Quip du Jour

Once a week I took one of the kids out just to have "Alec's Day" or "Sam's Day". I missed "Sam's Day" this week, so I took her out today; leaving Alec home with the nanny. Sean studied at Starbucks and joined us for lunch. Alec called his cell...
Alec: "Hi, Dad. How are you doing?"
Sean: "I'm good. What do you up to?"
Alec: "Just playing games. I called Quinn and he can't play. He is visiting Scott, his cousin. I just wondering if you done studying and wanted to play with me"

Sometimes I am amazed how mature Alec turned out to be...

Quip du Jour

I got this nasty bug and made me sooo sick and exhausted. I had Sammy on a play date and Alec was home, playing video games. I kept switching between working on a project on my computer and playing FreeCell. Alec came to bed and said: "What are you doing, Mom?"
Me: "Play games"
Alec: "Can I play?"
Me: "I don't think you know how to play this"
Alec: "Can you teach me?"
Me: "Can I teach you some other times? I don't feel good and you can play more fun of a game than this. You can play Wii or PS3 or your DS. You have so many fun games and I need a quiet time"
Alec: "Ok. When I don't feel good, I'd like to play boring games, too".
and off he went...

Quip du Jours

When Alec told me that he was going to be on the 'spot light' at church this Sunday, I knew he must be mistaken because I didn't get any email from Primary. But to humor him, I asked him what he was going to say anyway.

Me: "So what are you going to say on the 'spot light' ?"
Alec: "I don't know"
Me: "Well, the reason they do that, they wanted to know you better. Why don't you start with: My name is Aidan, I was born in Ogden and I like to play video games"
Alec: "Can I just read something out of the scriptures?
Me: "But you're not assigned to read scriptures, you're the 'spot light' "
Sean: "You can say 'I like to play skateboard' "
Alec: "Can I just say: 'My name is Aidan Stein and I love to come to church. I love my class and sharing times because I love to learn more about Jesus' "
Me and Sean: "That's ... good, too" (my child has grown up... )

Quip du jour

Alec: "I cannot wait to be 39"
Me: "Really??? Why? There are lots of fun stuff to do before you're 39"
Alec: "Like what?"
Me: "Like when you're 8...
Alec: "O, yeah. I get to be baptized. I forgot. What else, Mom?"
Me: "When you're 12, you can learn how to dive with me"
Alec: "Argh! I can't wait to be 12!"
Me: "And when you're 15, you can see some movies by yourself. When you're 19, you can go on a mission from church. When you're 20 you can go to college and have a girl friend. And you can get married before 30, and THEN you can have your own Alec and be the BOSS. You're always want to be the boss, right?"
Alec: "Yeah. But girls get to be the boss all the time not boys. I know who wants to be the boss of me. She is in Medan and her name starts with V"
Me: "Vicyie? Are you planning to go back to Medan?
Alec: "I don't know. Will she remember me when I go to college?"
Me: "If you keep communicating with her, she will not forget about you"
Alec: "What... do you know her number?"
Me: "I have her mom's number"
Sean: "Ah... the power of blackberry"
Alec: "Can I buy a berry for me, too?

Shocking!

I was talking to Sean in Chinese and suddenly Alec interrupted us saying: "You were planning to escape without the kids, weren't you guys?"

It's PINK!

Alec has been joining soccer since early September. Every Saturday morning we went and watched, and Alec is getting good at it. Today he scored 2 goals and immediately run into me. "Mom, don't tell anyone, I saw my coach's underwear and it's PINK!"

Quip du jours

Alec: "Mom, I don't want to go to Taiwan"
Me: "Why not?"
Alec: "I don't want to speak Chinese"
Me: "You don't have to if you don't want to. Just like in Medan, nobody forces you to speak bahasa. But you speak bahasa with your friends anyway, because we want to. The same in Taiwan"
Alec: "Ok. But I don't want to wear any Chinese outfit"
Me: "You can wear anything you want"
Alec: "I can wear army?"
Me: "Yes"
Alec: "Only at wedding, I have to wear special clothes?"
Me: "Um-hm.."
Alec: "When I get married, I'm not going to force anyone to wear anything they don't want. They can wear anything they like"

Quip du jours

Sean: "What is 2 apples plus 2 apples, Alec?"
Alec: "4 apples"
Sean: "What is 2 oranges plus 2 oranges?
Alec: "4 oranges"
Sean: "What is 1000 plus 1000"
Alec: "5"
Awesome...

Quips

Sean and I have been talking about replacing our Playstation 2 with Playstation 3. But we have not talked about "when" do we need to buy it. Due to Alec's sickness, I've been loosing my beauty sleep for the last 3 nights. I finally had a break when Sean came home early and took Alec for 4 hours and came home with a box of Playstation 3...

Alec: "What are you doing, Mom?"
Me: "I'm looking at this cute bunk bed on my computer. Do you think you can share bedroom with Sam sleeping in this kind of bed?"
Alec: "Oooh that's so cute! Yes I can sleep in there! Can you buy it, Mom?"
Me: "It's a bit expensive, though. I need to talk to Dad first"
Alec: "O, just buy it, Mom. He didn't ask you buying Playstation!"

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Alec was playing around with my Camera and confuse how to operate it.
Alec: "Hey, can you teach me how to use this? I don't speak camera"

Medical Clearance for Taiwan

Alec and I went to Medical Unit at the Embassy today as part of getting medical clearance for our next post to Taiwan. The medical technician drew some Alec's blood and he cried. Not for long, but it was a big deal for him to sit alone without my assistance and get the shot. He also took some a "six-year-old questionnaire" (it is supposed to for progress report or something) and Alec aced them. I thought he was being super good and I promised him that he can buy one toy at the mall. On the way to the mall, the phone rang and the med. unit wanted something that I can give them on my next visit. When I hang up the phone, Alec asked the question...

Alec: "Was that from the doctor's office?"
Me: "Yes. They want me to come back but I thought you want to go home today, so I told them I can't. You should be nice to me because I did whatever you want today"
Alec: "Yes, I will... -- and you should be nice to me also because I got hurt"

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Alec kept staring at his finger where he got the shot.
Me: "It doesn't hurt anymore, does it?"
Alec: "No. But when we were at the doctor's office, I thought I was going die with the blood all over me"
Ah, the drama...

A little trip to the pharmacy

I was at the pharmacy waiting for the cashier to give me the change. I love the way they decorate the cashier register area with bunch of craps that you think you don't need but finally grab it when you see it in the last minute before you pay your items. This particular pharmacy has all kinds of colorful candies and Alec just can't take his eyes off it ...

Alec: "What are those, Mom?"
Me: "The one you pointed are cough medicine candies"
Alec: (started to cough.....) Uh, what's wrong with my throat!" and coughing again ... and again ...

Quip du Jour

Alec: "I've made a piggy bank today. It's made out of a box"
Me: "O yeah? You can't bring it home?"
Alec: "It's for business day, I'm going to safe my money"
Me: "You got to keep the money if you sell it?"
Alec: "Yes. Evan doesn't want to safe his money"
Me: "Why is that?"
Alec: "He wants to spend it right away. But not me. I want to safe my money for the toys I REALLY want. The toys I want has a lot of zeroes in it, that means a lot of money"
( 1 USD = 12.000 Indonesian rupiahs more less)

Quips

Every time Alec sleeps in my bed, we sort of taking turn to pray ...

Me: "I think its your turn to pray"
Alec: "Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for today, I get to play badminton with Mom. Please get Mom better. And Daddy better. So we can have fun again. Please let everyone in this house to be healthy. Help us to sleep well tonight so we can wake up happy tomorrow and be "pore-duct-tive" (read: productive). We pray all these in the name of Jesus Christ. Aaaamen"

Alec: "Mom?"
Me: "Yes?"
Alec: "Vycie says that she is going to marry me when I grow up"
Me: "Goodness me. Do you like her?"
Alec: "She likes me"
Me: "I know she likes you, she wants to marry you. Do you like her?"
Alec: "A little"
Me: "What about Nasywaa? You told me a while ago that she likes you."
Alec: "Yeah. But she doesn't come back"
Me: "Well, she moves out of school. But she still around"
Alec: "It's kind of hard when you don't come back to school"

Quip du Jour

Alec is having a hard time eating fish. The only fish he had ever eat was deep fried salmon. Even that he eat the crunchy part only. When we had a Christmas eve dinner in Singapore, one of our main course was a deep fried grouper. Complete with the head, served on the table ...

Alec: "Mom, we still have the head"
Me: "I know sweetie. I'll remove it for you"
Alec: "Do you know why the fish's mouth opened like that?"
Me: "Why?"
Alec: "Because he screamed: Mama! Mama! Help Me! They want to eat ME! Mama!"

Quip du Jour

One night Sam was putting her own pajamas by herself ...

Me: "Alec look, she's dressing up by herself. I don't think you put pajamas on by yourself when you're her age. Isn't she smart?"
Alec: "Yeah, that's because I didn't have anybody to copy to"

Quip du Jour

On the way to one of our friends, we passed a cemetery ...

Alec: "Hey is that a place for dead people?"
Sean: "Yes! It is"
Me: "And what do we call that place? Do you remember?"
Alec: "Mmm ...
mmm ... A dying yard!"

Quip du Jour

Alec: "Santa doesn't exist, does he?"
Me: "What make you say that?"
Alec: "I saw some presents under your bed. They are toys for me. It's you isn't it? You are Santa"
Me: "Those presents are for you and Sam from ME. Santa, though, will give you present IF you are good. You don't get any if you're naughty" Alec looked thinking really hard and said: "Huh -- Can I open my presents now, then?"
Me: "If you open them now, you don't have anything to open on Christmas Eve and Christmas morning. Do you still want to open them now? Up to you"
Alec: "No. But I'm not proud of you"

Quip du Jour

Alec woke me up this morning ...

Alec: "Where's Dad, Mom?"
Me: "He isn't home, yet. But he is coming home today, though"
Alec: "He's traveling a lot. Is he looking for trouble?"

Quips

1. One hour before landing ...

Alec: "Are we still looking for a place to park?"
Me: "Yes, you can say that"
Alec: "How do you know where to park, it is so cloudy up here?"
Me: "They have a navigation system, to tell the pilots where to go. And when we are close, they will see two lines of lights to help us landing"
Alec: "Do you know why Medan looks so dark from here?"
Me: "Tell me"
Alec: "Because some people don't have electrisilly"

2. Minutes before landing ...

Alec: "Hey, is that Medan?"
Me: "Yes it is !"
Alec: "Wow, Medan is a big city! Does this mean I'm looking at the planet?"
Me: "Planet earth that is, yes."
Alec: "Are we in the space, now?"
Me: "We are in the air, but not in the space. We need a very special equipment to be in the space"
Alec: "Why do we call this earth? Is it because it's dirty?"

Quips

1. We were working on Alec's homework this morning and while writing Alec said: "Mom, I feel put upon"

2. I was driving Alec to school this morning and passed our neighbor's house, Galih.

Me: "Hey do you know that Galih came to Sam's birthday party?"
Alec: "Yeah, I know"
Me: "Did you play with him at all? All I remembered you ran around inside the house with Evan, Dewo, Bagas, Rafli and Gabriel. I didn't see you guys outside at all"
Alec: "Evan wanted to play with my toys, so we stayed inside. Beside, I was feeling a little blue"