I'm thinking Mommy

It's been two weeks now since I've booked the three of us a ticket back to Malaysia. I happily told Taufik this.

And so, as usual we have our morning and afternoons drive to and from school, filled with daily chats, story telling and singing. Unusually so, on some of these sessions Taufik seemed retrospective and silent. It had me rather worried, though I was also glad for the quiet. A little bit of rest you know, especially when it's a busy day with lots of things to do flying around in my head. But still, it bothered me that he was quiet, and so I asked, "What's wrong darling? Anything wrong? Why are you so quiet?

His answer, "I'm thinking Mommy."

"What are you thinking of?"

"I'm thinking of Malaysia. I am going to Malaysia."

"What about Malaysia?"

"I'm going to be there for many many days. Five days!!!" He says excitedly, putting up five fingers at me with a big smile.

"You're going to be in Malaysia for more days than that. You're going to be there for 10 days!!!"
I say with a smile.