Questions in/about/of life

There are many things haunting my mind now a days. Global warming, zero water day, death etc... These have been scaring me a lot as future does not look rosy to me. I have wondered how people seem to be at peace even though there are plenty of scary predictions by scientists about the future of Humans. I have literally lost sleep over these things.

Here are a few questions I have been pondering over. Do write to me if you have answers to them. My parents are grappling with it as much as I am but are doing a decent job of hiding it ;)


Question 1
What is the world going to look like in 40-45 yrs? Is global warming going to destroy the world?

Question 2
Which is the right religion to follow?

Question 3
Does God exist? How do you know? What makes you believe He/She exists?

Question 4
How do I feel God so that I truly believe Him/Her?

Question 5
Why did God create this confusion with so many religions? Why did He/She not give us only one religion to follow?

Question 6
What is the purpose of life if everyone is going to die one day?

Having heard news of death in the recent past and now that I understand this as a reality, it scares me :( How lonely will it be when my parents are no more - this scares me to no end!

My parents are hoping I will mature over time to find answers by reading/introspecting and dealing with ambiguity until then.

Confidence is everything

Life has been teaching me many lessons. I am a good learner when I figure out things by myself. No amount of advice from others works for me. I have discovered the value of confidence and have also figured cheeky ways to get out off sticky situations. I try my best to pass my wisdom to the young ones :) Yes, to my younger unwilling sister who insists on making her own mistakes:(

But I keep doling gyaan :) as I am thrilled with my enlightenment.

M (tense, just before leaving for school) - ammA, nAn nagam cut panna marandhuten. nyAbagapaduta sonnen!
M - Inniki PT irukku and teacher check pannuvA. Romba strict teacher
P -  kai kAmi
P (After seeing) - Ok dhaan.
M - ila. onakku theiryAdhu yen teacher patthi
P - Ennakkum andha PT teacher irundhurukkA. Enakku theriyum ok?
M is almost in the verge of tears while ammA is rushing to bring the nail cutter
P - time ila M. nAn sollaradha kelu.
P - Teacher ketkarache kai-a kAmi. Confident-a kAmi
M - ??
P - Straight-a kAmi negam cut panninA madhiri
P - Teacher oda kaN-a straight-a paru.. Confident-a kamichA teacher kku doubt varAdhu
P - nee thalaiya kuninju pArthA teacher kku doubt vandhu onnoda kaiyya check pannuvA
M was doubtful but decided to roll with it as it was already late

Curious as to what happened to M ?
She did escape with my tactics :)

Jelebi demysitfied

Oh...hot, crispy jelebi-s. It is a work of art.. a complicated delicious thing or so I thought

On the way back from a shop where I tried my best to behave well, I pleaded for some jelebi-s from the local street shop. ammA decided to buy them and asked for 100 gms. The shopkeeper packed a few pieces in a newspaper and handed over the small package. I was unimpressed..

pAdukA - ivalavu dhaana (that's all)

ammA - 100 gms.. avalavu dhaan (100 gms is all that much)

ammA - seri innum 100 gms vangalAm ( ok let's buy 100 gms more)

The shopkeeper did not have more ready to pack and asked us to wait while he prepared jelebi-s.

pAdukA - so easy.. andha bag-a pidichi round round-a maava podanum oil la (so easy, you have to make round shape into the oil with the dough in the bag  )

ammA - adhu pannaradhu kashtam pAdukA (that's hard to do pAdukA)

pAdukA - idhu enna heat pannarAr (What is he heating?)

ammA - sugar syrup

pAdukA - Ooh... 

Watching the fried jelebi-s thrown into the sugar syrup 

pAdukA - apparam enna pannanum (What has to be done next?)

ammA - pack 100 gms

pAdukA - huh? eppadi sweet aagum?(How will it become sweet?)

ammA - Sweet syrup la potta illayA?(Did he not put it in sweet syrup?)
pAdukA - Oh.. nAn ninaichen, sugar syrup-a syringe la eduthu jelebi oda oru end la inject panna, adhu full jelebi la flow aagum.. (I thought that the sugar syrup is injected from one end of the jelebi and the syrup will flow through the entire jelebi)

ammA - ! (that will be cool :)

Good samaritan

One phone call made my ammA's and appA's day. It's not the news of their daughter being a topper/a star at school but news that she is a good human being. I did not think it was a great deed as it seemed like the right thing for anyone to do. I did not even mention this to my parents. So here is what happened...


My friend S came to school with a box of pizza for lunch. Her family was moving from one house to another and it was her lunch for the day. Imagine what kind of jealous response she would have got from the class. She is a generous soul and everyone just surrounded her and took some portion of the pizza without a thought. She was left with  2 meagre pieces for lunch and nothing else.

Feeling sad and alone, she sat in the class. I felt bad seeing her. I called her and sat with her for lunch. I offered the box of fruits which I had with me. She liked fruits and was happy to have them. She even offered to share what was left of her pizza. It was sooo... tempting  (you know I love cheese) but I refused as she needed the food and company to cheer her up.

We had a good time chatting and finishing our lunch. That's all happened and it was not much to go back home and report. But my friend thought it was so kind and sweet of me and recollected the incident to her parents. S's mom was touched that she picked up the phone to make that call...


(P.S. - Paaduka, when you read this post that we recorded on your behalf, know that you made appA and ammA proud as you are a good human being with a pure heart. Never ever trade that for anything as that's what makes you stand tall and head and shoulder above the rest)

and I think some more...

I was watching the video of Joe Biden receiving the medal of freedom for his service and listened to the citation that we read before it was conferred on him. I just started thinking aloud.

pAdukA - ivalavu years service pannirkAlA.. wow...
ammA - AmAm pAdukA.. adhaan dedication
pAdukA - I am sure avar kalyANam pannikalai
ammA - ennA?
pAdukA - single ammA.. illana how can he achieve so much
ammA - !!???! (where did this come from?)

Ok... here is what I think... For someone to be an achiever or be dedicated to something, that person has to be single. It is hard to be married and achieve with thorough dedication for a long duration. ammA told me that Joe Biden is married and gave many other examples of achievers who are married. I am digesting all of these information but I wonder if the achievers would have achieved much more or much earlier if they were not not married .... Hmmmm.....??

and I keep learning and thinking.....

and I think....

Well, hello there after a long time.... What can I say? It has been a long time as I was busy growing up and all ;) There is information overload all around me. Many things are happening which I am absorbing continuously  and it is moulding my thoughts and opinions. Yes, you heard it right.. I have opinions on things now a days :)


Here are my thoughts on being a woman -

Nature has made it woman's responsibility to bear a child and give birth. My science knowledge as of today tells me that cells keep building and increasing in a woman's body and forms into a baby which she gives birth to. I think that it is not possible for a woman to raise a kid by herself and that is why she needs to be married. Think about how many things that a woman needs to do if she has to raise the child by herself -
-Take care of the kid
-Work at office
-Do household work
-Teach the kid (this includes helping for school and home work, help them pursue extra curricular activities)

I think anyone with a kid should be married so that they can get help for all the work. Isn't it? My parents did not give me any solid answer to this. All they say is that my views will evolve when I see more things around this world.

Waiting to know more about the ways of the world...

Counselling

Sometimes I have to play a strong big sister's role for my little sister. She needs guidance :) My extra 3 years of experience is useful for her. How do I help? Here is an instance -

My little sister, MadhurA is upset that her friend joined with another boy who was troubling her in the bus. She has been whining about that for sometime continuously.

M - R ennoda friend ila nnu sonnaan. avan innoru paiynodu serndhu enna keli pannaraan. ennakku busla friends ila  (R said I am not his friend anymore and joined with the other boy N to tease me. I don't like this at all. R is not playing with me in the bus. I am so bored and I don't have a friend in the bus now :(

P who was listening to this after coming school was frustrated with the constant whining and steps in the put an end to this.

P - R onnoda friend illana nee E and N oda vilaiyaadu. onnakku R vendaam dhaane. (If R is not your friend, it is ok. Just go and sit and play with others. I know E and N come in the same bus. So, you don't need R at all.)

P - R apparam onnoda vilaiyaada vanda "po" nnu sollidu. ippo nee friend-a irukka maatten nnu sollu. (Even if he comes later and wants to play with you, you should just send him saying that you do not want to be his friend now)

M - andha N ala dhaan R ennoda friend-a illa. N oda anna onnoda dhaan padikarAn ila pAdukA? (It is because of N that R is not being my friend. N's brother studies with you no?)

P - amaam. good boy avan (Yes he does. He is a nice person)

M - nee avan kitta sollu avan thambi enna trouble pannaraan nnu (Can you tell him that his little brother is troubling me?)

P (after thinking for a while) - No

M- yen? nee nalla akka ve ila po (Why? You are not a good sister)

P - anna sonna N ketpaanaa? enna use? N ona keli pannitAn ippo enna panna mudiyum? (Do you know the N listens to his brother? What is the use? N has already teased you and that is not going to change.)

P - nee vera friends oda vilaiyaadu (you play with other friends)

M (whining and talking to herself)- At least R ennoda vilaiyaaduvaan. indha N dhaan problem. I will go down to R's house and ask him ( At least R will play with me. It is all because of N. I will go to R's house now and ask him)

P (stopping M) - avan aatthukku pogaadhey.  nalla friend-a irundha N tease pannarche onakku help pannirupaan. avan onnoda friend ilave ilai beginning lerndhu ( Don't go to his house. If R was a good friend he would have helped you when N teased. So he has not been your friend from the beginning)

M does not go anywhere and P plays with her for sometime.

Sensible shopping

This is what happened @ school. My teacher was teaching basic division through money and shopping. There was a list of items given with its price.

Teacher - You have 2 rupees with you. Look at the items and tell what items you can buy from the shop

Teacher to student 1(reading from the list) - One aeroplane toy is 2 rupees, how many can you buy?

Student 1 - I will buy 1 aeroplane toy.

Teacher - good

Teacher - Paaduka, one ball costs 1 rupee. How many balls can you buy?

pAdukA - One!

Teacher - Wrong.. That's not the answer.

After a while my teacher came to me and asked if I understood what she was teaching. She explained everything and asked if I knew the answer.

pAdukA - I will buy one ball

Teacher - No.. that's not the answer. Why are you saying one again after listening to all that I explained

pAdukA - I want to buy only one ball and I will have one rupee left which I want to use to buy something else from the shop. Why buy 2 balls??

Sensible right??

My version

I was travelling with my little sister and ammA in an auto. After rounds of word building and clapping games, ammA said that we both should not bother her for a few minutes. I thought it was a fair request and thought that I have to be a responsible elder sister and keep my little sister engaged. I decided to narrate a story that I know to her.

pAdukA - nAn prahalAdan kadhai sollaren onnakku ( I am going to tell prahalAda story to you)

madhurA - ok

pAdukA - oru paiyan irundhaan. avanukku oru "bad" appA (There was a boy who had a bad father)

Avanukku "narayana ommachi" dhaan friend-a vennum. AnA avanoda appA kku adhu pidikalai ( He wanted Lord Narayana to be his friend. But his father did not like it)

madhurA - adhunaala (so what?)

pAdukA - prahalAdan oda appa avanai punish panna. avannai fire la potta, malai lerndhu thallina, thanni la potta. AnnA avanoda friend "narayana oomachi" avanai ellathu lerndhu kaapathina (Prahalada's father punished him by throwing into fire, pushing him from a mountain and ocean. But his friend Lord Narayana saved him from everything)

madhurA - pAdukA, onnoda friend onna ippadi save pannuvAlA? (Will your friend save you like this?)

pAdukA (thinking for a bit) - ennoda friends kku ippadi shakthi illai and ava evvalovu nalla friend  illai "narayana oomachi" madhiri ( My friends are not as strong and they are not such good friends like Narayana oomachi)

pAdukA - First of all, ennoda appA bad-a irundhadhaane. yennoda appA romba good, so ennaku problem-a illai ( I will have all these problems only when my appA is bad. But my appA is very good:)

Google knows it all

Whenever my sister and I put our parents in a spot with a difficult question, they find out the answer by googling it. Well, I knew that they do not know it all a long time back. I have made it clear to them that they can look up Google and answer me :) I love the voice activated search on my father's phone. My belief in Google has been increasing with every answer it provided. But I think I took this belief a little too far. This is why

Incident 1

Relative 1(pointing at her son) - pAdukA, avana annA nnu koopadu (pAdukA, call him annA)
Relative 2 - ila, avan chittappa (He is chitappa)
Relative (after thinking for a while) - pAdukA mama nnu kupadanum nnu ninaikaren ( I think pAdukA should call him  uncle)

Discussion as to what the relationship is continued for 10 minutes. I thought I had to intervene and put an end to this. The solution is so simple :)

pAdukA - Google la kekalaamey. adhu sollum na enna kupadanum nnu (Why don't we ask Google. It will tell us what I should call !!)


Incident 2

pAdukA - Ramayanam, Mahabharatam, Prahalaada kadhai laam nejam-a? (Are Ramayanam, Mahabharatam and Prahalaada's story true?)

ammA - Idhu ellaam romba kaalam munnaadi nadandadhu. naan paarkalai. adhanaala ennakku idhalaam nejamma nnu theriyaadhu. idhu lerndhu nalla vishayam dhaan katthukanum (All of this happened long long time ago. I have not seen it, so I do not know if it is true. We have to learn and follow the morals behind the stories)

pAdukA (referring to the voice response on phone used by her appA often) - phone la irukkale avaala kellu ma. avaa naraiya padichirkaa. avaalukku naraiya theriyum onna vida (Ask the person on the phone ammA. That person has read a lot and knows much more than you do )

ammA - !!! ( Am I not more real to you?)

A big decision

My little sister had peeled off stickers from a book and has stuck it all over the house. I found that she had stuck one on my mother's cell phone to. I thought that it was very thoughtful of my sis to have done that. My ammA did not realize that. So I thought I should tell her.

pAdukA - M romba sweet ammA (ammA M is very sweet)
ammA - yen? (why?)
pAdukA -  nee avalai maraka kudAdhu nnu sticker ottirkA onnoda phone la. (She has stuck a sticker on your phone so that you will not forget her)
ammA - nAn yen avvalai marakanum (Why will I forget her?)
pAdukA - avo kalyAnam pannindu poittapparam (After she gets married)
ammA (sad) - enna vittutu yen poonum (why should she leave me?)
pAdukA - kalyAnam apporam avo family oda iruppa avo Athula (She will live with her family in her house)
ammA - appo nAn (then what happens to me?)
pAduka - nee onnoda family oda iruppa (you will stay with your family)
I could not see my ammA so sad, so I made a decision
pAdukA - nAn kalyAnam pannindu onnoda ye irukken yennoda family oda (I will stay with you after marriage with my family)
pAdukA - happy ammA?
ammA (my little one already thinks about distant future!) - yes happy pattu :) (I am happy sweetie) 

My interpretation

I have been seeing a commercial on TV many times now. I think I understand it well but the meaning is just funny. So I thought I will confirm with my ammA what I understand from the advertisement.

In case you are wondering which advertisement I am talking about vogue empower - start with the boys ad.

Watching the ad being played on T.V.

pAdukA - So mean ma

ammA - yen pAdukA (why pAdukA?)

pAdukA - enna ¨ boys don't cry nnu sollinde irukka. appo girls azhuvaala? (why do do they say ¨boys don't cry¨. Then do girls cry ?)

pAdukA - Girls dhaan azhamaata (Only girls do not cry)

ammA - correct pAdukA. Girls don't cry.

pAdukA (watching the ad) - paaru ma inda girl azhala. anda boy adihchaalum (This girl does not cry even after this boy beats her)

pAdukA - naan correct-a sonnen, girls azhamaattaa (I told you correctly. Girls don't cry)

ammA smiling - correct

pAdukA (reading from the screen) - Let's start with the boys. enna ma start pannanum (ammA, what do we start?)

ammA does not respond. pAdukA continues to think aloud about what she saw and interpreted

pAdukA - nAn nenaikaren boys don't cry nnu sollara ila ammA. adhaan let's start with boys sollara. (I think since they kept saying ¨boys don't cry¨, I think they are saying ¨let's start with the boys¨)

ammA - olaraadha pAdukA (pAdukA, do not blabber)

pAdukA (irritated) - no, ammA. boy's seria azha matta, adhaan let's start teaching them to cry nnu sollara (Boys do not cry properly, that's why they are saying that we should start teaching them to cry proprerly)

ammA - !

Studying grammar

Reading my grammar book is a source of great entertainment. My ammA was amused that I roll in laughter reading my grammar book.

ammA - padI nnu sonna, sirichindrukka? (Why are you laughing when I have asked you to read?)

pAdukA - silly slliy-a potturukku. (This book has silly things)

ammA (going through the book) - inda lesson edha patthi? (What is this lesson about?)

pAdukA (no listening to ammA, lost in her own world keeps giggling)

ammA - past tense pAdukA !

pAdukA - so silly ! 

ammA - ennadhu silly pAdukA ? (what is silly?)

pAdukA - Snoopy nnu oru nAi patthi :) (It is about a dog called Snoopy). He licked Raju's face. (giggles). He chewed grandfather's slippers (more giggling) He opened the door for father (rolls in laughter)

ammA - ennathukku serikara (why are you laughing?)

pAdukA - eppadi oru naai rendu kaal-la ninnnu kadava tharakkum? Picture paar. (How can a dog stand on two legs and open the door? See the picture)

pAdukA - namba kooda oru naai vangi idhumaadhari tricks sollikudukanam. adhu dhaan appa office lerndhu varache kadavu tharakkum (We should also buy a dog and teach tricks. He will open the door for appA when he comes from office.)

ammA - !!! When will she learn grammar? !!

Liar liar pants on fire

I am at a stage in my life where I am testing my limits and capability of lying. I have confessions to make. So here it is :-

I did not finish my lunch one day. Once again.. Don't judge me. This is my confession! Yet again I managed to eat just 2 spoons of my lunch and snacks. I had already planned what I am going to tell ammA as my excuse just because I did not want to eat my lunch after coming home.

ammA - yen sApadalai (Why did you not eat?)
pAdukA - yAro en box-la thuppittA (Someone spit into my box)
ammA - Nee enna panna appo? (What did you do then?)
pAdukA - nan bathroom ponen kai alamba (I went to the bathroom to wash my hands)
ammA - appo onakku eppadi theriyum (Then how do you know?)
pAdukA - friend sonna (A friend told me)
ammA - nee enna avalai panna. avo yen thuppanum ( What did you do? Why would she spit into your food)
pAdukA - nAn edhuvum pannalai? ( I did not do anything to her)
ammA - onnoda school diary-a thaa. nAn teacher kku note ezhuda poren (Bring your school diary. I am going to write a note to your teacher)
pAdukA - no ammA. She said sorry.
ammA - yen? ¨sorry¨ porAdhu. nee teacher kitta yen sollala? (Sorry is not enough. Why did you not tell your teacher?)
pAdukA - sonnen. Teacher sonna ¨sorry¨ sonna it is ok nnu (Yes, I told and teacher told that if she said sorry it is ok)
ammA - no not enough. anda ponnu peru sollu. nAn note ezhudha poren (Tell me the name of the girl who spit. I am going to write a note)
pAdukA - no ammA. Teacher already punished her.
ammA - no, diary konduvA (No, bring your diary)
pAdukA - no no
ammA - yedhu ellAm poi? (what are all lies?)
pAdukA - lunch pidikalai. athukku vandhu sApada vendam. (I did not like the lunch and I did not want to eat it after coming home.)
ammA - adhukku poi sollinde irupayA? Nee thappu panna unmaya solli ¨punishment¨ vAngiko. poi sonna onna nAnnum appAvum eppovomey pesamAttom. (So, will you keep lying? If you do a mistake, then say the truth and get the punishment you deserve.)
pAdukA - ok ammA. inimey ippadi pannave mAtten (I will never do like this again!)

Hmm.. I have been wondering when my ammA knew I was lying. What was the give away?

But I can tell you this, the lecture that followed this conversation was a long long one and every small thing became a teaching point for my parents during the week. Lying.... is definitely a bad idea....especially if you have parents like mine who will never let go and probe deep making you build on the lie and make it sound ridiculous :(

My musings - Helen Keller

My parents are trying to make it a habit for me to read a book periodically. So, I read a children's book on Helen Keller. The first time I read it, it seemed like an unusual book to me. There were no cartoons or silly animals in the story. I was confused and did not understand the book. I asked my ammA to read to me and explain it. It was not a fun story. How can something not be jolly and rosy?! I tried my best to ask questions to get the jolly side of Helen Keller's story but found none. The next couple of days I read the story over and over trying to wrap my brain around her story.

"Helen Keller cannot see or hear?!" "Even after she grew up?! How is that possible?!"

"She learnt languages, studied and authored books?!"

I was curious to know how not seeing and hearing feel like. I tried closing my eyes and ears and doing things. I asked ammA to show me alphabets with her hands just like Helen Keller learnt from her teacher. It IS tough. How did she live like this....?

I wanted to know more about Helen Keller and her life. I spent 45 minutes of a bus ride discussing about Helen Keller with ammA. I saw her pictures and wanted to know the other books  I can read about her. I want to read the books she has written. I try being her closing my eyes and ears to feel the world she felt. I came to know of Braille. 

It is so interesting and I don't know the feeling I get when I read her story. I have never felt this way. My parents say that the feeling is "inspiring". 

Helen Keller is my star and hero. 

GOD - decoded

I have been wondering and asking questions about God to my parents. Once during one of my autorickshaw trips, I revealed my conception of God.

pAdukA - ammA, namba Mahabharat munnAdi povomA? (will we reach home before Mahabharat (T.V. serial) starts? )
ammA - povom nnu ninaikaren ( I think we will reach )
pAdukA - enakku Krishna oomachi ya irukkanum ( I want to be like Lord Krishna )
ammA - yen (why?)
pAdukA -  nee paarthayA Krishna oomaachi andha pAtti ya seripanna (Did you see Lord Krishna made the old lady ok (meaning he made her hunchback go away))
ammA - ammAm pArthen (yes I saw)
pAdukA- eppadi pannA (How did he do it?)
ammA - silent hoping something in the road will distract her (too hard to explain.Don't know how to handle the topic)
pAdukA -  ammA, sollu (ammA, tell me )
ammA - still silent

pAdukA starts rambling

pAdukA - Krishna oomachikku mindla best scientist and best doctor irukaa nnu ninaikaren (I think there is the best scientist and the best doctor in Lord Krishna's mind)

pAdukA - adhaan ellam seri panna mudiyum oomachiyala. (that's why he is able to solve everything)

pAdukA - naan scientist and doctor aatum think pannen na, naan Krishna oomachi aaidalaam. naanum ellarukkum help pannalaam (If I think like a scientist and doctor, then I will also become Lord Krishna and help everyone)

pAdukA - ammA hard work panna best scientist and doctor aagalaamaa ? (Can I become the best scientist and doctor if I work hard?)
ammA - yeah sure (relieved that pAdukA found her own interpretation of God)

(Pictures) Jan-Jun-2014

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A stop over

Solar system is so fascinating. I have many many questions about planets, gravity and Sun. I just can't get a grasp of how Earth and other planets are just floating in space and also moving in an orbit.

Here are a few questions I always ask when we start reading about solar system.

Why isn't Earth falling because of gravity?
Which other planets do humans live in?
Isn't there any living being on other planets? Really? Why?

pAdukA - vera planet pona jolly-a irukkum ila ma? (woundn't it be fun to go to other planets, ammA?)

ammA - enda planet? (which planet?)

pAdukA - Saturn or the dwarf planet pluto.

ammA - yen? (why?)

pAdukA - Saturn azhagA irukku. enakku Pluto pidikkum (Saturn looks beautiful and I like Pluto)

ammA - avalavu dooram laam poga mudiyaadhu innum (We cannot travel so long right now)

pAdukA - rocket la kudavA (even with rocket?)

ammA - yes

pAdukA - appo Mars or Jupiter la stop pannittu Saturn polaam. apparam Neptune la stop panni Pluto kku polaam dhaane? (Then we can stop at Mars/Jupiter and go to Saturn and later stop in Neptune and reach Pluto, right?)

ammA - ???!!!

Will she understand?

We just got down from the bus from airport. ammA walked carrying Madhura who was sleeping and was dragging a suitcase and a bag while holding my hand. I do not know what came upon her when she decided to stop at a store to buy veggies, milk etc.. Once in the store Madhura woke up but refused to walk and insisted on being carried. With a added bag, ammA carried madhurA. I tried my best to make her walk and also offered to carry her. My little sister was very adamant arrgghh... She was such a trouble for ammA till we came back home.

I decided to talk to her and explain what she did was wrong.  I thought it will be a good time to tell madhurA about why she was a trouble while eating our favourite food (noodles:)

pAdukA - noodles pidichirkA? (Do you like your noodles?)
madhurA - cheese ikku (There is cheese)
madhurA - nanna ikku (It's good)
pAdukA - ammA nanna panna (ammA has made it well)
madhurA nods
pAdukA - appo nee yen ammA va paduthina thookku nnu? (then why did you trouble ammA to carry you?)
madhurA - ila naan paduthala. (I did not trouble her)
pAdukA - poi vera sollarayA? (Are you lying too?)
pAdukA - ammA eppadi potti, bag thookindu onna thooka mudiyum? (How can ammA lift box, bags and you?)
madhurA - ammA, pAdukA bad girl-a pesaraa (ammA pAdukA is speaking like a bad girl)
pAdukA - naan bad girl ila nee dhan. oru naal nee big girl aanaparam amma aavai. appo onnoda paappa onna thukku thukku sonna eppadi irukkum. appadi dhaan ammA kku ippo irukku. bad girl! (I am not a bad girl, you are. You will grow up to be a big girl and become a mother. Think about how you will feel when your baby will trouble you to carry her. That is how ammA is feeling right now. Bad girl!)

madhurA - nee dhaan bad girl ( you are a bad girl!)

Will my sister ever understand??

(Pictures) Aug-Dec-2013

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