小管家 (9) - I love you four!

One night before sleep, Ying said to me...
"I love you,"
"Good night, love you too (two),"
Ying did some calculation from her heart then said: "I love you three, I love you four!"
"???" I'm stunned and felt funny.

Ying showed me her palm and fingers to calculate.
"Papa, mama, Ying Ying and Yang Yang, so I love you four!"
"hmmm... this young girl really logical" I burst into laugh before sleep.

小管家 (8) - 岁数问题

驾车回家半途中，看反后镜，颖突然在吮手指。
老婆和我同时反应地问：“几岁啦？还吮手指？”
“四岁囖，不害羞嘛！” 红灯，停下车子，我不放过机会地追问。

“我四岁了！一，二，三，四...” 以为女儿妥协地回答，谁知道...
“...五，六岁了！”
“哈？什么六岁了” 我措手不及地反问。
“One, two, three, four, five and six! 我已经six了！” 颖用英语来反驳。

绿灯，正想要反攻，后面车子的喇叭声催人了，我惟有抛下一句结语：我晕！~

On the way back home, suddenly saw Ying sucking her finger from rear mirror. Me and wife reacted the same time to question. "Still sucking finger? How old are you now?"

After stopped in front of red light, I continued to push her with little stress.
"You are four-year-old now, aren't you feeling shy?"

"I'm four years old! One, two, three, four..." Thought Ying compromised to answer accordingly but who knows she continued the so-called counting.
"...five, six years old!"
"Huh? What six-year-old?" Didn't expect she has another way of counting arithmetically.

"One, two, three, four, five and six! I already six years old!" Ying suddenly changed to English language to re-count.

Light turned green, behind the car started to honk me to go, I only concluded - I feel terribly sick!~

小顽皮 (2) - 走出一小步

阳不到一岁，开始摇摇摆摆地学走路。当我看到这一幕，眼泪不知觉地流下来。不是哭包啦！或许是感动吧。现在已经放手走四五步，阳还兴奋地看过来。从走出一小步，我知道这小瓜已经开始步向属于他的未来。

Not until 12 months, Yang started to walk in shakiness. When I encounter this, tear drop uncontrollably. I'm not a crying man. Probably this touches my heart. Let him walk four or five steps without holding my hands, Yang started to feel extremely happy for his achievement through his cheerful eyes. From this small step, I realize this little guy started to walk towards his own future.

小管家 (7) - 白雪公主

童话故事本来就浪漫，可是经过我女儿“改”篇后，有一点抗拒再让她看...

事情是这样的... ...

“爸爸，我要看白雪公主”
（我纳闷地开电视）
半途，颖手足舞蹈地边看边跳，学着七个小矮人收工时吹口哨。
不久，颖开始改篇，对着老婆说：
“颖是白雪公主”，我点头笑笑，满好想象力。
过一会，颖脱口说：
“爸爸是小矮人！”
“什么???”
气煞我也！

傻闷了一分钟，我偷笑地回想：还好，颖还会分辨性别 - 我不是老巫婆！

Fairy tales always romantic in presentation, however after my daughter "modified" the version, personally I quite reluctant to let her watch...

The incident is like this...

"Papa, I wish to watch Snow White"
(I switch on the TV with boring face)

Another while, Ying danced while watched the movie, she imitated the seven dwarfs to whisper when they are marching back home. Then Ying started to modify and inform my wife:
"Ying is Snow White"

I nodded with smile, concluding she is very imaginative.
Another minutes, Ying shouted out:

"Papa is dwarf!"
"What???"

Stunned for 1 minute, I grinned to myself and conclude: "At least Ying knows how to identify gender - luckily I'm not that old witch!"

小顽皮 (1) - 喂奶风波

五个多月的阳已经开始作怪，顽皮兼爱玩。
正逢老婆没空，我必须撑起“重任” - 喂奶。平躺着大腿，左手撑着他的头，用右手喂奶。半途，阳开始用双手把奶瓶推进推出地玩，搞得满嘴满脸都是奶，我惟有用右手几只手指来分开他的注意力，中指控制他的左手，拇指控制他的右手。我得意地笑，终于把你给控制了。

没多久，阳不知哪学来的擒拿术，把我的中指与拇指分两个方向扒开，握奶瓶的食指，无名指与小指差一点握不稳。毕竟在力道方面，我还占优势 - 阳开始反攻。两手开始向奶嘴移下，我还以为他又要把奶瓶拔出，我稳着奶瓶不让他得逞。谁知，他的两手的拇指同时塞进嘴，变成了拇指与奶嘴同时吮吸的现象，我开始呵呵地笑。阳似乎得意地笑 （就像上图的笑容），非常地放电。我开始失控地哈哈大笑，阳也呵呵地配合笑。我越叫阳专心喝奶，他就越大声呵呵地笑，还表演单手指与奶嘴同时吮吸。

笑到流泪与腹部接近抽痉时，似乎听到房外的老婆问：“搞什么呀？一个喂奶与一个喝奶，也会发神经地发笑？”

Five months plus Yang starts to act naughty and learn "chicky" way.

While my wife is busy, I take up the mission to feed him milk. Lying relax on my lap, left arm supporting his head, my right hand starts the feed. Halfway, this young fellow started to use his both hands to push in and push out the feeding bottle to play, at the end? his face and lips are full of milk. I used my fingers to distract his attention to play - thumb to control his right palm while middle finger to control his left palm. Yes, I win. Everything is under controlled.

Another while, no idea where Yang learnt up Chin-Na, he knows how to use his hand to separate my thumb and middle finger in opposite direction which cause the feeding bottle almost fall down. In terms of force, I still gain advantage. Yang started his counter-attack, both his hands moved near to his mouth, I applied little force to prevent him from taking the bottle out again. Unexpectedly, he suddenly put his both thumbs into his mouth to suck with the bottle. I started to grin with "hehe" expression, Yang also grin to me (exactly like the photo shown above), just like he gained his advantage on controlling. Then I started to laugh out loud, he immediately align with me with loud laugh. The more I ask him to focus on drinking milk, the more "chicky" way he demo to me - single thumb suck with the feeding bottle!

My tears come out uncontrollably, stomach almost cramp just because of his "chicky" way to entertain. My wife shouted from living room: "What happen to both of you? A feeder and a feeded can be so much fun in the room?"

小管家 (6) - 中招

颖开始学会玩电脑游戏 - 飞机射击比赛，利用滑鼠来操控，显得得心应手。我这个老爸利用键盘来陪玩，操控显得有一点笨，上下左右， 只能四方形飞法， 满搞笑！

颖兴致大起， 用滑鼠的灵活操控，把几个power gun 给抢“吃” 掉，“吃”掉后还说风凉话，
“爸爸，那个power 为什么不吃？”
“... ... ”

我把飞机操控在她的飞机前，终于抢了power gun。
“爸爸，您应该分享嘛”
“... ... ”

“爸爸，那个power gun 来了”，我赶忙连按两个键，以为可以斜飞去抢，谁知电脑“嘟”的一声，飞机停顿了一会，颖把滑鼠一拉，又抢“吃” 掉！
“爸爸，您看您为什么这么慢！” 颖努努嘴。

由于分神在想电脑的“嘟”声，飞机随后“吃”了敌方的炸弹而爆炸。
还来不及反应，颖再挖苦：“爸爸，您中招了！”

Ying picked up plane shooting game. She is keen to use mouse to control smartly. I seem to look clumsy
to use keyboard to control. Up down left right, only fly in retacgular direction, looks terribly funny indeed.

When Ying is in good form to control the airplane, she won't consider her partner to increase the gun
power to share. She "grab" and says

"Papa, why you don't grab that super power gun?"
"... ..."

I adjusted the plane in front of her, yes! finally I grab the super power gun.
"Papa, you should share the benefit with me"
"... ..."

"Papa, I see the power gun," I immediately press two keys to fly diagonal direction, unfortunately
after the computer come out a beep sound, the plane temporarily stopped for 1 second. Ying adjusted her
mouse, she grabbed the power gun again!
"Papa, why you are so slow respond," She teased.

Due to distraction of the beep sound, my plane crashed because of air-grenate.
Not having time to react on this, Ying continues her tease: "Papa, you are hit again!"

小管家 (5) - 做什么呢？

女儿颖进入学校已一段时间，开始踏入另一种阶段 - 做什么呢？ 其实做什么与为什么， 相差不远。

半年前，我神气地对老婆说， 让孩子发问吧，我正等着呢!

看打斗戏一半...

“爸爸，那个人做什么躺着呢？”
“因为他受伤了”
“那个人做什么流血呢？”
“因为他打架”
“那个人做什么打架呢？”
我不以为意地指两个人物解释：“因为他讨厌这个人。”

与颖看六十年代的动画片－悟空大闹天宫...
一幕... 悟空闯进太上老君的炼丹处

“爸爸，做什么那个老爷（太上老君）没有在？”
“因为他出去了”

悟空从炼丹炉出来...
“爸爸，做什么那个猴子（悟空）被烧变黑，没有死？”
“... ...” （我开始抓头）
“爸爸，做什么那个猴子没有死？” 颖追问
“因为他有 super power” (我开始胡言)

原来我开始有一点招架不住, 招架不住时原来会开始胡言, 不只是抓头!
看来我必须作更多自然科学的温习, 不然会被问到地球为什么会转... 太阳为什么会发光... 这才开始够力!

小管家 (4)

颖顽皮地拉开嗓门喊，把我从看戏的注意力拉回来，翻过头看，女儿就坐在沙发边看着我神秘地笑。

“爸爸，来坐这边！”
“想做什么？”，我好奇地移着屁股坐去。

“爸爸，坐好好，我跟你梳头发。” 颖神气地拿着梳子做状。
不理会那么多，我继续看戏，头发应该整齐吧。

不一会儿，起身拿了杯水来解渴。
“爸爸，还没好，不要走来走去！~”
一屁股 又坐回原位，继续看戏，想梳头发嘛，就让她梳个够！
心里嘀咕地想：我哪有很多头发梳

看没几下，突然感觉头皮疼痛...
“嘿，颖不是梳头吗？”
“不是！梳头后，现在我在跟爸爸剪头发，不要动来动去！~”
一惊之下，我本能地转头看看， 是否有剪刀在我头上舞来舞去。
“颖，你拿什么来剪爸爸头发？”
“剪刀！”

我即刻站起来，颖笑咪咪地伸出手掌作剪刀，弄得我哭笑不得！
“不要动来动去！~ 还没有剪完呢！~”
我唯有乖乖地“享受”头部SPA...

小管家(3)

那晚，女儿玩家家酒，玩到兴起 - 然后开始找“客户”...

“爸爸，吃什么？”
“鸡扒”
“不可以”
“鱼扒？”
“不可以”
“???”
“吃面面!”
“...”

“喝什么？”
“橙汁”
“可以喝咖啡吗?”
“不可以!”
“喝橙汁, 不可以喝咖啡!”
“哗! 这是什么世界了!”

在椅子上, 乱炒一通...
上菜了, 我得“吃”, 不然又要被挨骂.

小管家 (2)

上了幼儿园的颖， 开始更多话。
睡觉前，通常有与老婆短暂的谈话，这晚还是一样.

颖突然像足长辈训话般地低声说:
"不要讲话了. 睡觉."
我与老婆顿了顿, 以为听错, 然后继续谈.

这回颖开始闹着: "爸爸, 不要讲话了! 睡觉!"
我与老婆好笑地问颖为什么不能谈话, 只谈一下.
哪知道女儿反驳道: "夜了! 关眼睛! 睡觉!"
我与老婆相对而视地吃吃地笑... 却引来颖拉开嗓门喊:"爸爸, 不要讲话了! 睡觉!"

我与老婆唯有笑着乖乖地睡，心里嘀咕："搞错吧？世界变了!"

爸爸，我大大的时候... (Papa, when I grow up...)

最近，女儿时常挂在嘴边说：
“爸爸，我大大的时候，我可以驾车了。”
“爸爸，我大大的时候，我可以吃冰淇淋。”
“爸爸，我大大的时候，我可以自己去走街。”

在认同的同时，我无法否认心底里的另一种交替的期待：“爸爸，我大大的时候，我可以照顾您了。”

Recently, daughter always have the same statement from her mouth:
"Papa, when I grow up, I can drive car."
"Papa, when I grow up, I can eat ice cream."
"Papa, when I grow up, I can go shopping myself."

While admitted this, undeniably I'm struggling from my deepest heart expectation on her statement: "Papa, when I grow up, I can take care of you."

Let go

Ying is very sticky to me physically. My pregnant wife unable to carry her, Ying turns her focus on me whenever I'm at home or any sight she can see me. I particularly enjoy to carry this "koala bear" around. She is sweet and adorable. The moment she hugs me, I feel contented and committed.

When I brought her to nursery school, her eyes tell me deeply, she unable to let go me to school. Once in a while, she hugged me hard and refused to let go while I was late to office. Mostly me and wife promised to play with her after school or going for shopping, then she is ok to let go. Crying loud is unavoidable, expected. Recently, she is improving. She can accept to let go but her tears uncontrollably drop. My heart still feeling stabbed whenever see her cry or drop tears like this.

I told my wife - this little girl unable to let us go then I grinned. I can't imagine probably after 20 years, maybe the situation change oppositely. Probably it is ME to drop tear and refuse to let her go. I keep on laughing to myself, mostly the day will come :-) My wife teased me since then.

I started to admit - I'm just an ordinary dad and not smart totally.

小管家 (1)

Imperfect, originally uploaded by Hong CN.

接近三岁的女儿 - 颖已经开始变成小管家了。
“爸爸，去打蚊子，” 我变成了打蚊超人
“爸爸，颖要徐徐，” 我扛着女儿去厕所, 变成了佣人
“爸爸，颖要背背，” 我变成了苦力
“爸爸，今天穿这双鞋，” 我变成了小管家的模特儿

最近搞夜班的工作,咳嗽还未复原,
女儿跑来身边,拍拍我背后 “爸爸不要咳嗽.”
心里感觉非常温暖.

Missing You

Another long hour night shift that made me miss you fervently. You may look for daddy to accompany you to sleep or play with you on wooden brick arrangement every night. It is late now - I'm not too sure whether you would call out my name to say good night or you just "shouted" out as usual to ask me to "oink-oink" (Hokkien dialect - sleep).

Kinda miss you and I only tell myself to look forward for after night shift work.
Love you ~ Ying :-)