Sunday, July 31, 2005

Musings... "chop chop"!

I was preparing some pork ribs that we bought from the chinese supermarket to make Bak Kut Teh. The pork ribs have not been chopped up and I had to manually chop them up. Holding the chopper high, I let the gravity help me as my hands brought it down heavily to try chop up the bones.

Suddenly, I wondered if my actions would actually affect bambino? As in, I often use the chopper and other knives to prepare meat before cooking dinner. It is purported that after the 22nd week, the fetus (Bambino) can now hear the sounds surrounding his nest aka "mummy's tummy", and even sometimes sense my actions. As such, does it also mean that he is well aware that I am chopping up meat? If so, would my actions subconciously imbue in him a sense of aggression?? I certainly hope not!!

Recently, we've stopped following UK's Big Brother because (1) its getting boring; and (2) its got too much swearing on the show and we don't want Bambino to be "affected" by it!! YL calls me a "paranoid" though, when in the occassional times that we watch the show, I would cover my tummy with a blanket hoping that Bambino doesn't "hear" whats going on in the show!!

Well, if the theory goes that listening to Mozart might inculcate a sense of liveliness and musicality in the baby in utero, surely, "exposing" him to bad stuffs on radio and tv or through the physical environment might result in negative influences too?

Food for thought... :)

Feeding Mozart to Bambino...

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