Everyday after I take a bath amma says "umAchi sevvi Govinda" and I go near "mAchi" and standing I touch my feet with my head (it's fun)
Amma gives "bicchi" (raisins) after I do "Govinda"
This is easy. I do one of my fun poses and I get sweet "bicchi"
Whenever I feel like it I go near mAchi and touch my feet with my head and demand "bicchi". Well, this technique has been working till now. touch wood.....
One day I was happily munching my well earned "bicchi" while tearing up a book. My amma saw this and started forcing me to open my mouth and spit what I was munching thinking that I was eating paper. I forced myself out of her clutches and had to tell her that I was eating "bicchi" she gave me. I showed her how I do "govinda" in front of "mAchi" and pointed at my mouth and said "bicchi"
She understood! She hugged and kissed me :)
Communication communication communication.. that's the key :)
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
My diary notes
There is so much happening around me but I am trying to keep pace. I enjoyed this navarathri visiting many "mAchi" (golu umAchi)and also showing people who came home our mAchi. My parents do not allow "pAkkabA" into "mAchi" room unless someone comes visiting. Oh, I did not tell you about "pAkkabA". Now I have realized that the mirror does not show a pApA when I look into it. It is actually "pAkkabA" :)I am so excited!
Things are different during navarathri. I usually say "bye" repeatedly (to the embarrassment of my parents till the person goes out of our house:) when I see people take their keys or bag or put on their shoes/sandals. But now, when amma gives a goody bag (vetrilai pAkku) to someone or when we receive one, it's time to say "bye". I am happy that I figured this out. One more cue to start saying "bye"
Speaking of goody bags, I wonder why people drop one pAlu (pazham-fruit) and two yellow ballooo (manjal)in it. I have explored many of them but am yet to understand why pAlu and balloo together???
Things are different during navarathri. I usually say "bye" repeatedly (to the embarrassment of my parents till the person goes out of our house:) when I see people take their keys or bag or put on their shoes/sandals. But now, when amma gives a goody bag (vetrilai pAkku) to someone or when we receive one, it's time to say "bye". I am happy that I figured this out. One more cue to start saying "bye"
Speaking of goody bags, I wonder why people drop one pAlu (pazham-fruit) and two yellow ballooo (manjal)in it. I have explored many of them but am yet to understand why pAlu and balloo together???
Monday, August 24, 2009
Friday, August 21, 2009
Balloo becomes Appy
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It's like magic..
"Our patio garden is doing pretty well this season in spite of pAdukA attacks" say my parents. I am such a natural gardener. I love to water plants twice a day provided my ammA allows and the people in the apartment below do not mind a couple of gallons poured into their patio :)
Well, I am excited to see balloo (balloon) and so are my parents. While I like bigger balloo-s, my parents like small green ones that hang from the plants. But they do not touch or play with it and do not allow me to touch it either!? I love these small green balloo-s as they are handy and you can play for a while and squeeze it to make it mushy and smear it all over :)
As days have gone by instead of saying "balloo balloo balloo..." when I go to our patio, I am saying "appy (apple) appy appy...." All the balloo-s are becoming "appy" ! Now I pick them and eat.They are sweet! I am surprised and filled with wonder!
I have a big green balloo which I play with. I am waiting for it to turn into one big tasty appy.... maybe I should leave it in the patio for that to happen?
Secret Room
I am allowed free access to most parts of our house. I do face some resistance when I go to a place my mother keeps calling "pantree" (though I have never seen any pants in it). I have not been able to get enough time to tinker when this cold room opens and stores colorful juicy stuff. My parents keep referring to it as 'frij' I think. There are no secrets in these rooms.
But there are two rooms in our house that I am sure hold some secrets. I have gotten into these rooms and have my daily bath in one of them, but I notice that my parents go in there often and do not let me in. When I am taken in for a bath, I have tried looking at all the things in that room, to see if anything has changed positions and gives some clues, but to no avail. I think my parents are hiding some secrets in these rooms and do not want me to know. There is this short fixed stool on which I like to tap my hands. This one time,when I found the top open, I figured out that they were hiding water in it. When my dad was not looking during his shave, I even got to taste a bit of that water, but it just tastes no different. They never use it for my bath though.
So, I do not know what they do with that water. I have noticed these colorful slabs and do not know what they are used for. Every time I try to taste one, my mother takes it away and washes my hands. Interestingly, she even washes her own hands with that same hard slab!
All kiddos out there, if you have such secret rooms in your homes, email me and we can compare notes.
But there are two rooms in our house that I am sure hold some secrets. I have gotten into these rooms and have my daily bath in one of them, but I notice that my parents go in there often and do not let me in. When I am taken in for a bath, I have tried looking at all the things in that room, to see if anything has changed positions and gives some clues, but to no avail. I think my parents are hiding some secrets in these rooms and do not want me to know. There is this short fixed stool on which I like to tap my hands. This one time,when I found the top open, I figured out that they were hiding water in it. When my dad was not looking during his shave, I even got to taste a bit of that water, but it just tastes no different. They never use it for my bath though.
So, I do not know what they do with that water. I have noticed these colorful slabs and do not know what they are used for. Every time I try to taste one, my mother takes it away and washes my hands. Interestingly, she even washes her own hands with that same hard slab!
All kiddos out there, if you have such secret rooms in your homes, email me and we can compare notes.
Saturday, July 25, 2009
My interview
My appA interviews me to get an update on what happened during the day. Here are the highlights of our interesting conversation :)
appA : What did you give Bittu?
pAdukA : He was taking my toys! I had to grab it back from him. For that he pulled my hair :(
appA : What did you give Chintu?
pAdukA : Pooppu pooppu ( God only knows what that means! Try to figure that..)
appA : What did you buy from the shop ?
pAdukA : (not interested, playing and jumping on the pillow)
appA : Did you buy blue chocolate?
pAdukA : Cannot reveal, sorry
appA : How much did you pay ?
pAdukA : You cannot ask children the amount they spend on chocolate
appA : What else did you do ? Did you go to the pond ?
pAdukA : Puttu puttu... (thats my friend's name, just felt like saying it:)
appA : Did you play with Bittu with toys?
pAdukA : (nods)
appA : What toys?
pAdukA : totoy totoy.. (that's quick thinking for you, I just invented that toy:)
appA : Are you going to narrate a story?
pAdukA : kAkA.. kAkA..(thats the most concise form of story you would have heard!)
appA : Where is your nose?
pAdukA : ( shows her nose )
appA : Do you like your nose?
pAdukA : (nods) now that's a good question
appA : Which shop are you going to tomorrow?
pAdukA : safeway, India cash & carry, target, toys r us ( I should be going to the last one more often than the grocery shops!)
(interviewee turns playful poking and hitting her appA and kissing him to keep him in good humor)
appA : Was it hot today? Did it rain?
pAdukA : (not interested) he is talking weather! are we out of interesting topics!
appA : Did you trouble ammA today?
pAdukA : (nods emphatically) Now you are treading into dangerous territory.
pAdukA : I am going to tell you something I did today. I was playing peek-a-boo with Rijul. He was curious about my mouth and he was inserting his finger into my mouth. My ammA kept removing his finger from my mouth. Just when my ammA was not looking, he once again inserted his finger into my mouth and I had to bite him to help him find my teeth. He was looking for them, so I helped! But he began to cry and I was confused. Wasn't he searching for my teeth?
Here is the video of my interview
appA : What did you give Bittu?
pAdukA : He was taking my toys! I had to grab it back from him. For that he pulled my hair :(
appA : What did you give Chintu?
pAdukA : Pooppu pooppu ( God only knows what that means! Try to figure that..)
appA : What did you buy from the shop ?
pAdukA : (not interested, playing and jumping on the pillow)
appA : Did you buy blue chocolate?
pAdukA : Cannot reveal, sorry
appA : How much did you pay ?
pAdukA : You cannot ask children the amount they spend on chocolate
appA : What else did you do ? Did you go to the pond ?
pAdukA : Puttu puttu... (thats my friend's name, just felt like saying it:)
appA : Did you play with Bittu with toys?
pAdukA : (nods)
appA : What toys?
pAdukA : totoy totoy.. (that's quick thinking for you, I just invented that toy:)
appA : Are you going to narrate a story?
pAdukA : kAkA.. kAkA..(thats the most concise form of story you would have heard!)
appA : Where is your nose?
pAdukA : ( shows her nose )
appA : Do you like your nose?
pAdukA : (nods) now that's a good question
appA : Which shop are you going to tomorrow?
pAdukA : safeway, India cash & carry, target, toys r us ( I should be going to the last one more often than the grocery shops!)
(interviewee turns playful poking and hitting her appA and kissing him to keep him in good humor)
appA : Was it hot today? Did it rain?
pAdukA : (not interested) he is talking weather! are we out of interesting topics!
appA : Did you trouble ammA today?
pAdukA : (nods emphatically) Now you are treading into dangerous territory.
pAdukA : I am going to tell you something I did today. I was playing peek-a-boo with Rijul. He was curious about my mouth and he was inserting his finger into my mouth. My ammA kept removing his finger from my mouth. Just when my ammA was not looking, he once again inserted his finger into my mouth and I had to bite him to help him find my teeth. He was looking for them, so I helped! But he began to cry and I was confused. Wasn't he searching for my teeth?
Here is the video of my interview
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