Friday, July 10, 2009
little miss contrary

Possibly looking her sweetest and prettiest ever.
These days, however, she is Little Miss Contrary.
All day long, it’s No. And not a flat one too, but a long drawling miao of a “Naaaooow” that goes down the scale.
I put my arms around her at night and she gives me a little slap before turning away. “Naaaooow” she says.
I shove a spoonful of nice wholesome rice in her face, trying very hard to make her forget that she just saw her sister chewing on a jelly. “Naaaooow” she says before chasing Jo.
Jo snatches a toy from her. “Naaaooow” she snarls before smacking her sister on the arm. (of course Jo then screams at maximum capacity right into Lu’s face, which makes Lu cry and me roll my eyes)
Sometimes Lu says it in Hakka. “Um-MAI!” she says when her Por-por (whom she doesn’t like) tries to carry her.
Then again it could be MINE which is another hot word. “MINE!” she yells, cradling the biscuit container she managed to acquire by climbing on a stool.
“MINE!” she yells, as I carry her and she lunges for some tasty tidbit from the closed fridge (which she can’t see yet but she knows it’s there), her chubby claw opening and closing.
“MINE!” she yells, when she stumbles on my mobile phone (which is always lost in the house) and gets her death grip on it.
Ah. I strive to remember her Sweet Days.












