Twins
When ‘Egg’ Was Yellow
As I mentioned in a previous post, the twins’ verbal development continues to astound me. I often wonder if they’re gifted. But, as usual, I always remind myself that maybe I’m just biased because I’m their mother. At 2 years 4 months, they can now talk in full sentences, they can answer questions, they correct … Continue reading
Twin1′s Indonesian Song
I managed to record Twin1 singing part of an Indonesian children’s song that he learned from our maid. Here are the links to both the wav file and the mp3 file. [Twin1 singing (1.75MB wav file)] [Twin1 singing (331kb mp3 file)] I converted the wav file through Media-Convert.com, where you can convert files from one … Continue reading
The Twins @ 2 Yrs 3 Mos & Some Tips On Boosting Children’s Intelligence
I am recording this for posterity. At 2 years and 3 months, the twins can: identify the major colours; identify common animals and some of the not-so-common ones, like the flamingo; identify fruits; identify shapes and state the shape of objects; understand the concept of numbers and counting; count up to 10 in English, Malay, … Continue reading
From The Mouths of Babes
The twins arguing on the proper pronunciation of the word ‘excavator’: Twin 1: Ska-vey-ter! Twin 2: A-vex-ter! Twin 1: Ska-vey-ter! Twin 2: A-vex-ter! Me: Ex-ca-va-tor… Twin 1: Hah! Abang pandai! (Big Brother is clever!) On the way to playschool this morning: Twin 1: Nak nak kus! (Tak nak school – I don’t want school) Cuti! … Continue reading
