Arwen on boyfriends

*overheard as i walked up the stairs yesterday*
Arwen: Oma, let me show you. Ni Mamma Arwen, ni Deidi Arwen, ni Arwen, ni baby, ni boyfriend Arwen....
Me: Excuse me??? Boyfriend???

*apparently, this happened earlier in the afternoon*
Arwen: Oma, nanti Arwen nak kahwin dengan Deidi. Lepas tu boleh ada baby dalam perut macam Mamma.
Oma: Mana boleh kahwin dengan Deidi.
Arwen: Why?
Oma: Deidi dah kahwin dengan Mamma. Arwen nak kahwin kena ada boyfriend dulu, dah kahwin baru boleh ada baby.
Arwen: Boyfriend?
Oma : Macam Deidi.. dulu Deidi boyfriend Mamma, lepas tu kahwin, dapat Arwen
Arwen: Arwen ada boyfriend. Kat school. Arwen ada two boyfriend.
Oma: Siapa boyfriend Arwen?
Arwen: Danish & Aiman
Oma : Siapa lagi handsome?
Arwen: Danish.


*OMG. EPIC FACEPALM* 

Arwen On

It's been a while so let's see if i can roundup most of the funny little things she have said since the last time.

Arwen on where babies come from:

Arwen: Macam mana ada baby dalam perut Mamma? Mamma makan baby eh?

Arwen: Dalam perut Mamma ada baby?
Me: Yes.
Arwen: Macam mana boleh ada baby? Mamma ambik kat ofis?
Me: Erm.. no. Deidi bagi Mamma.
Arwen: Deidi, macam mana Deidi bagi Mamma baby?
Deidi: Mmmmm ... Arwen dah minum milk belum? Deidi buat milk ok??

Arwen: Mamma, nanti Arwen kecik balik boleh masuk dalam perut Mamma?

Arwen: Deidi. Perut Deidi tu boncit. Ada baby tak??

Me: Baby nanti keluar ikut *pepet*
Arwen: What, Mamma??
Me: Arwen dulu keluar from there lah.
Arwen: Taknak lah. Geli!!!! Gross. It's disgusting!


Arwen on school:

Arwen: Tomorrow Arwen school tak Mamma?
Me: No. School break, sayang.
Arwen: Macam mana school tu broke? Dia jatuh???

Arwen: Tadi kat school ada boy tu tolak Arwen. I fell down. He pushed me.
Me: Apa nama boy tu?
Arwen : Ajrin Haris (her dad's name. all boys have her dad's name)


Arwen on growing up:

Arwen : Arwen boleh makan maggie mee tak? Arwen suka. It's nice.
Me: No! Dah besar je boleh makan. Arwen kecik lagi!
Arwen: Arwen kena kahwin dulu?


Arwen on drama (mind you, she's not even 4 yet):

*after her morning shower*
Arwen: I'm cold Omaaaaaa!!! You're killing me!!!

Me: Arwen!! Cepat kemas ni semua!!
Arwen : Arrghhh! Such a pain!!!


Arwen on... (don't even start)

*me, putting on black pore strip across my nose*
Arwen: Hahahah. Mamma like a lembu!!!

Arwen: Deidi! Arwen nak milk!
Deidi: What's the magic word?
Arwen: TING!!!!

Deidi: Why did you scream like that???
Arwen: I don't know. There's something wrong with me!


(i think there's more. will update whenever i remember something. i've got placenta brain right now)

Arwen on ... (these all happened over the weekend)

ARWEN ON LIFE(STOCKS) IN THE KAMPUNG :

*on the drive to Pekan*

Me : Arwen! See .. buffalo!
Arwen : Mana bluffo?
Me : There ... kat sawah tu ...
Arwen : Tu bukan bluffo laaa.... Tu bison! ok?


ARWEN ON BANKS :

Along Uji : Arwen, no! Kalau ambik sarang burung tu... bird nak duduk mana?
Arwen : Nanti Arwen beli nest baru lah. Arwen ada duit dalam bank, ok?

*the next day*

Along Uji : Arwen, kata nak ganti balik sarang burung, mana?
Arwen : Nanti Arwen beli, ok?
Along Uji : Beli kat mana?
Arwen : Kat "Shopping Bank"


ARWEN ON UDANG GALAH :

Me : Arwen, let's eat. See MakTok masak udang. Huge! Giant prawns!!
Arwen : Taknak lah, *looking at all the prawn legs/claws* .... macam spider je.


ARWEN ON ANATOMY :

Arwen : Mamma, Arwen boleh rasa heart Arwen.
Me : Really? Heart Arwen kat mana?
Arwen : Kat dalam perut.


*feeling her ribs*
Arwen : Mamma, kenapa Arwen ada bone over here? I don't want bone over here!


*with hands stained pink because she was holding a pink baloon*
Arwen : Cantik kan hands Arwen colour pink? I like it! I don't want this colour *pointing on her arms that's not stained* .. i want pink je!

*after shower that evening*
Arwen : *crying* Mamaaaaaaa! Mana hands Arwen colour pink tadi? Arwen nak balik colour pink!!!



ARWEN ON MAKE-BELIEVE INFLUENCES :

Me : Arwen, I'll lock you in the tower, bagi dragon jaga, ok?
Arwen : Why? Kenapa?
Me : Abis tu ... tak dengar cakap. Arwen naughty!
Arwen : No! Mamma jangan lock Arwen dalam tower. Arwen nak kawen!!!


*later that night*

Arwen : Mamma ... nanti Mamma lock Arwen dalam tower, lepas tu prince datang, baru Arwen boleh kawen?


SPEECH BLOOPERS :
Buffalo : Bluffo

Arwen on...

Arwen on making mama sentaps!

Oma : Ok Arwen, Oma nak solat.
Arwen : Kenapa Oma solat banyak-banyak?
Oma : Kita kena solat 5 times a day. Oma do more, coz I do solat sunat dhuha .. and terawih.
Arwen : Kenapa Mamma tak solat banyak-banyak??
Me : Oh, snap!


Arwen on making sense :

*whilst shopping with Oma one Friday afternoon*
Arwen : Oma! Arwen nak eat soup and mee.
Oma : Ala Wen.. kita beli McDonald's je lah, Arwen eat kat rumah.
Arwen : No! Arwen nak eat soup and mee!
Oma : Tapi Wen... Oma puasa!
Arwen : Arwen tak puasa!


Arwen on voicing out her frustrations :

Arwen : Mamma, Arwen nak ni.....
Me : No!
Arwen : Pleassseeeeeee
Me : I said NO!
Arwen : I said YES!
Me : I said NO!
Arwen : Issshhhhhhhh!


Arwen on defying gravity :

Me : Arwen, what's that building?
Arwen : KLCC!
Oma : How do you go up there?
Arwen : Fly!!

Arwen on being the silly little girl she can be when she's not making me tear my hair apart:

Family : *seriously discussing where Arwen gets her traits*
Me : Tapi... rebellion tu.. degil tu... kuat menjawab tu... rasanya ikut Mama dia ... kan Wen?
Arwen : *raising her left arm and scratching her armpits with the other arm. yes, like a monkey*


Arwen on fencing :

Arwen : Daddy! Pong-guard!!! (supposed to be "en guard", actually)


Arwen on gearing up for war :

Arwen : Arwen nak sword, and the belt (to sheath her foam sword) , and the bantal (as a shield) and the horsey. ... EEEE-HAAAAAA!!!


Arwen on the Sound of Music :

Me : Do. Re. Mi. Fa. So. La. Ti. Doooooooo ... ok Arwen, sing!
Arwen : Do. Re. Ma. Ma. Dei. Di. Semua. Ti. Dooooooo


Arwen on being gross :

Arwen : Oma! Cookies (choc chip cookie batter, rather) Oma ni.. macam berak je?

Arwen : Oma! Kencing Arwen tu panas, kan?

Arwen : *burpppp* Mamma, mulut Arwen tu kentut!


Me : Apasal senyap je? Arwen? Are you pooping??
Arwen : Pooping?
Me : Poop? Berak?
Arwen : Poop tu bukan berak!!! Poop tu untuk makan!


Arwen on not being breastfed :

Me : carrying Arwen down the stairs
Arwen : *rather loudly* Mamma, tetek Mamma tu besar! Besar sangat!
Me : *laughed out so hard that i peed in my pants a bit coz i didn't know how else to react*



Arwen on strategic cover-ups :

Me : Oi! Kentut!!
Arwen : Takde lah... tu bunyik fireworks lah Mama!
Me : Fireworks tak busuk melantung macam ni!


Arwen on Manglish :

Arwen : Mamma! Come masuk bilik dengan Arwen. Takdebody in the room!


Arwen on her birthday :

Me : Arwen, birthday Arwen pun in August.
Arwen : Ni dah August, Mamma?
Me : Dah.
Arwen : Siapa Augustkan?


Arwen's speech bloopers :

"Alice and the Wonderlamb"
"No, bantal tenya ni Arwen"
"Eeeeee... cemolnyaaaaa!!"
"Nak air sejuk pleaseee... Arwen hangus!"
"ish! terpanjut arwen!" (terperanjat + terkejut = terpanjut)

Arwen on ...

Arwen on alphabets :

Arwen : Mamma! That's the ladder (letter) E! E is for?
Me : E is for Elephant.
Arwen : And that's the ladder F! F is for?
Me : F is for frog ....
Arwen : What the frog?

Arwen on animal sounds :

Daddy : *hugging me*
Arwen : No deidi! Ni Arwen tenye (punya) Mamma! Don't peluk!
Daddy : *hugging me tighter*
Arwen : *getting help from her 'friends'. First, Di-yen (lion)* Rar! Rar! Rar!
*next, Baby Cat (her pink cat)* Meow! Meow! Meow!
*lastly, her yellow carebear* Bear! Bear! Bear!


Arwen on durians :

Arwen : Oma! Mula-mula kena bukak duyan tu.. like this *showing Oma how to open up a durian* .... And then like this .... and then ambik the duyan... and then makan like this.. aum!
Oma : *pries open the durian*
Arwen : Oh! Wow! Macam flower lah durian tu!!

Arwen : Oma! Sepah sepah duyan ni. Kutip .. and then put everymore in plastic bag, ok?


Arwen on blackmailing :

Arwen : Mamma! Don't kena fire truck kat toys arwen! Nanti arwen tak bagi kang Mamma fire truck tu!


Arwen : Mamma! Jangan shake iPad deidi! Nanti Arwen tak bagi kang iPad ni!


Arwen on clouds :

Me : Arwen look at those clouds, macam muka Pinnochio! See atas tu, the eyes, and then in the middle, the long one, looks like the nose, and bawah tu, the mouth, kan?
Arwen : No Mamma. Macam dragon! .... Atas tu macam dolphin!
Me : Oh my god, yes! i totally see a dolphin and a dragon!
Arwen : Middle tu kokodie (crocodile)
Me : ye lah arwen, crocodile!
Arwen : Mamma! Kokodie tu ikut arwen!

*shouting at the cloud*

Arwen : I said stay up there Kokodie. Don't follow me! Stay!

*after a while*

Arwen : Mamma, mana kokodie tadi?
Me : kan Arwen suruh dia stay, jangan follow Arwen?
Arwen : Cloud tu pandai kan? dengar cakap Arwen!


Arwen on no gossiping policy

Me : Yang, anak tu tadi kan....
Arwen : No! Stop it Mamma! No talking!


Arwen on attention

Oma : *busy talking to a neighbour*
Arwen : Oma! Oma! Oma! Oma!
Oma : *still busy talking*
Arwen : Oma! tengok arwen! Stop talking!


Arwen on road ethics :

Arwen : Mamma, red stop, green go!
Me : correct
Arwen : Yellow apa?
Me : Yellow is ready
Arwen : Bukan!
Me : And then?
Arwen : Yellow is "standby!"


Arwen on not getting it yet

Arwen : Come mamma, arwen ambik gambar keeno (our 10 year old cat)
Arwen : *taking my phone* Keeno... smileeee!!!


Arwen : Mamma, Arwen nak masuk dalam perut Mamma boleh?
Me : Mana boleh, dah keluar mana boleh masuk balik? Arwen dah besar!
Arwen : Nanti Arwen kecik balik macam ni (holding out her little pinky finger) boleh masuk balik?


Arwen on totally getting it

Oma : Arwen, what's Mamma's name? Elli....?
Arwen : Elli... Phant!!


Arwen on McDonalds

Arwen : *making a call on her pretend phone* Hello? Mcdonalds? Yes, arwen nak eat burger, nak fries, nak toys....


*at the drive through*

Me : *in the backseat, pulling down the window to make my order*
Arwen : *immediately dives to my side so she can also talk to the machine*
Me : hi. ok I'll like to order ...
Arwen : Arwen nak KungFu Panda! Arwen nak KungFu Panda! Arwen nak KungFu Panda! Arwen nak KungFu Panda! Arwen nak KungFu Panda! Arwen nak KungFu Panda! Arwen nak KungFu Panda! Arwen nak KungFu Panda! Arwen nak KungFu Panda! Arwen nak KungFu Panda! Arwen nak KungFu Panda! Arwen nak Kung .... Ok Thank You! Bye!


Arwen on the dream she just had

*woke up happily telling me about the dream*
Arwen : Mamma, Arwen mandi kat summing pool. Ada fish besar-besar dalam bubble banyak-banyak. Mamma, arwen nak makan fish?


Arwen's speech bloopers

Cottonbud = "Cotty-bab"
Swimming suit = "Sumping put"

i am NOT smarter than my 2 year old

sometime before heading to work this morning :

Me : Arwen... give me your lion can? i wanna bring to work.
Arwen : No! Cannot share die-yen!
Me : Why not? I want to bring to work. Lion is dirty ... I want to throw in the river.
Arwen : No! River tu dirty!
Me : Pasal dirty lah mama nak campak lion arwen yang dirty tu.
Arwen : No cannot!
Me : Boleh lah...
Arwen : Nanti ye. Arwen share baby cat, boleh. Oma, wait downstairs. Arwen naik ambik baby cat untuk mama.
*sometime later*
Arwen : Nah mama. Tak jadi baby cat. Arwen ambik Moo untuk mama bring to work. Nah mama bring to work ok?
Me : Taknaklah. Cow ni besar cannot put in my bag. i want lion, small, can put in my bag.
Arwen : No. Mama bawak this cow pergi work ok? Ok bye Mama, happy working!

Sakat anak punya pasal, tak pasal-pasal kena bawa this sad comot thing naik LRT and go to work. lesson learned. tsk.

arwen on...

Arwen on being typically like her uncle, Mo :

Mama : Where's the mineral water bottle cap? Can someone, lepas isi air, the cap tu letak kat sink so senang cari? Siapa isi air tadi? (backstory: we have a water dispenser and only 2 big water bottles, so we keep filling them up with filtered water. we're green, like that)
Me : Ayis. Nevermind, i'll look for it. *cannot find* Yaaaaannnnggg! Tutup air tu mana?
Husband : You cari macam mana? Nanti kalau i jumpa ....?
Me : Of course lah you jumpa, you were the last person to have hold it.
Husband : *after a while* Ok. I cannot find it. Let me ask Arwen.
Me : Arwen? Why??
Husband : Arwen, come here. Tudung bottle tadi, daddy bukak, Arwen play taruk kat mana?
Arwen : Arwen taruk dalam fridge!
Husband : *taking her word for it, never minding my nagging of "takkan lah dia letak dalam fridge kot?"
Husband : Ok! Found it! in the fridge!
Mama : Arwen! Whyyyyylaaaaa you have to take after your Mo? (another backstory : when we were little, i always thought my brother had a gift, that he's able to locate and track stuff. i almost thought he was a psychic some sort. turns out, he's able to find stuff because he was the one who hid it)


Arwen on genetics :

Arwen : Mamma! Arwen nak joo!
Me : Jew?
Arwen : Joo! Yang ada animals tu?
Me : Oh! Zoo. It starts with a Zee sayang, not a Jay.
Arwen : Yes. Jee! Jee for Joo!
Husband : Anak kita pelat ke yang?
Me : No, anak you tak pelat. Anak you Jawa.
(but actually she's more Minang than Jawa. I am part Minang, Jawa & Bugis while my husband is Minang, Yunan and some Turk, i think)

Arwen on being caring :

Arwen : Whashong Mama? Dahi mama luka?
Me : Yeah, tadi kena masa kat office....
Arwen : Kejap ye.... Arwen ambik plaster pinchess.
Me : *walking around with a Disney Princess on my forehead*

more on .. arwen on ...

Arwen on potty training :
*pooping on the toilet last saturday* (one of the two times it has been successful)
Arwen : *looking down at her recently disposed yellowish turd*
Arwen : Mamma! Berak Arwen macam banana!


Arwen on cari pasal :
*in the car with Oma & Mo*
Oma : Arwen jangan gaduh-gaduh dengan Mo. Nanti Mo dah takde, lama, macam mana? (my brother will be continuing his studies in Kelantan for a year come next week).
Arwen : Arwen gaduh dengan Baiz! (her other uncle)


Arwen on English (one of my favourite "Arwen on" subjects until she masters it)
Arwen : Mamma! come! Dengan Arwen dalam bilik tengok citer Arwen
Me : Takpelah. Arwen tengok dalam bilik. I'll be just out here watching this TV.
Arwen : No!
Me : Why not?
Arwen : No anybody in the home!


Arwen : I no can, Mamma. Help me, please!


Arwen : Mamma. Please help me coming down?


Arwen on toddler logic :
Arwen : Mamma, nak dukung?
Me : No. Arwen dah besar.
Arwen : Please?
Me : No. Mamma tak larat lah.. Arwen dah besar!
Arwen : No lah. Arwen tak besar. Arwen kecik ... like this (and she lifts up her pinky finger)

arwen on...

Arwen on learning to speak English :

Arwen : Mamma, Arwen nak main kat payngound (playground)
Me : Cannot sayang, it's raining.
Arwen : (looking around in the car) No lah! It's not raining in the here.

Arwen : Mamma! Where the go out?

Me : What's your name?
Arwen : Anana Arwen Johanabas binti Ajin Aris
Me : How old are you?
Arwen : I'm fine, thank you.
Me : No, how old are you, not how are you.
Arwen : Anana Arwen Johanabas binti Ajin Aris

Arwen : *reading to herself. finger pointing on the words, eyes deciphering pictures* "And then the snow white run run ... the tree is a monster ... and then the dwarfs .... ever ever after!"

*groceries shopping, the milk fridge section*
Arwen : Vitagen! to the rescueeeee!!!!

*my aunt wanted to take her*
Arwen : No! I don't want this one!
Oma : No, not 'this one'. that's Wan Teh.

*'reading' the kids menu at TGIF (the one with no pictures) and placing her order to the waiter*
Arwen : i want this one, the spe-teti. and the watermelon. and the this and the this. and the makan. ok? thank you!

Mo : Arwen, look at there, a bumble bee!
Arwen : Where? Arwen no see the bubble bee

Arwen : See! Ober der. Ober year! (over there, over here)

Arwen : tu fay-bet (favourite) Arwen!
Me : Favourite tu apa?
Arwen : Fay-bet tu.... car!

Arwen : Like this, yes or not?

Arwen : *wandering around and not able to locate us* Mamaaaaaaaaa (or daddy, or oma). Where are youuuuuuuuu?


Arwen, at the playground :

*a baby, just started walking, was walking towards her slide area*
Arwen : Hey you! No ever ever ever!

Arwen : Oma! Arwen nak dive kat atas side (slide) tu!
Oma : Eh! Mana boleh dive! dangerous! tinggi tu!
Arwen : Arwen nak dive! *turns out, it was 'drive'*


Arwen gerund-ing her nouns and verbs:

Me : So, what do you wanna watch?
Arwen : Shaun the Sheep-ing!

Me : Aryannaaaaaaa!
Arwen : Yes-ing, mamma?

Arwen : Mamma, Arwen nak straw-king, please

Arwen : Daddy, where the go?
Daddy : Daddy nak beli lunch
Arwen : Lunch-ing? Arwen nak makan fish-ing!


Me : Arwen nak tengok apa?
Arwen : Shrek-ing


Arwen on animals :

Arwen : Mama is a monster!
Me : Oh really? Arwen?
Arwen : Arwen is a monkey!

*reading the map of A'Famosa theme park*
Arwen : Arwen nak tengok animals. Arwen nak pergi Simpore! (singapore)

Arwen : Oma, animals tu .... coco-dile. Ok?


Arwen on being caring and concern :

Daddy : Ok bye, Arwen!
Arwen : Daddy nak pergi mana?
Daddy : Daddy nak keluar dengan Uncle Bobo kejap.
Arwen : Ok daddy. Dive (drive) careful careful ye?

Me : *walking precariously on a broken bridge*
Arwen : Mamma! Careful!

Me : *falling off the broken bridge*
Arwen : Mamma! Are you alright?

Arwen : Washong, mamma?


Arwen on feelings :

Arwen : Aunty Farrr nak pergi mana, Mamma?
Me : Aunty Fa balik rumah dia lah sayang.
Arwen : Arwen sad Mamma!
Me : Why?
Arwen : Arwen not happy!

Me : Arwen, why do you like to make daddy angry?
Arwen : Angry bird!!!


Arwen, Daddy's girl :

Daddy : Yang, tadi Arwen kata i AWESOME!
Me : AWESOME ke, MASAM? You biar betul?
Daddy : Serious! Tak caya tanya dia.
Me : Arwen, daddy awesome ke masam?
Arwen : Daddy is awesome!
Daddy : *beaming* see?
Me : (still skeptic) Awesome to apa, Wen?
Arwen : Awesome tu ... Daddy!!! *then she goes and hugs her daddy*

ALTOGETHER NOW : AWWWWWWW


Arwen on handling bullshit :

Arwen : *rudely spitting and sticking out her tongue*
Me : Arwen, buat lagi skali, Mama ambik mulut arwen bagi kat bird (i do this as last resort because she really believes that we can take her body parts. she has cried many times because we 'took' her belly button and passed it around the room)
Arwen : *rebellious that she is. rudely spitting and sticking out her tongue again*
Me : Nah bird, ambik Arwen punya mulut! *pretending to throw her mouth at a flying bird*
Arwen *after 10 minutes or so, found a bird perched on the window sill* Mamma! tu bird! Ambik balik mulut Arwen please?

Arwen : Mamma, Arwen nak tengok citer Arwen, please?
Me : Cannot, sayang. Blackout! No electricity. See? *flicking the light switches on and off*
Arwen : Nak tengok kat computer mamma!
Me : *even though it is possible, but i was trying to teach her that she can't always get her way* No. No electricity.
Arwen : Kat TB? (tv)
Me : Cannot. NO ELECTRICITY!
Arwen : Nanti mamma pasang battery kat TB, ok?

Arwen : Mamma, Arwen nak tengok citer Pinch and the Magic!
Me : Huh? Mana ada citer tu Wen!
Arwen : Pinch and the Magic 2?
Me : Pinch and the Magic 1 pun takde.
*turns out, it was Prince of Egypt*

Arwen on CSI :

*while watching an episode of CSI New York*
Arwen : Polis tu kejar siapa mamma?
Me : Dia kejar orang jahat.
Arwen : No lah! Dia kejar Jom-beee!

Me : Arwen, Mamma nak tengok citer mamma dulu boleh? *negotiating with a kid is no fun, just saying*
Arwen : Ok.
Me : Thank you! *then i watched Brothers and Sister*
Arwen : No! Ni bukan citer mamma! Citer mamma polis je! *apparently she recognizes they're not the CSI cast*


Arwen on cheap thrills :

Daddy : *Driving down a hill*
Arwen : Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! *while holding her hands up in the air*

Daddy : Arwen come here, give me a hug
Arwen : No! .... daddy nangis dulu!


Arwen on morning breaths :

Arwen : Mamma, no! jangan kiss Arwen! Mamma busuk!


Arwen on her current favourite song (Zombies by The Cranberries)

Arwen : In yo head. in yo heeeeaaaaaad. Jom-bee, jom-bee. Help! Help! Help!


Arwen on probably watching too much indon telenovelas :

Arwen : Mamma! Arwen sukarrr nak berak!


Arwen on ...... i don't even know what to say :

Arwen : Kejap Mamma! wait! wait!
Me : Lah.. apasal pulak?
Arwen : *runs out the room, towards Oma*
Arwen : Arwen kentut kat Oma!!
Oma : Budak bertuah! Dia boleh lari keluar semata-mata nak kentut kat kita?!

Arwen on speech bloopers :

Arwen : *while on the toilet, trying to poop* Mamma, arwen nak kanchong!
Me : Aik, bila masa plak anak aku ni reti cakap cina?
Arwen : Arwen nak sit here. atas the toilet! like this!
Me : Ohhhh! CANGKONG! bukan kanchong!

Arwen : Oma, nanti Arwen dah besar, Arwen nak minum Nescatum! (nescafe/nestum)

Arwen : Arwen nak tengok Madagastine (madagascar/little Einstein)

Arwen : Arwen nak tengok citer Meno! (Nemo)

Arwen : Arwen nak tengok citer Parjan! (tarzan)

arwen on ...

been a while since i've updated this. the whole blog i mean, and the "arwen on.." posts. her vocab has grown exponentially and with her mind developing so rapidly, she's able to think for herself and subsequently, school other people. like we always kena.

Arwen on her favourite colour:

Arwen : Mamma! Ipad Mo ni tak boleh dah.
Me : Oh, battery dah habis kot, Wen. Nanti ask Mo to charge ok?
Arwen : Battery abis dah? Ohh. Nanti Mo beli battery ok Mamma? Arwen nak yang colour pink je.

Arwen : *watching spirit, stallion of cimmaron* Mamma! Nanti Arwen dah besar, Arwen nak naik horse boleh?
Me : Boleh sayang.
Arwen : Arwen nak horse yang colour pink je.

Arwen : Bye Mamma *gives me a hug and a kiss*
Me : Where are you going?
Arwen : Arwen nak pergi ofis Arwen lah. Budak-budak tak boleh ikut tau.
Me : Really? Why?
Arwen : Ada polis! Polis colour pink!
Me : Ok, happy working Arwen, bye!

Arwen : Mamma, Arwen nak jumpa Pinchess Jasmine boleh?
Me : Boleh.
Arwen : Pinchess Jasmin yang colour pink tu?

Arwen : Mamma, Arwen dah besar nanti, nak makan 'shwingg gum' boleh?
Me : Boleh. Tunggu Arwen besar, ok?
Arwen : Ok. Arwen nak yang colour pink.
Me : Ok. Pink.

Arwen : Nak minum coffee, nak minum air gas.
Me : Ok. Dah besar nanti ok?
Arwen : Ok. Nak yang colour pink!

Arwen : Mamma, Arwen nak pergi beach!
Me : Ok nanti bawak Arwen pergi beach kat Kuantan.
Arwen : Beach yang colour pink je.
Me : Hah? Kejap Mamma google ada tak. (apparently there's one in Bahamas and one in Komodo Island, Indonesia)

Arwen : Mamma, nanti Arwen dah besar boleh makan cili ok?
Me : Ok.
Arwen : Cili yang colour pink ada? I like colour pink!
Me : You don't say!


Arwen on proper way to answer questions :

Arwen : Daddy, lepas cerita daddy, cerita Arwen pulak ok?
Daddy : Hmm.
Arwen : Daddy?
Daddy : Hmm?
Arwen : Daddy, jangan cakap "hmm. hmm." cakap tutol-tutol (betul-betul)! Yes, or no?

Arwen on Apps :

Me : Arwen, Mamma nak main Plant vs Zombie. Mana ek?
Arwen : Huh?
Me : Yang main tanam-tanam then we shoot the zombies banyak-banyak tu? Yang ada cherry bomb tu?
Arwen : iPad Daddy takde lah Mamma. Tu dalam iPad Mo je. Mo dah bawak pergi gym!

*later*
Mo : Hi Arwen!
Arwen : Mo! iPad Mo mana? Arwen nak main iPad Mo boleh?
Mo : Ni.
Arwen : *fussing with the iPad* Ni Mamma! Main zombies ni!

Arwen : *flinging an Angry Bird across the iPad screen*
Arwen : *feeling guilty* OHMYGOD! Are you ok?


Arwen on vanity :

Oma : Arwen, come let me tie your hair. It's everywhere.
Arwen : Jangan lah usik rambut Arwen. Arwen dah comel dah.


Arwen on playing pretend :

Arwen : MAMMAAAAA! JANGAN!
Me : What?
Arwen : ADA SHAARRRKKKK. NOOOO!


Arwen : Nah Mamma, pegang baby ni.
Me : *playing along* OK.
Arwen : Mamma! Pegang dua-dua tangan, nanti baby jatuh macam mana?


Arwen on biology :

Arwen : Mamma, Arwen ada pepet (female parts)?
Me : Ada.
Arwen : Mamma ada?
Me : Ada.
Arwen : Daddy ada?
Me : Takde.
Me : Siapa ambik Daddy punya pepet?

Me : *teaching her directions* Arwen, this is your right, kanan. Ni left, kiri.
Arwen : Ni bukan kiri!
Me : Then?
Arwen : Niii... nama dia, "sebelah"!

Arwen : Taknak Daddy! Arwen majuk (merajuk) Daddy! Daddy naughty girl!
Daddy : I'm not a girl ... not yet a woman too..

Me : *pointing out to the distant sound of fireworks* Apa tu Wen?
Arwen : Bunyi kentut Daddy!


Arwen on caring too much :

Arwen : Mamma! Apa ni? *pointing at a scratch on my leg*
Me : Mamma luka.
Arwen : Mamma kena tembak polis, ye?



Arwen on the future of space travel :

Arwen : Arwen nak naik rocket dengan Mamma, dengan Daddy, dengan Oma, dengan Baiz and Mo.
Me : Nak pergi mana?
Arwen : Pluto!


Arwen on table manners :

*somebody made slurping noises*
Arwen : Hey! Makan sup jangan bunyi! Dosa tau!


Arwen on good manners :

Arwen : Opps! Excuse me Mamma. Arwen kentut milk.


Arwen on animals :

Oma : Tu tapir.
Arwen : Oma! Dia pakai panties je!


Arwen on having her way :

Arwen : Jangan! Ni Arwen tenye
Me : Arwen, it's "punya"
Arwen : Punya
Me : yes
Arwen : Arwen tenye!
Me : *give up*


Arwen's speech blooping / spoonerism / Freudian slip moments :

"Daddy! Mana lagu sati?" (lagi satu)
"Lalu! Arwen nak tepi!"
"Mamma! Arwen nak tengok milk, nak minum Shrek"

arwen on ...

ARWEN ON MY TUMMY
Arwen : apetu mama? *arwen saw the stretch marks riddled across my tummy and asked me what they were.*
ME : Those are stretch marks. It was for when you were in my tummy.
Arwen : Huh?
ME : Yup. Arwen dulu, masa baby, Arwen duduk dalam perut mama.
Arwen : Arwen dalam perut mama? Arwen play toys! Main lego buat choo-choo-chain.
ME : Yeah, okay. Oh, and you kicked a lot too!
Arwen : *kicks me in the shin*
ME : Aw! Please, stop kicking. You did enough of that already, thankyouverymuch!

ARWEN ON TRYING
ME : No Arwen, i can't open this right now. It's too complicated. I need scissors. We don't have scissors in the car. I'll open it at home, okay?
Arwen : Arwen nak!
ME : Cannot arwen. I can't open this.
Arwen : Try mama. Try dulu!
(padan muka kena balik coz i'll always tell her "Try! Don't cry. Try!"

ARWEN ON WANTING CANDY
Arwen : Nak 'weet' ni mama. boleh tak?
Me : No. You can't. dah malam.
Arwen : Alaaa. Arwen tak puasa!

ARWEN ON EMPATHY
Oma : AW! ARGGHH!
Arwen : Wha-shong Oma? (what's wrong oma?)

ARWEN ON GOOD MANNERS
Arwen : *burps* Ah-bela-bela-baaaa (her version of Alhamdulillah)

ARWEN AFTER WATCHING AN EPISODE OF GLEE :
Arwen : New-Yookkkkkkkkk. Yeah yeah yeah yeah.. (this goes on ALL DAY LONG)

ARWEN ON DUIT RAYA
Ayis' cousin : Arwen come here, salam uncle.
Arwen : Tak nak. Dah dapat duit raya dah.

ARWEN ON DRESSING UP (1)
Oma : Arwen come. kita pakai baju elmo ni.
Arwen : Tak nak. Tu baju untuk jalan-jalan je.

ARWEN ON DRESSING up (2)
Arwen : Mamma! Come! Main rantai dengan Arwen! (she took all the necklaces from Oma's collection and put them all over herself and one can't fit through her head so it became her 'tiara'). Mamma! Look! Arwen pin-chess*! Comel tak? (*princess)

ARWEN ON GETTING READY TO GO
Arwen : Mamma! Jom! Coming down, kita nak jalan-jalan!

arwen on...

arwen on warranting a little pinch :
my mom : arwen, come, let's go downstairs. i'll carry you (this is probably after 6-7 times of pleading her to come along)
arwen : Oi! Bisinglah!
me : *dropped everything, rushed to her, pinched her and told her that she should never say things like that to an adult and made her apologize to Oma* wah ini budak!
arwen : *hugs* sorry Oma, Ilochi Oma, nanak buat lagi. Ok, Fine.

arwen on branding (part 1) :
ayis : yang, i'm too tired to go out and get dinner (we almost never cook at home, coz i don't cook)
me : okay. shall i just call McDonalds?
arwen : E.I.E.I.Ooooooo. Moo moo there. Moo moo there.

arwen on branding (part 2) :
*i knocked off one of those free coke glasses from McD and it crashed into smithereens, literally. and then my mom ran down panicked, thinking i broke her expensive glassware and asked me what broke while i was sweeping*
me : gelas mcdonalds tu.
mom : oh. oklah, we have a lot more of those.
me : yeah that's why i didn't yell for you.
arwen : Oma! Gelas "moo moo there" pecah!

arwen on the drawbacks of living with a bunch of oldies :
*after getting tired of playing outside at her sitter's place while waiting for us to pick her up*
arwen : adoi. sakit pinggang!

arwen on making me speechless yet again
me : *inhaling her hair* siapa busuk mama?
arwen : Mamma yak!


arwen on being a true malaysian :
Me : Arwen, where's the colour red?
Arwen : Ni! Merah .. lah!
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Me : Arwen, there, cat!
Arwen : Baby cat ... lah!
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Me : Arwen don't disturb daddy.
Arwen : Daddy sleep .. lah!
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Ayis : It's Wa-ter-me-lon lah
Arwen : Atter-malen lah
Ayis : I yang belajar tinggi-tinggi gi wales, i'm being corrected? by a 2 year old?
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Su the sitter : Arwen, ni kakak punya.
Arwen : Arwen neh (nya) laaaa.

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Me : Arwen come here, mamma nak check you berak tak.
Arwen : TAK... LAHHHHH! 'Tut je! (kentut je)

arwen on ..

arwen on having peace :
arwen : Nangan kacau! Arwen nak baceh (baca)! or
arwen : Nangan kacau! Arwen nak gok (tengok tv)

arwen on foreign language :
Me : Ok! bye arwen!
Arwen : Boyoyage! (bon voyage)
*we're teaching her 'adios' now

arwen on empathy :
*a ball hits the side of my head*
My mom : Arwen, don't throw the ball. Sakit tau!
Arwen : ... si'an ball.

arwen on greetings :
Falie : Hi Arwen!
Arwen : Alam-atummmm. (assalamualaikum)

arwen on making me speechless :
Arwen : Mamma! Mayang! (sembahyang)

arwen on cool :
Arwen : Nak alam mamma (nak salam mama)
Arwen : Nak lok (nak peluk)
Arwen : Nak kiss
Arwen : Bipbum! (fist-bump!)

arwen on W

gotta write this down before i forget.

i was teaching arwen the alphabet tonight. we were doing okay until :

Me : V
Arwen : B!
Me : Double-You
Arwen : Bubble-boo

*and then she saw the lowercase w* :

Arwen : Mamma! Ni baby bubble-boo!


i was at the brink of eating her whole coz it was too cute.

while fooling around with photobooth

more on "arwen on..."

only because her speech development is moving along faster than my digestion.

Arwen on still being unsure about what to call my brother Falie :
Arwen : Mana, Papana?
Me : Papangah ke Mo? which one do you wanna call him?
Arwen : PapaMo

Arwen on kuat menjawab (she takes that from me because when I was pregnant with her, that's all i ever did) :
*just this morning, while getting ready to head out for work*
My mom : Mana Oma punya handbag, Wen?
Arwen : *not thinking twice, or looking for it* Kat atas!

Arwen on sleeping habits :
Arwen : Nak baing boyot mamma! (nak baring atas perut mama) - yes, i know perut and boyot, it's synonym.

Arwen on daddy gone topless :
Ayis : *took off his t-shirt coz it was hot*
Arwen : Daddy tak aluu. Nampak boyot.

Arwen on not getting the concept :
*Arwen patting on my boobs*
Arwen : Mamma dah boncit!

Arwen most overused phrase :
Arwen : Ladiladiladida .. Bong! (don't ask. i don't know what it is. but i just love the way she rolls her tongue saying it)

Arwen on missing someone :
Arwen : Mana Ateef-fah? (my hubby's cousin, Farahani)
Me : Auntie Fah belajar, sayang.
Arwen : Oooh! Bajar. ABCYZ?

Arwen on her favourite song :
Arwen : *in the car* Mamma, nak oh-oh-oh? (beyonce's single ladies)
Me : Ask daddy.
Arwen : Yaaannngggg. Nak oh-oh-oh?

Arwen on language barrier :
Arwen : *rambling something in baby babble that i can't decipher*
Me : What? Sorry? Mama tak faham lah, Wen.
Arwen : *rambling something even more slowly thinking that ought to make me get it*
Me : What?
Arwen : A-gin!
Me : Ooooohhhhh! Penguin? You wanna watch pingu?
Arwen : Haaaa! A-gin! Hahahahha. (like as if she's laughing at me for being so dumb)

Arwen on saying sorry :
Me/Ayis/Others : Awwww! Sakitlah!
Arwen : Soyyi Mamma. I-Lo-Chi Mamma. Taknak buat lagi.
Me : Ok sayang. I love you too.
*... and she does it again after 5 minutes*

arwen on...

Arwen on favourite food :
Me (or anybody else) : Arwen, what do you want to eat?
Arwen : Odang!
Me : But you just had nasi goreng udang for dinner everyday for the past 2 weeks.
Arwen : Nak O-dang!

Arwen on banyak auta :
Arwen : Daddy! Big fish! (pointing at Animal Planet)
Daddy : Mana? (no big fish in sight)
Arwen : Dalam air!

Arwen on durian (part one) :
Arwen : Oyan! (durian!) MMMM. Dap! (sedap)! Besh! (best) .. (baru ambik bau, belum makan lagi)
Oma : *gets some durian near arwen's lips*
Arwen : *tasting the durian using just the tip of her tongue* Nanak! Macham! (masam)

Arwen on durian (part two) :
Me : *excited about getting a kucing tidur* .. Ooh! Nice. Kucing tidur!
Arwen : Mana? Mana? Mana cat sleep?

Arwen on something stinks :
Me : *just got back from work and putting my bag down*
Arwen : Mamma! Mandi! Mamma busuk!
Me : Oh? Thank you sayang.

Arwen on misinterpretation :
(this happened just this morning)
Oma : Arwen quick! Into the bathroom. nanti your diaper bocor!
Arwen : Bocor?
Me : yes! quick follow oma. go mandi. nanti bocor.
Arwen : *pointing at a corner of the drawer* Ni bocor, mama!
Me : No, that's Bu-cu. not Bo-cor.

Arwen on swimming shrimps :
i reached home late yesterday, and arwen just had her dinner (nasi goreng udang yet again) and my mom told me about arwen's latest antic. she apparently knows how shrimps swim.
Oma : Arwen, macam mana udang swim?
Arwen : *crawl a bit. stop midcrawl. lift up one leg a-la peeing dogs siap pointed toes lagi, yeah kinda like a peeing ballerina dog or something. prima dog peeing, yeah that's it. and then continue crawling*
here's crappy video i took last night just to give you a demo.

milestone moment : storytelling

Now that she's found words to use her voice with, Arwen is slowly, using one-word sentences, telling stories. typically, a story from her would go like this :

"Choo-Choo. Bawah. Api. Tut. Off!"

which means (because only me and my mom could decipher what she says) : "The toy train downstairs? The one that has all that lights and sounds and moves by itself like it's possessed by some kind of demon? Yeah. That one. I'm scared of it. Please turn it off. Kthnksbye."

another one that she keeps telling everyone about :

"Tah! Git! Tik! AAAAAAAHHHH!"

which means : "Chika (the cat) bit me on the hand the other day (because i pulled her tail). It's PAINFUL! (sees chicka) AAAHHHHHH!"

weekend of new vocabs

this weekend alone, arwen has unleashed many more new vocabs. too many that i'm already having a hard time keeping up. she used to do one new word a week but now, her ability to grasp and understand languages is so astonishing! i guess that's what you get when everyone who takes care of her are talkative to begin with, right?

her new words are :

1. A-wei (Arwen. Yes! she knows her name but she pronounces it as A-wei. if she wants to look at herself in the mirror, or the camera, or any picture of her, she'll ask for A-wei)
2. Pa-lie (my brother fadzli, she doesnt want to call him PapaNgah for some reason)
3. Ba-Iz (PapaIz, my brother, Faiz)
4. Weh (whale. we were watching the Baby IQ dvd and suddenly she went screaming "Weh! Weh! Mamma! Weh!" and i was like, what? i missed it. but she jumped over to her cot and point at her bumper which has a whale on it and went "Weh!" and i was .. "ohhh! WHALE! cakaplah whale!")
5. toh-tees (tortoise)
6. batai (bantal. she was arranging all her friends, which include 2 elmos, 1 lion (la-ie), 2 bears (beh) and 1 elephant (gadah) on her pillow.. patted them to sleep and came to me and say "batai!")

and! she's able to recognize a new number and a new letter - number 8 and the letter Y (although she goes wa-wai) !

and! i don't know what triggered it, but for some weird reason, she wanted to be a 'baby' last weekend. she gave me her blanket, tell me "a-wei, baby! mamma!" and wanted me to swaddle her as i did when she was 1 month old.

milestone moments : saying please.

Arwen already knows when to say please. last night during dinner, we placed her water beaker away from her reach because she tends to pour water into her plate. so she said "Nak!" while pointing at the beaker. we said "No!". and then she made us all cair pleading "Pih!" "Pih!" (her version of please) and so we gave in and gave her the beaker.

other random words she's picked up : Atee (aunty), Pali (Papangah, my brother Fadzli), Eat (eat), Allo (Hello), Diti! or EEEE! (dirty), Duck (Duck), Tatto or Tutu (thank you)