Chill, papa! Chill!

"Why are you wearing a sweater?" I asked Gabi this morning. "It's no longer raining and the sun is out."

Gabi shrugged his shoulders, his way of saying "You just don't understand, Papa."

"No need to wear a sweater this morning, my son." I wanted to convince him. "It's no longer cold."

"Papa," Gabi rolled his eyes. "I don't wear this because it's cold. I wear it because it's cool!"

Kuya can you hear me?

"Look what I made in school, kuya." Bela wanted to impress Gabi.

"Two cans and a string? What's that?" a bored Gabi replied.

"It's a telephone! Look, put this can on your ear and I will whisper on the other."

"I can't hear you. Sorry." Gabi said, obviously not wanting to play this game with his younger sister.

"Hmm..." Bela was puzzled since the device worked perfectly earlier in school. "Since I was using it earlier today, maybe now it's low batt?"