Meimei is making me go CRAZZZZEEEEE!!!!
For 2 days in a row, we had been going through some words in her text book and then on the 3rd day, she still shrug her shoulders when I asked what those words mean again.
Which reminds me, that's her "short memory life" when she was a toddler and will treat anyone else as stranger after a night's sleep, even though she had played and bonded with that person the day before.
Now, it's NOT funny anymore!
I was really running out of steam and ideas. There, the other 2 were happily monkeying around as I had my hands full with her alone.
Then I asked didi to come and take over from me.
It was a funny sight for a moment to loosen me up.
The lesson was on kata hubung, and there were only 4 words to learn up! FOUR only, mind you!
Didi told her the meaning of those words and then he tested her. He was running out of steam as well.
In the car, I gave the task to the boys to make her learn those 4 words. In fact, it's not even 4. One of them is "dan" and she knew that one way long time ago. The rest are "kerana", "tetapi" and "sambil". We can't even go beyond that 3 new words!
SO, in the car, didi told her to say out sambil-while for 1o times. She rattled on endlessly and then I asked her to move to the next one "kerana-because". And off she went again.
Halfway, I asked "What is sambil?"
She went, "dunno"
Both the boys gave a loud SIGH.......
haha! that totally cracked me up!
See lah! I'm so marah already that it became a joke! But the boys were also frustrated with me.
Dem! What's so difficult about learning only THREE miserable little words?? TELL ME!!
12 comments:
Maybe u should change the words instead..
Contoh - sambal (sambil), keretapi(tetapi) and keranda (kerana)
A little twist can do wonders! Good luck with my suggestion ;)
(as if she's not confused enuf..kakakkakaka)
Maybe try flash cards with the meaning on the back of the word eg. kerana on one side, the back is because.
goolypop,
*gasp*, sambal blacan also suggested by korkor leh... he said, think of sambal, think of wahhh... and that wahhh ryhmes with "while".. sure not that trick?
ok, i try.
later, she say sambil is eat, tetapi is railway and kerana is die, then, i really die.
dawn,
yeah, flash cards is what i use on didi. problem with meimei ah... she doesn't know how to read the english words too leh! *slap forehead*
Aiya, she is just pulling your leg la. Of course she knows the words by now.
poor mama..
how about u say u will give her 5 bucks for one new word she learn and remember huh? good luck, k.
aiyo, like that, i will die of a burst artery!! if she reads better in chinese, write in chinese lor. if that does not work, bribery have to come in the works.
we face the same problem as you, can seriously get heart attack.. Sigh....
mun,
you are right! pannai la you. next time i just pull her legs also.
jessylee,
HOI! we dun do bribery OK?? *gulp*
dawn,
*gulp* who teaches you guys to use bribes ah?? tsk tsk *wag finger at your face* i say, USE ROTAN better!
juju,
yeah, i was hoping i dun get heart attack so soon. lucky still breathing now. :)
Aiyo, can you please give my Tessa tuition also please??? Maybe got partner more fun.....*wishing*
mamapumpkin,
hmm... good idea, ask tessa to teach meimei!
I learn that sometimes kids learn better if they understand the connections about the words. They need to understand why they are learning that and for what. Cool la. I totally understand how frustrated to teach a kid something again and again.
cool, man! (old news jor wor) i had to read back on what i ranted also since i forgot what you were talking about! (tee hee!)
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