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The Oddest Things

Now that Johann is getting stronger and smarter, he is figuring out how things work like turning appliances on and off. He gets excited when he finds a new door to open. He manages to surprise us with his new skills. Just recently, I opened the ref only to find Javi's hairbrush cooling in the shelf. A week before, he parked his tiny toy car on top of his Jellyace. I wonder what other odd thing I'll find inside my ref in the days to come. Come to think of it, I've seen some really unusual things in the ref. > face creams - I once opened my aunt's ref to find a myriad of creams in the door shelves. This may not be unusual to some since there are cosmetic refs in the market. > blood supply - I used to go with my mother during her rounds in Rizal Medical. I was still very young, about 3 or 4y/o. As curious as Johann is, I tried to explore what is within my reach. I opened the chiller thinking I'd find food. I didn't find any. Instead, there were bags ...

My Very Own Sponge Bob

Johann is at the stage where he easily remembers and copies what we say. Here is the latest addition to his vocabulary. 1) My Gosh! - I guess he heard it from me. I was surprised when I first heard him say that because I don't say it that often. At least, it is not the curse mothers do not want to hear. 2) Ano ba?!?! - He got this from me (again). When somebody cuts into my lane, I'd honk my horn and say this. So, when Johann hears the horn (it doesn't matter if it came from another car), he'd shout "Ano ba?!?!" 3) Bakling - This one he got from his Dad. We were watching some guys on TV. His dad remarked that those guys were "bakling." The little boy kept repeating the word until we diverted his attention to something else. I never heard him say that again. 4) Interchangeable vowel sounds - My househelps are all Bisaya. The one who is most talkative has problems saying the vowel sounds correctly. Now, Johann says "air" when...