second finger, third finger, last finger. The opposable thumb is given special status, and not to be associated with the more common "fingers."
I'm bored with you now. Speak to the hippo. Next group of visitors!
Ah! New bloo... I mean, new friends! Hello, how are you. Hello, how do you do. My name's Asher. Don't you think I'm the cutest thing ever?
Aiyoh, please don't touch me. I will slant my eyes and look at you suspiciously.
Okay! Looks like my audience is bored. It is time for my next trick! Let me show you that I am truly being brought up in the fear and knowledge of the Lord. Let me show you my prayer position!
It's still kind of hard for me to grasp this concept, so I start first by clasping my hands together. But my hands sometimes get unstuck, so I like to get them nice and sticky with a little bit of saliva - you know, just to make sure.
So here's the classic "prayer position" that mummy and daddy have been teaching me.
I have to keep an eye on it in case it gets loose.
You're leaving me? No, no, please don't go, I need you to stay! Something could happen to me! Like, I could... uh... I get hungry or something! Yeah! Or a horrible mosquito might bite another hunk out of my cheek! Or... or... I could get stuck in the corner of the bed again! Yeah! Don't go... I'll blubber cute tears of abandonment if you do... *sob*
[A Night Out In Tiong Bahru]
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