A long persistent chirping sound broke the silence on a peaceful Sunday morning.

So, all family members went on a “hunting” mission to trace the origin of the sound which apparently was coming from within the house.

As the chirping continued intermittently throughout the morning, mommy traced it to be coming from the toilet.

It is the same sound that we commonly hear when we frequent the nature - the sound created by a CRICKET.

Aha! So just when Papa Ed was using the toilet, the cricket hopped out of its hiding place and presented itself to him *haha*.

Then, there was much excitement as Papa Ed caught hold of the cricket and the boys were as enthusiastic as their Papa to ”host the cricket as a special guest”.

 We read that when cricket comes visiting our house, it is a Chinese belief that it means bringing GOOD LUCK *smile*.

Well, we certainly welcome all the Good Luck especially when it came visiting during the Lunar New Year season *haha*.

Now, the cricket is playing guest in our home and well-fed with water, carrot and vegetable. A few days later, another cricket visited and provided company to the first one.

[Yohoo! More good luck  *wink wink*. Actually,  the truth is we believe the persistent chirping of our first cricket was to attract its female companion *grin*.]

Our male cricket is still chirping to its delight.

When we were wondering how a small little cricket can create such a persistent loud shrill of sound, Bren did a little research and told us that the sound is created by only male cricket through action called “stridulation” when it raises its left forewing and rub it against the upper hind edge of the right forewing.

It is indeed a very good “live” science education for our boys.

True enough. Each time we sight the cricket raising its two wings, it is accompanied by the chirping again.

We feel like we are living in the nature reserve, already *smile*.

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