There is nothing scarier than....

a two year-old coming right at you holding a flaming sparkler like a butcher's knife (Yeah, the classic 2-handed grip) and laughing hysterically.

Last week, I bought a pack of sparklers, with the idea of playing with family or friends, since it had been an awfully long time I touched one. Today, Zelene & Co. (which meant the little princess, and her loyal servants a.k.a Mom and Dad) dropped by in the evening to hang out, gamble and overeat.

The usual Chinese New Year routine.

(I don't think I have eaten this much in a single day.)

So, after the 2nd dinner, me, Constance (a.k.a as Zel's Mom), Derek (a.k.a Zel's Dad) and Zel went out of the house to play with the sparklers. At first we lit one had handed it slowly to her, thinking she will be afraid of y'know, strange, unknown stuff.

Oh hell no.

Not only did she not show any signs of fear, she held it perfectly and came straight towards me and Constance, with Derek laughing behind Zel.

Yes, we are two grown women, but like I said, there is nothing scarier than this little kid, in a pink dress, holding the sparkler like a murder weapon and laughing her head off. Alarmed, the both of us yelled at Derek to keep her away, but he was laughing too hard and unfortunately, Zel took it as an affirmative to come running at us with the sparkler pointed in our direction. We dashed into the house and slammed the door shut behind us.

P.S She burned through 3 boxes of that sparkler stuff, with her Dad's supervision of course.