Tuesday, October 11, 2011

She reminds me of me

Martina: Look, Tita Eng! I have a medal! (It was a Mother Mary medallion pinned to her dress)

Me: Wow! Is it Mother Mary day?

Martina: No, it's give-everyone-a-medal day.

Friday, October 07, 2011

A giant exception

While Martina and I were watching TV, she saw a bigger-than-average guy and shouted, "That man is so fat!"

"Martina," I explained, "you shouldn't say that about people. It's not polite."

"But he has a big tummy."

"It's not nice to point it out, Marteens."

"But what if we see a giant? Can we say, (at this point, Martina raised her hands in the air, as though she was panicking) 'GIAAAANT!!!'?"

"Yes, Marteens, if we see a giant, we can say 'giant'."

"OK."

As long as I got the message across.