Jimai

We have many activities in the month of May. Everyone at home is very excited!

My Jimai (2nd aunt in Hainanese) came back for a mini-break for the first two weeks in May.

And for the last two weeks in May, my Ling Ling Mai Mai (aunt Ling Ling) will be back to visit all of us. I haven't seen them for a long, long time. I wonder if they miss their one and only nephew......

This is my Jimai carrying me when I was around 3 months old. Don't we look alike?

Mommy told me among her siblings, Jimai and her resemble each other the most.

Oh, in case you didn't know, I love to be carried. See how comfortable I'm perched like a baby koala?

When my Jimai comes back, everyone will put on weight coz' she'll bring everyone out for food, food and more food! It's a good thing the durian season hasn't started, otherwise the whole house will be filled with durian smell! Jimai loves to eat durian but not the ordinary type of durian you get at the supermarkets the whole year through... Kung Kung & Jimai has a contact person in Jalan Alor who will call them when a good breed of durian is in season.

We had many food outings during Jimai's short stay such as the Korean BBQ at Daddy's office building (family gathering with Yeh Yeh & Granny), crabs etc at Wong Ah Wah Jalan Alor (for Mommy's birthday), dim sum brunch at Concorde Hotel (for Mother's Day)...

These photos were taken during the dim sum brunch at Concorde Hotel.

It's so confusing to call the Mai Mais in their special names - Jimai, Damai (3rd aunt), Ling Ling Mai Mai, Tiffany Mai Mai.. so I call "Mai Mai" when there is only one Mai Mai around, and if there are more than one Mai Mai, I will say "Mai Mai wearing (color of clothes)"

But Mommy was very surprised when I asked for "Jimai" (after she went back to Dubai).

Conversation (Mommy & Bryan)

It was a Sunday afternoon and we were out shopping at The Curve (Mutiara Damansara).

Bryan was being very naughty - didn't want to walk nor sit in his stroller. Wanted to be carried instead. Couldn't get much shopping done so Mommy and Daddy decided to go home. Told Bryan "No more shopping. Let's go home".

Bryan: Don't wanna go home. Go Yi Po's house. Play toys.

Mommy: Yi Po's busy. Yi Po went out.

Bryan: Where's Po Po?

Mommy: Po Po's busy. Po Po also went out.

Bryan: Sam Yi Po?

Mommy: Sam Yi Po also busy.

Bryan: Kung Kung?

Mommy: Kung Kung went out.

Bryan: Where's Har Dey? (young uncle in Hainanese)

Mommy: Har Dey also busy.

Bryan: Where's Jimai?

Mommy (surprised): Bryan's so clever... knows how to call Jimai.

Bryan: Where's JIMAI?

Mommy: Jimai went back to Dubai.

Bryan: (a little crestfallen) Don't wanna go home. Buy ice-cream, drink juice...