Monday 15th September, 2008 5 Asian fathers and mystery of nappies id you see that article Sixty-One. in the newspaper which Here are my personal Dsaid that the average observations of the difference Asian Mums: Know the Asian Mums: Will dress Asian man spends one minute between how Asian mums and names of their kids’ teachers, the child in clothes appropri- a day with his children? Asian dads handle children. best friends and crushes. ate to the occasion. Asian I was shocked at that. I Asian Mums: Know exactly Asian Dads: Are vaguely Dads: Will thrust youngest mean, a whole minute? Every what children like to eat. aware that there are short peo- daughter into a flouncy white day? Asian Dads: Will try to feed ple sleeping in the apartment. princess dress to go on a No way. Get real. Once a the baby chilli sauce. Asian Mums: Select toys swamp march. week maybe. At the risk of Asian Mums: Can change a on the basis of their educa- Asian Mums: Will make being controversial, it must be nappy with one hand. Asian tional value. Asian Dads: Steal sure the kids use the toilet acknowledged that many Dads: “A nappy is what?” the kids’ toys and take them to before going out. Asian Dads: Asian males are frankly terri- Asian Mums: Will know work to play with. Will forget to do this, and ble at kid-related things. And I the right questions to ask the Asian Mums: Know the will look to the nearest should know. I am one. children’s teacher. Asian Dads: names and nicknames of all woman for help when a prob- So was my father. In fact, Will ask the teacher for a dis- the children in the building. lem becomes apparent. almost every direct male count on school fees. Asian Dads: Occasionally Yes, although some of us ancestor of mine has been an Asian Mums: Will give the refer to “the fat one”, “the one eventually learn good parent- Asian father, and male. What child age-appropriate birthday with the ears” and “the ugly ing skills, in general, Asian are the odds of that? what we do. Asian names are homonyms of gifts. Asian Dads: Will give a one”. dads can be awful parents. And we have to admit, Yet this claim is based on numbers anyway, and you get DVD of “Friday 13th” to a tod- Asian Mums: Will buy Almost as bad as non-Asian like it or not, we are pretty accurate observation. I have amazing results. I remember dler. healthy fresh food at the mar- dads. But don’t get me start- hopeless at all this child-rear- evidence. I know men who meeting a Hong Kong boy Asian Mums: Will play ket every day. Asian Dads: ed on that one. ing stuff. It just doesn’t come give their children numbers as named Three Five (Sam Ng) Snap and let the child win. Will only go shopping when * naturally. Of course I am gen- names, to help them get them and a girl called Two Six (Ah- Asian Dads: Will challenge the there’s nothing left in the Dads can complain to our eralizing outrageously, but in the right order. Combine Yee Lok). If they got married, kid to poker and beat the fridge except a jar of capers columnist via his website at hey, I’m a columnist. That’s this with the fact that some they would be Mr and Mrs pants off him. and a bay leaf. www.vittachi.com Prince Harry voted ‘Britain’s Kim began losing consciousness in April TOKYO (AP) - North Citing an unnamed Korean leader Kim Jong-Il, Chinese official with close who is reportedly recover- ties to North Korea, the coolest young royal’ ing from a stroke, began los- Mainichi Shimbun said the ing consciousness at work 66-year-old Kim’s unspeci- Afghanistan, his African charity Prince’s finest moment, 49 per cent per cent), followed by being pho- in April and could not prop- fied condition impaired his work and his involvement with the said it was carrying on his mother’s tographed drunk (16 per cent), scuf- erly govern as his health judgment, and his decisions glamorous South African Chelsy charity work, 44 per cent said it was fles with paparazzi photographers worsened, a major daily related to international Davies as reasons for his appeal. his service in the Army, four per (10 per cent) and splitting up with Japanese newspaper report- denuclearization talks The Prince spent 10 weeks in cent said it was organising last sum- Chelsy (two per cent). ed Sunday. became less flexible. Helmand Province last Christmas, mer’s Concert for Diana in memory The young royal spent part of working as a tactical air controller - of the Princess, and three per cent this year checking on the progress calling up allied air cover in support said it was getting back with Chelsy of his Africa based charity of ground forces - and mounting foot earlier this year after the couple Sentebale launched in memory of patrols. broke up. his mother Diana, Princess of But the deployment was cut When questioned about who was Wales in 2006. This summer, he short when a media blackout on the coolest young royal Harry got 42 travelled with members of his regi- reporting the news was broken by a per cent of the votes, Zara got 35 per ment to the principality of Lesotho, website. cent, William got 15 per cent and where the team refurbished a He has talked about his desire to Eugenie and Beatrice both got four school for children with special serve again in a conflict zone and the per cent, according to the poll con- needs. poll found 62 per cent of more than ducted by MSN Entertainment. He is spending his birthday on 3,000 people questioned believed he His misjudgment in wearing a regimental duties in Canada. should return to the front, with 38 Nazi outfit to a fancy dress party was (C) The Telegraph Group Prince Harry will celebrate his per cent saying he should not. voted his most infamous moment (72 London 2008 24th birthday on regimental Asked which royal duties in Canada couple they most wanted a night out with, those By Aislinn Simpson polled picked Harry and Chelsy as first choice (35 he third in line to the throne per cent), followed by beat his cousin Zara Phillips, Zara and Mike Tindall Tbrother Prince William and (33 per cent), William other relatives Princesses Beatrice and Kate Middleton (28 and Eugenie to the coveted title. per cent), and Peter Voters cited his recent service, as Phillips and wife a Lieutenant in the Household Autumn (four per cent). Cavalry’s Blues and Royals, in Questioned about the.