(Pictures) March-Apr-May-2011

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more pAdukA- logic...

After wiping and vacuuming the mess that pAdukA made on the carpet

ammA - pAdukA, nee romba paduthara (you are troubling me a lot) amma kku mudhugu valikardhu (my back is aching) ammA later holds her hips in pain

pAdukA (with a lot of sympathy) - ammA, nee koLLu pAtti aattam walking stick vechindA valikAdu. okay ammA.... ( If you use a walking stick like my great grandma, you will not have this pain)

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appA - yaaru Jacob? (who is Jacob?)
pAdukA - avan school la irukkaan (he is at my school)
pAdukA - avanukku shelf ettum (he can reach the shelf)
appA - avan onna vida tall-a? (is he taller than you?)
pAdukA - amaam (yes)
appA - evalavu tall ona vida (how tall is he compared to you?)
pAdukA - enna vida 2 minutes tall, appa (he is 2 minutes taller than me!)

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On the first day of swimming class without parental presence at the swimming pool

ammA - pAdukA, teacher English la pesuvA. (teacher will talk in English)
pAdukA - English na enna (What is English?)
while ammA was trying to figure out how to explain pAdukA quipped
pAdukA - English na "How are you? I am fine" amma

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pAdukA-logic

Now a days people explain the logic behind their decision
when I throw tantrums. Well then, why does my logic bring
laughter rather than serious consideration.

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pAtti - enna venum sApada? dosai or thacchi mammu? (what do you want to eat? Dosai or yogurt rice?)
pAdukA - dosai
pAtti - iru ma nAn ippo vAthu tharen. (Just wait a bit, I will prepare it for you now)
pAdukA - vAthA? nAn dosai dhAn ketten. vAthu tharen sollara pAtti! (vAthu-meaning duck; I asked for dosai. Why are you saying you will give me a duck?)

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pAdukA and ammA are seated in a fully packed plane. pAdukA has been restrained from moving around. Though she has been protesting, she has been staying in her seat playing and doing some activities from her book.

After a while pAdukA removes her seat belt and stands up and jumps on her seat. Just then the air hostess informs that she needs to be seated as the plane was descending.

ammA - pAdukA, sit down.. nee seat la ippo nirkka koodadhu..
pAdukA you cannot stand on the seat now)
pAdukA - naan ivalavu chamathA irundhen illayA? ( I behaved well all this time, right?)
ammA - yes.. good girl-a irundha.. ipppo utkAru (yes you were a good girl. now sit down)
pAdukA - chamathA irundhen illaya.. ippo seat mela nippen ( I was good all this time, so I will stand on the seat now)
ammA - !

Still in birthday celebration mood...

Have started waiting for my 4th birthday already!
I cannot stop singing the birthday song for myself. I celebrated
my birthday at The Little Gym with my friends which includes
Piglet, Pooh bear and Tigger (in the order of preference)
Here are some pictures of the memorable day

Birthday-Feb-20-2011

(Pictures) January 2011

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I speak my mind

I spend most of my time observing things around me and now I have added a good skill to my resume. Expressing my opinion..

Here are a few examples :)

pAdukA is seen asleep in the car at around 6:00 p.m.

ammA - pAdukA is asleep now! inniki rAthri thoonga koothu
adikapordhu (she is going to create problems tonight for sleeping)

pAdukA (after a while) - ammA, pAdukA koothu adikAdhu. kavalai padAdhey,chamatha thoonguven. (ammA, pAdukA will not create trouble. Don't worry, I will sleep)
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pAdukA is down with fever and ear infection and has been prescribed antibiotics. After having the medicine..

pAdukA - Doctor nannA pannirkkA marundhhu, ammA. Pink-a pannirkkA,pAdukA kku pidikum. (Doctor has made the medicine well. She has made it pink and pAdukA likes it)
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pAdukA, pAtti and ammA were going out. pAtti asked thAthA to switch off the stove after a while. On returning home..

pAdukA - thAthA, stove off pannayA? (Did you switch off the stove?)
thAthA (surprised) - pAtti ketkalai. onakku idhu dhaan manasula odindrudhudhA?
(pAtti did not ask. Was this on your mind all the time?)
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(Pictures) December 2010

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