Little friendship through Oppa Gangnam Style 江南式的友情篇

Peke is 3 years and3 months old.

Last Friday evening (1^st of March), when we were having our dinner, Peke suddenly said: “Apa gana stal.”

 I couldn’t understand what he was trying to tell. So I asked Peke if he could repeat what he said just now.

Again, I heard “Apa gana stal.”

I could only catch the first word “Apa” which I assumed is Bahasa Melayu, means “What”.

Then, I asked Peke Poh Poh (Granny): “What does he said? I only heard “Apa”?”

Peke Poh Poh said: “This Whole day after he backs from centre, he keeps telling apa gana stal. I also don’t know what he said. He seems like speak Bahasa Melayu.”

Peke Daddy said: “The centre starts to teach them Bahasa Melayu. This is not bad.”

Peke Poh Poh agreed with Peke Daddy.

I am so curious. Is this so called “Magic”? We just sent Peke to centre for 2 months; he already can say a full sentence of Bahasa Melayu? A language that we totally do not speak to him since he was born and almost zero exposes.

After finished dinner, I chit chat with Peke at the living room: “Peke, what is Apa gana stal? Teacher Lee teaches you at the centre there?”

Peke said: “The boy say Aun Aun, Apa ganam stal.”

Ahar…..finally Mommy knew what was Peke trying to tell.

There was a boy from his centre who called Peke to watch him demonstrated the Oppa Gangnam Style.

So I asked Peke: “What is the boy name?”

Peke said: “The boy.”

Well, Peke only knows how to address his classmates name by The Boy and The Girl.

Peke Daddy start to worry, so he said: “Can you ask the boy what is his name?”

Peke said “The boy said Apa gana stal.” Haha

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Monday evening (4^th of March), when I bathed for Peke, Peke said “Apa gana stal.” He was so fascinated about Oppa gangnam style.

I asked Peke: “So what is the boy’s name?”

Peke said : “Jim.”

Jim is his first classmate name he knows since he was born.

北格三岁三个月大。

星期五（三月一日）的傍晚，大家围坐在白色大理石的饭桌享用晚餐，北格突然说：“Apa gana stal.”

我不明白那是什么意思，所以要求北格再说一遍。

结果，我还是听到一样的东西，：“Apa gana stal.”

我想北格所说的“Apa ”应该是马来话，意指“什么”，后面两句就完全毫无头绪。

于是，我问北格婆婆，：“北格再说什么，我只知道他讲了一句，Apa。”

北格婆婆说：“今天，他从中心回来后，就不停的说 “Apa gana stal”。我也不懂是什么。有点像马来话。”

北格爸爸说：“那很好啊，中心开始教他们马来语了。”

北格婆婆也认同爸爸，应该是中心教北格说的。

这难道是魔术吗？北格才去中心两个月而已，就可以说一小段的马来句子，好神奇耶。况且，打从他出世至今，我们从没用过马来语和他沟通，他对马来语也是零接触的。

用膳后，我又问北格：“Apa gana stal是什么意思呢？是不是李老师教你新的东西呢？”

北格回答：“那个男孩说，安安，Apa gana stal。”

啊哈，我灵光一闪，终于抓到这句话的意思了。北格是指中心那儿有个男孩叫北格看他表演当今红遍全球的跳马舞，Oppa Gangnam Style。

我接着问北格：“那男孩叫什么名字？”

北格说：“那个男孩。”

之前，北格很少接触外面的人，平时我们夫妻俩上班，他就只是和他的公公婆婆在家。现在，他还不懂如何称呼他的同学，只知道他们是男孩和女孩。

北格爸爸又开始担心了，他对北格说：“你可不可以问问那个男孩叫什么名字吗？”

北格回答：“那个男孩说Apa gana stal。”太可爱了。

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星期一（三月四日）的傍晚，我帮北格洗澡时，他又说：“Apa gana stal。”他超爱这骑马舞！

我接着问他：“那个男孩叫什么名字？”

北格回答说：“Jim。”

Jim是北格上中心后，第一位结识的同学。