Flag-limpik

The Olympic torch was extinguished yesterday. Gooly and I watched quite a bit of the games. He wasn't interested at all to see who can swim or run the fastest. His main idea of watching the games was to spy on the flapping flags.

Look look, Jamaica.

There there.. China.

I see Korea, do you?

So

Very

The

Annoying. I tell you....

Anyways, lemme tell you that he could count to 12 at 1.5 years old. Today at 3 yrs 8 mths old, he can count to 13. Big progress eh? Tsk tsk tsk...

It's all about choices, ain't it? C'mon, if he managed to recognise half the world flags, and knowing countries his papah doesn't, why isn't he counting beyond 13? Then again, I think he secretly knows but not telling me. Just like the time he read a bunch of words like penguins, igloo and what nots, only to remain tightlipped the second time I asked him to read again.

Tak apa-lah. Afterall, he hardly has to count more than 13. He has 10 fingers, 10 toes, 2 eyes, 12 cars and 3 fishes. Hahaha.

Here's a video of him pointing out the flags from the miserable Rm2 poster we bought at Jatujak. In comparison, I can count till infinity but not recognise the flags even though I stare at them most mornings. It's all about relevance, eh?

*chup chup.. crazy rant ahead* But.. but.. but.. why count so much when I don't have a million moolah? I may have millions of hair, including facial and unwanted and curly and ridiculously stubborn armpit hair, but why count them? How is that relevant in learning to count beyond 13? *end of rant*



I can almost hear my mother saying, "What future he has in recognizing flags?" Aiyayayayayar.. Tak pe lah. As long as he is learning, marderrrr.. :P