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Chicken “Pops”

March 9, 2012March 9, 2012

Preschoolers are generally curious and love to learn new things. So does our boy, who will ask me what a word means if he doesn’t understand it.

This is our conversation this morning:

Ed: “Mama, what is chicken “pops”?

Me: “Chicken pops? I’m not sure. Are you talking about KFC chicken popcorn?”

Ed: “No, Mama! It’s the red dots all over our body.”

Me: “Oh, that is called chicken POX. Not chicken pops. “

I began to explain to him what chicken pox is. I assured him that he has taken the vaccination, and he is unlikely to get it.

Then, I began to wonder where he learn the word from. Could it be someone in his class who has been infected with chicken pox? I probed further…

Me: “Son, can you tell me who has chicken pox?”

Ed: “It’s Little Bill!”

Okay, I got it. It’s the Little Bill from Nick Jr. again. He likes to watch Little Bill, maybe because they are of the same age. And now, he talks like him too.

Little Edison speaks proper English at home; we’re avoiding Singlish as much as we can. Under the influence of Little Bill, he speaks with a little American accent too.

This in turns puzzles his teacher, who asked me whether he is of mixed heritage – simply because he doesn’t speak English like any other Chinese kids in his class.

Of course, I told the teacher that he is 100% pure Chinese!

Here is our 5 year-old Little Edison – master of all playgrounds.

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3 comments

PUA HOON March 30, 2012 at 7:48 AM

Hi Emilly,
I like to read your blog and can get a lot of information from you ! Can I check with you, where can I get the Little Bill ?

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Emily April 2, 2012 at 1:32 PM

Hi Pua Hoon,
Thanks for visiting my blog. My boy watches Little Bill on Stahub Cable TV, I don’t think the DVD is sold in Singapore cos I haven’t seen any. Maybe you can purchase them online via Amazon.

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Pua Hoon April 10, 2012 at 5:34 PM

Hi Emily, thanks for your info.

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