China
Daddy: This cup's not paper, it's china.
Doyle: No it's not China, it's Philippines.
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2012-05-08
China - posted by
Kaye
Of course!
Of course!
First day - posted by
Kaye
Wow! Super super good for the first day of school!!!
Wow! Super super good for the first day of school!!!
2012-04-07
Following in his parents' comedian footsteps
Doyle tried out some of his very own jokes on his parents today. The best ones are shared below.
Q: What does ice cream taste like when it's yellow, white, black and red?
A: Terrible!
Q: How does a sheep jump very high?
A: With a pogo stick.
2012-03-27
On the topic of frozen water
Daddy: Do you know what else water can be when it's frozen?
Doyle: No.
Daddy: Snow.
Doyle: Snow? I thought snow came from snowstorms. And Christmas.
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- posted by
Kaye
As everyone would know!
As everyone would know!
2012-02-07
Elephant ride
i went on a elephant ride but the elephant was so big so i climbed up a ladder and mummy was riding with me
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Elephant ride - posted by
Kaye
It looks like such fun! We don't have elephants to ride in Australia.
It looks like such fun! We don't have elephants to ride in Australia.
2012-01-24
Tigers
Doyle: Do tigers know whether we have bones?
Daddy: I don't know.
Doyle: Do they?
Daddy: Um, yes probably they know that we have bones.
Doyle: How do they know?
Daddy: Um, I guess their mummies and daddies told them.
Doyle: But they can only say “roar”.
Daddy: Um, then I guess they probably don't know whether we have bones.
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Tigers - posted by
Kaye
One way they could know is that when they attack us and start to eat us they would come across our crunchy bones!
One way they could know is that when they attack us and start to eat us they would come across our crunchy bones!
2012-01-07
How many hotels does it take to change a lightbulb?
Doyle: Why is that light off?
Daddy: Because it's broken.
Doyle: How can we fix it?
Daddy: It's not our job to fix it, it's the hotel's job to fix it.
Doyle: How can the hotel fix it by itself?
Daddy: I mean, it's the job of the people at the hotel to fix it.
2011-12-21
Grandparents' real names
Mummy: Who's coming for your birthday?
Doyle: Granny and Grandpa. But their real names are Toucan and Peach.
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Grandparents - posted by
Kaye
It's true! The other grandchildren are convinced of that too!
It's true! The other grandchildren are convinced of that too!
2011-12-09
Ahead of the mark
Doyle got a head start with dinner tonight, grabbing the crackers on the table. In explaining his actions, he said, “I ate it already. It's what kids do.”
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Ahead of the mark - posted by
Kaye
I wouldn't be what he has learnt from his daddy would it?
I wouldn't be what he has learnt from his daddy would it?
2011-11-22
Stories - posted by
Kaye
I lOVE these stories! I could see them, though interrupted. Is this boy planning to be a novelist like his mummy?
I lOVE these stories! I could see them, though interrupted. Is this boy planning to be a novelist like his mummy?
- posted by
Mummy
I can certainly see him doing that!
I can certainly see him doing that!
2011-11-14
Bats
Leo has been feeling unwell, and spent last night awake. Doyle made a clever observation about this the next morning.
Daddy: Mummy and Leo were awake last night, did you hear them?
Doyle: They are asleep in the morning.
Daddy: Yes, they are asleep this morning because they were awake last night.
Doyle: Maybe Leo and Mummy are bats.
2011-10-26
ANOTHER STORY
THE BOY WHO LOVED PINK MILK
the boy's name who loved pink milk was doyle
THE END bye bye
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Another story - posted by
Kaye
THE LADY WHO LOVED CHOCOLATE MILK The lady's name who loved chocolate milk was Granny. THE END bye bye
THE LADY WHO LOVED CHOCOLATE MILK The lady's name who loved chocolate milk was Granny. THE END bye bye
2011-10-16
STORY
The Man WHO LOST his HAND
I oh yep carp okay no no no! kop my voice oh it's okay (love) lopolop pink milk
the man got a fish but the fish ate the man's hand THE END
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Story - posted by
Kaye
Story: Part 2 And it served the man right, for trying to catch the fish!
Story: Part 2 And it served the man right, for trying to catch the fish!
Mummy made chocolates
Mummy made some pink and white heart chocolates, and Doyle took them out of the fridge, eating nine without his parents noticing. Mummy was angry.
Mummy (after much discussion): Mummy was trying to do something nice for everyone. Don't you want Mummy to make chocolates again?
Doyle: No, because if you make more chocolates, then I might eat them all.
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Chocolates - posted by
Kaye
But it was a big compliment, that he ate 9 - and next time might eat them all!!
But it was a big compliment, that he ate 9 - and next time might eat them all!!
2011-09-07
Scissors, paper, stone... and all the rest
Not being content with the standard three items in “rock, paper, scissors,” or, in the way Doyle was taught at school, “scissors, paper, stone,” which meant that Doyle's favourite choice of paper could always be defeated by his opponent once they caught on, if they kept choosing scissors, Doyle added “rain,” which could defeat everything. Well, Mummy didn't like that idea, and added “roof,” because something needed to be able to defeat rain. Before long, Doyle had also added nail, duct tape, sticky tape, drawing pad and pencil to the mix, for the most confusing edition of “rock, paper scissors,” titled, “scissors, paper, stone, rain, roof, nail, duct tape, sticky tape, drawing pad, pencil.” We're still unsure of a lot of combinations of what beats something else.
Don't forget... - posted by
Jeremy Malcolm
He also has another edition of the game which is just "Scissors, paper". In that game, he still always chooses paper, even though statistically he is certain to lose or draw whenever he plays it.
He also has another edition of the game which is just "Scissors, paper". In that game, he still always chooses paper, even though statistically he is certain to lose or draw whenever he plays it.
- posted by
Reileen
I just remembered, when I got tired playing with him "scissors, paper, stone"; I asked him if we can play another game. He said, "All right, what about stone, paper, scissors?"
I just remembered, when I got tired playing with him "scissors, paper, stone"; I asked him if we can play another game. He said, "All right, what about stone, paper, scissors?"
2011-08-29
It's okay if it's good
After reading Doyle his bedtime stories, Mummy spelled something not quite nice.
Mummy: Did you fart?
Doyle: Yes, but it was a good fart.
Now Doyle is IMing without help
Doyle has really taken a keen interest in conversing with people on the Internet. Now on his own, he tries to figure out how to spell the words he wants to say on his own. Below is a transcript with his favourite chat buddy, our friend Reileen from the Philippines. Translations of his words are provided in italics, in case you need them when his spelling isn't correct.
Doyle: BYE BYE DOT GO Bye bye don't go
Reileen: oh hello doyle
Reileen: bye bye
Doyle: HALLO AGEN REILEEN Hello again Reileen
Doyle: BYE
Doyle: WAR IS REILEEN NAW Where is Reileen now?
Doyle: I DOT KNOW I don't know
Reileen: haha
Reileen: what did you have for breakfast?
Doyle: ME OH NOP NOT ME I'M NOY MUMMY'S FWND WOT DED YOU SAE Me oh nope not me I'm now Mummy's friend. What did you say?
Reileen: I was asking you on what you ate for breakfast
Doyle: NOP I SED WOT DID YOU SAI Nope I said what did you say?
Doyle: CAN YOU DO DA SAM AS ME Can you do the same as me
Doyle: 4 YOU MEEN 4 you mean
Doyle: I LAHV DAT I love that
Doyle: I'M DOYLE
Doyle: I LAHV IT I love it
Doyle: I O SO LAEC IT I also like it
Doyle: DOT TAP TOO ME Don't type to me
Doyle: TOO DAE Today
Doyle: I AM GOOD
Doyle: I AM AWRAS GOOD I am always good
Reileen: I know
Reileen: you are always good
Doyle: BHT SAM TAM I AM NOT But sometimes I am not
Doyle: YOU
Doyle: YOUR SILVER I AM SONEC DADDY IS SHADOW You're Silver, I am Sonic, Daddy is Shadow [these are characters from Sonic the Hedgehog that Doyle likes to pretend to be]
Doyle: HALO SILVER Hello Silver
Doyle: I AM SONEC I am Sonic
Doyle: YOUR SILVER You're Silver
Doyle: I'M SONEC I'm Sonic
Reileen: Hi Sonic
Reileen: I am Silver
Reileen: and Daddy is Shadow
Reileen: how about mummy?
Doyle: YES
Doyle: TALRS Tails
Doyle: I MEEN TALS I mean Tails
Reileen: okay then
Reileen: my hands are shaking
Reileen: do you know what might be the reason for it?
Reileen: Silver is a little sick
Doyle: OKAY
Doyle: OKAY
Doyle: OKAY
Doyle: OKAY
Doyle: BAT DAS OKAY But that's okay
Doyle: NOP Nope
Doyle: BYE BYE DOT GO Bye bye don't go
Doyle: I WIW GO TOO MUMMY I will go to Mummy
Reileen: Okay
Doyle: BYE BYE GO
Reileen: bye bye Sonic
Doyle: YES
Doyle: YOU CAN GO NAW You can go now
Doyle: I WIW TAP TOO YOU NEX TAM I will type to you next time
Reileen: okay we will talk next time
Reileen: I will miss you then
Reileen: mwaaaaaaaah
Doyle: GO
Doyle: YOU HWD GO NAW You should go now
Doyle: NAW IS N A W Now is N A W
Reileen: i'm not here anymore
Doyle: YES YOU RRR Yes you are
Doyle: YOUR SILVER I TAWD YOU You're Silver I told you
Doyle: GO
Doyle: BAT YOUR REILEEN AGEN But you're Reileen again
Doyle: DADDY IS STW GWEEN Daddy is still gone [He tried sending IMs to his Daddy at this point]
Reileen: I think Daddy is on the plane
Doyle: NOP Nope
Reileen: then where is he
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Doyle is ... - posted by
Kaye
Wow!!!!
Wow!!!!
2011-08-18
Doyle the maths tutor
Doyle: What does 77+77 equal?
Mummy: 154.
Doyle: That's right!
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Maths tutor - posted by
Kaye
Maybe he could help me - I'm not very good at maths!
Maybe he could help me - I'm not very good at maths!
2011-08-05
Doyle the Internet wizard
Doyle decided he wanted to chat with his Daddy while he was at work, using an instant messaging program.
Doyle: HELLO DADDY
Daddy: Hello Doyle
Daddy: Did you type HELLO DADDY by yourself?
Doyle: YES
Daddy: Clever boy
Doyle: DID YOU TYPE CLEVER BOY ALLBY YOU SELF ?
Daddy: Yes I did, lol
Daddy: Ask Mummy to add that to your blog
Doyle: MUMMY OK
Daddy: Mummy loves you
Daddy: and Daddy loves you too
Daddy: and Leo loves you
Doyle: AUNTY ELYSE AND GRAMPS LOVES ME
Daddy: Do Granny and Grandpa love you?
Doyle: YES
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Clever boy - posted by
Kaye
Very clever & very cute!!
Very clever & very cute!!
2011-07-23
Salad
Doyle: I don't want you to eat salad. Salad is junk food.
Daddy: No, salad is the opposite of junk food.
Doyle: No, cookies are the opposite of junk food.
Daddy: Actually, cookies are the epitome of junk food.
Doyle: Cookies aren't the enemy of junk food, salad is the enemy of junk food.
Mummy: Yes, salad is the enemy of junk food.
2011-07-20
Playing "I Spy"
While driving in the city…
Daddy: I spy with my little eye something beginning with H.
Doyle: Is it a horse eating hay?
Daddy: No.
Doyle: Is it just a horse?
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I Spy - posted by
Kaye
Or maybe just 'hay'?
Or maybe just 'hay'?
Staying Home
Doyle: I don't want to go, I want to stay at home.
Daddy: You can only stay home by yourself when you're a teenager.
Doyle: I can stay home when I'm a four-ager.
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Staying home - posted by
Kaye
He's an independent boy!
He's an independent boy!
2011-07-09
Talking Carrot
Doyle: Have you ever seen a talking carrot in a tummy?
Daddy: No, we've never seen anything like that before.
Doyle: Courage has.
Daddy: Has he? Whose tummy did he go inside?
Doyle: His mummy's!
(A short time later)
Doyle: Have you ever seen a talking banana?
Mummy: No.
Doyle: It was in Garfield's world!
2011-06-16
Not wanting to go to school
Doyle: I don't want to go to school.
Daddy: But all good boys and girls go to school.
Doyle: But I'm a naughty boy.
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school - posted by
kaye
Well, honesty is good!
Well, honesty is good!
2011-06-12
Not playing with scissors
Daddy: Where did you put the scissors, Doyle?
Mummy: I put them away because Doyle was playing with them
Doyle: I wasn't playing with them… I was just scissing them.
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Not playing with scissors - posted by
Kaye
And that's what you're meant to do with scissors!
And that's what you're meant to do with scissors!
2011-05-31
Animals
Doyle: There are no animals in Malaysia.
Daddy: Yes there are, remember the monkeys that we sometimes see at the park?
Doyle: No.
Daddy: We need to take you out to see some more animals.
Doyle: No, I don't want to go out and look for animals, I just want to watch animals here [on TV].
2011-05-14
Raisins
We thought that Doyle had been a good boy and eaten all his raisins, since they were gone from his bowl. Some time later we found them neatly arranged at regular intervals along each of our CD and DVD shelves in the living room.
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Raisins - posted by
Kaye
He's a well organised boy!
He's a well organised boy!
2011-05-08
Desire to Swim
Doyle: I want to go swimming. If you don't want to go with me then I will go by myself. But I can't go by myself because I'm not tall enough.
Daddy: Okay, get your swimmers.
Doyle: Okay, but where do I get them from? You have to get your swimmers first and then you have to get my swimmers.
2011-04-30
On marriage
Doyle (to Mummy): Do you want to be alone? I never want to be alone.
Daddy: When you move out, are you going to get a girlfriend? Or are you going to get married?
Doyle: Mummy and Daddy are going to get married.
Mummy: Mummy and Daddy are already married.
Doyle: (squeals) Are you a princess?
Mummy (laughing): Princesses aren't the only people who can get married.
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On Marriage - posted by
Kaye
Did he watch 'the wedding'? But you are a princess aren't you?
Did he watch 'the wedding'? But you are a princess aren't you?
2011-04-22
TV violence
Doyle (rejecting his last chicken nugget): I don't like this.
Daddy: Why not?
Doyle: I don't like eating, I only like watching TV shows with fighting.
Daddy: Daddy doesn't like shows with fighting. He doesn't think it's nice.
Doyle: We have to stop watching shows that haven't got fighting.
2011-04-14
What the ham
Doyle: What the heck is in here?
Mummy: Doyle, don't say “heck”. It's not appropriate language.
Doyle: Can I say “What the ham?”
Mummy: Yes, you can say “What the ham.”
Doyle: What the ham is in here? … What the ham am I doing? …
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What the ham - posted by
Kaye
Cute!
Cute!
2011-04-09
Shopping for shoes
We were shopping for shoes for Doyle. As he was trying them on, the sales clerk asked him, “What country are you from?” She seemed a bit bemused when he insisted, “Malaysia”.
2011-04-04
Magic sausage
Doyle: I want Mummy to give me some more sausage.
Daddy: Mummy can't, she's in the bedroom feeding Leo. But Daddy can give you some more sausage.
Doyle: No, I want Mummy to give it to me.
(Daddy disappears for a while.)
Mummy: OK, I made some more sausage appear on your plate by magic.
(Doyle goes into the living room to check.)
Doyle: You did!
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- posted by
Frank Corless
Smart thinking that use of magic sometimes.
Smart thinking that use of magic sometimes.
2011-03-25
Storytime
We have a guest, Reileen, staying with us. At storytime, I asked Doyle, “Do you want Daddy or Reileen to read you your story tonight?”
Doyle replied, “Does Reileen know how to read?”
Reileen is 25 years old.
2011-03-08
Malaysian English
Now that Doyle is attending pre-school, he has been picking up Malaysianisms. Earlier this evening he was appending “ah” to all his questions, and just now at story-time he repeated a line Malaysian style: “…moved onto boats, lah!” Bless.
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- posted by
Kaye & Ian Malcolm
So sweet. Now he has an accent that's hard to determine, together with Malaysian expressions.
So sweet. Now he has an accent that's hard to determine, together with Malaysian expressions.
2011-02-27
Beatles Rock Band
One of Doyle's favourite games at the moment is Beatle's Rock Band. Here's a clip of him singing “A Hard Day's Night.”
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- posted by
Kaye & Ian Malcolm
Hooray - I could actually see it! But it kept stopping & starting.
Hooray - I could actually see it! But it kept stopping & starting.
2011-02-13
Doyle on the phone
Doyle often pretends to be carrying long conversations with his family and friends on the phone. This morning, this was overheard during the conversation…
“When is your birthday? … Oh, I see. Will you have a ladybird cake? … Will you have a cake with flowers on it, or a cake with flowers not on it? … When will your birthday party be? … Oh OK, never. When will your birthday party never be?”
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on the phone - posted by
kaye
Too cute!
Too cute!
2011-02-06
Kiffke
“Daddy, what does kiffke mean?”, Doyle asked me was we were sitting down to dinner at a restaurant tonight. I had no idea. Then I looked around and realised what restaurant we were eating in. It was KFC.
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kiffke - posted by
kaye
What a clever boy!
What a clever boy!