On a road trip. We discuss the possibility of going on an
out-of-town trip. Just The Hubby, I and
the Little Guy.
Little Guy suddenly asks, “Lala, what is 'po' and 'opo' in English?”
“There is no 'po' or 'opo' in English.”
“So, okay why don’t we just speak English
all the time?” This is his solution to
the constant nagging he gets about using "po" and "opo" when talking to elders.
“Okay, we do speak to you in English all
the time. You’re the one who starts to
speak in Tagalog especially when you go to school. You come home speaking Tagalog and with a
provincial accent I don’t recognize!”
The Hubby says, “That’s right.”
Little Guy, “Lala, may I whisper something
to you?”
“Sure.”
Little Guy, “Lala, Lolo speaks poor English.”
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha…. and we arrive
home.
* * * * *
The Little Guy is punished for watching
too much cartoons on television.
Henceforth, for one week, Little Guy may
only watch Discovery or National Geographics.
Off Lala and The Hubby go.
Constrained to watch a show about Uranus,
Little Guy becomes fascinated with what he hears.
Suddenly, he says, “ Tatin, are there
people like us in outer space?”
“Maybe not. Scientists have failed to ascertain that this
is so.”
“Why would God create such a universe with
all the planets if there is no human life there?”
Tatin goes…huh….. where do I get the
answer for that!
* * * * *
Homeroom teacher calls the attention of
Little Guy about his handwriting.
Teacher says, “ Little Guy, try to write more legibly. I could not understand what you have written
here.”
Little Guy stands up and goes near
Teacher. Peering over his paper, he
says, “Okay, Teacher. Point to me the
parts you do not understand and I will explain them to you one by one!”
* * * * *
Guidance Counsellor visits Little Guy’s
class to conduct reading comprehension evaluation. The students read a short article about the
wind.
Guidance Counsellor then asks, “Is the
wind important?”
“Yes!” everybody answers.
“Okay.
Little Guy, why don’t you tell your classmates why wind is important?”
“Wind is important because it helps supply
oxygen to human beings.” And he goes
explaining about clean air, energy etc.
Guidance Counsellor says, “Thank you,
Little Guy. That is enough.”
“But, Teacher, I’m not yet done!”
Guidance Counsellor simply smiles because
what was written in the article was that wind is important because “it helps
man” period!
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