T.

Bird.
How.
What.
Momo. (Which is actually Elmo)
Fluffy.
Koko (Which is actually Neko, a cat stuff toy)
Mummy
Daddy
Feh (Which is actually Auntie Phebe, my domestic helper)
Popo.
Yiyi.
Kor Kor
Gong gong (yes, she actually knows how to call my Dad, and will point to his photo)
Food.
Dog.
Cat.
Bubble.
Hug.
Shoes.
Cars.
Baboon (She actually means Balloon)
Eat.
谢谢(which sounds like ‘share share’)
want.
more.
no.
please.

The above are the vocabs she knows. She either repeat after you or will point out that object and said out loud. The most powerful words are definitely the last four, ‘want!’, ‘more!’, ‘no!’ and ‘please…’, if she were to say the latter, even the most macho man will go weak on his knees. Her pleas will be accompanied by a really sweet smile.

One usual morning, while wearing my shoes, ready for work. She shouted for me across the room, “mummy!” Without looking up, I answered, “yes?”

“Bye bye!” She shouted. She made my day. Definitely.

She had always been cranky in the morning. She will cry and whine and make sure we get her out of her play pen immediately. I had since kept telling her, say, “hug.” If you want us to hug.

These days, I’ll hear a sweet voice, “Mummy, hug!” I am more than glad to roll out of my bed to give this darling my big hug.

I brought her out last night, with all my relatives to Marina Bay Sands. We were in a big group and she refused to let me carry her. I put her down and she started running. My cousin who was right in front stopped her, and asked T to hold her hands. T obliged, and they were walking together for the longest time. And T did not really know that cousin at all.

Back in the room, my uncle’s father was there also. He was like T’s great grandfather. He scooped her up and let her sit on his lap, and she was sitting there happily. Yes, that was the first she met him.

She amazed me. She makes people happy and gives people joy.

Now that I have her, I cannot imagine life without her.

On a side note, I know of somebody who is almost in the same situation as I was in. She is scared, worried and not sure what the future might hold. But I know, it is going to be a great, exciting, loving, joyful chapter of her life. It might come early, but it’s definitely better than to be early than late or worse, never.

My lovely T, my honey, my girl, my love, my happiness, my joy and little girl.

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