Greeting your friends

by Ida Khoo @ Jwo Yi’s mummy
This happen few months ago. One day you came home and tell me that one of your friend kick you at school. Then I said maybe she do it accidentally and not on purpose. Then you insist that she do it on purpose and not accidentally. Then I said did you tell your teacher and you said no. So I tell you that next time if she kick you again then tell you teacher.

The next day I ask you did that girl kick you again and you said no. Then after a few days when I pick you up from school and we saw her and her mum. I said say goodbye to your friend and you tell me that you don't want as she don't like you and kick you. I did not force you so while on the way back I told you that even she don't like you , you also don't have to act that way. If you are nice to people and naturally people will be nice to you too. You have one more good friend is better than you have one more enemy.

So the next day when I pick you up from school and we saw her again and I ask you to say goodbye to her and you did. I'm so happy that you understand what I tell you.

RESULT: She is now one of your friend and she no longer kick you.

You can read a whole book by yourself at the age of 4 years old

by Ida Khoo @ Jwo Yi’s mummy
I was thinking to my self the other day of how to teach you to read. And since I did buy a series of books of a dog called Spot, so I decide to teach you using that series of books as the words are easy and big and short sentences. 

I start with the book where Spot say goodnight to everyone. I don't know the title of the book because it's in Chinese. But on the inside it's written in Chinese and English. I started to tech you on Wednesday Night. It's very simple. 

Time to come in, Spot.

Goodnight Tom.

Goodnight Helen. Helen: See you tomorrow, Spot.

Spot puts his toys away. Goodnight Car.

Are you ready for your bath, Spot? Spot: Nearly

Now Spot is awake and having fun.

Goodnight Dad. I'm all clean. Dad: You smell nice, Spot.

Goodnight Ginger. Ginger (cat): I'm coming with you.

Goodnight Teddy. Teddy (teddy bear): I'm ready for bed too.

Goodnight Mum. Mum: I'll be up to tuck you in.

Is there anyone else to say goodnight to?

Oh yes. Goodnight me!

You can read all that by yourself. To say that you recognize the word I don't think so. I think you memorized it. But for a 4 year old to memorized a whole book in one night is pretty fast. I teach you how to get the sound out from the letters of the word and I think you did that and you can read it a bit and also from memorizing it. I'm so proud of you. I don't know that you force yourself to do that or you really can read. I say that because on that day that I tech you I told you that if you can read the whole book by yourself then I'll get you a surprise present. So I don't know if that's the reason you can read it so fast or you are really that good.

The conclusion is that I'm very proud of you my Jwo Jwo.

English words that you know as of now

by Ida Khoo @ Jwo Yi’s mummy
I started to teach you how to recognize English words. I start with simple words like at, in, it and an.

I start with at. Then I ask you to add a letter in front like bat. B sound then at you get bat. So now you know the following. Bat, Cat, Fat. Hat. Mat, Pat, Rat, Sat and Tat.

Then the next one I teach you is in. Also same make the first letter sound then in. So now you know the following. Bin, Fin, Gin, Kin, Pin, Sin, Tin And Win.

Follow by an. Now you know Ban, Can, Fan, Man, Pan, Ran and Tan.

I just teach you this last 2 weeks. It and also same make the first letter sound and then say it. So now you know the following. Bit, Fit, Kit, Lit, Pit, Sit, Tit and Wit.

You also know some simple commonly use words like The, of, on, off, have, like and good.

Iron my own clothes

by Ida Khoo @ Jwo Yi’s mummy
Jwo I hope I did record this down but I can't as this happen thru conversation. So I'm just going to blog it down here for you. Hope that you keep to your word when you grow big and this is the proof. Hahaha....

Your kuku were ironing his clothes and you said pity kuku have to iron his own clothes. In Penang Ahmah do his ironing for him and here he have to do it himself. Then you said to me next time when you grow big you will iron your own clothes. So I said to you you won't say that when you grow big. You'll just ask me do it for you. Then you said to me I won't lie to you mummy. I'll do my ironing my self when I grow big.

So I hope you keep to your words. Hahahaha.......

Kai Si De Mama - 该死的妈妈

by Ida Khoo @ Jwo Yi’s mummy

Today we went out for dinner and after dinner we walk home. When we reach she walk so very slowly and me and her kuku disturb her. I walk very fast ans ask her kuku to be quick and we'll just leave her outside the security door. So I ran very fast and the kuku follow behind and try to block her from running inside and we were just playing with her and she was screaming like crazy because she is angry.

The next thins out from her mouth is "Kai si de mama" in Mandarin. I was like how can you say that to your mum  me. I'm so angry that I tell the kuku just leave her there and don't let her get in the lift. Then when we reach our house i ignore her and she cry and cry and cry saying she don't want to  say that anymore in the future. I said i don't care . I don't want a child who can say such a thing to her mum. 

Then when I cool down I ask her why did she say that and it's not good to say that to me or anyone else  at all. Then her kuku said maybe she don't know the meaning, So I ask her do you know what is the meaning and she said no. So we told her the meaning and I told her don't ever say that to anyone at all. It's bad to scold people that. I think she watch too much Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf or Happy Sheep and Grey Wolf (Chinese: 喜羊羊与灰太狼; pinyin: Xǐ Yáng Yáng yǔ Huī Tài Láng). Bad influence of language here.

To know more about the cartoon refer to the below link.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasant_Goat_and_Big_Big_Wolf

Note: Too much cartoon is bad for children. They learn too fast but don't understand. I have to limit her TV time. I also need to understand her more and explain to her more instead of getting angry with her.