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Thursday, July 06, 2006

Pia is still confused about 'she' and 'he'. He always...er....she always refers to Dominic as she. 'Daddy, Domu hit my face, she did it like this'. I correct her whenever I notice: "She?". Then she will correct herself: 'He'.

This has become such a routine with us, but I didn't realise how much until one day, Dominic was watching TV. A program has just finished and the TV announced the next program, 'Coming up, news in English live from CCTV', and the initials CCTV splashed on the TV screen.

Dominic reads off the initials, 'C', 'C', 'T', 'V'. From inside the toilet across the room, Pia shouts 'He! Not C!'.