I must have mentioned this before – Christian’s ambition, ever since we starting him asking the question, is to be a CHEF.
This is why he loves his book Doodle Cook and I am happy to indulge him in it since it helps him practice his pen-grip and hand control in a way that amuses him.
Yesterday, after finishing one of the creations “Thousand-Layer Cake” (it looks nothing like the kueh lapis of this region!), we had the following exchange:
Ch: You are the customer
Me (smiling): Yes. How much will you charge for this cake?
Ch: (beams and thinks for a moment): Er…two dollars. *nods*
Me (cheekily): Not 2 Kisses??
Ch (eyes light up and pauses before saying): Erm..1 dollar. 1 dollar only.
Me (trying to push it): How about 1 kiss?
Ch (grinning): No. 1 dollar only. Very cheap. Ok??
Me (pretends to be hurt): You’d rather receive money than kisses??
He frowns a little, and I sense him worrying about offending me, but I flash him a smile and he relaxes before blinking, nodding and saying “Yes!” =7
Ch: “After I finish keeping my tools I will open the cake and let you eat.
I love you customer…come again next week ok? Next week, when you come, I will make you a nice dish. Ravioli! I will make you ravioli!”
p/s I think the ravioli he had at The Alkaff Mansion must be, for him, the epitome of a great dish. What an atas boy.
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