"Gong Gao Le Pak, Chart Chew Boon Pak Gart"

Saturday, 22 March 08: -

Another routine Saturday - morning sent S to Sino Wushu while I went roller blading; back for lunch and sent the 2 girls to Katong Mall for their piano lessons. While driving them home, I detoured to Blk 79 to pick Mum.

On our way back, as usual, J started being very 'Wen Ti Xao Nu' - girl with many questions. Listed as follows: -

1. Mummy, what is your Great Great Great Great Grandfather's name?
-- Girl, my knowledge of my ancestor stopped at Canon Lim's father - Lim Teng Foo. Those koink out before him, I don't know their names
(Mum started laughing at the back seat)

2. Why you don't know their names?
-- Because I didn't see them before and I was too young to remember anything when my grandfather was around.

3. Why you can't remember?
-- When you're very young, your memory was not that developed.

4. Why?
-- Can don't ask me why? I don't have all the answers. You go and read some books and find out.

5. Ok, do you think there is a doctor in an ambulance?
-- Maybe not a doctor, maybe a senior nurse.

6. Why no doctor?
-- I'm not sure, just maybe. Maybe doctors are waiting for those injured at the A&E.

7. What do nurses learn when they go to school?
- They learn how to measure temperature, medical terms, how to bandage the injured and more.

8. How much more?
-- many more.

9. Like what?
-- I don't know.

10. Why you don't know?
-- Cos I didn't go to nursing school.

11. Why you didn't go to nursing school?
-- Cos at that time, nursing doesn't interest me.
(mum was crying at the back......laughed till peng san while S was sleeping)

12. Why it didn't interest you?
-- cos I was more interested in sports

13. Why...
-- Can you stop asking why?

14. I just want to understand
-- Gong Gao Le Pak, Chart Chew Boon Pak Gart (in Hokkien -- meaning, explain to you till you understand, my goatee will entangle). Tian ah ~~~~ Wen Ti Xao Nu!