I was at a condo clubhouse reading when a boy and his little sister came in. They started looking at some of the magazines on the shelves, and were generally aggravating each other, like what siblings of that age usually do.

Then I opened my laptop.

The darned kids had to come over to see what I was doing. Since it wasn’t the best time to surf adult websites, I went on to check my mail.

Girl: Gmail!

Boy: My daddy uses Gmail too.

Me: So where’s your daddy?

Girl: In Hong Kong.

Me: What’s he doing in Hong Kong?

Boy: Doing business.

Me: So how old are you?

Girl: I’m 7 and he’s 9.

Boy: She has a boyfriend!

Me: Wow I don’t even have a boyfriend!

Boy: Of course lah! You don’t look like the gay type.

Gee. I don’t think I ever heard of gays when I was 9. At least he didn’t get any gay vibes from me.

Me: So which school do you go to?

They told me.

Me: Hey I used to go there too, when I was 7! And when I was 9 too! They eventually kicked me out.

Boy: That’s because you went to secondary school!

Me: Yeah they didn’t want me to be there anymore that’s why I had to go to secondary school.

Girl: So are you still in secondary school?

I’m beginning to like her.

Boy: Of course not lah you crazy.

Me: What do you wanna be when you grow up?

Boy: A scientist.

Me: Ah a mad scientist with curly hair!

Boy: Hahahah!

Girl: I want to be a scientist and a cook!

Me: I think I prefer cooks. That’s because I like to eat!

Me: Where’s your mommy?

Boy: She’s swimming.

Me: And why aren’t you swimming?

Girl: Mommy only allows us to swim in the morning and the afternoon.

Me: That’s because it’s dark now. If you drown, it’ll be quite hard to find your body.

Me: Anyway I think it’s time for you to go now. I think your mommy’s here.

I think they enjoyed the conversation. They waved and said goodbye when they left.