Saturday, June 19, 2010

Conversation with Bea

Children are wonderful chatting companions. Sometimes they talk like adults. Their words surprise you and often make you ponder. Sometime they made no sense at all but still it amuses and entertains us. Here are some dialogues with my daughter.

Every time I fetch Bea from school I always ask her what she did that day.
Me: What did your teacher said today?
Bea: Bea, sit down!
Me: Besides that, what else did she say?
Bea: Bea, keep quite!

I make it a point to instill her to practice our Pilipino traits.
Me: Bea, nag-lunch ka na?
Bea: Finish na.
Me: Finish na “po”. Always put “po”. Again; Bea kumain ka na?
Bea: Yes Daddy po!

She once asked me if we could own a pet.
Bea: Daddy, buy tayo puppy?
Me: Meron na tayong dog, di ba si Petchay (my Dad’s watchdog back home).
Bea: No. Big si Petchay. Puppy lang para small.
Me: Why do you want a puppy?
Bea: Para rich.

That’s the result if you allow your kids to watch ET and they saw Paris Hilton and company whose fashion statement includes a Chihuahua. Not only that, I find Boy Abunda and his TV programs tacky but I heard my daughter blurt out phrases like “Ay, ano ba yan?” or “Ikaw talaga, oo” while watching TFC. Bakyang-bakya ang dating ng anak ko!

But Bea is popular among her teachers and peers at school (she won the “Most Friendly” award, twice in a row). In fact, she’s on a first name basis with the principal and the security guard manning the gate. She got this ability to remember names and once acted as host to her two teachers.

Bea: Teacher Ruby (her former teacher in Kinder I), come here, please.
Teacher Ruby: What is it Bea?
Bea: Teacher Ruby, this is my teacher, Teacher Anna (her teacher in Kinder II)

The two teachers gamely shook hands while laughing. And this is not an isolated incident. If I fetch her and she happens to be with a classmate, she’ll readily introduce us to each other. I find this uncanny since we never taught her to be this “diplomatic” nor did I saw this kind of attitude from other children her age or on much older kids. She will go to such extent as to make new pupils comfortable, like that new classmate; a transferee from the Philippines.

Bea: Hellooow, I’m Bea. What’s your name?
New classmate (looking towards her mother): Ma, di man ko kasabot sa iya.

Even teachers are surprise by her manner that they asked my wife if we came from a “political” family. But not everyone likes Bea’s sunny disposition. She once came crying to her teacher telling one of her classmates pinched her. It’s because the classmate doesn’t like to be called by her first name, a name adapted by her parents from a princess character of an animated movie. Bea keeps calling her by that name and the other child misconstrued it as taunting.

In fairness, I don’t blame the kid. I too would get grouchy and mad if my parents named me “Shrek”.

29 comments:

  1. ang bibo ng anak mo! kakatuwa ang story mo about her. can't wait to experience the same with our kids.

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  2. hahah, natutuwa ako kay Bea, and the way you told about Shrek, tumawa talaga ako ng malakas. Hehhee

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  3. buti naman at ininstill nyo pa rin yung filipino values. yung kapatid ko strict siya sa panonood ng tv ng mga bata. dami kasing mga shows na nagiging malaki ang impluwensya sa kanila.

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  4. bibang biba pala si Bea, hula ko matalino sya (mana sa.....Tatay LOL naks sipsip!) I remember my daughter when she was a kid ganyan din siya, sya pa nag i-introduce sa kin sa ibang mga pinay na nanay na nakita lang nya sa mall hehehe, super daldal din ng anak ko at palakaibigan actually kahit pala yun anak kong lalaki ganun din hehehe, natawa ako sa "Shrek" hehehe bakit naman pinangalan dun LOL

    By the way, Happy Father's Day Blogus! Saan ang blowout?

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  5. NoBenta, don't worry, you'll have your fun sooner or later. BTW, thanks for dropping by.

    sheng, meron kasing mga magulang na hindi iniisip ang kalalabasan ng kanilang ginagawa. Lalo na sa pag pili ng pangalan sa anak.

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  6. donG, strict din ako, kaso marunong si Bea mag turn-on ng TV and change channels kaya kung minsan naaabutan ko nalang na nanood. Ang ina naman mahilig sa telenovela at showbiz tsismis. Sige lang ang panonood kahit nandoon ang bata.

    Sardz, ganyan ata talaga ang mga bibong bata, palabati. Yung girl, ang pangalan nya ay kahawig doon sa asawa ni Shrek; si princess Fiona.

    Thanks for the greetings and relay my "Happy Tatay's Day" to your hubby.

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  7. ang totoo. shrek talaga? hehehe. natawa ako dun. cute naman ng anak mo!

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  8. hahahaha proud father, kakatuwa ang cute nya,lalo dun sa mga picture nya dun sa prev post mo na nag lililiyad hahaha, ang bilis nyang lumaki grabe, naalala ko tuloy anak ko nung maliit pa ganyang ganyan haha.
    ganyan din kalusog yung anak ko nun kaya lang nakupu pag nag brown out dimo na makita sa kaitiman buti nalang naging lalake hahaha.
    yung mga kaklaseng tahimik dumadaldal pag nakatabi nya at yung mga dating madaldal na makatabi nya nagiging wild hahaha.
    sabi ni mader, my pinagmanahan daw dahil ako nung elementary e sa tabi nalang ng cr at dust bin itinatabi para diko madaldal hahaha.

    uuuuuy swirti ah lumabas ang comment box sa new proxy ko kaya lang di ako maka sign in hahahaha
    langya talaga oo ilan pa kayang proxy ang bubunuin ko haha yung isa nakaka sign in ako kaso di naman ako maka comment sa ibang
    blogpost at wala,lahat ng component sa pag compose ng post nawawala.

    ~lee

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  9. r-yo, hinde Shrek, Fiona ang pangalan nung bata.

    Lee, welcome back. Buti nakakita ka ng maayos-ayos na proxy. Bakit ma-itim ang anak mo eh lahi kayo ng mga kastila. Siguro "indio" ang ama (jok-jok-jok). : D

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  10. It's fun talking to kids. We learn a lot from them. I like Bea's spontaneity. =)

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  11. hahaha dinga malaman kung bakit,actually di naman sana ko maniniwala sa pinaglihian kaso sa kanya parang totoo.
    sunog na BBQ, kape, champorado, yun lang ang kinain ko bago totally nalaman kong naglilihi na pala akot yun na ang huling kain ko after that puro swero na hanggang maka 7mos tiyan ko hahaha.
    matatawa ka pa kasi nung
    pinanganak ko yun,maalala myung 1993 nagba brown out ng 6-8 hrs per day? inabot ng brownout sa clinic at rechargable lang na ilaw gamit nung midwife hahaha paglabas nung bata kala nila kasi madilim lang,e umaga na madilim pa rin tingin dun sa bata.

    ~lee

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  12. naku brad sila lang ang nakakuha ng dugong katchila, ako yung dugong indio nakuha ko hahaha.

    ~lee

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  13. by the way... Happy fathers day!

    ~lee

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  14. You have a beautiful and intelligent child, and I could relate to your story for I know how it feels to be a proud father, especially to a growing daughter.

    With prayers, I am wishing you a Happy Father's Day... and God bless your family.

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  15. Ms.Jo, you're right. there's a lot to be learned when talking to kids. sadly when we were young, its not polite to butt in on adult conversation.

    Lee, salamat sa bati.

    Pope, Happy Tatay's Day to you too!

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  16. intelehenteng cute si bea!
    happy fathers day pards!

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  17. Your post reminds me of your great role: Happy Father's Day sa iyo!

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  18. happy father's day sayo dyan brod! mula pa rin sa diserto.

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  19. ever, salamat tsong, maligayang araw ng mga tatay din sa yo.

    NomadicPinoy & LifeMoto, Happy Father's Day, brods!

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  20. Matalinong bata. Alam kong may pinagmanahan si Bea. U

    Happy Father's Day, Mr. BlogusVox!

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  21. nyahaha! humanda ka, tatakbong presidente ang anak mo. hahaha!

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  22. RJ, salamat!

    atticus, hehehe, bahala sya. wala akong isang bilyon!

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  23. Shrek??? What were the parents thinking? hahaha

    Ang cute ng baby mo. She's so full of diplomacy agad. haha

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  24. tv is the modern nanny these days. Kaya dapat may limit ang panood, that is after school assignments done, or no tv monday to friday...
    Saturdays and sundays pwede, but it should be for kids'viewing only,bawala ang boy abunda, at katisimisan sa showbiz, helloooow, at kasama si nanay at/or tatay manood para may bonding time.

    children are great imitators and parents should be great example first.
    Bow.
    PS, mind you mga anak ko lumaki sa yaya dahil nasa france ako nun. Super higpit na yaya, kaya matino sila.
    until nag adults na sila, waaah, ayaw na pakialaman ni mama!

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  25. aaaawww..You have a very bright kid!!!

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  26. Ka Rolly, Fiona ang name nung bata.

    Francesca, mabuti na lang lumaking matino ang mga anak mo kahit walang supervision ng magulang.

    mommy ek, thanks for dropping by.

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  27. hi here, this is sleeping beauty, galing ng ending ah, you made me laugh, nice to be here again. you gave me an idea, a good thing to teach to my daughter.

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  28. Yellow Bells, no amusement beats talking to our kids. We learn as much as we teached them. Me bonding pang kasama. : )

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  29. Honestly, I love your Bea. She's witty and charming and intelligent. I would like to adopt her. Hehe.

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