Today’s big milestone. Very thankful.
1st week of November artwork
It may look very simple, putting stickers/seals. But look at the size of those small ones. Quite good exercise to master the pincer grasp.
Nihongo 101 with Yui: shippo
We were on our way to daycare when (as usual) we spotted a dog.
Mommy: Look Yui, there’s a cute dog over there.
Yui: Shippo shippo (pointing to her behind at the same time).
Mommy: yes, dogs have tails ne. Shippa, shippa (I was then making a mental note that shippa is Japanese for tail)
Yui: shiPPO. Shippa nai (not shippa)
And so it has begun. 😀
by invitation, 3rd round
This post should have been last October 5 but, somehow, the days made a sprint. There was a typhoon that day too hence, I couldn’t take photos at the entrance. We have this invitation though. It’ll suffice as keepsake for that productive day.
humba
Been craving for Filipino food lately – actually, more like, I miss Papa’s cooking – so I cooked humba (slightly sweet adobo) using Japanese condiments – dashi, mirin, Japanese soy sauce, sesame salt, sesame oil plus wei pai, a Chinese flavouring that’s great for soup. The result, deliciously Filipino Humba, as if it was Papa who cooked.
parenting lessons 101: never underestimate your child
Was looking hurriedly for stickers for Yui to be occupied with during train rides. As I was looking around for medium sized ones, Yui was pointing for the teeny tiny sticker set – stickers which were as small (or even smaller!) than her fingernails. I told her that it would be difficult because they’re very small; that we should buy the bigger one. But she was insistent. So Mommy gave in and allowed her to put it in the basket together with the medium sized one.
Back home, she worked on her selection first. If truth be told, Mom was surprised. The teeny tiny stickers were no feat at all for our little one; sticking them on the paper in a fast and efficient way. Yet again another reminder to never ever underestimate your child.
