KokoD: Mommy, my friends at school say they have to cut their "kuku".
Mommy: (Thinking he was referring to circumcision because at home, we call the thing between boys legs "kuku". My children also know it's called a penis but we are used to using the hokkien term for it). Ya, the Malays do that.
KokoD: My teacher say if your "kuku" is too long, she will cut it.
Mommy: (Huh? What in the world? After some thinking... finally dawned on me that she was talking about fingernails. Bahasa Malaysia "kuku" = fingernails) OooOooh, "kuku" means your fingernails dear.
I believed I saw a sigh of relief from KokoD.
Another kid starting school. 2 down, 2 to go.
Very hilarious Ai Lian.
ReplyDeleteWhat a handsome young gentleman!
ReplyDeletehahahah! It also didn't dawn on me at first that kuku was fingernails :P
ReplyDeletehahah that's funny. wow the kids really growing up fast.
ReplyDeleteHAHAHAHA....it's really funny. Mommy has think too much la...
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