Agastya on Psychology 101

Lila was messing up Agastya's train track with her toys. She put them all around his track so his train can't go. On cue, he's obviously upset and starts yelling at her.

Agastya: Lila! Tidy up your toys!
Lila: No!
Agastya: That's a BAD girl! I am not going to clean up for you. I am the one who always tidy up! Now tidy up otherwise I won't be your brother!
Lila: NO! I don't want to!
Agastya: (increasingly getting louder) LILA!!! I want you to tidy up your toys NOW!!!
Lila: NO!!!!!
Agastya: *sigh, then suddenly changed his tone to very nice and soft* Lila, if you pick up your toys, then you're a good girl. Are you a good girl?
Lila: No.
Agastya: *still with nice tone* Such a good girl, Lila. Are you going to help me pick up your toys?
Lila: *picking up her toys and put it in her basket. Then look at Agastya for confirmation*
Agastya: Wow, Lila! Very good! Look mommy Lila is a good girl!!
Lila: *is happy and pick more of her toys up now*

Somehow I think he'd have no problem handling her.

Sometimes I wish I have instant replay and record button on life (like they do in Sky+) so that I can watch it again and again. I guess recording it on this blog has to suffice.

Especially when Lila does cute short thing unrepeatable, such as putting her hands to close her own eyes and say "Taa daa!!! I DISAPPEARED!"

BBC's 50 things to eat before you die - my list

1. Fresh fish - DONE. Nice.

2. Lobster - DONE. Nicer than fresh fish.

3. Steak - DONE. Best I had was probably at a Brazilian restaurant.

4. Thai Cuisine - DONE. Not my cuppa. Hot and sour isn't my thing.

5. Chinese food - DONE. Who hasn't?

6. Ice cream - DONE. My favourite flavour is vanilla. I'm boring like that.

7. Pizza - DONE. Again, who hasn't? But isn't my thing either.

8. Crab - DONE. Want more, always.

9. Curry - DONE. Nuff said.

10. Prawns - DONE. Thank God I'm not allergic to seafood like some people.

11. Moreton Bay Bugs - I need to google this.

12. Clam chowder - DONE. In the most appropriate place to try it too. Boston.

13. Barbecues - DONE. Sadly not enough time here. Shitty weather.

14. Pancakes - DONE. Best place I had it was at The Pancake Parlour with my Uncle Ben.

15. Pasta - DONE. My favourite kind is Spaghetti. (with seafood & garlic & olive oil.. yum!)

16. Mussels - DONE. I used to like this so much, Nagi used to buy them and cook for me. With garlic & wine sauce. Nice.

17. Cheesecake - DONE. My favourite is the one by Bread Talk. Chiffon Cheesecake. Waittaminit. Did it says cheesecake or gateux? I love Valerie's Strawberry Gateux. Cheesecake really isn't my thing either.

18. Lamb - DONE. I think Turkish/Greek/Middle Eastern cuisines have the best of them.

19. Cream tea - DONE. With warm scones and clotted cream. Kyaaa...

20. Alligator - DONE. In Melbourne. Wasn't all that nice..

21. Oysters - DONE. Fresh ones and omelette. Dunno which one I prefer. Both are nice.

22. Kangaroo - DONE. In Melbourne too. Same time as I tried the Alligator.

23. Chocolate - DONE. My Valentine is always confused because I don't like chocolates.

24. Sandwiches - DONE. Seriously. Why do you have to eat sandwiches before you die?

25. Greek Cuisine - DONE. Good stuff.

26. Burgers - DONE. No mayo please.

27. Mexican Cuisine - DONE. Best to have the with margheritas! :D

28. Squid - DONE. Oh yeah!

29. American diner breakfast - DONE. Pardon me, but what's wrong with the English breakfast?

30. Salmon - DONE. Don't like it raw.

31. Venison - DONE. Somewhere in a little town in Sweden.

32. Cuy - What the heck is this?

33. Shark - DONE. Nothing fantastic.

34. Sushi - DONE. Not my cuppa either.

35. Paella - DONE. Isn't this part of Mexican food? Oh is this Spanish? (confused)

36. Barramundi - DONE. Fantastic fish. I'm partial to white fish.

37. Reindeer - Not so sure if I had it or not, but I'm sure it's no different than Venison anyway.

38. Kebab - DONE.

39. Scallops - DONE. My god it's best on its own.

40. Australian meat pie - DONE. What's so good about them?

41. Mango - DONE. Still struggle to peel them even now.

42. Durian - DONE. Seriously. You DO NOT need to eat this before you die. You can die eating it. Or sitting under its tree.

43. Octopus - DONE. I think it's better than squid.

44. Ribs - DONE. Sticky fingers totally worth it.

45. Roast beef - DONE. I can think of better things to eat than roast beef.

46. Tapas - DONE. Again with the spanishy mexicany stuff?

47. Jerk chicken - Not sure what this is.

48. Haggis - DONE. Yep. Had it in Scotland.

49. Caviar - DONE. Agree, definitely something one should experience.

50. Cornish Pasty - DONE.

Need to do only 4 more things before I die? Hoh. I better slow down eh?

However, according to "Five things to eat before you die" list - guess I just wanted a shorter list, I only had to do number 3 and 4. Not going to do 4 I think so creepy.