Bacteria, pink, hands & feet, days of the week, smelly smoke

Tonight's bedtime conversation

He had a full day today without a nap - school, lunch, homework, fine motor activities, phonics, shower, Neurosuit physiotherapy, dinner, shower, bedtime - so I expected him to fall asleep right away. But I was instead treated to this conversation with him... I found it amusing! LOL

What’s toothpaste for?

It’s to clean your teeth, to get rid of virus and bad bacteria...

What’s bad bacteria for?

Excuse me, I’ve not finished

Oh.

And it has fluoride to strengthen your teeth.

Are you finished now? (LOL! He can sound like a big boy, at times!)

Yes.

What’s bad bacteria for?

Huh? We don’t want bad bacteria. We want to get rid of bad bacteria.

And sometimes you might die.

Yes, if your body isn’t strong enough to fight the bad bacteria, you might die. So it’s important to drink lots of water, eat vegetables and fruits, exercise and sleep well. Did you mean to ask about good bacteria?

Yeah. What’s good bacteria for and what’s LactoGG for?

Bacteria is a micro-organism (he watched a 30 seconds clip of it on TV). LactoGG has good bacteria (it’s a probiotic) that helps strengthen your immune system.

(He mumbles something I didn’t understand)

What’s “pink” in English?

Huh? Pink IS an English word. Do you mean...

Why need “k” in pink? (Sigh, there's his Manglish... don't blame him cos my English is getting worse!)

Do you mean “what’s ‘pink’ in Malay?” “Pink” in Malay is “merah jambu”. You need “k” in “pink” because that’s the way it’s spelt. Do you hear the “k” sound at the end of the word “pink”? If you don’t have “k” in “pink”, then it’ll be a different word! It’ll be “pin” which is something sharp that can poke you.

(silence for a new moments)

Why do we need hands and feets?

One foot, many feet, not feets. You use your feet to walk, to jump, to run, to balance (I know, that’s a technically wrong answer!)

And you use hands for this. (He stands up, then swings his right hand back and forth)

Oh, I see. Yes, you can use your hands for that.

(a moment of silence)

What day is it? (One of his curent favourite questions!)

Yesterday was Tuesday, so today is....?

(He thinks for a moment) I know the song!

Ok, can you sing it?

(silence)

There are ... seven days... There are... seven days...There are ...seven days... in a ... week. Sunday...Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday...

(His “Wednesday” wasn’t audible) What day is it after Tuesday?

Wednesday

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday...

Thursday, Friday, Saturdayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy (he laughs)

(That was the first time he “sang”/recited that song. After a moment, he's on to a different topic again)

Something smelly

Huh? (I had to ask him to repeat it several times cos I couldn’t make out what he was saying) Oh, smelly!

What’s that smell?

I dunno, my nose is partly blocked. What do you smell?

Smelly smoke again.

Are you sure? That was last night. Someone made a fire to burn something.

And tonight also. They are burning something outside. Is it working properly?

The air filter? Yes, I think so.

(And then he falls asleep!) : D