Monkeys

Posted by tyan (Singapore, Singapore) on 3 April 2008 in People & Portrait.

I brought 2 untamed monkeys to the library,bad mistake.Bad mistake.

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Thanks for visiting,i hope to pop by your blogs when i can,but i am going through quite a rough patch now so i havent really been able to blog regularly,many of my recent photos are in fact in auto-pilot-pre-posted mode and i sometimes go by a week without even touching the PC.Sorry about that,i hope to visit you when i can.Meanwhile take care,and 'see' you at your blogs soon:)

On a lighter note,i took this snapshot about a week ago,and my monkeys were jumping up and down the seats at the Bishan Library,which i am totally in love with,much to my embarrassment.But i realise mothers with young kids probably need to: either 1)have VERY thick skin 2) be deaf 3)live on an island in order to keep their sanity intact and survive careless and insensitive remarks/people. I am currently working on 1).

I always put my finger to my lips and say 'shhh' to the boys when they make too much noise. Ian has learnt to put his finger to his lips too whenever i say 'shhh'. Initially,he had put pointed his fingers to his eyes or nostrils when i say shh but after a few practices,he has managed to aim at his mouth instead.He seemed to have caught on things faster than his brother,such as being able to point out to the tiger among many other animals in the book when i say tiger and he can even say 'tiger'.

He also can
1) Point to the bird nest below our flat and say 'Ber'(Bird),
2) Point at the lift button and say 'Pes'(Press)
3) He can say mama,papa,bye bye,nei nei(milk)
4) Nod his head to what he wants
5) Shake his head to express disagreement or when i tell him not to go near/touch certain things.
6) Make the kissing sound when i say 'kiss'.
7) He also nods his head,bends his knees,claps his hands and sticks out his tongue all at the same time when he hears upbeat songs.A multi-tasking-rockstar in the making perhaps,haha.
8) Keeping his shoes

Its fun to see how many things he is picking up,so quickly. But of course he also goes around hugging big porcelain vases,running down(actually doing the flying fox thing,to be more accurate) flight of stairs(well,attempted to),and some other dangerous things which he shouldnt be experimenting with.Sigh.Did i say i am suffering from extreme exhaustion?!