Monday, September 29, 2008

on moles and teeth

My children were born spotless.

(Apart from a faint gray Mongolian spot on their buttocks which has faded for Day and is fading for Dee and Lu)

Now I discover moles developing on Day.

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The one on his left eyebrow – in the exact same position as mine – appeared a year or two ago.

The big one on the little finger of his left hand, I am astonished to say, suddenly appeared out of the blue a fortnight ago.

I thought it was dirt. Or an under-skin blood clot, created when his finger got caught in something.

It looks like it’s here to stay. KK also has a big mole on one of his fingers.

Moles, I find out, are pre-determined. Genes – and then later sun exposure - are what speckles us.

The boy’s got another two on his right thigh.

Dee hasn’t got any moles yet.

Another major physiological discovery: Lu’s teeth have come out to play!

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

hihi..

i love that song you played (tian chang de jiu).....but I cannot find that song anywhere....do you have the original singer's name ? i want to suggest that for my fren's wedding too....Thanks

Jamie (littlegraffi.livejournal.com)

wei said...

Oh my, Day has such long and thick eyelashes! Nice! :)

Sher said...

jamie: hey sorry i hv no idea.. first time i heard it was when py handed out the scores and we read it. possibly it's known by some other name which i dont know of.