Vocab

At 29 months +, Nadine's vocab consists of numerous 3-4 syllable words such as: broccoli, elephant, water melon, mosquito, Madagascar, spectacle.

Her Mandarin, on the other hand, leaves much to be desired. She pronounces her Chinese words with an ang-moh accent. How that came about, is really a mystery. Too much ang-moh cartoons?

Her Hokkien comes with an ang-moh accent too, tho she only knows 2 words - "ang gau" for red grouper - Daddy's favorite fish.

Hopefully she'll get rid of her ang-moh accent when she starts Chinese class in school next year! And yes, Nadine's got a place in the very popular LSK, thanks to Uncle Ben and Aunty Lydia's advice to pre-register her early - like when she was barely 1. It's not as popular as some of the branded kindergartens in Bukit Timah area. But in Hougang, LSK is probably one of the best and most popular; and has a long waiting list. It's amazing how early kiasu-parenthood starts, even at pre-school level!