Kiasu Singapore Parents
Sometimes teachers, principal and maybe the government are not happy about the kid’s height and weight. Every year, in January and July, (which both after a long school break), the teachers will measure the student’s height and weight just to make sure they don’t put too much weight over the holidays. If they do, they will ended up in KFC (Cockroach Language: Keep Fit Club) or Trim and Fit (As know as TAF Club) which they will run for 30 minutes during their recess and they don’t got the chance to take a break during recess (In my case).
Why am I talking about this? Because I want to tell you a story….Long time ago…
7:30PM…
Mother: Ah boy, faster eat. Kitchen still got some more.
Boy: But I finish one big plate of rice, I can’t eat anymore.
Mother: Nonsense! One plate where got enough? You now in puberty stage must so eat more. Faster, give me your plate.
Boy: But mom, I really cannot eat already. I now can’t even wear my clothes now. I must try to eat less.
Mother: Fatter nicer what…
Boy: But I will go TAF club.
Mother: Nonsense! You must be fortunate that you can eat, other country want to eat also don’t have. Faster, eat.
12:00AM…
Mother: Ah boy, come and eat humbugger for supper.
Ah boy: Just now I eat 3 plate of rice, still haven’t digest finish, I can’t eat anymore.
Mother: Nonsense! You now in puberty stage so must eat more.
Ah boy: but my PE teacher said eat supper not good, later will grow fat.
Mother: If guy fat a bit never mind. Guy should be a bit fat then look nice. Ah boy: Buy I am not just fat a bit. Latter school reopen I need to go TAF club.
Mother: Nonsense! The school asks you to go and die why not you go and die also. Follow the school for what? Eat is fortune, you better eat now or else next time don’t ask me to cook for you. Tomorrow won’t cook your dinner!
Boy: Ok, Ok, Ok. I eat, I eat, I eat…
As you can see, that ‘boy’ is in a difficult situation (That ‘boy’ don’t dare to talk back to his mom), he doesn’t want to eat anymore but parents were afraid that their kids don’t get enough nutrition, afraid their kids can’t grow well in their puberty stage and other kinds of reason that make them keep feeding their kids even thought the kids already very full. That’s explain why some kids are overweight, because parents over feed them, Kiasu Singapore Parents.
Why am I talking about this? Because I want to tell you a story….Long time ago…
7:30PM…
Mother: Ah boy, faster eat. Kitchen still got some more.
Boy: But I finish one big plate of rice, I can’t eat anymore.
Mother: Nonsense! One plate where got enough? You now in puberty stage must so eat more. Faster, give me your plate.
Boy: But mom, I really cannot eat already. I now can’t even wear my clothes now. I must try to eat less.
Mother: Fatter nicer what…
Boy: But I will go TAF club.
Mother: Nonsense! You must be fortunate that you can eat, other country want to eat also don’t have. Faster, eat.
12:00AM…
Mother: Ah boy, come and eat humbugger for supper.
Ah boy: Just now I eat 3 plate of rice, still haven’t digest finish, I can’t eat anymore.
Mother: Nonsense! You now in puberty stage so must eat more.
Ah boy: but my PE teacher said eat supper not good, later will grow fat.
Mother: If guy fat a bit never mind. Guy should be a bit fat then look nice. Ah boy: Buy I am not just fat a bit. Latter school reopen I need to go TAF club.
Mother: Nonsense! The school asks you to go and die why not you go and die also. Follow the school for what? Eat is fortune, you better eat now or else next time don’t ask me to cook for you. Tomorrow won’t cook your dinner!
Boy: Ok, Ok, Ok. I eat, I eat, I eat…
As you can see, that ‘boy’ is in a difficult situation (That ‘boy’ don’t dare to talk back to his mom), he doesn’t want to eat anymore but parents were afraid that their kids don’t get enough nutrition, afraid their kids can’t grow well in their puberty stage and other kinds of reason that make them keep feeding their kids even thought the kids already very full. That’s explain why some kids are overweight, because parents over feed them, Kiasu Singapore Parents.
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14 Comments:
well, u say what also no use, cos its not convincing....
if u tell the mother the doctor warn u abt ur diet den ur mother will be scared
Posted by wai foong
dun tell me "ah boy" is you hor? the mother like more scared that their kids don’t get enough fats rather then nutrients. hahahaha.
Posted by GeckoZ
wai foong, good idea! but do you think the mother belive?
Posted by cockroach//蟑螂
GeckoZ,all stories in Bilingual Fingers is based on real life story unless other wise stated. And yup, isn't it well known that that ah boy is me? I getting fatter and fatter
Posted by cockroach//蟑螂
but if u work out enough to burn the fats u will be very muscular le......
i got another fren also... his mum keep feeding him .. now he overweight le den she still say " where got fat? not fat lah i think he is too skinney".........
I wonder if mothers are blind...... if she ever compare my fren's size to others its so ovbious hes fat already/
Posted by waifoong
waifoong, I rise my both hand high high up to support you!
Sometimes parents just like that. Keep feeding and feeding and feeding. *sigh*
eh...do what type of work out?
Posted by cockroach//蟑螂
i tot u oways do sit-up and jumping jack even when u doing facial? tt's enuff liao. juz do like 100 times of each will do. hahahaha..
Posted by GeckoZ
GeckoZ, I didn't do it everyday, non I do it up to 100. If do everyday and do up to 100, will gget muscular....so easy meh?
Posted by cockroach//蟑螂
to burn fats effectively.. do more cardio exercise... like running, cycling,swimming,
Posted by wai foong
more or less got effect. i now every doing push up. like one day 3 - 4 times.. then 1 time do 40.. can see changes!!
hahahahah!!!
Posted by GeckoZ
im in charge of KFC club.............................. hahahaha......
Posted by xiaoxin
wai foong...running cannot..but swimming and cyclying can! hahah
GeckoZ, wah! tired!!!
xiaoxin, I thought you underweight. Your school still put you in KFC...hahaha
Posted by cockroach//蟑螂
hahah! cos they say must have walking advertisement.... *sweat~~~*
Posted by xiaoxin
xiaoxin, good idea!!! hahaha. I wonder your school also run and run and run?
Posted by cockroach//蟑螂