IMAN - O - LANTERN

"Your name is Ching Chong Cheng, right??? Not Iman, kan...." Well, those were the very words that welcomed me the moment I stepped into Mummy's staff room last Friday. Bewildered, I gave one of Mummy's teaching 'kakis', a blank stare. "I think if your daughter walks alone, she'd be mistaken for a Chinese girl," she added, giving me smile as she handed me a lotus mooncake.

Living in a multi-racial society, Mummy firmly believes that I should mingle with kids of other races and cultures, particularly so as I am enrolled in a Muslim childcare. Of course as a gahmen servant, Mummy upholds the notion that we should all be one united people, regardless of race, language or religion, to build a democratic society, based on justice and equality.... Eh wait, isn't that the Singapore's pledge? The one I have to state EVERY day, once I enter formal schooling? Well anyway, to instill the very same notion in me, Mummy forced a cheongsam (the sexy kind with slits at the sides) over my already bulging tummy and dragged me to the Mid Autumn Festival that took place in her workplace.

I learnt a lot of things actually; from the art of appreciating Chinese tea and the techniques of lighting a lantern to the different types of mooncakes available in the market. Most importantly, I made 3 new friends - Tysha, Jannelle and Jackie - all of whom are the princesses of Mummy's teaching 'kakis'.

It's a wonder how Tysha and I could clique the moment we sat beside each other. All because we shared a similarity - a Hello Kitty lantern that produces a highly screeching sound, a sound that drives both our Mummies mad. Anyway, she's one hot babe, I tell you! Er, Tysha I mean.... Not Hello Kitty or our Mummies! Hurhurhur! Hope to see her again in yet another get-together with Mummy's teaching 'kakis' in the future. Cos' like they say, "the more we get together, the merrier we'll be...." :)

In the meantime, I've got to think of how to finish the packets of mooncakes we brought back home.... Er, mooncakes anyone????



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