Chikai Means Bicycle, Bong Means Ball

Harith will be turning 18 months soon and has built quite a bit of vocabulary.  Apart from "naik", "tatak Aiya", "Baip" (that is Abang Ip, Zarif by the way), "Best" and a host of others that I can't remember as I write.

MrM was reading to Harith a book last night with colorful pictures of animals, body parts, vehicles etc. and Harith was suddenly saying "Chikai...chikai....."  We were wondering what Chikai meant until this morning at the fish shop he saw a bicycle and screamed with glee "Chikai....Chikai!"  And I go "Oh Basikal....."

His fascination with balls or "bong" as he says it is another source of excitement.   We, MrM and I, the first three and the maids included, will be as excited as Harith when we see balls or balloons  and we go "Harith! Bong! Bong!"

Such simple pleasures.  And boys will be boys.