I like to munch on kuaci (sunflower seeds) sometimes. Yesterday night, while I was having some kuaci, Ashley came over and asked me….
Ashley : “Mommy, are you a bird?”
Me : “Noooo…?”
Ashley : “Then why are you eating bird seeds?”
I wonder where she learned that from?
We did go out last evening for dinner. We went to the Otak Otak Place at the Tropicana Mall for dinner and walked around the mall after that. As we were walking towards one of the shops, Ashley who was skipping beside me suddenly grabbed my hand and appeared really scared. She was on the verge of crying and I asked her what was wrong. She kept asking to go home. I told her that everything was ok because mommy and daddy were there. After she had calmed down, I asked her again what happened and why she was so scared. She told me not to ask her about it anymore. So I didn’t until bedtime. I talked to Ashley and pleaded with her softly to tell me what actually happened.
First she asked me not to scold her. Then she said, she saw a white face. OMG!!!!!! It was my turn to be scared. I know the Hungry Ghost Festival is over but it is still the 7th month in Chinese Lunar Calendar. I quickly asked her if she was very scared. She said yes. I asked her if that white face has long hair. She shook her head. She said it was wearing colourful clothing. Hmm….I thought a ghost would be wearing something white huh? Then, she said, it has a …….
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a RED NOSE!
PHEW….it was actually a CLOWN that she saw at the mall! And there I go jumping into conclusion that she has seen something else. Ashley is really afraid of the clowns. She was too scared to tell me it was a clown because I have always told her that if someone were to smile or say Hello to her, she should be polite and smile back. What a scare she gave her silly mommy!
We stayed at home the whole day yesterday because hubs was working. Today is Saturday and we do not have any plans. The weather is unbearably hot these few days and going to a place with air-conditioned sounds like a very good idea 
Perhaps we should go out for dinner at a mall? Ashley has been asking us why we are not going out since it’s the weekend. I think she’s beginning to be like me, a Shopping Queen 
Once in a while, my mom would burn incense (kemenyan) and she would go round the house holding the incense burner. She said it’s good to get rid of mosquitoes. Last night she did it again and there was a lot of smoke everywhere. Ashley thought it was funny and asked my mom to put the burner down. Then she sat in front of it and started saying some magical spells – “Salaga-doola, menchika-boola“
Ashley pretending to be a fairy godmother (a skinny minny one)
more magical spell
We were getting ready to go out for dinner last Sunday night when I heard Ashley saying this to her super hero daddy.
Ashley : Daddy, are you wearing this shorts (tonight)?
Hubs : Yes I am.
Ashley : You have to change daddy. You cannot wear shorts when we go out.
I was trying hard not to laugh out loud when I heard that. I remember saying the same thing to my hubs not too long ago and I guess the lil missy heard it. Ahhh….I don’t have to nag tell my hubby what to do anymore. I have an assistant now
So, did hubs change into long pants that night? You bet he did. Anything for his princess……..muahahahahahahaaha
Hubs friend gave him some durians last week. They are the famous “Mao San Wong“ aka Durian Raja Kunyit. Since all of us are not durian lovers, hubs only took 2 small durians home. On the same day after he had done watching a documentary on motor home repairs, I asked him to open up the durians to try. I didn’t touch any though (it’s fattening!). Only he and my mom finished the 2 durians.
Mao San Wong
Yellow flesh. Smelled really good.
This is the reaction from Ashley when we asked her to take a bite….hahhahahahaahahahahahah. She kept running away and said “Pu Yau“
Since there is a 100 yen shop very near to our house, guess who is a regular patron of this store? Well, definitely not me. It’s none other than Ms. Lady Gaga Ashley. She goes there at least once a week when we walk out to the coffeeshop for breakfast during the weekend. She loves to look at the things in the shop. One would think that a kid like her would go for the snacks and tidbits, right? Well, definitely not my kid. Once in while, we’ll give in and buy her something from the store. Usually she’ll trick ask her grandmas to buy her stuff Some of her loot include…..
a magnifying glass – she said she wants to look at her fishes clearly 
, a small furry thing which is keychain. I can’t tell what that furry thing is though. God knows why she needed that.
and a lil foldable stool. Oh, she has a stopwatch too but I forgot to take a pic of that. I think if 100 yen sells briefcases, she may ask for one too.
We had a dinner on Saturday night with my cousin, aunts and uncles. So during the day, I told Ashley that we are going out for dinner at night with our relatives. Guess what she said?
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*roll eyes*
Am I dealing with a 5 year old or a 15 year old now? At times like this, I wish that she would play with her toys more and not listen to the radio or watch music video so much. Don’t grow up so fast, young lady.
Ashley was showing me her work book from school yesterday. She turned to the Letter S and saw a picture of a lion next to it. This is what she said…
Ashley : Mom, S is not for Lion.
Me : Nope, L is for Lion. S is for Singa, S-I-N-G-A which means Lion in Bahasa.
Ashley : Sin….ga, Singa? Oh, I’m a single lady…I’m a single lady (She’s singing Beyonce’s I’m A Single Lady)
*slaps forehead*
