I say again and again...

They say children learn through repetition. And so, this is what you hear almost everyday at my house (usually in the screaming mode):

• OI! I'm talking to the wall ah? (Even the kids have learned to use this phrase)
• No playing with water. You have 5 minutes to bath... (after a while)... are you putting soap yet?
• Don't play so rough, someone is going to get hurt... (usually followed by) See, when I say you don't want to listen. Now you get hurt, you come running to me.
  
• Oooooi... too noisy, too noisy.
  
• Aiyoh, look at this mess. Clean up, clean up. You guys like living in a rubbish dump ah?
• You have eyes to see right? (referring to papers and what not left on the floor)
• Oklah, I guess this is going to the time-out box. (Things that are not kept in their proper place will be put in the time-out box. The kids can't take them out until they do something good to redeem the items).
  
• It's late, calm down already. Stop running around. Go do something quiet, like reading.
• Don't wake up your baby brother ah.
• D, stop moving so much. You're like a 'cacing' (worm) you know.
• K, can you please turn on the bathroom light for your brother.
• Finish your food pleeeeaaaase. How to grow? Junk food you can eat so much. Good food don't eat so much.
  
• Yes lah, yes lah, 'loyar buruk'. Usually directed at Koko-D coz' he have answer to everything. (loyar buruk = lousy/crooked lawyer, usually used for smart mouths).
  
• Yes Boss. Usually directed at Jie-jie K coz' she likes to tell everyone what to do, including her parents.
• Keep your hands and legs to yourself (to control the fighting).
• Enough both of you (also to stop the squabbling).
• Nooooo, don't put that in your mouth (directed at baby).

Even with all that repetitive screaming, the best repetition comes at night.
"Good night, I love you".