Monday 9 July 2007

免死金牌

In the olden days when emperors ruled China, they give out tokens of protection to their agents. These tokens, known as 免死金牌, are given to those who are undertaking important missions, or to reward great services rendered. The holder of such a token is immune from death threats from other nobles and cannot be executed no matter how great his crime is. Thus such a person can go around interfering in the affairs of the nobles and make a great nuisance of himself, and be assured that he is safe from persecution. At least until the emperor recalls the token.

Sunshine had always been a naughty girl. I used to call her Little Miss Naughty, until she became the Sunshine of my life, but she is still as mischievous as ever. She delights in making a nuisance of herself, teasing and provoking a reaction out of me. Now that she has the 3-month old foetus as the token of protection, she will rub her growing belly and say to it, "SunshineKitten, see your daddy wants to beat me!"

More recently, she just rubs her belly furiously when she sees me coming after her for revenge. The last time she did that, I whispered maliciously into her ear that her token will expire 6 months from now, and I will have my revenge then.

See lah, the parents-to-be are still big children themselves, how to take care of the little kitten?