JSTDT - IKEA

Ever since Jaina discovered that she doesn't HAVE to do shopping with mummy at Ikea, instead she can go to the Play Room for a hour, she LOVES going to Ikea.

Well, there are two things I have concluded after this incident.

1) Jaina can't read much, unless you call identifying ONLY the letters 'A' and 'B' and 'C' reading lah. But she is great at making connections, a valued Habit of Mind that is taught in many schools.

2) Ikea has wonderful branding. Right down to the colour and font so much so that even Jaina can tell the building is Ikea from a mile away.

So we were driving towards the Ikea building that day and she excitedly pointed out it's Ikea!

Jaina: Mummy! See!! IKEA!!!

Mummy: Wow! (Clearly impressed that Jaina could point out Ikea from so far away) Yah, that's Ikea!

Jaina: I want to go Ikea!!

Mummy: Er...not today darling.

Jaina: Why?

Mummy (wanting to distract her so as to not answer the Qn directly): So how do you spell Ikea?

Jaina: Huh?

Mummy: Mmmm...what letters do you see at the top? It spells Ikea?

Jaina: *silence*

Mummy: How does Ikea sound like? What is the first letter? IKEA...(pronouncing it loudly and slowly for her)

Jaina: First letter?

Mummy: YES!! What's the first letter? (pronounce IKEA loudly and slowly again)

Jaina: E!!

Mummy: Huh?

Then I burst out laughing when I got her logic...

I guess it's not THAT wrong to spell what you hear...

JSTDT - Short Hair

Most may not realise but Jaina's hair has NEVER been cut since her first month's celebration. Thus, to Jaina, her hair is very much her pride and joy. She is extremely fond of her long hair.

We talk about our hair often, especially since I've cut my hair rather short. Just today, we were talking about hair (again).

Jaina: Mummy, my hair is very long you know?

Mummy: Yes, my love...

Jaina: Your hair is very short!

Mummy: Yes yes...

Jaina: Shannon's hair is also very short.

Mummy: That's right.

Jaina declared: Shannon is a boy now.

Mummy: Huh? Why?

Jaina: When Shannon has long hair like me, Shannon will be a girl!

I wonder what does Jaina think of me sometimes...very worrying indeed. :P

JSTDT - Sky-bridge

Jaina's school has a wonderful playground at One-North and the teachers bring them to play there often. As the playground is not next to the childcare block, the teachers will bring the children over using the Sky-bridges to cross the blocks.

Jaina was educating me about the sky-bridges when I picked her up from school one evening.

Jaina (pointing to the sky-bridges): You know what that is?

Mummy (playing along): What is that dear?

Jaina: Sky-Bridge!!

Mummy: Oh? Wow!!

Jaina: You know why we use sky-bridge?

Mummy: No. Why do you use the sky-bridge?

Jaina: Then the cars won't bang the other cars!

Mummy rolled eyes and sniggered...

The world according to a child is really cute lah...

JSTDT - Watermelons

Some of you have heard that Jaina get a bout of Bronchitis (again) but this time round, things are better as she doesn't need to be hospitalised. Just meds and use the nebuliser.

Sunday dinner was at my mom's place and she bought watermelon as dessert. That is one of Jaina's favourite fruits. So natually she asked for one, kbut nowing watermelon will be too cooling for her, I said no.

Not one to forget things, Jaina asked me again in the car (on the way home).

Jaina: Why Jaina cannot eat the watermelon?

Mummy: Because Jaina is coughing.

Jaina: Why?

Mummy: Because watermelon is too cooling, if you eat it, you'll coughing even more.

Jaina: (quiet and thoughtful for a while) "Then we warm the watermelon first, can?"

Mummy : (Speechless....again)