Mat Salleh and Ah Pek

One day, Lauren sees me scratching my finger. She says, 'Mom, why are you scratching your epidermis?" Wow, where did you learn that word? 'In Science class. It means your skin'. Nice job, Lauren! So, Mat Salleh!


Next day, I am walking Luke home from Chinese tuition. And he says, 'Mom, you know, you can also call "ciau-ciau" with another word!'. Curious, I ask him, 'OK....what other word can you call it?', not really knowing what to expect. "You can also call it...cock! Yah, you can call it 'cock'! Cool right Mom?'. Cool? I'm not so sure. Ah Pek...for sure.