behind the scenes

what's caleb up to?

he imitates people's actions really well. when you cough, laugh, shrug your shoulders, nod your head, squint your eyes, he seems to make a mockery of you by repeating the things you do. he is a champion when it comes to following most of your actions when dealing with the house chores. he wipes, brooms, vacuums, sorts out the newly-washed clothes except getting the more out of order, even move heavy things around.

he is a BIG BIG fan of hi-5. when he is in good mood, he'll utter "hi-hi-hi-hi" as many times as it pleases him while trying to perform the signature hand action. when he is in bad mood, he'll find consolation in watching the hi-5 dvd by yelling "wewi" (read: hi-5, not sure what makes him invent the wierd word and coerces everyone else to agree to his term).

when mom teaches him to knock at doors before entering people's rooms, he is just so well-instructed, he knocks back the door when you leave him alone to sleep in his room. sometimes things can happen as many as five to six times, so dad has to keep coming in and out the bedroom to put him to sleep. it's quite hillarious.

he seems to understand negotiation a lot. once you ask him to go to the bathroom to have a shower or two, he quickly refuses by saying "nope, nope", lying on the floor in front of you, and just smiling at you. he knows that he is wanted, so he holds back in return for more affirmation.

he doesn't cry when he falls, unless it is really bad. by the time you ask whether he is hurt by any chances, he takes advantage by shedding a few croc tears. when he does feel hurt, he cries with a high tone, making sure you know he really really is sad.

every single object that he can't name, he'll use the keyword "ga-gam" to let you try to understand him. so, ga-gam can be anything from your hair pin to your barbeque grill.

he was caught once out of the blue lying on the grass staring at the big blue sky for 4 minutes, just staring at the sky, no nothing, the adult way of enjoying the open air.

every time he is amused, he'll laugh really heartily.

he is very interested in other people's food.

he can't stand tickles-monster.

he taps like a musician.

he is brilliant.

(he has a biased aunty).

ps. to him, mi-mi and mu-mu are enough when referring to mommy and ciu-mu (uncle's wife). pretty lazy you reckon? just bad gene from dad side! (mwahaha)