NeW cHiLdReN's TaLk 5

sCeNe #1
Child L (a very smart boy in K1): Cher Lim, you know hor
Cher Lim: Yes?
Child L: My daddy is my friend.
Cher Lim: Wow! How about your mummy?
Child L: My mummy is always very fierce to me.
Cher Lim: Oh... why is your mummy always fierce to you?
Child L: She… She always scolds my daddy. That time my daddy accident, she also scold him
Cher Lim: Oh… what accident? Car accident?
Child L: *nodded his head* She scold him. But is just an accident!
Cher Lim: @@! Hmmm… why is your mummy so fierce?
Child L: I don’t know … Maybe she is born like this
Cher Lim: @@! Child L, no matter what, you must know that your mummy love you ok
Child L: *nodded his head*

sCeNe #2
*Popular Child J took his family photo and show Cher Lim*
Cher Lim: *point to man in photo* Child J, who is he?
Child J: My… My papa!
Cher Lim: How about her?
Child J: My… My mama!
Cher Lim: How about he?
Child J: My… My Di Di
Cher Lim: What is your Di Di’s name?
Child J: *paused a while* … Child JA
Cher Lim: Child J, your Chinese name is XXX. How about your Di Di?
Child J: *paused longer* … … … … … Baby!
Cher Lim: Haha!

sCeNe #3
*dismissal time*
Child W (~2yrs old): Mummy… … … … … … … … *fell down*
Teachers around: Oh no! *attempted to help*
Mummy: Come! Come! Get up! Don’t dirty the floor
Cher Lim: @@! stunned!

sCeNe #4
*nursery & K1 children @ museum, a talk by the crew*
Lady (role-play as Samsui woman): Last time, I need to work very hard because I want to earn more money to send to China for my grandmother. If I don’t work, I have no money etc etc
A Nursery Boy (4yrs old): Never mind, next time I work then I give you the money!
Lady: @@! *looked kan dong actually*
A K1 Boy (5yrs old): When I grow up, I work then I give you the $ also