Control King

Juan Or may be small-sized and very young (yes, he's the youngest in the family!) and maybe the least dominant person in our family of three, but don't underestimate him! He may be small, but he is so full of fire! Hence the Malay saying 'kecil-kecil cili padi' (as small as a bird's eye chilli, yet so full of fire). He can even control what Mommy wears. ^_^



There were a few occasions in the past after Juan Or and Mommy arrived home after a hard day's work, he insisted that Mommy should immediately change Mommy's working clothes into house clothes. Then when Mommy told him to wait for Mommy to quickly settle some household things first before changing to house wear, he insisted (and FRETTED!) that no, Mommy should do it NOW!
 


Then this happened just a few days ago when Mommy felt it was already time to change Mommy's old and worn out rubber slippers to a brand new one. Actually Mommy already had the new pair of rubber slippers in stock way before the previous pair became worn out. So the moment Juan Or saw Mommy putting on the new pair, he immediately insisted that Mommy should go back to wearing the old, worn-out pair! And mind you, he not only insisted, but he fretted and almost cried that Mommy should change back to the old one immediately!

(See the heel part of this old, worn-out slipper? Anytime soon, a hole is going to appear but Juan Or insists that Mommy should still continue wearing this!)

 (This is the new pair of slippers that Juan Or despise so much!)

Learning to Wear Japanese-styled Rubber Slippers

Long time ago, when Mommy was just one to two months before giving birth to Juan Or, Mommy saw Tesco sold a pair of Japanese-styled rubber slippers for only RM1.90 or RM1.50 (can't remember). That price was very cheap so Mommy bought it as preparation for Juan Or's toddlerhood.

After sitting in storage for slightly less than two years, finally Mommy decided to take it out to try on Juan Or. Turned out, his feet are just the right size for the slippers! Had Mommy taken it out later, Juan Or's feet would have overgrown the slippers.

The first time Mommy wore the slippers on Juan Or, he didn't quite know how to control his feet in such a way that when he walks, the slippers won't slip out. Everytime Mommy fitted the slippers onto his tiny feet, the slippers slipped out immediately when he started walking! Then few weeks later, Mommy happened to see this cute pair of blue hippopotamus plush indoor slippers sold in The Store Sri Petaling for RM5 only (it was Baby Fair and is still on now). Mommy just can't resist buying it since it's so cute and cheap. This hippo indoor slipper has garters at the heel to help secure little feet in the slippers. Turned out, walking on the hippo slippers was good practice for Juan Or to walk with the Japanese-styled rubber slippers!

The cute pair of plush hippopotamus indoor slippers for RM5 only! Mommy had wanted to take a video of Juan Or wearing this but was always unsuccessful because either the handphone was not conveniently around or by the time the handphone was ready, Juan Or refused to wear it!

So the following weekend, when Papa and Mommy brought Juan Or to visit our new house (where the Japanese-styled rubber slippers are put), Juan Or don't seem to have anymore problem walking with the Japanese slippers. The slippers don't slip out easily from his little feet anymore unless he is lifting his leg high to cross a barrier, like this video:

But then, if Juan Or is to put on the slippers himself, then that can be quite a problem. ^ ^