tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-343300562024-03-14T01:00:06.173+08:00Om - Making sense of lifeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330056.post-72493605855416791672012-02-17T09:30:00.000+08:002012-02-17T17:42:11.188+08:00the Year gone by sep 2009- sep2010<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">The Year Gone By!!<br /><div>• Started year 4 with a rollicking party organized by Sweety mausi!!<br />• Acted as a tree in the ‘Diwali’ rendition of Ramayana!!<br />• Ran the kids’ dash at Stanchart with a medal to prove it!!<br />• Had a memorable vacation in Bali; Explored Pulau Ubin with friends;<br />Overdosed on strawberries at Cameron Highlands!!<br />• Fulfilled my ‘childhood’ dream of going in an amphibious vehicle and entered<br />the mouth of the biggest lion out there, the Merlion!!<br />• Managed to set a school transition record by shifting from MMI to<br />Yuvabharathi to home–schooling to GIIS<br />• Enjoyed being chaperoned to school by Anupriya ma’am<br />• Got my favorite uncle ‘Bhajin’ married<br />• Regaled Lacchi paati, Bagyam paati, Gopalan thatha, chikku-taatha and family<br />with my antics<br />• Hosted my friend from across the Pacific: Ankita and family<br />• Got inspired to be a hip-hop dancer by the DID Li’l Masters<br />• Began my efforts at being a polyglot and music aficionado with lessons in<br />Mandarin and piano<br /><div><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LIx8uXMx5ow/TizSnxenHkI/AAAAAAAATEQ/jYPVCcmnyS4/s1600/bhajin%2Bswetha2010.jpg"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633108814672109122" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LIx8uXMx5ow/TizSnxenHkI/AAAAAAAATEQ/jYPVCcmnyS4/s320/bhajin%2Bswetha2010.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 200px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" border="0" /></a><br />A peek into the past year.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-L0nE4CMuxiw/TizS0y9ZTLI/AAAAAAAATEY/RaPCIbAV690/s1600/april.jpg"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633109038407961778" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-L0nE4CMuxiw/TizS0y9ZTLI/AAAAAAAATEY/RaPCIbAV690/s320/april.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 200px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br />My most favorite person in the world!!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FvqAbZYStmM/TizTMSRWVWI/AAAAAAAATEg/BIMWN2aL7P4/s1600/om%2Bn%2Bme.jpg"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633109441950143842" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FvqAbZYStmM/TizTMSRWVWI/AAAAAAAATEg/BIMWN2aL7P4/s320/om%2Bn%2Bme.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 200px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" border="0" /></a><br />I love you appa!!!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F0OgnpD0Xgw/TizTgYAuLJI/AAAAAAAATEo/cPuuvf3QBH0/s1600/My%2BPictures.jpg"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633109787088399506" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F0OgnpD0Xgw/TizTgYAuLJI/AAAAAAAATEo/cPuuvf3QBH0/s320/My%2BPictures.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 200px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" border="0" /></a>Happy times……<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QsRE0oFPZDc/TizUBMh9FGI/AAAAAAAATEw/X_3Ri3Mua0U/s1600/om1.jpg"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633110350942245986" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QsRE0oFPZDc/TizUBMh9FGI/AAAAAAAATEw/X_3Ri3Mua0U/s320/om1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 200px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" border="0" /></a><br />Expressions…<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hWKEqUEBXJg/TizUUgkOUhI/AAAAAAAATE4/_9rJSTZ7S7A/s1600/om.jpg"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633110682737988114" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hWKEqUEBXJg/TizUUgkOUhI/AAAAAAAATE4/_9rJSTZ7S7A/s320/om.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 200px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>anupriyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279526866200589060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330056.post-46985970120384556352011-07-25T10:00:00.001+08:002011-07-25T10:04:04.594+08:00sep09<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-67H9Rz9W8Tw/Tij9MAcmLUI/AAAAAAAATBU/xMtvG6isAQs/s1600/DSC00548.JPG"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YOmSUfTiU0Q/Tij4LmA0ReI/AAAAAAAATAw/lIRa374Mowo/s1600/2011-07-22.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 374px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YOmSUfTiU0Q/Tij4LmA0ReI/AAAAAAAATAw/lIRa374Mowo/s320/2011-07-22.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632024212093027810" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Tis' the birthday season!!! </div>I was exposed to exotic Indonesian-Thai combo cuisine at the Bali Thai restaurant alongwith my Sweety mausi, Amma and Appa.<br /><div>Amma and mausi were planning this party for a very long time and the house was transformed that day with a lot of decorations!!! There was also a rangoli of tools that my Appa did specially for me and followed a theme..<br />And at the right hour my friends started streaming in... and as soon as they got settled in were handed a couple of sheets to draw!!! My friends were all thinking... oh oh.. its almost like a classroom.. but they soon got over it..<br />Then after what seemed like ages, Appa brought the birthday cake. The topping was of tools.. wrench, screw-driver, nuts, bolts .. almost as if it was Bob.. the builder...<br />After this party, there was a separate dinner at Annalakshmi restaurant and we were joined by some of Appa's colleagues and friends too..<br />Then came the best part.. opening the gifts.. It was fun ripping apart those gift wrappers and looking at what I got...I loved all those gifts but the airport set and the <a href="http://www.thomasandfriends.com/usa/rheneas.asp">Rheneas</a>, one of the Thomas engines was special. I got a catalog of all of Thomas' engines as part of the package. The next few weeks were spent asking Appa to name each of the various engines.. I liked <a href="http://www.thomasandfriends.com/usa/gordon.asp">Gordon</a>, a lot. Amma tried to arrange the airport set for me, gave up and Appa took over and then I had my airport set functional for my various adventures. Did you know - its got airport fire engines, airport transfer coaches, a control tower and a radar on top of it?<br /><br />We went to Clarke Quay and Appa did the reverse bungy with Sweety. I was disappointed that I couldn't do it but I am sure I will do it when i grow big. We also had a nice 'packed' dinner by the river followed by ice-cream that made it a memorable evening!<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zsvAS_VxzIc/Tij5DCBf2yI/AAAAAAAATA8/KMQOWh7rYD0/s1600/DSC00600converted.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 245px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zsvAS_VxzIc/Tij5DCBf2yI/AAAAAAAATA8/KMQOWh7rYD0/s320/DSC00600converted.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632025164504881954" border="0" /></a>We also went to the West Coast beach and saw the kite flying festival. There were so many colorful kites and Appa had half a mind to come over the next day too...but Amma vetoed it!!<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-67H9Rz9W8Tw/Tij9MAcmLUI/AAAAAAAATBU/xMtvG6isAQs/s1600/DSC00548.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-67H9Rz9W8Tw/Tij9MAcmLUI/AAAAAAAATBU/xMtvG6isAQs/s320/DSC00548.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632029716747005250" border="0" /></a>There was the mandatory for Singapore visitor, Sentosa visit too. Appa took me to the underwater world where again i made my connection with the sharks and stingrays. I also was goaded on by Appa to hold a snake and pose with it. It was slimy... yet satisfying as Simba says in Lion King..<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KZjw9uIkTsI/Tij7U9wZB7I/AAAAAAAATBI/DQ32LEDHQKs/s1600/DSC00274.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 230px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KZjw9uIkTsI/Tij7U9wZB7I/AAAAAAAATBI/DQ32LEDHQKs/s320/DSC00274.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632027671620290482" border="0" /></a>We then visited the Marina Barrage, a newly built dam across from the CBD with good views overlooking the CBD and the flyer. There were some nice fountains too.. where you could dip your feet into and get wet.<br /><br />Appa told me about typhoons, hurricanes, tornados and cyclones in the backdrop of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Ketsana_%282009%29">Typhoon Ketsana</a> ravaging Manila. I have been fascinated by them and keep asking Appa again and again as to what typhoons are and how they are created...<br /><br />The song of the month is <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dqqx8mjSJw0http://">Love me, love me..</a><br /><br /></div>anupriyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279526866200589060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330056.post-88416474167629067962011-07-25T10:00:00.000+08:002011-07-25T10:02:50.862+08:00August 2009 update - The birthday season begins!!<div><br /><div>Map reading ...........inspired by Appa!!!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/TGPpPD2ZlaI/AAAAAAAAQWM/kaOHSwCdtQU/s1600/DSC00526converted.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 264px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504499614517663138" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/TGPpPD2ZlaI/AAAAAAAAQWM/kaOHSwCdtQU/s320/DSC00526converted.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div>The battle of lashes<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/Srn0gma4cvI/AAAAAAAALUg/x38w0lYtg1Q/s1600-h/DSC00432.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384603670404428530" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/Srn0gma4cvI/AAAAAAAALUg/x38w0lYtg1Q/s320/DSC00432.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/TGPiZRiH8DI/AAAAAAAAQVs/0EZp9UUQgeE/s1600/DSC00363converted.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 264px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504492093408014386" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/TGPiZRiH8DI/AAAAAAAAQVs/0EZp9UUQgeE/s320/DSC00363converted.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The tricolor painting............<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/Srnqiq917WI/AAAAAAAALT4/OshS4gZJf8E/s1600-h/DSC00298.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384592710868266338" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/Srnqiq917WI/AAAAAAAALT4/OshS4gZJf8E/s320/DSC00298.JPG" border="0" /></a> NDP rehearsals<br /> </div><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/TGPoOxMcwPI/AAAAAAAAQWA/3J8pWy3JDBg/s1600/DSC00313converted.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 264px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504498509998244082" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/TGPoOxMcwPI/AAAAAAAAQWA/3J8pWy3JDBg/s320/DSC00313converted.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br />We went to Marina Bay to witness the rehearsal of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Day_Parade,_2009">Singapore's National Day Parade</a> (NDP-09), which hopefully will turn out to be an annual tradition for us. We went there <a href="http://om050906.blogspot.com/2008/12/august-2008-update.html">last year</a> as well and watching the fighters in formation and the final fireworks display was the highlight for me last year. This year was no different... only Sweety mausi joined as well.. The roar of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CH-47_Chinook">chinook</a> in the sky leading the other helicopters in formation carrying the Singapore flag was breathtaking. We also waited for awhile to view the fireworks and when it started it was mindblowing (as all those judges in the Zee TV music program <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sa_Re_Ga_Ma_Pa">Sa Re Ga Ma Pa</a> are seen to inanely utter)<br />I now am being taught Majulah Singapura in the school and Jana Gana Mana at home. One nation. One People One Singapore<br />There was also an inevitable <a href="http://www.birdpark.com.sg/">Jurong Bird Park</a> darshan for Sweety mausi. It was a race against time as always in these places trying to view as many scheduled live performances as possible with Appa performing cartographic optimization as only he can!!! A penguin feeding session here...a pelican session there... a multi-bird performance at the pools amphitheatre.<br /><br />Another yearly tradition is the creation of a tricolour for the Indian Independence Day on Aug 15 every year. The change this time around was that I already knew which colors went in the flag.<br /><br />Appa had to go to Bangalore as Bagyam-paati was to undergo surgery and paati recovered well after the surgery. Amma and Appa both say that paati is very strong!!<br /><br />August at Toh Guan signifies the beginning of the birthday season that continues over a period of a few months.. The excitement is in selecting gifts for all the birthdays and then selecting a theme for the birthday cake and the return gifts as well..Fortunately, Amma and Appa had done some advance planning and picked up some good gifts from India for my friends' birthday parties. When it came to time for selecting my birthday cake, I selected an aeroplane cake but then finally decided on an <a href="http://www.ecreative.com.sg/images/products/creativecake/b0110_301.jpg">Edible Tools cake</a>.<br /><br />The phrase of the month has to be "kids' dash". Here is the inside story. Appa registered to run the half-marathon at the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon in December. This year they introduced a new run called kid's dash, a 750 m run. Appa registered me for the kids' dash and he told me about it. You see, I am always amazed at the English language. I always thought that a kids' dash involved kids dashing against each other and told Appa and Amma how I would enjoy all the dashing. Appa, Amma and Sweety-mausi were rolling on the floor(??) laughing and then explained me the nuances of English phraseology and that things are not always what they seem!! <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/TGPpPRvLeyI/AAAAAAAAQWU/_lEdyMJgEA0/s1600/DSC00216.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 264px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504499618245475106" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/TGPpPRvLeyI/AAAAAAAAQWU/_lEdyMJgEA0/s320/DSC00216.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We have also started a weekly routine to sort out our recylable waste and then go over to the multi-coloured recycle bins (blue for paper, yellow for , red for ) and bin our waste that way.<br />Song of the month has been: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNMpAB0aHNU">Mein kahbi batlata nahin</a>!!<br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Painting............inspired by Amma.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/TGPpPipslJI/AAAAAAAAQWc/OlFAYsMuJVY/s1600/DSC00221.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 264px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504499622785881234" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/TGPpPipslJI/AAAAAAAAQWc/OlFAYsMuJVY/s320/DSC00221.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>anupriyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279526866200589060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330056.post-50011311306431371622010-06-07T22:33:00.000+08:002010-06-07T22:33:04.194+08:00July 2009 update - Sweety mausi's visit<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SubD_FJvgMI/AAAAAAAAMYY/azkTQitrm64/s1600-h/DSC00119.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397216691932332226" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SubD_FJvgMI/AAAAAAAAMYY/azkTQitrm64/s320/DSC00119.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
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I promptly rejoined my alma mater <a href="http://www.modern-montessori.com/presch_centres_wc.htm">MMI at West Coast</a>. It was great seeing Ms. Rahimah, Ms. Nisha, Ms. Li Fen and the rest. Whats changed this time over is that I am chauffeured in a van to my school. Last year, it used to be Appa dropping me off in the morning for me to be picked up in the afternoon by Amma. Besides, I now have my own bus card that i carry around everywhere and tap proudly in buses!!<br />
Sweety mausi visited us in Singapore and I had a great time taking her around Singapore. We did the mandatory Esplanade, River walk and Merlion.<br />
<u><b>Achievement of the month!!!</b></u> I should tell you all that I now have the proud privilege of being able to enter <a href="http://www.smales.com.sg/"><i>Småland</i></a>, kids' own area in Ikea which means that I am now 36 inches tall. I was envious all the time until now because with the height prerequisite I never could go in earlier. I had a gala time that day with me just running around just like that and watching TV and just enjoying myself in the enclosure while Appa, Amma and Sweety mausi shopped to their hearts' content.<br />
The racial harmony day celebration at school was fun.. There was a fashion show and Appa gave me a quick lesson on how to make an impression from the catwalk stage. Not that I needed one!!! Anyways I followed his instruction to a T and Amma was mighty impressed. There were also performances by the teachers and my Amma was in traditional attire, the sari, with me in a kurta.<br />
It was a joy to reconnect with my new big tub bath with my friends the dolphin, whale, shark, crocodile, and the sting-ray. We all also went to the newly rejuvenated '<a href="http://www.nparks.gov.sg/cms/index.php?option=com_visitorsguide&task=parks&id=17&Itemid=73">Hort-Park</a>' with Mihir-Vaishnavi-Annu-aunty-Kishore-uncle joining us. We fed the fish at the entrance and then played at the kids-park. Then Appa took us kids to the glasshouses which had different kinds of flora in there maintained at their appropriate temperatures. It was a great way to end the day.<br />
Appa had planned a little surprise for Amma and Sweety chithi. He took them along to the <a href="http://www.suntecsingapore.com/calendar/popup_event.pl?event_id=1987">Singapore International Jewellery Show 2009</a> and there he managed to surprise them with gifts. I was just yawning away and wanted to get out of there asap. The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountain_of_Wealth">Fountain of Wealth</a> show there was a treat for the eyes after the boring jewellery show!!! We had dinner of roti-subzi prepared by Amma and Sweety mausi by the fountain and that was awesome.<br />
I am back to my old ways at school. It is fun and the biting is too!! I managed to bite 3 different kids over a period of 2 weeks that had Amma and Appa pulling out all stops to get me to behave. When asked why, I did tell them that I knew biting was wrong but just went ahead and did it. In addition to the regular daily discussion about how biting was bad, this episode also brought about a daily check of whether I had bit anyone that day. This daily check process helped to eliminate the biting very soon..<br />
It was just great to be back with Appa and I had missed him very badly during my long stay in India. I also met Shreyas, my little friend at Little Guilin. It was great fun and I did love the rock climbing over there.anupriyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279526866200589060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330056.post-77421129536526846852010-06-06T18:48:00.000+08:002010-06-06T18:48:44.303+08:00March 2009<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/S0BgCHf8X3I/AAAAAAAAObM/osR4sxyIrO4/s1600-h/DSC09341.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422439540843110258" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/S0BgCHf8X3I/AAAAAAAAObM/osR4sxyIrO4/s320/DSC09341.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 225px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 300px;" /></a><br />
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Visit to Kalyanpur<br />
While Appa was in Bangalore, Amma and I continued our exploration of the hinterlands around Ambikapur. The highlight in March 2009 was that of a visit to the village of Kalyanpur near Ambikapur. We saw fields of sugar-cane, stacks of sugar-cane, hills of haystacks, farmhouse with cows, goats, hens and buffaloes. A highlight of that visit was understanding the jaggery process: The sugarcane was first crushed to extract juice, juice boiled in huge vats and then balls of jaggery were made. The ladies in charge of the juice boiling department were constantly on their toes trying to prevent me from swimming in the concentrated sugarcane juice. They were saying in their Surgujya dialect "Arre o babu.. kudh jaye ho tho gud ban jaye ho (English translation - Hey kid.. don't jump.. or else you'll become jaggery).<br />
Having come to a farmhouse, like every self-respecting kid from Singapore, I was expecting to see Barney there with his jingles and was very disappointed when I could not find him.<br />
I also saw huge mounds of potatoes and I had fun sleeping on all those potatoes. The fields and the vegetables were so green. There was also a ride on a tractor. All this was capped off with a nice-little bath at an irrigation-pump delivering water to the fields. I saw a cow doing haggu in the open and I asked Amma why these cows didn't go to the loo to go about their business.<br />
And then there was Holi. It was a huge difference from staid Singapore where you may get fined for throwing colors or colored water on assorted strangers. Out in Ambikapur, Holi is a spectacle. I was busy collecting pichkaris and colors and then making the holika in the street along with the other boys. Holika-dahan where the stack of all the wood and sticks and leaves and other assorted flammable material were finally burnt was a great deal of fun. The next day, we played holi from 7 am to 7 pm with both colored water with pichkaris and dry colors 'gulal'. The mystery to me was why everyone were shouting 'holi hai' (it is holi) when everyone knew that it was holi. Tag this to the list of unexplainable human eccentricities!!! <br />
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<div id="refHTML"></div>anupriyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279526866200589060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330056.post-43742674387110510262010-06-06T17:54:00.000+08:002010-06-06T17:54:24.399+08:00Feb 2009 update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/S0Beo9nEQjI/AAAAAAAAOY0/DUEKxYVqcDk/s1600-h/DSC09047.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422438009180275250" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/S0Beo9nEQjI/AAAAAAAAOY0/DUEKxYVqcDk/s320/DSC09047.JPG" style="cursor: move; float: left; height: 300px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 225px;" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/S0Be9ulTm9I/AAAAAAAAOZE/Wnwv87X9k74/s1600/DSC09030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422438365923613650" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/S0Be9ulTm9I/AAAAAAAAOZE/Wnwv87X9k74/s320/DSC09030.JPG" style="height: 225px; margin-top: 0pt; width: 300px;" /></a>Brrrrr... February can get very cold in Ambikapur. I got a chance to experience winter in Ambikapur. That was a month of many firsts..<br />
Seeing the buffalos grazing near naani's house..<br />
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Winter in Ambikapur<br />
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Lacchhi-paati gets me a new toy everytime she returns back from school and I now have a good collection of those toys and I enjoy playing with them.<br />
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Here's my favorite "Rock-On" pose alongwith Shubham. I enjoy playing with him every evening and watching the sun-set sitting on the stairs.<br />
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I have my own little special bathtub. And I enjoy my weekend massage and then a bath at Aayu's place. </div><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Spring is also in the air now.. The garden has started blooming with many flowers - lotus, dahlia, roses, marigolds and many more. And its such a great experience watching them grow and enjoying them.Gardener Dhananjay-bhaiya also gave me some gardening lessons. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">We then went to Nagpur for a surprise visit for my thatha's 70th birthday wishing my Nagpur thatha, my Nagpur paati and meeting my cousins Ankita and Uday.</span><br />
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I have now also started prayers to Surya the sun god. My Sweety mausi offers jal (water) everyday to Sun and I have also picked up the practice. I love Sweety mausi so much that I call her Sweety mother (just like Lord Krishna has two mothers - Devaki and Yashoda). For everything starting with brushing teeth to sleeping, I look for Sweety mausi.<br />
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I also visited the school that Amma studied in and also where she taught for awhile.<br />
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<div id="refHTML"></div>anupriyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279526866200589060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330056.post-43804655827260412972010-01-17T10:34:00.000+08:002010-01-17T10:34:14.463+08:00January 2009 update<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It was a depressing start to 2009. All the three of us, Amma, Appa and myself went down with flu which we may have caught from our new year revelry at East Coast Park. We had to postpone our Bangalore trip by a couple of days and then when we arrived there, Bangalore was very cold and Bagyam-paati also had to undergo an emergency operation.</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The entire time we were there, we were mostly visiting the hospital. Appa took me go-karting at Patel's Inn. I decided then that when I become big, i'll be an F1 driver and my car will go zoom-zoom-zoom very fast!!!</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Appa also wanted me to experience the Birla planetarium in Bangalore and we had a good time viewing the story of our universe and its various inhabitants.</span><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Appa also took me to the Visweswariah Museum in Bangalore which is where he said he learnt a lot of things while he was a kid. I saw scale models of India's rockets, the various machines, the optics displays and except for a minor scare when I went missing from Appa and Amma's radar for about 3 mins, everything went fine there.</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I also witnessed first-hand the whims of Bangalore's auto drivers. Appa got into a swearing match with an auto-driver outside the museum who demanded payment far beyond the normal rate. There was also a ludicrous experience when the fare went above 99 and the auto-driver immediately raised it to 115 and Appa was mighty pissed with that and kept on arguing on the principles and the policeman interceded and Appa had his way. Appa then told Amma that it wasn't worth arguing. His verdict: Just don't take the auto.</span><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We also managed to catch up with Harsh maama at Crossword and we also had a shake-shake fries experience in McDonalds. In Singapore, the shake-shake fries seems to be an alien concept.<br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Then I went to <a href="http://www.indiavideo.org/text/ambikapur-indian-epics-classics-1231.php">Ambikapur</a>, my mom's maika (hometown) to see Lacchi paati (grandma). On India's Republic Day on Jan 26, I went to Lachi-paati's school and watched her unfurl the flag and joined the kids in singing the national anthem.<br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">My doctor perima (aunt) had come over from Benares where she is training to be a doctor. She told me the importance of brushing teeth regularly. This made Amma's job a lot easier and now I brush my teeth regularly without a lot of persuasion. We also went to Mahamaya mandir (kovil) and Sai mandir (kovil), two of the most important places to visit in Ambikapur.<br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The song of the month was <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVSriGXiL_o">Massakali</a></span><br />
</div>anupriyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279526866200589060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330056.post-77777468325101724992010-01-03T19:15:00.011+08:002010-03-14T14:38:00.694+08:00Update from December 2008<span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;">The month began with a visit to IMM accompanied by Vaishnavi and Mihir to see all the Christmas decor and a Barney show.</span><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/S0AVF_cNoRI/AAAAAAAAOSs/pjjDMG09Nwo/s1600-h/DSC09544.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422357144027373842" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/S0AVF_cNoRI/AAAAAAAAOSs/pjjDMG09Nwo/s320/DSC09544.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; text-align: center; width: 225px;" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;">Shreyas visited us with Nirmala perima and we had a gala time playing in the tenthouse with the multicoloured balls. Bhaskar periappa joined us later for dinner at home. Shreyas is one smart cookie. He enjoys doing to me what I used to do older kids when I was his age.. i.e. troubling them.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/S0AVVFxvlNI/AAAAAAAAOTE/oI3o-Vs9YXE/s1600-h/DSC07956.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422357403426329810" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/S0AVVFxvlNI/AAAAAAAAOTE/oI3o-Vs9YXE/s320/DSC07956.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 225px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" border="0" /></a><br /><div face="Verdana,sans-serif">I continued on my quest to become a Picasso but Amma complains that my attention span is too short. What does she now? Every artist has his or her own quirks!!! Mine just happens to be a short attention span, but hey, there's some sort of output .. The paper has colour.. its got my interpretation of life on it (even its just a few lines and spots). Appa ran the Standard Chartered Marathon 10 km run for the first time. He wanted to see if he could do run the 10km and even got a medal for finishing. I even checked out some yachts from the SAF Yacht Club and did a photo session there. I'll maybe tryout yachting sometime in the future and play among starboards, sterns and keels.<br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/S0Ac_d1S7XI/AAAAAAAAOVE/2_-qJGk4cGA/s1600-h/DSC08598.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422365828019580274" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/S0Ac_d1S7XI/AAAAAAAAOVE/2_-qJGk4cGA/s320/DSC08598.JPG" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; height: 240px; width: 320px;" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/S0Aaf8K26kI/AAAAAAAAOU8/N9ZvRd-hYmw/s1600-h/DSC08016.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422363087384013378" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/S0Aaf8K26kI/AAAAAAAAOU8/N9ZvRd-hYmw/s320/DSC08016.JPG" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 225px; width: 300px;" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/S0AVVQaX1rI/AAAAAAAAOTM/ei11ESqRLI0/s1600-h/DSC07973.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422357406281094834" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/S0AVVQaX1rI/AAAAAAAAOTM/ei11ESqRLI0/s320/DSC07973.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; height: 320px; text-align: center; width: 240px;" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The rest of the month was spent in planning our Phuket visit, executing the plan and then telling everyone in sight how memorable the trip was!! A learning during the trip was the phrase sawasdee krub!<br />My first jet-ski experience was wonderful. I also had the ride on an elephant. The friendly mahout (driver of the elephant) was kind of enough to offer me a mahout-ship and I had fun directing the elephant. I became a huge fan of Ramesh athimber, (or shatimber as I have named him). We went to <a href="http://www.phuket-fantasea.com/eng/index.php">Phuket Phantasea</a>. The elephant show was wonderful, although what really caught my attention was the huge elephant dropping "hagggoooooooooooo!!!!" during the performance. Apart from that, the pool, beach, kids' room etc. at the resort was just fun of the highest order.<br />All in all a memorable trip.<br /></div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SzwT4_w5zVI/AAAAAAAAOR0/MSUgHzhDU74/s1600-h/DSC08172.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421229921357385042" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SzwT4_w5zVI/AAAAAAAAOR0/MSUgHzhDU74/s320/DSC08172.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 221px; text-align: center; width: 264px;" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/S0AVV3wrcSI/AAAAAAAAOTU/BtsCscLLm7Q/s1600-h/DSC08164.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422357416843637026" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/S0AVV3wrcSI/AAAAAAAAOTU/BtsCscLLm7Q/s320/DSC08164.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; cursor: pointer; display: block; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/S0BldgWMP7I/AAAAAAAAObU/QCP450H19TU/s320/DSC00307.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422357146623336114" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/S0AVGJHI3rI/AAAAAAAAOS0/jV6PnB2875A/s320/DSC08943.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" border="0" /><br /><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Back in Singapore, we had the year-end Christmas parties that we went to. In the one organized by the CC, I had the opportunity to go on stage and play some games and get some gifts. There was another at mom's friend bhawana aunty's house where we had some riproaring fun.<br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The song of the month was <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9WtLHf8whY">Touch Me, Touch Me, Touch Me, Zara Zara</a><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We signed off 2008 and ushered in 2009 with a barbeque party at the East Coast Park.<br /></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>anupriyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279526866200589060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330056.post-67138867693192402302008-12-30T20:08:00.015+08:002009-06-07T22:03:58.776+08:00November 2008 UpdateBudding painter<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVn5CmYvWvI/AAAAAAAAJ2A/marK5yImLEI/s1600-h/DSC07790.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVn5CmYvWvI/AAAAAAAAJ2A/marK5yImLEI/s320/DSC07790.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285529460755356402" border="0" /></a>My cool pose<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVn3J4ege5I/AAAAAAAAJ1Y/ZxDgEYq1DQw/s1600-h/DSC07710.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVn3J4ege5I/AAAAAAAAJ1Y/ZxDgEYq1DQw/s320/DSC07710.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285527386847214482" border="0" /></a>My creation<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVn05SoX4qI/AAAAAAAAJ1A/c73Td6L7YxQ/s1600-h/DSC07559.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVn05SoX4qI/AAAAAAAAJ1A/c73Td6L7YxQ/s320/DSC07559.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285524902786884258" border="0" /></a>The Oranjes!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVn0AaQBHbI/AAAAAAAAJ0w/iW-F-8h2Yeg/s1600-h/DSC00206.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVn0AaQBHbI/AAAAAAAAJ0w/iW-F-8h2Yeg/s320/DSC00206.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285523925579668914" border="0" /></a>I get confused sometimes with the ways of the world..<br />Exhibit 1: Om, when you grow up, you can do it (it, being, anything a whole lot of fun).. You are a baby now..<br />Exhibit 2: Om you are a big boy now.. you should brush your teeth..<br />Now am I a big boy or a baby... I asked the same question to Amma..<br />As you can see from the above.. brushing my teeth is a major everyday drama and i think its part of growing up.. Amma is learning that slowly..<br /><br />Appa told us that we will be going to Phuket in December and we have been planning it a lot..Appa brought in books of different countries from the library and I enjoy reading them and listening to Appa tell me about countries like Indonesia, Thailand, Nigeria etc.<br />@ WestMall library<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVn0ArRfi5I/AAAAAAAAJ04/ibl-x_wysMY/s1600-h/DSC00216.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVn0ArRfi5I/AAAAAAAAJ04/ibl-x_wysMY/s320/DSC00216.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285523930149260178" border="0" /></a><br />I love doing my jigsaw puzzles. They are now puzzles with greater complexity, with different shapes to put together. Amma spends quite a bit of time trying to teach me phonics and counting. However, I dont think this is the right time for me. I love playing with play-doh and i make noodles, dosai and pasta with them. My little friend, Shreyas, came to visit me and I had great fun playing with him and Nirmala-maami.<br />With my jigsaw pieces<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVn1eXATO3I/AAAAAAAAJ1Q/P2H1p4N5vcs/s1600-h/DSC07622.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVn1eXATO3I/AAAAAAAAJ1Q/P2H1p4N5vcs/s320/DSC07622.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285525539616144242" border="0" /></a><br />Praveen chithappa visited us and treated us to dinner at <a href="http://www.heritagecuisine.com/about.htm">Heritage</a> . I have taken a liking to his Hyundai Avante car. The best part of the dinner was the experience with the finger-bowl.<br />@ the restaurant<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVn3KKY2mjI/AAAAAAAAJ1g/B6w7ukWRIwo/s1600-h/DSC07765.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVn3KKY2mjI/AAAAAAAAJ1g/B6w7ukWRIwo/s320/DSC07765.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285527391655336498" border="0" /></a><br />There was also the Diwali party at the community center. I had quite a bit of fun, dancing on the stage. It was great watching one of the sardars, Singh is King!!!<br />We also went to West Mall and did the horsey-horsey as well as the choo-choo train express. I also have picked up some new dance moves.<br />@West Mall in Bukit Batok<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVn4USNFGsI/AAAAAAAAJ1w/BO3pyuHpGkI/s1600-h/DSC07667.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVn4USNFGsI/AAAAAAAAJ1w/BO3pyuHpGkI/s320/DSC07667.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285528665063758530" border="0" /></a><br />Appa also took me to his office and i met some of his colleagues. We then went to catch the movie Madagascar-2. I now have a new playmat from ToysRUs. I love it quite a bit but i love Tanay anna's playmat more...<br />My Appa's cubicle<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVn5CCtdxJI/AAAAAAAAJ14/AcM42uavsWI/s1600-h/DSC07784.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVn5CCtdxJI/AAAAAAAAJ14/AcM42uavsWI/s320/DSC07784.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285529451178607762" border="0" /></a>Watching Madagascar @ Suntec<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVn4UGloMzI/AAAAAAAAJ1o/r4bQdcKkzZc/s1600-h/DSC07654.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVn4UGloMzI/AAAAAAAAJ1o/r4bQdcKkzZc/s320/DSC07654.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285528661945496370" border="0" /></a>My totally cool.. completely awesome playmat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVn5btlnrhI/AAAAAAAAJ2I/OFNLAy-PuUw/s1600-h/DSC07805.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVn5btlnrhI/AAAAAAAAJ2I/OFNLAy-PuUw/s320/DSC07805.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285529892185157138" border="0" /></a>Amma's dance party surprise was total fun and I had a great time getting pictures with my friends with my "Hey gals.. lets say cheese" routine!!<br /><br />Hi girls.. with my friend Shreya<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVn6EoWXdDI/AAAAAAAAJ2Q/0yNgn79LHs4/s1600-h/DSC07816.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVn6EoWXdDI/AAAAAAAAJ2Q/0yNgn79LHs4/s320/DSC07816.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285530595153638450" border="0" /></a><br />@ the party<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVn05gpbOXI/AAAAAAAAJ1I/G2VYOWa9-Pk/s1600-h/DSC07601.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVn05gpbOXI/AAAAAAAAJ1I/G2VYOWa9-Pk/s320/DSC07601.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285524906549393778" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The visit to Jurong Lake Park was total fun.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVn6vK0Rv1I/AAAAAAAAJ2g/fVZdyI3n5iM/s1600-h/DSC07846.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVn6vK0Rv1I/AAAAAAAAJ2g/fVZdyI3n5iM/s320/DSC07846.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285531325960404818" border="0" /></a>Rope bridge & slide @ Jurong lake park<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVn6UxwnWHI/AAAAAAAAJ2Y/AYqivJpwGww/s1600-h/DSC07837.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVn6UxwnWHI/AAAAAAAAJ2Y/AYqivJpwGww/s320/DSC07837.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285530872557557874" border="0" /></a>anupriyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279526866200589060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330056.post-5640107884901066352008-12-30T20:07:00.013+08:002009-06-07T19:18:34.879+08:00October 2008 update<div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVX4JIrDzuI/AAAAAAAAJvo/4KGkKRKYC_I/s1600-h/DSC06539.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284402573619744482" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVX4JIrDzuI/AAAAAAAAJvo/4KGkKRKYC_I/s320/DSC06539.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />At home with Amma & Appa<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVX4KDYhPGI/AAAAAAAAJwA/Cd7kCiPDFJM/s1600-h/DSC06612.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284402589379673186" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVX4KDYhPGI/AAAAAAAAJwA/Cd7kCiPDFJM/s320/DSC06612.JPG" border="0" /></a>Contentment<br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVX4JoaGSBI/AAAAAAAAJv4/KKDWiz2MuP4/s1600-h/DSC06587.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284402582138538002" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVX4JoaGSBI/AAAAAAAAJv4/KKDWiz2MuP4/s320/DSC06587.JPG" border="0" /></a>Diwali night<br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVX4JYRjF0I/AAAAAAAAJvw/e5CqQ7ulvBA/s1600-h/DSC06582.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284402577807710018" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVX4JYRjF0I/AAAAAAAAJvw/e5CqQ7ulvBA/s320/DSC06582.JPG" border="0" /></a>Navratri had begun and I enjoyed going to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haldi_Kumkum">haldi-kumkum</a> functions with Amma everyday to different houses. Rishabh and family had put together a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golu">navratri golu</a>. It even had a small play zoo in addition to the dolls of God. I made a photo frame for Vaishnavi akka with Amma's help.<br /><div>My <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vidyarambham">vidyarambham</a> took place on 9th October at <a href="http://www.panoramio.com/photo/7838218">Krishnan kovil</a> in Bugis. During the vidyarmabham ceremony, Appa wanted to give me all the lessons, starting with Om, the numberals 1-10, 0, infinity, A-Z, the Sanskrit alphabet etc. and Amma and the priest had to ask him to take it easy. Then during the Dussehra celebration, the story of the week was that of King Ram and his war with Ravana.<br /></div><br /></div>We also went on a trip to KL with Vaishnavi, Mihir, Annu-aunty and Kishore uncle. I then regaled everyone with what Mihir says most of all (viz. no no no) and what Vaishnavi said most of all (viz. Om.. please don't do that...). In KL we went up the hill at Batu caves to see the Murugan temple. It was fun. Appa took me inside the cave where they had iguanas. Appa showed me how to hold an iguana in his hand. I got encouraged and tried my hand at holding an iguana. The attendant took a picture of that but unfortunately that and other pictures got deleted by chance. Amma was really distraught at all those lost pictures.<br />Appa and I in front of the Twin towers @ KL with a light shower on..<br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVcjqf35moI/AAAAAAAAJyQ/v6hx0zSL4Q0/s1600-h/DSC07288.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284731900760005250" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 240px; height: 320px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVcjqf35moI/AAAAAAAAJyQ/v6hx0zSL4Q0/s320/DSC07288.JPG" border="0" /></a>The royal prince of Malaysia<br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVcgr1EMw4I/AAAAAAAAJyI/RcaCP_c6NVY/s1600-h/DSC07251.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284728625093723010" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 240px; height: 320px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVcgr1EMw4I/AAAAAAAAJyI/RcaCP_c6NVY/s320/DSC07251.JPG" border="0" /></a>The Malaysian royal family @ Menara KL<br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVcgrENOlZI/AAAAAAAAJyA/i9xbyZOYnzs/s1600-h/DSC07225.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284728611978253714" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 240px; height: 320px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVcgrENOlZI/AAAAAAAAJyA/i9xbyZOYnzs/s320/DSC07225.JPG" border="0" /></a>Looking at Batu caves thru a telescope in Menara KL<br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVcesVaIWuI/AAAAAAAAJx4/16rnNX1qN90/s1600-h/DSC07159.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284726434752387810" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVcesVaIWuI/AAAAAAAAJx4/16rnNX1qN90/s320/DSC07159.JPG" border="0" /></a>Mihir, Appa and I in our hotel room<br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVcerh7VeyI/AAAAAAAAJxw/5PjFW0DCHVc/s1600-h/DSC07087.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284726420933016354" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVcerh7VeyI/AAAAAAAAJxw/5PjFW0DCHVc/s320/DSC07087.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Then we had Diwali party with mom's friends and their families. It was great watching "Singh is King" dance at the party. I now believe every sardar with a turban is a "Singh is king". One day when i saw a sardar on a scooter.. i told Amma "King is on the scooter". Amma was surprised and asked in her inimitable way.. "Where kanna??". I pointed to the scooter and Amma burst out laughing. And she shared this with Appa and Appa was amazed at my inductive reasoning capabilities... Singh = King, Singh is on scooter, so King is on scooter..<br />Amma was so amused at my antic that she started sharing it with everyone who cared to listen..<br />Looking at Singh is King<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVcdA23ZYfI/AAAAAAAAJxo/y0yWDJ2vHCQ/s1600-h/DSC07375.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284724588307636722" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 240px; height: 320px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVcdA23ZYfI/AAAAAAAAJxo/y0yWDJ2vHCQ/s320/DSC07375.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />On the morning of Deepavali, we all went to the Murugan kovil to offer our prayers. In the evening we had a party at Toh Guan with all the families. The kids performed and danced to Bum bum bole.. and agdam bagadam which was taught by Amma. Even I joined in the fun and Appa and Amma were glad to watch me performing.<br />Amma and I lighting the Diwali diyas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVeFOVznu8I/AAAAAAAAJyg/42AUGUeT9cY/s1600-h/DSC07455.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVeFOVznu8I/AAAAAAAAJyg/42AUGUeT9cY/s320/DSC07455.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284839169160887234" border="0" /></a>Bursting crackers and lighting sparklers<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVeFOLo_TeI/AAAAAAAAJyY/T7l73d_J6RA/s1600-h/DSC07474.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVeFOLo_TeI/AAAAAAAAJyY/T7l73d_J6RA/s320/DSC07474.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284839166431940066" border="0" /></a>The next day, we did Lakshmi pujan and we had some fun bursting fireworks with Bryan and Marcus.<br />I can now recognize the sounds of letters and numbers from zero to nine. I was given the 3 piece jigsaw puzzles and I now enjoy solving them. Amma and Appa got me some more and we have a lot of fun solving these puzzles. I love taking bath with whale, sharks, alligators, squids and crocodiles.<br /><div>The song of the month has been "Singh is king... Singh is king..."<br /></div><br />Picasso @ work<br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVX6lL6w6HI/AAAAAAAAJwI/KmtfbYHTu7U/s1600-h/DSC06644.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284405254550513778" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SVX6lL6w6HI/AAAAAAAAJwI/KmtfbYHTu7U/s320/DSC06644.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>anupriyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279526866200589060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330056.post-87694927665753611962008-12-27T17:48:00.007+08:002008-12-29T17:06:19.473+08:00September 08 UpdateCycling we will go... <p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/ST4KyUfoyJI/AAAAAAAAHz0/1dYDIo1Sa04/s1600-h/DSC06261.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277667672935942290" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/ST4KyUfoyJI/AAAAAAAAHz0/1dYDIo1Sa04/s320/DSC06261.JPG" border="0" /></a> Bliss on earth!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/ST4FeGhF19I/AAAAAAAAHzs/nwd7RArhBz4/s1600-h/DSC06256.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277661828028422098" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/ST4FeGhF19I/AAAAAAAAHzs/nwd7RArhBz4/s320/DSC06256.JPG" border="0" /></a> A musician is budding!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/STYxvHQjayI/AAAAAAAAHyU/DZ9XoLsv-sc/s1600-h/DSC06383.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275458698983205666" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/STYxvHQjayI/AAAAAAAAHyU/DZ9XoLsv-sc/s320/DSC06383.JPG" border="0" /></a>After shopping<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/STVEjlr9EaI/AAAAAAAAHxM/-651pCoakn0/s1600-h/DSC06073.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275197916736983458" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/STVEjlr9EaI/AAAAAAAAHxM/-651pCoakn0/s320/DSC06073.JPG" border="0" /></a>Amma & I have been feverishly preparing for my 2nd birthday. Starting with creating the return gift tees for each of the 26 special invitees to selecting the cake from the web, to the final preparations for the birthday. For more details of the big party, head over to <a href="http://myspace-mycreativity.blogspot.com/2008_10_01_archive.html">Amma's blog</a>.<br />My Birthday cake<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/STYtWZ56NCI/AAAAAAAAHyE/N1Uh1NYiI0o/s1600-h/DSC00201.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275453876445262882" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/STYtWZ56NCI/AAAAAAAAHyE/N1Uh1NYiI0o/s320/DSC00201.JPG" border="0" /></a> Birthday boy<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/STVDS9UOVMI/AAAAAAAAHw8/V6_KiJK9Qn0/s1600-h/IMG_0375.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275196531510498498" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/STVDS9UOVMI/AAAAAAAAHw8/V6_KiJK9Qn0/s320/IMG_0375.JPG" border="0" /></a> On 5th Bhajin also came over, wished me and gave me 2 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformers">transformers</a>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/STVDu3JgquI/AAAAAAAAHxE/BzYZnVxM6_Q/s1600-h/DSC05999.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275197010891287266" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/STVDu3JgquI/AAAAAAAAHxE/BzYZnVxM6_Q/s320/DSC05999.JPG" border="0" /></a>I love cycling, thanks to Aarav who gave me his cycle as he got a new one..<br />Back to home-schooling for me. I was given a well-deserved break from school thanks to Appa and Amma. Amma has been finding out new ways to keep me engaged, now that I am not going to MMI. I love painting but I dont care that much for crayoning. My phonics lessons are underway. We have also started an F1 collage that I am yet to complete.<br />The newest word in my vocabulary is "BECAUSE". Appa & Amma figured that while other children ask "Why" my signature word is "BECAUSE". It goes like this.. Amma or Appa make a statement like - "You have to eat roti (or bread or peanut butter or whatever)" and I will interject "BECAUSE". Then they will start telling me that I would have to eat roti because it would make me big and strong like Hanuman or Ghatothkach or Bhajin etc. Appa was first bewildered with this usage but now he is fully onboard and even takes care to explain to others what "BECAUSE" means.<br />My latest passion is reading. Appa brought me a few books from the library one day, about Thailand, Cars, Dinosaurs and I have been hooked ever since. I make sure I am read at least one book before I sleep at night and at least 2/3 in the afternoon before I sleep.<br />We went to the Science Center where there was an kids' exhibition on. Appa & I made an electrical circuit over there. We also went into a stall where it was dark, only lit by laser lights and the friendly staff got some pictures. There was also an F1 car exhibition and it was fun to see the vintage as well as new Ferraris. Did I ever mention that Ferrari is my dream car. Audi is next on the list.<br />Ferrari @ <a href="http://www.science.edu.sg/ssc/index.jsp">Science Centre</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/STVFvD3P5nI/AAAAAAAAHxc/aF-wuFevJW0/s1600-h/DSC06200.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275199213327607410" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/STVFvD3P5nI/AAAAAAAAHxc/aF-wuFevJW0/s320/DSC06200.JPG" border="0" /></a>Appa & I making an electrical circuit<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/STVFKGuo5UI/AAAAAAAAHxU/oN39KmdVONA/s1600-h/DSC06149.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275198578441643330" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/STVFKGuo5UI/AAAAAAAAHxU/oN39KmdVONA/s320/DSC06149.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We had gone over and had a gala time at the <a href="http://www.streetdb.com/singapore-street-directory-RECREATION-p609517-JURONG-EAST-SWIMMING-COMPLEX.htm">Jurong swimming complex</a>, which gets my recommendation for a family's day out. Its got 3 slides, a lazy river, a wave pool, couple of kids pools and a normal swimming pool.<br />Thatha has a trademark way of saying "exactly" and now I say "exactly" exactly like Thatha.<br />My new favorite song is <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ox_HqsWbjuI">Pappu cant dance saala</a> and nowadays <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyonce">Beyonce</a> sings us our lullaby <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxroGGV0jPs&feature=PlayList&p=D3D43012C702E9CC&playnext=1&index=25">To the left</a>.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330056.post-35148113289684592862008-12-21T19:32:00.005+08:002008-12-26T09:45:47.996+08:00August 2008 UpdateSaying bye to my teachers from MMI@WestCoast<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/STVGuPq_5nI/AAAAAAAAHxk/U6KPwRzUKmI/s1600-h/DSC05767.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275200298829211250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/STVGuPq_5nI/AAAAAAAAHxk/U6KPwRzUKmI/s320/DSC05767.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>My favorite car!!!!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SRqmVlB8YOI/AAAAAAAAHfQ/eTSgKWoUMIg/s1600-h/DSC00127.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267705603810943202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SRqmVlB8YOI/AAAAAAAAHfQ/eTSgKWoUMIg/s320/DSC00127.JPG" border="0" /></a> My other favorite Ferrari F1 car<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SRqexg28bmI/AAAAAAAAHew/Olqw2-9QMeg/s1600-h/DSC04974.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267697287634382434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SRqexg28bmI/AAAAAAAAHew/Olqw2-9QMeg/s320/DSC04974.JPG" border="0" /></a>To say August is an eventful month is an understatement of the highest order.<br />August is the month for birthdays at Toh Guan... Every other day, there's a birthday party and the "Happy birthday" song is sung with great gutso. Sapna aunty has come up with an interesting twist to the song that each of us looks forward to while we sing the song. One ritual is for us to see whats the topping on the birthday cake.... car, barbie, barney etc. I have gotten so used to going to these parties that I ask Amma regularly whether there's any birthday to attend every other day. Check out the slideshow for the birthday snaps.<br />Anuhya's Birthday<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SSOgL_0-jsI/AAAAAAAAHjo/du_gZEl4cX4/s1600-h/DSC05240.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270232116926254786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SSOgL_0-jsI/AAAAAAAAHjo/du_gZEl4cX4/s320/DSC05240.JPG" border="0" /></a>Amma & Praga aunty had got the kids trained in dance and on the occasion of Krishna Janmashtami we let our moves rip. All the parents had attended the session and were thoroughly entertained. For the record, the girls danced to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-Ttv7H5ijI">Maiyya Yashoda</a> and the boys to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLEsgP0FMQ4">Hare Ram Hare Ram Hare Krishna Hare Ram</a>.<br />The folks over at MMI had some interesting events organized as well for August. First, there was the Singapore National Day, where everyone was in red and I even got my own crown. Appa and Amma told me that I was looking like a darling prince in my attire.<br />Singapore's national day<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SRqex_JmqxI/AAAAAAAAHfA/KR_kx9URaJs/s1600-h/DSC04988.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267697295765711634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SRqex_JmqxI/AAAAAAAAHfA/KR_kx9URaJs/s320/DSC04988.JPG" border="0" /></a>Second, they organized a visit to the Singapore zoo and Amma also accompanied me that day. It was a lot of fun.<br />Thirdly, they also had a Family day party at West Coast Park and we had a fun couple of hours playing "Treasure hunt". Appa, Amma & I had some fun and I also gave Amma a flower from one of the trees and Amma was touched by the gesture.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SRqmWB49-KI/AAAAAAAAHfg/v6AwVngUmaA/s1600-h/DSC00178.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267705611557927074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 241px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SRqmWB49-KI/AAAAAAAAHfg/v6AwVngUmaA/s320/DSC00178.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SRqmVpxhMQI/AAAAAAAAHfY/VnrqXhKZXlM/s1600-h/DSC00153.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267705605084229890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SRqmVpxhMQI/AAAAAAAAHfY/VnrqXhKZXlM/s320/DSC00153.JPG" border="0" /></a>At My Gym, they had organized a Kids Olympics and I had some great fun participating in all of those events and also in getting a certificate.<br />Why should adults have all the fun? Our very own Olympics<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SSFpV_icY7I/AAAAAAAAHi4/wBXPJc171gc/s1600-h/DSC05086.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269608865554260914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SSFpV_icY7I/AAAAAAAAHi4/wBXPJc171gc/s320/DSC05086.JPG" border="0" /></a> Performing Olympics under Appa's watchful eye<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SRqeyMTY4-I/AAAAAAAAHfI/Hqiz4F0mq_E/s1600-h/DSC05071.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267697299296412642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SRqeyMTY4-I/AAAAAAAAHfI/Hqiz4F0mq_E/s320/DSC05071.JPG" border="0" /></a>Appa, Amma and I went to the Marina area to see the rehearsal of the National Day Parade'2008 from a distance. Enjoying the fighter plane acrobatics in the sky with an ice-cream is an experience worth repeating.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SRqeUh-byXI/AAAAAAAAHeQ/Pq_kUUh8ofI/s1600-h/DSC04905.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267696789718026610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SRqeUh-byXI/AAAAAAAAHeQ/Pq_kUUh8ofI/s320/DSC04905.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SRqeUd8HZ-I/AAAAAAAAHeI/XVTWjcI8NoU/s1600-h/DSC04852.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267696788634560482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SRqeUd8HZ-I/AAAAAAAAHeI/XVTWjcI8NoU/s320/DSC04852.JPG" border="0" /></a>The Toh Guan gang also visited the Botanic Gardens on 9th August, the National Day here and we had some great fun running and playing in the park.<br />Botanic Garden Fun<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SSFovAYcU-I/AAAAAAAAHiw/Rou0v0gG9WU/s1600-h/DSC05033.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269608195765851106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SSFovAYcU-I/AAAAAAAAHiw/Rou0v0gG9WU/s320/DSC05033.JPG" border="0" /></a>With the Indian Independence Day on 15th, Amma showed me how to draw my own tricolor. I can now recognise the Indian flag. Appa took me to the Indian High Commission at Grange Road with me dressed in my tricolor-kurta and we managed to attend the function. I saw many kids singing and dancing and the tricolor atop the staff. Appa told me that we had attended the last year's celebration with me in a pram.<br />My very own tricolor<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SSFqYe6m1HI/AAAAAAAAHjI/jgCrb3jhzEI/s1600-h/DSC05127.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269610007848473714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SSFqYe6m1HI/AAAAAAAAHjI/jgCrb3jhzEI/s320/DSC05127.JPG" border="0" /></a> Painting my tricolor<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SSFqX0XOtsI/AAAAAAAAHjA/vlDz-uP-tII/s1600-h/DSC05117.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269609996425803458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SSFqX0XOtsI/AAAAAAAAHjA/vlDz-uP-tII/s320/DSC05117.JPG" border="0" /></a>I have watched Amma perform puja (prayer) to the ummachis (Gods) all these months. I have got her routine fully mapped out. First she says a prayer, then lights the lamps, then namaskaram. I have started doing that daily as well - reciting Om Namah Shivaya, Om Namo Narayanaya, Achyutaya, Anandaaya, Govindaaya, Gopaalaya, Shri Krishnaaya, Vishnave Hari. Then I do my namaskaram with Hey Bhagwaan, Shakti do, Buddhi do, Shaanthi do.. Sabko... Jai Hind. Amma also told me the story of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtam32PMCrw">Ek Chidiya</a> and not only do I like the story but also Amma's rendition of the same.<br />In addition we had the Raksha Bandhan as well. I was eagerly waiting for my rakhi sisters -Anuhya, Vaishnavi and Navya and they all came and tied rakhi on my wrist and applied tilak on my forehead.<br />My very first Rakhee!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SSOg_pxA3AI/AAAAAAAAHjw/SIZIqFYJr2s/s1600-h/DSC05180.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270233004357245954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SSOg_pxA3AI/AAAAAAAAHjw/SIZIqFYJr2s/s320/DSC05180.JPG" border="0" /></a>I now enjoy sleeping on my <a href="http://om050906.blogspot.com/2008/12/july-2008-update.html">fire-truck bed</a>. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGwJZg0XhpI">Poom poom</a> from Partner and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU2QxGzPB58">Om Shanti Om</a> continued to be favorite songs.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SRqeVdzM4fI/AAAAAAAAHeg/MMry5zaOlNk/s1600-h/DSC04948.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267696805777039858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SRqeVdzM4fI/AAAAAAAAHeg/MMry5zaOlNk/s320/DSC04948.JPG" border="0" /></a>Neeraj mama had visited us and showed us pictures of my honewali-mami. We also went on a pizza lunch with him..<br />With Neeru from Icon<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SSFoump73nI/AAAAAAAAHio/YrkdJxtaaE8/s1600-h/DSC04939.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269608188859899506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SSFoump73nI/AAAAAAAAHio/YrkdJxtaaE8/s320/DSC04939.JPG" border="0" /></a> Soupy Beard<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SRqeU6MfQVI/AAAAAAAAHeY/3sVjFleayfs/s1600-h/DSC04935.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267696796219425106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SRqeU6MfQVI/AAAAAAAAHeY/3sVjFleayfs/s320/DSC04935.JPG" border="0" /></a>These days we have started a new tradition as well.. whenever we go to IMM for our shopping, I get to play in my favorite Barney car.<br />My favorite Barney at IMM<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SRqexntbGJI/AAAAAAAAHe4/1QJIf0aDd-Y/s1600-h/DSC04980.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267697289473497234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SRqexntbGJI/AAAAAAAAHe4/1QJIf0aDd-Y/s320/DSC04980.JPG" border="0" /></a>I have now patented my own "I'm angry" look. If the Big B could be the Angry Young Man, I can be the angry young boy.<br />My really cute "I'm angry" pose<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SRqmWLGP1sI/AAAAAAAAHfo/RalddIplwtU/s1600-h/DSC00184.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267705614029543106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SRqmWLGP1sI/AAAAAAAAHfo/RalddIplwtU/s320/DSC00184.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>We also celebrated my 2nd star birthday by going to Murugan kovil (temple) on 27th August. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330056.post-43368939703863592702008-12-09T16:52:00.003+08:002008-12-09T16:54:43.970+08:00July 2008-update<div align="justify">The red fire-truck which I call my bed...<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SRqbGeuPjII/AAAAAAAAHeA/Frwo3yEQ2Rw/s1600-h/DSC06057.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267693249791757442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SRqbGeuPjII/AAAAAAAAHeA/Frwo3yEQ2Rw/s320/DSC06057.JPG" border="0" /></a>While frantic negotiation for the nuclear deal is currently under way, closer home, Amma scored a diplomatic coup for me by convincing Appa to get me a fire-truck bed, the one which is painted red all over, and with the ladder & red light to boot. I am not supposed to know this, but apparently this truck-bed also has another pull-out bed. Needless to say, I love this bed, and I sleep in it regularly.<br /><br /><p><br />Strange-but-true!!</p>Amma gets some weird pleasure (as all mothers and sisters are wont to from time to time) in dressing me up in a saree and making me look like a girl..Wait till I grow a little bit older and put an end to this silly nonsense.<br /><br /><p><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SMTTD3FeitI/AAAAAAAAGxI/SwXmziLiINY/s1600-h/DSC04626.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243547929446091474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SMTTD3FeitI/AAAAAAAAGxI/SwXmziLiINY/s320/DSC04626.JPG" border="0" /></a> This dress can induce laughter sometimes!!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SMTTEKRDxJI/AAAAAAAAGxQ/WigdMPg8GUQ/s1600-h/DSC04633.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243547934594942098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SMTTEKRDxJI/AAAAAAAAGxQ/WigdMPg8GUQ/s320/DSC04633.JPG" border="0" /></a>The life of a gymnast - Expect a toddler to always figure out a way to play with whatever one has readily available<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SNNeXJ4JDSI/AAAAAAAAG0A/j6_x-DLYYbU/s1600-h/DSC04677.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247641742698155298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SNNeXJ4JDSI/AAAAAAAAG0A/j6_x-DLYYbU/s320/DSC04677.JPG" border="0" /></a>At Sankranti restaurant - Me lapping up the curd-rice and Bhajin's war-stories<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SNMiMjG54QI/AAAAAAAAGzg/SKR_SUwzpXk/s1600-h/DSC04445.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247575589794734338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SNMiMjG54QI/AAAAAAAAGzg/SKR_SUwzpXk/s320/DSC04445.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><p>Did you know that Bhajin can eat a lion!! He said so himself. He was explaining this at Satya atthai's treat at Sankranti. While eating the absolutely delicious thair-sadam (curd-rice), I was thanking my stars that I am on Bhajin's good books. who knows what else he plans to have on his menu??<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SMTTC6gur5I/AAAAAAAAGww/FYMK9kYPnZo/s1600-h/DSC04438.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243547913185832850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SMTTC6gur5I/AAAAAAAAGww/FYMK9kYPnZo/s320/DSC04438.JPG" border="0" /></a>Jurong Lake Park - We fulfilled Appa's wish of going to the Jurong Lake Park<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SMTTDa50esI/AAAAAAAAGw4/BRxLIG02tiU/s1600-h/DSC04548.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243547921881004738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SMTTDa50esI/AAAAAAAAGw4/BRxLIG02tiU/s320/DSC04548.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SMTTDv6j5YI/AAAAAAAAGxA/CaM78PSeVNA/s1600-h/DSC04540.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243547927521256834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SMTTDv6j5YI/AAAAAAAAGxA/CaM78PSeVNA/s320/DSC04540.JPG" border="0" /></a> Q: Why do you climb a tree? A: Because It's There!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SNMiNPKs4yI/AAAAAAAAGzo/sYg4nxXh5Cw/s1600-h/DSC04579.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247575601621820194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SNMiNPKs4yI/AAAAAAAAGzo/sYg4nxXh5Cw/s320/DSC04579.JPG" border="0" /></a>Amma & Me<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SNMiNT_Pg6I/AAAAAAAAGzw/9bv3974Q5Tk/s1600-h/DSC04551.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247575602915935138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SNMiNT_Pg6I/AAAAAAAAGzw/9bv3974Q5Tk/s320/DSC04551.JPG" border="0" /></a>So these are the parts of tree<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SNMiNzZdVUI/AAAAAAAAGz4/9i3Rj_kdgfY/s1600-h/DSC04543.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247575611347391810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SNMiNzZdVUI/AAAAAAAAGz4/9i3Rj_kdgfY/s320/DSC04543.JPG" border="0" /></a>Manish bhaiyya & I<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SNMiMWpX3CI/AAAAAAAAGzY/RQD7o7edTJE/s1600-h/DSC04227.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247575586449644578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SNMiMWpX3CI/AAAAAAAAGzY/RQD7o7edTJE/s320/DSC04227.JPG" border="0" /></a>Other Updates:<br />The song of the month is ... poom poom from <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0807758/">Partner</a>.<br />My vocabulary has now picked up significantly. I can now convey ideas in sentences.<br />Over at MMI, I now have another friend, Randall. We play together a lot and he usually does what I do and vice-versa, including once sleeping on the floor which got Miss Rahimah's goat. And the consequences included being warned that I would be taken to Miss Usha's office.<br />I now have quite a few friends from the neighborhood, and we have a whale of a time every evening. These days they keep singing OSO (Om-Shanti-Om) and run after me and so I run after them too. After the usual playtime, I chat with Vaishnavi-akka from our balcony while having our respective dinners.<br />I also picked up a few new car logos like Chevy, Subaru.<br />My weekly rendezvous with the folks at My-Gym continues. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330056.post-23353118193216996692008-11-04T16:38:00.001+08:002008-11-04T16:40:16.103+08:00June 2008 Update<div><div><div>Amma began an art class during the June school holidays. It was a great way for me to have more fun.. Suma, Krish, Vaishnavi came over and I joined them in their new creations.<br />I continued to have more fun with Thatha and Paati and once persuaded Thatha to be my pillion rider on my scooter.<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Thatha & I on my scooter</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SKAGqeJ1CbI/AAAAAAAAFd4/Ijo8ASkYAR8/s1600-h/DSC03492.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233190093723077042" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SKAGqeJ1CbI/AAAAAAAAFd4/Ijo8ASkYAR8/s320/DSC03492.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">All of us went to the </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);" href="http://www.science.edu.sg/">Science Center</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"> near our house.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SKAGr_cs4FI/AAAAAAAAFeQ/6PwO8fcdiVI/s1600-h/DSC03543.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233190119840473170" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SKAGr_cs4FI/AAAAAAAAFeQ/6PwO8fcdiVI/s320/DSC03543.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">chhota bhooot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SKAGrE0hgRI/AAAAAAAAFeI/IYsDKyRHK14/s1600-h/DSC03525.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233190104102699282" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SKAGrE0hgRI/AAAAAAAAFeI/IYsDKyRHK14/s320/DSC03525.JPG" border="0" /></a>We were greeted by a growling T-rex and then in a flash I knew I had understood one of the deepest secrets of life <span style="font-style: italic;">viz.</span> Who Barney really is?<br />Amma then used her creativity to fuse me & T-rex to create a new species called Om-saurus. I then realized what it must be like for a half creature such as a mer-maid or a centaur or a mer-lion!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SKAGsEDPtCI/AAAAAAAAFeY/bCGGICdJt9w/s1600-h/DSC03551.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233190121075880994" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 316px; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SKAGsEDPtCI/AAAAAAAAFeY/bCGGICdJt9w/s320/DSC03551.JPG" width="474" border="0" height="240" /></a>I can now also identify most of the dinosaur toys that I got from Pranav bhaiyya incl T-rex, Stegosaurus, Triceratops, Allosaurus, etc.<br /><span class="Apple-style-span">While we are talking 'creativity' I also managed to enhance my collage portfolio. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Car collage creation in process</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SKOXNVIEPII/AAAAAAAAFg8/-pMV6ONOBrY/s1600-h/DSC03743.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234193447199718530" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SKOXNVIEPII/AAAAAAAAFg8/-pMV6ONOBrY/s320/DSC03743.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Under my creation</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SKOXNiKZLjI/AAAAAAAAFhE/lOPEQzRgcMw/s1600-h/DSC03752.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234193450699140658" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SKOXNiKZLjI/AAAAAAAAFhE/lOPEQzRgcMw/s320/DSC03752.JPG" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"></span><div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Making a puppet show house</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SKAGq-aROAI/AAAAAAAAFeA/saAFL_qC-5o/s1600-h/DSC03503.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233190102381967362" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SKAGq-aROAI/AAAAAAAAFeA/saAFL_qC-5o/s320/DSC03503.JPG" border="0" /></a>My school continued and my routine of Appa dropping me off and Amma getting me back proceeded uneventfully until a couple of HFMD cases occured which meant Appa & Amma let me stay at home for a couple of weeks.<br />I can now identify cars from their logos... Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Audi, Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari, Nissan, Hyundai, Kia, Mazda.. u name it and I am able to identify the brand of the car. I sometimes teach Amma about the car logos when she gets confused which is pretty much, most of the time. If I came across a new logo and I looked at Amma, she would say "Amma doesn't know.. lets ask Appa". After a few such occurences, as soon as I saw a new logo I automatically exclaimed "lets ask Appa" and Amma would say "Yes kanna".<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">My Passion</span> <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SLO7fgehgJI/AAAAAAAAGN0/9xd0UIypLAA/s1600-h/DSC00022.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238736941530316946" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SLO7fgehgJI/AAAAAAAAGN0/9xd0UIypLAA/s320/DSC00022.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">In the lap of nature</span><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SLO7fQObK7I/AAAAAAAAGNs/yF__GjFoQUo/s1600-h/DSC00069.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238736937167825842" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SLO7fQObK7I/AAAAAAAAGNs/yF__GjFoQUo/s320/DSC00069.JPG" border="0" /></a>We had gone over to the Marriott hotel and I was put into the children room which I monopolized.<br /></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Appa & I @Takashimaya</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SKOXMzk2f_I/AAAAAAAAFg0/2RsEWaXCkyg/s1600-h/DSC03660.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234193438193647602" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SKOXMzk2f_I/AAAAAAAAFg0/2RsEWaXCkyg/s320/DSC03660.JPG" border="0" /></a><div><br />All of us also went to the newly opened Singapore flyer and I enjoyed the views from up-top.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SQ_lW0mcW2I/AAAAAAAAHI4/qiX65fCFz2I/s1600-h/DSC03864.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SQ_lW0mcW2I/AAAAAAAAHI4/qiX65fCFz2I/s320/DSC03864.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264678669659167586" border="0" />in the flyer</a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SQ_lWsoLJSI/AAAAAAAAHIw/W0rzisPKbe4/s1600-h/DSC03848.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SQ_lWsoLJSI/AAAAAAAAHIw/W0rzisPKbe4/s320/DSC03848.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264678667518944546" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We also celebrated Mitran's first birthday in style.<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Mitran, Appa, me & Tarz uncle</span><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SLO-TKBZvAI/AAAAAAAAGOc/eeeolQXpwnQ/s1600-h/DSC03764.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238740027879046146" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SLO-TKBZvAI/AAAAAAAAGOc/eeeolQXpwnQ/s320/DSC03764.JPG" border="0" /></a>We also went to the West Coast Park with the new gang of friends from Toh Guan<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SQ_n-ygVoBI/AAAAAAAAHJI/Uud5TShgo04/s1600-h/DSC03709.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SQ_n-ygVoBI/AAAAAAAAHJI/Uud5TShgo04/s320/DSC03709.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264681555314712594" border="0" /></a><br />We also went to the Henderson Waves with Thatha, Paati, Shanti-paati, and Bhajin.<br /><br /></div></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SQ_n-hQKJ-I/AAAAAAAAHJA/D4as-EDslZE/s1600-h/DSC04186.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SQ_n-hQKJ-I/AAAAAAAAHJA/D4as-EDslZE/s320/DSC04186.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264681550683449314" border="0" /></a><br />At the end of Thatha and Paati's visit we went to send them off to the Changi airport and there I also managed to catch up with Ronnie Mac.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SLO-SBqXzQI/AAAAAAAAGN8/GKnGlfZB4pQ/s1600-h/DSC02404.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238740008455097602" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SLO-SBqXzQI/AAAAAAAAGN8/GKnGlfZB4pQ/s320/DSC02404.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">In Appa's Shoes</span> <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SLO-SQ7QTFI/AAAAAAAAGOE/BH_pGUsP3eU/s1600-h/DSC02369.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238740012552440914" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SLO-SQ7QTFI/AAAAAAAAGOE/BH_pGUsP3eU/s320/DSC02369.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">This is the famous My-Gym flip</span><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SLO-Sg2xNHI/AAAAAAAAGOM/MzAQ6ye73Wg/s1600-h/DSC02361.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238740016828593266" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SLO-Sg2xNHI/AAAAAAAAGOM/MzAQ6ye73Wg/s320/DSC02361.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Amma, I and my cow</span> <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SLO-S6X2CNI/AAAAAAAAGOU/niVddap9YjY/s1600-h/DSC02364.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238740023678208210" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SLO-S6X2CNI/AAAAAAAAGOU/niVddap9YjY/s320/DSC02364.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">The faces of Mickey</span><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SLO7ewK8WvI/AAAAAAAAGNU/3IunDhGb11s/s1600-h/DSC00092.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238736928563288818" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SLO7ewK8WvI/AAAAAAAAGNU/3IunDhGb11s/s320/DSC00092.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SLO7fERY2KI/AAAAAAAAGNc/0LzQV-YrBOo/s1600-h/DSC00088.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238736933959030946" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SLO7fERY2KI/AAAAAAAAGNc/0LzQV-YrBOo/s320/DSC00088.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SLO7fZUe9EI/AAAAAAAAGNk/NkC0jr2bGAA/s1600-h/DSC00086.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238736939609158722" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SLO7fZUe9EI/AAAAAAAAGNk/NkC0jr2bGAA/s320/DSC00086.JPG" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SKOXLVa1QnI/AAAAAAAAFgk/ECmrIt87-Os/s1600-h/DSC03616.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234193412918690418" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-decoration: underline; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SKOXLVa1QnI/AAAAAAAAFgk/ECmrIt87-Os/s320/DSC03616.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Vaishnavi & I</span><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SKOXMYvW8JI/AAAAAAAAFgs/fkoTL0n2avc/s1600-h/DSC03643.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234193430989959314" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SKOXMYvW8JI/AAAAAAAAFgs/fkoTL0n2avc/s320/DSC03643.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330056.post-32019657903669865122008-09-08T15:07:00.043+08:002008-12-09T13:30:05.626+08:00July 2008 update<div align="justify">The red fire-truck which I call my bed...<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SRqbGeuPjII/AAAAAAAAHeA/Frwo3yEQ2Rw/s1600-h/DSC06057.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267693249791757442" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SRqbGeuPjII/AAAAAAAAHeA/Frwo3yEQ2Rw/s320/DSC06057.JPG" border="0" /></a>While frantic negotiation for the nuclear deal is currently under way, closer home, Amma scored a diplomatic coup for me by convincing Appa to get me a fire-truck bed, the one which is painted red all over, and with the ladder & red light to boot. I am not supposed to know this, but apparently this truck-bed also has another pull-out bed. Needless to say, I love this bed, and I sleep in it regularly.<br /><p><br />Strange-but-true!!</p>Amma gets some weird pleasure (as all mothers and sisters are wont to from time to time) in dressing me up in a saree and making me look like a girl..Wait till I grow a little bit older and put an end to this silly nonsense.<br /><p><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SMTTD3FeitI/AAAAAAAAGxI/SwXmziLiINY/s1600-h/DSC04626.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243547929446091474" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SMTTD3FeitI/AAAAAAAAGxI/SwXmziLiINY/s320/DSC04626.JPG" border="0" /></a> This dress can induce laughter sometimes!!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SMTTEKRDxJI/AAAAAAAAGxQ/WigdMPg8GUQ/s1600-h/DSC04633.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243547934594942098" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SMTTEKRDxJI/AAAAAAAAGxQ/WigdMPg8GUQ/s320/DSC04633.JPG" border="0" /></a>The life of a gymnast - Expect a toddler to always figure out a way to play with whatever one has readily available<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SNNeXJ4JDSI/AAAAAAAAG0A/j6_x-DLYYbU/s1600-h/DSC04677.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247641742698155298" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SNNeXJ4JDSI/AAAAAAAAG0A/j6_x-DLYYbU/s320/DSC04677.JPG" border="0" /></a>At Sankranti restaurant - Me lapping up the curd-rice and Bhajin's war-stories<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SNMiMjG54QI/AAAAAAAAGzg/SKR_SUwzpXk/s1600-h/DSC04445.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247575589794734338" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SNMiMjG54QI/AAAAAAAAGzg/SKR_SUwzpXk/s320/DSC04445.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p>Did you know that Bhajin can eat a lion!! He said so himself. He was explaining this at Satya atthai's treat at Sankranti. While eating the absolutely delicious thair-sadam (curd-rice), I was thanking my stars that I am on Bhajin's good books. who knows what else he plans to have on his menu??<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SMTTC6gur5I/AAAAAAAAGww/FYMK9kYPnZo/s1600-h/DSC04438.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243547913185832850" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SMTTC6gur5I/AAAAAAAAGww/FYMK9kYPnZo/s320/DSC04438.JPG" border="0" /></a>Jurong Lake Park - We fulfilled Appa's wish of going to the Jurong Lake Park<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SMTTDa50esI/AAAAAAAAGw4/BRxLIG02tiU/s1600-h/DSC04548.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243547921881004738" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SMTTDa50esI/AAAAAAAAGw4/BRxLIG02tiU/s320/DSC04548.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SMTTDv6j5YI/AAAAAAAAGxA/CaM78PSeVNA/s1600-h/DSC04540.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243547927521256834" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SMTTDv6j5YI/AAAAAAAAGxA/CaM78PSeVNA/s320/DSC04540.JPG" border="0" /></a> Q: Why do you climb a tree? A: Because It's There!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SNMiNPKs4yI/AAAAAAAAGzo/sYg4nxXh5Cw/s1600-h/DSC04579.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247575601621820194" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SNMiNPKs4yI/AAAAAAAAGzo/sYg4nxXh5Cw/s320/DSC04579.JPG" border="0" /></a>Amma & Me<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SNMiNT_Pg6I/AAAAAAAAGzw/9bv3974Q5Tk/s1600-h/DSC04551.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247575602915935138" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SNMiNT_Pg6I/AAAAAAAAGzw/9bv3974Q5Tk/s320/DSC04551.JPG" border="0" /></a>So these are the parts of tree<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SNMiNzZdVUI/AAAAAAAAGz4/9i3Rj_kdgfY/s1600-h/DSC04543.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247575611347391810" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SNMiNzZdVUI/AAAAAAAAGz4/9i3Rj_kdgfY/s320/DSC04543.JPG" border="0" /></a>Manish bhaiyya & I<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SNMiMWpX3CI/AAAAAAAAGzY/RQD7o7edTJE/s1600-h/DSC04227.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247575586449644578" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SNMiMWpX3CI/AAAAAAAAGzY/RQD7o7edTJE/s320/DSC04227.JPG" border="0" /></a>Other Updates:<br />The song of the month is ... poom poom from <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0807758/">Partner</a>.<br />My vocabulary has now picked up significantly. I can now convey ideas in sentences.<br />Over at MMI, I now have another friend, Randall. We play together a lot and he usually does what I do and vice-versa, including once sleeping on the floor which got Miss Rahimah's goat. And the consequences included being warned that I would be taken to Miss Usha's office.<br />I now have quite a few friends from the neighborhood, and we have a whale of a time every evening. These days they keep singing OSO (Om-Shanti-Om) and run after me and so I run after them too. After the usual playtime, I chat with Vaishnavi-akka from our balcony while having our respective dinners.<br />I also picked up a few new car logos like Chevy, Subaru.<br />My weekly rendezvous with the folks at My-Gym continues. </p>anupriyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279526866200589060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330056.post-62894932329451786222008-08-12T14:19:00.004+08:002008-08-12T14:24:05.175+08:00May 2008 Update<div align="left"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SJAvDgIlWNI/AAAAAAAAFSI/uR3s70tTJe0/s1600-h/DSC03148.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228730904589195474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SJAvDgIlWNI/AAAAAAAAFSI/uR3s70tTJe0/s320/DSC03148.JPG" border="0" /></a>In Amma's words I am doing justice to my name, Krishna (vennai-thirudi aka butter-thief). Butter has come from behind to top the charts of my all-time favorite foods. I love butter so much that I raid the fridge and get the butter myself. Now Amma makes sure she gives me some butter everyday.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SJAzeiG3iWI/AAAAAAAAFSY/cGxaQbOf_i4/s1600-h/DSC03190.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228735767021848930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SJAzeiG3iWI/AAAAAAAAFSY/cGxaQbOf_i4/s320/DSC03190.JPG" border="0" /></a>I am now a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streethawk">Streethawk</a>!!!, courtesy Akash my hero!!! Akash is such fun to be with (and a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_10">Ben Ten</a> fan to boot) and he teaches me quite a lot of new things, including <a href="http://disney.go.com/powerrangers/index.html">Power Rangers</a>. I can now recognize a few of them but still haven't fully got quite a hold of, partly because Appa & Amma are ensuring that I don't watch too much TV.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SHMXNNKZsuI/AAAAAAAAFK0/zLgLsh3D5cY/s1600-h/DSC03024.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220541908691563234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SHMXNNKZsuI/AAAAAAAAFK0/zLgLsh3D5cY/s320/DSC03024.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="left"></div>On one of the days, Amma gave me a surprise by taking me to Akash's place after school and I made the best of it by having a blast over there. Akash-anna had made a picture of his family and put me in the picture as his little brother. He wants to keep me with him.. and I don't mind it except I need to go home too...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SJAvEOGZdjI/AAAAAAAAFSQ/uliM9LQvZek/s1600-h/DSC03153.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228730916928058930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SJAvEOGZdjI/AAAAAAAAFSQ/uliM9LQvZek/s320/DSC03153.JPG" border="0" /></a> Akash visited us as well and we made use of this time to play some good old hide n' seek.<br /><div align="left"></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SJA5gG6ZndI/AAAAAAAAFTQ/TLUBYdUcLnY/s1600-h/DSC03335.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228742391151304146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SJA5gG6ZndI/AAAAAAAAFTQ/TLUBYdUcLnY/s320/DSC03335.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div align="left"></div><p>Amma & Appa took me to Appa's colleague Gopal uncle's house one of the days. Appa then played tennis with Gopal uncle and others while I played around in the playarea. It was so much fun and I was watching Appa and admiring his play, while simultaneously playing in the play area. Later, Aditya anna showed me some of his toys and I was delighted to see a toy bendy bus, motorcycles among the various toys. What could I say, it was a treasure trove of toys. And Aditya wanted us to have a sleep-over but unfortunately, I had to decline due to activities planned for the next day.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SHMXNStKMZI/AAAAAAAAFK8/uTtCY7io8zs/s1600-h/DSC03033.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220541910179525010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SHMXNStKMZI/AAAAAAAAFK8/uTtCY7io8zs/s320/DSC03033.JPG" border="0" /></a>On May 11th, we had a Mothers' Day function at MMI. We kids had to introduce our moms to everyone present. I saw one kid doing the introduction and I easily picked it up and then introduced my mom to everyone over there, even though I know little about structuring sentences. There was one activity where the moms would be cooped up in one room and then sing a line and the kids had to recognize the voice. As soon as I heard "i love you... you love me..." I recognized the voice and ran to her. All in all I entertained everyone.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SHMXNicXnvI/AAAAAAAAFLE/o5nMvjFxFR4/s1600-h/DSC03084.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220541914404069106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SHMXNicXnvI/AAAAAAAAFLE/o5nMvjFxFR4/s320/DSC03084.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SHMXOKIcGqI/AAAAAAAAFLM/GE9ESZbTZC8/s1600-h/DSC03093.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220541925057895074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SHMXOKIcGqI/AAAAAAAAFLM/GE9ESZbTZC8/s320/DSC03093.JPG" border="0" /></a>Yippee .. Thatha & Paati came over to stay with us for a while. And I made the most of it. Thatha has a daily morning <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandhya_Vandana">sandhyavandanai</a> and I started joining him in it as well. So, Amma gave me a separate plate, water and spoon so I could do my own thing as well. Boy... did i have fun!!! Taking the water, sprinking it on oneself.. ah the joy...<br /><strong><u>Thatha and I</u></strong><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SJAzfnGmOOI/AAAAAAAAFSg/t2WgCroyaKo/s1600-h/DSC03214.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228735785542760674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: left" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SJAzfnGmOOI/AAAAAAAAFSg/t2WgCroyaKo/s320/DSC03214.JPG" border="0" /></a> <strong><u>Pranayama - Begin</u></strong><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SJAzgJcusxI/AAAAAAAAFSo/__2HPY8i4OI/s1600-h/DSC03226.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228735794762396434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: left" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SJAzgJcusxI/AAAAAAAAFSo/__2HPY8i4OI/s320/DSC03226.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><strong><u>Pranayama - End</u></strong><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SJAzgnMRNmI/AAAAAAAAFSw/RYucHfATqR0/s1600-h/DSC03227.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228735802746418786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: left" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SJAzgnMRNmI/AAAAAAAAFSw/RYucHfATqR0/s320/DSC03227.JPG" border="0" /></a><strong><u> Mamopaata samastha</u></strong><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SJAzhHnRy8I/AAAAAAAAFS4/OBg_TIOqxh4/s1600-h/DSC03224.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228735811449637826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: left" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SJAzhHnRy8I/AAAAAAAAFS4/OBg_TIOqxh4/s320/DSC03224.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><strong><u>At Annalakshmi</u></strong><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SJA5fJo0C9I/AAAAAAAAFTA/ddQN4Y5I5yM/s1600-h/DSC03321.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228742374702975954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: left" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SJA5fJo0C9I/AAAAAAAAFTA/ddQN4Y5I5yM/s320/DSC03321.JPG" border="0" /></a>We went over for lunch to <a href="http://www.annalakshmi.com.sg/">Annalakshmi</a>, on one weekend and I had a gala time just talking to the nice volunteers at the restaurant. After that, Amma took us on a short trip in Chinatown. Without any insistence from me, Appa out of the goodness of his heart decided to get me a bendy-bus, the kind you see mostly from TIBS on the Singapore roads. Funnily enough, the wording on the bus itself seems to suggest it was intended for export to Colombia but ended up in Singapore from where else, China.. I always wonder how much globalized the world is..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SJA5f62LQ_I/AAAAAAAAFTI/xahHPEmicYU/s1600-h/DSC03327.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228742387912360946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SJA5f62LQ_I/AAAAAAAAFTI/xahHPEmicYU/s320/DSC03327.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p>I love wearing the veshti like Thatha and have now started to drink joos (Vitagen) which the lady dressed in red from Vitagen gets for us. I want to drink Vitagen all the time and have many times made moves on the fridge but Amma is very alert and she can catch me even if she is in the other room. I also love to play with Paati's pottu. One of my favorite stories from Thatha is the story of <a href="http://www.riiti.com/2008-06-gajendra_moksha_the_story_of_elephants_king.html">Gajendra-moksha</a>, especially "crocodile thapp ne panitta". <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SJA5gugP8VI/AAAAAAAAFTY/nHf8BvJib6U/s1600-h/DSC03351.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228742401779036498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SJA5gugP8VI/AAAAAAAAFTY/nHf8BvJib6U/s320/DSC03351.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SJA5gzvK2HI/AAAAAAAAFTg/aJaWbnaoA0A/s1600-h/DSC03387.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228742403183794290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SJA5gzvK2HI/AAAAAAAAFTg/aJaWbnaoA0A/s320/DSC03387.JPG" border="0" /></a>Thatha, Paati, Appa, Amma & I also went to the Suntec City area and took some snaps near the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountain_of_Wealth">Fountain of Wealth</a>, which was very interesting. There was also a display of animals in Suntec and I managed to have a tiger pose with me.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SJAvB8yj0ZI/AAAAAAAAFRw/OJUqT-heazk/s1600-h/DSC03423.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228730877921710482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SJAvB8yj0ZI/AAAAAAAAFRw/OJUqT-heazk/s320/DSC03423.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SJAvDWWnjwI/AAAAAAAAFSA/x4iG7EYw_d4/s1600-h/DSC03461.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228730901963706114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SJAvDWWnjwI/AAAAAAAAFSA/x4iG7EYw_d4/s320/DSC03461.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SJAvC6SKk9I/AAAAAAAAFR4/C-jZjT80UqM/s1600-h/DSC03431.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228730894428836818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SJAvC6SKk9I/AAAAAAAAFR4/C-jZjT80UqM/s320/DSC03431.JPG" border="0" /></a>We also went to my friend Mitran's (Tarz chithappa & Sukanya chithi) own house in Sengkang and after that to Bhajin's place. Thatha taught me that Bhajin stayed near Fernvale LRT.<br />My little brother Shreyas had come over alongwith Bhaskar periappa & Nirmala periamma to see Thatha & Paati. He's such a darling and I am sure he'll be fun to play with, but for now, I get a bit angry when Appa konjifies him.<br />Nowadays, Amma & Appa and even Thatha and Paati have resorted to talking in code language like G.O. for go and "Do you want some J.U.I.C.E (juice) so that I dont understand. It took me a while to put two and two together and now I have wisened up to their tricks.<br />All in all, May '08 was a blast due to Thatha and Paati.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330056.post-16965892435823838172008-08-11T17:15:00.040+08:002008-11-06T20:39:57.905+08:00Comments on June 2008 Updateanupriyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279526866200589060noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330056.post-17294024292012804362008-06-18T20:09:00.018+08:002008-08-07T14:35:12.953+08:00April 2008 UpdateEarly in April, we had Amma's birthday dinner at <a href="http://www.originalsin.com.sg/">Original Sin</a> and Bhajin, Vidya atthai & Sathya atthai had joined us in singing the birthday song for Amma. You can't imagine how much fun I had, hopping from one chair to another. Bhajin is a rock star!!! He is my role model!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SI16ZgQzxJI/AAAAAAAAFQo/2E7ek5_sxjU/s1600-h/DSC02844.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227969321022768274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SI16ZgQzxJI/AAAAAAAAFQo/2E7ek5_sxjU/s320/DSC02844.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SI16Z3ShS8I/AAAAAAAAFQw/nYw_pwqI7p8/s1600-h/DSC02851.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227969327203961794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SI16Z3ShS8I/AAAAAAAAFQw/nYw_pwqI7p8/s320/DSC02851.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SI16aTovAAI/AAAAAAAAFQ4/d3hgQtt9r3E/s1600-h/DSC02862.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227969334813327362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SI16aTovAAI/AAAAAAAAFQ4/d3hgQtt9r3E/s320/DSC02862.JPG" border="0" /></a>One of the days, I decided to get on Amma's nerves. The way it happened was I hid in Appa's wardrobe and closed it. Amma was looking for me all over the house and after some time she started getting worried and then finally gave up. Then I decided to help her out by giving her a clue and started mewing like a cat. She then managed to find me and was mighty relieved finding me. She then did the motherly thing of explaining that it wasn't safe to do such things. Safety.. what's that? As it is I like opening Appa's wardrobe and sitting in it. Its anyone's guess whether I will be back playing hide & seek with Amma some other day.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SI16akGMY4I/AAAAAAAAFRA/dCsmsap4QDQ/s1600-h/DSC02885.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227969339231855490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SI16akGMY4I/AAAAAAAAFRA/dCsmsap4QDQ/s320/DSC02885.JPG" border="0" /></a>Appa & Amma have got me enrolled into <a href="http://www.modern-montessori.com/">MMI</a> (Modern Montessori International). I love going to cooool... Ssori at West Coast (Modern Montessori school at West Coast). I got my own pair of uniform, shoes, socks. I have this funny feeling I am going to be wearing these types of uniforms for a long time to come. At school, I now know all these new people.. Mis Soni, Randale, Colin, Shania. I managed to pick up these names in the first week itself. I talk a lot with Amma on what I did & what I ate and in general, what went on at school each day. I even told Amma "Om ollo gefriend Shania". Besides, Amma always takes out the diary from my bag and shows Appa what Miss Rahima has written each day.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SI16a_sG_ZI/AAAAAAAAFRI/dYN4V0zJ4g0/s1600-h/DSC02888.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227969346638642578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SI16a_sG_ZI/AAAAAAAAFRI/dYN4V0zJ4g0/s320/DSC02888.JPG" border="0" /></a>I am now very busy whatwith MMI on weekdays and My Gym on Saturdays. I now also know the names of different flowers and can identify some of them. I do a lot of painting & crayoning at home.<br />My vocabulary is now officially bursting at its seams. Its been tough for amma to keep a track of the new words that I have picked up as they are too much and so there isn't an itemized list in this update and in the future.<br />I also love to try on Amma's sandals sometimes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SI2CqOPjeMI/AAAAAAAAFRQ/ZUSioQ6znF0/s1600-h/DSC02901.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227978404336466114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SI2CqOPjeMI/AAAAAAAAFRQ/ZUSioQ6znF0/s320/DSC02901.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SI2CqalP06I/AAAAAAAAFRY/f1X6wYAezds/s1600-h/DSC02907.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227978407648678818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SI2CqalP06I/AAAAAAAAFRY/f1X6wYAezds/s320/DSC02907.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Will be back with an another update soon...anupriyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279526866200589060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330056.post-25635277732370235022008-06-09T16:40:00.021+08:002008-07-28T15:39:20.089+08:00March 2008 update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SHG_DxAeklI/AAAAAAAAFJg/4mBRr0IhNes/s1600-h/DSC02677.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SHG_DxAeklI/AAAAAAAAFJg/4mBRr0IhNes/s320/DSC02677.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220163514514969170" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SG2NMq0z4HI/AAAAAAAAFGs/1dmP4K1rQJw/s1600-h/DSC02603.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218982791986012274" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SG2NMq0z4HI/AAAAAAAAFGs/1dmP4K1rQJw/s320/DSC02603.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SG2NNbnHPJI/AAAAAAAAFG8/J7H__OQBick/s1600-h/DSC02614.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218982805081898130" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SG2NNbnHPJI/AAAAAAAAFG8/J7H__OQBick/s320/DSC02614.JPG" border="0" /></a>Ever since I have come back from Oz-land, I have been bombarded with questions on what I have seen in Australia, did i see a kangaroo.. etc. I can happily tell everyone that i have seen<br /><br />kangaroos, wallabies, koalas, seagulls, penguins, etc. I can also point out the Opera House if I am shown a picture.<br />I still remember Kumar-uncle saying good job and Priya-aunty with her Cheerios.<br /><br />I now have a new bath song <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBtNVq_yojo">Patti-rap</a> which Appa & I sing during my weekend bath sessions. Amma especially laughs at the line 'podumada sami enakku oru wife'...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SG3EXlqlLRI/AAAAAAAAFHc/r8eVXtdumWQ/s1600-h/DSC02648.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219043452719017234" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SG3EXlqlLRI/AAAAAAAAFHc/r8eVXtdumWQ/s320/DSC02648.JPG" border="0" /></a>Amma's schoolmate Shashank had come over to Singapore and I had a chance to meet up with him and I had a tough time trying to keep up with their conversation, and tried to muscle in on the conversation with my tantrums.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SG3EXML3biI/AAAAAAAAFHU/FULwIhNywiM/s1600-h/DSC02643.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219043445879303714" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SG3EXML3biI/AAAAAAAAFHU/FULwIhNywiM/s320/DSC02643.JPG" border="0" /></a>I have started going to "<a href="http://www.mygym.com.sg/">My Gym</a>" on Saturdays. I love playing with all the items over there and also love the teachers there.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SHG_CRIYTmI/AAAAAAAAFJY/nrypP-JliWM/s1600-h/DSC02739.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SHG_CRIYTmI/AAAAAAAAFJY/nrypP-JliWM/s320/DSC02739.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220163488778309218" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SHG_CJ3wTKI/AAAAAAAAFJQ/H-LZjWkaCak/s1600-h/DSC02734.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SHG_CJ3wTKI/AAAAAAAAFJQ/H-LZjWkaCak/s320/DSC02734.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220163486829530274" border="0" /></a><br />Bhajin had come over and I enjoyed going on walks with him and playing with him.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XbEiWXfxLRc/SEaY25Dl9gI/AAAAAAAAAE8/7BUlxFbZeeA/s1600-h/DSC02682-701835.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208018087896806914" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XbEiWXfxLRc/SEaY25Dl9gI/AAAAAAAAAE8/7BUlxFbZeeA/s320/DSC02682-701835.JPG" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SG3EX6TblSI/AAAAAAAAFHk/939O1A8-FzM/s1600-h/DSC02661.JPG">on the way to my gym<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219043458259064098" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SG3EX6TblSI/AAAAAAAAFHk/939O1A8-FzM/s320/DSC02661.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I overnight doubled or tripled my toy collection when Pranav bhaiya gave all his toys to me and now I am the proud owner of a Lightning Mcqueen car, a taxi, a fire-engine truck, a helicopter and other assorted stuff.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SHG_Bti4GlI/AAAAAAAAFJI/Hfujg7BlNkE/s1600-h/DSC02700.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SHG_Bti4GlI/AAAAAAAAFJI/Hfujg7BlNkE/s320/DSC02700.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220163479225768530" border="0" /></a>I now do everything with my transport toys. I play with them, sleep with them, eat with them and even tuck my toys under the pillow and on the side of the bed.<br />The tent-house is also up and I have all my stuff there too.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SG2NNLLRxvI/AAAAAAAAFG0/Tba3KfvC7Lk/s1600-h/DSC02608.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218982800670181106" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SG2NNLLRxvI/AAAAAAAAFG0/Tba3KfvC7Lk/s320/DSC02608.JPG" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SG2NN9l9yNI/AAAAAAAAFHE/E6UUclMhEAk/s1600-h/DSC02624.JPG"> can u sit like this????</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SG2NN9l9yNI/AAAAAAAAFHE/E6UUclMhEAk/s1600-h/DSC02624.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218982814203889874" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SG2NN9l9yNI/AAAAAAAAFHE/E6UUclMhEAk/s320/DSC02624.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SG3EYNRAr9I/AAAAAAAAFHs/FFA3ip4GX8Y/s1600-h/DSC02671.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219043463349186514" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SG3EYNRAr9I/AAAAAAAAFHs/FFA3ip4GX8Y/s320/DSC02671.JPG" border="0" /></a>The other actvitity completed was that of my own car collage.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SHHR5uUv5wI/AAAAAAAAFJo/SCgpRZvqrXw/s1600-h/DSC03750.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SHHR5uUv5wI/AAAAAAAAFJo/SCgpRZvqrXw/s320/DSC03750.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220184232716920578" border="0" /></a><br /></div>anupriyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279526866200589060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330056.post-65562162225866429042008-04-15T15:52:00.025+08:002008-06-03T14:16:32.844+08:00Februrary 2008 ...Down Under update<div align="left">In Feb, we had the Chinese New Year holidays for Appa, and he had planned on a trip down under to Australia. Appa had this great idea of staying at a hotel in Parramatta, near Sydney. So after what seemed like forever, we managed to reach the hotel at Parramatta via Melbourne & Sydney. One of the first things on the agenda was visiting Featherdale Wildlife Park, where I saw wallabies, koala & kookaburra for the first time in my life. I can now put a face to a name, Kookaburra (The rhyme "Kookaburra sits on a tall gum tree... Merry merry king of the bush is he..." is something i have heard from birth and i always wondered what this dude was all about). And while we were still in the park it started pouring like there's no tomorrow. And i have to tell you this... there is a weird rule down under wherein even kids & babies like myself are supposed to be strapped into a car seat.<br /><br />We then went to Ka-toom-ba (aboriginal for shining falling water). Brrr.. this place was cold... and not a soul in sight after 6 PM (although you may ask what was i doing up after 6 PM... but thats not the point). The place itself was very nice.. the coach driver was fun.. and took us to Echo point where we saw the "Three Sisters", a series of 3 rocks in formation. We also took the Scenic rides where we were suspended above the valley with a clear view of the Sisters and I had great fun walking back and forth over the glass floor that gave us a great view. At night, Appa gave me my first 'pool' lesson while Amma fixed up a quick dinner at the place we stayed.<br /></div><br /><p align="left"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDoikQN5_-I/AAAAAAAAEww/Q5_6pUdtQ4w/s1600-h/DSC02137.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204510325603958754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDoikQN5_-I/AAAAAAAAEww/Q5_6pUdtQ4w/s320/DSC02137.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We also went to the Jenolan caves... my first visit to a prehistoric cave (filled with limestone formations). Appa and Amma were saying that they remembered these formations from high-school geography class (stalactites & stalagmites). I got afraid at times since it was dark and Appa had to conjure up cars & lions & elephants in the cave shadows to keep me from disturbing everyone else on the tour with my screams. Anyways, @15 months, I will be one of the youngest to visit the Lucas cave. Our guide, Sam was a great guy and he kept all of us entertained throughout the ride. He even let me drive his tour bus and then also gave us a bonus (a visit to a farm where there were kangaroos all through). I got a chance to also feed some grass to the kangaroos. I made a few friends along the way and they invariably ended up calling me a charmer with Amma needing to ever so often take drishti (to ward off the evil eye).<br /><br />Back in Sydney, we also did the mandatory opera house visit, Sydney harbor bridge (or the coat-hanger as it apparently is referred to by the locals) and the harbor ferry. We also visited the waterfront zoo at Sydney. Then there was the day-train to Melbourne from Sydney. I dint think that this long 12-hour ride was a good idea and made sure both Appa and Amma got to know it. </p><br /><p align="center"></p><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204510304129122210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDoijAN5_6I/AAAAAAAAEwQ/_80ISp1q7ak/s320/DSC02312.JPG" border="0" /><br />The Harbor-Marriott... a great place to stay</p><br /><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDoikAN5_9I/AAAAAAAAEwo/-UeL_flQrI4/s1600-h/DSC02158.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204510321308991442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDoikAN5_9I/AAAAAAAAEwo/-UeL_flQrI4/s320/DSC02158.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDoikAN5_9I/AAAAAAAAEwo/-UeL_flQrI4/s1600-h/DSC02158.JPG"><br /></a><p align="center">Coat-Hanger with the Opera House in the background<br /><br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204510317014024130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDoijwN5_8I/AAAAAAAAEwg/EIpGFBUh5Yg/s320/DSC02215.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">At the waterfront zoo</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Kumar uncle had come over to pick us up at the station. The Oz have a rule that children should wear belts while traveling in a car. And i cried all the time that i was bound by the car's seatbelt. I have been watching Adeep for a long time due to Amma constantly showing her friends' family albums on Orkut. Finally, I met Adeep in person. He is a silent charmer and such a contrast to me. He sits in his seat while being fed. And Kumar uncle, he is my friend too.. coz he's got a real CAR!!! Kumar uncle drove us to Philip island where there was the Penguins parade.. We sat in the cold howling wind for over an hour with nary a penguin in sight and the winds really rained on the parade!!!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204503951872491362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDocxQN5_2I/AAAAAAAAEvw/iNuFtr2zYWg/s320/DSC02360.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">Doing justice to Philip Island</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDocyAN5_4I/AAAAAAAAEwA/vN76N8Bl78E/s1600-h/DSC02351.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204503964757393282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDocyAN5_4I/AAAAAAAAEwA/vN76N8Bl78E/s320/DSC02351.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p align="center">With Kumar uncle before facing the howling wind!! </p><br /><div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDocxwN5_3I/AAAAAAAAEv4/Y6LroQsJh0U/s1600-h/DSC02357.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204503960462425970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDocxwN5_3I/AAAAAAAAEv4/Y6LroQsJh0U/s320/DSC02357.JPG" border="0" /></a> All warm and cozy in the penguins paradise!! </div><br /><div align="left"><br /><br />The next day we had lunch at a desi restaurant and Appa noticed the familiar face of Irfan Pathan who was 'loitering' around on the street. Irfan allowed us to take a couple of pictures. The next day, in the big match with the host Australia, Irfan did exceeedingly well. Appa also managed to catch this historic match at the MCG.</div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDocyQN5_5I/AAAAAAAAEwI/xOj_juSHnHc/s1600-h/DSC02342.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204503969052360594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDocyQN5_5I/AAAAAAAAEwI/xOj_juSHnHc/s320/DSC02342.JPG" border="0" /><br /></a><p align="center">Pathan, the 2 Priya's, me & Adeep... giving him loads of luck for the big game at the MCG</p><br />After a great time in Melbourne, and saying goodbye to our wonderful hosts, our next stop was Apollo Bay on the Great Ocean Road. According to Amma, there was nothing great about it and to me.. this is just another example of people trying to ascribe greatness by affixing great onto the name.. (Great Barrier Reef, Great Ocean Road, Great Australian Bight etc.. ). That said we had a great time with seagulls and in our caravan cottage just across the sea. Also picked up a few models of sea animals. Coming back to civilization i.e. Melbourne. Appa took this opportunity to fulfil one of his long-term goals in life.. On Feb 14 at a place called Nagambie, Appa jumped out of a plane with an instructor in tow. Watching the video of this always gets me excited...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDocwgN5_1I/AAAAAAAAEvo/CIypEyi7maQ/s1600-h/DSC02448.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204503938987589458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDocwgN5_1I/AAAAAAAAEvo/CIypEyi7maQ/s320/DSC02448.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SEJwOgN6ADI/AAAAAAAAEyg/avursEzZJ-E/s1600-h/IMG_0282_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206847513662455858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SEJwOgN6ADI/AAAAAAAAEyg/avursEzZJ-E/s320/IMG_0282_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>my appa is a hero!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SEJwPQN6AEI/AAAAAAAAEyo/2pS_LkujSns/s1600-h/IMG_0286_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206847526547357762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SEJwPQN6AEI/AAAAAAAAEyo/2pS_LkujSns/s320/IMG_0286_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />After almost 2 weeks down under we headed back to Singapore.<br />I am now able to mention my destination, To-guan-no (Toh Guan Road) to taxi-drivers when I take a taxi.anupriyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279526866200589060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330056.post-76859271259741115012008-03-06T13:26:00.016+08:002008-05-21T16:55:40.629+08:00A new calendar year - January 2008 update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDPiAhnefGI/AAAAAAAAEuk/IKPf-YdqyvE/s1600-h/DSC01774.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDPiAhnefGI/AAAAAAAAEuk/IKPf-YdqyvE/s320/DSC01774.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202750493194878050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDPeQRnee-I/AAAAAAAAEtk/FK3wa4VUjQQ/s1600-h/DSC01524.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDPeQRnee-I/AAAAAAAAEtk/FK3wa4VUjQQ/s320/DSC01524.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202746365731306466" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDPeRhnefBI/AAAAAAAAEt8/4fSFg6xzQ48/s1600-h/DSC01598.JPG">nice place to relax!!!</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDPeRhnefBI/AAAAAAAAEt8/4fSFg6xzQ48/s1600-h/DSC01598.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDPeRhnefBI/AAAAAAAAEt8/4fSFg6xzQ48/s320/DSC01598.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202746387206142994" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDPeRxnefCI/AAAAAAAAEuE/p20rx8ADesE/s1600-h/DSC01596.JPG">i like this silky shirt amma!!!</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDPeRxnefCI/AAAAAAAAEuE/p20rx8ADesE/s1600-h/DSC01596.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDPeRxnefCI/AAAAAAAAEuE/p20rx8ADesE/s320/DSC01596.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202746391501110306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDPHOBnee5I/AAAAAAAAEs8/d_GKxmUKsgc/s1600-h/DSC01396.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDPHOBnee5I/AAAAAAAAEs8/d_GKxmUKsgc/s320/DSC01396.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202721038309161874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDPHOxnee6I/AAAAAAAAEtE/tewZKRvBZIc/s1600-h/DSC01482.JPG">i like this saari of amma's<img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDPHOxnee6I/AAAAAAAAEtE/tewZKRvBZIc/s320/DSC01482.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202721051194063778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDPHPBnee7I/AAAAAAAAEtM/Z-ixS_CRWnA/s1600-h/DSC01466.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDPHPBnee7I/AAAAAAAAEtM/Z-ixS_CRWnA/s320/DSC01466.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202721055489031090" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDLd7hnee1I/AAAAAAAAEsc/RKChJNdKTAI/s1600-h/DSC01280.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDLd7hnee1I/AAAAAAAAEsc/RKChJNdKTAI/s320/DSC01280.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202464534272310098" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDLd8xnee4I/AAAAAAAAEs0/y6aRWQzbIVE/s1600-h/DSC01337.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDLd8xnee4I/AAAAAAAAEs0/y6aRWQzbIVE/s320/DSC01337.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202464555747146626" border="0" /></a><br /><div>2008 started off for me with a visit to MacRitchie reservoir. Shanti-paati did show me a few turtles and made my day.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDLd6xnee0I/AAAAAAAAEsU/CkE1uiWFh_E/s1600-h/DSC01076.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDLd6xnee0I/AAAAAAAAEsU/CkE1uiWFh_E/s320/DSC01076.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202464521387408194" border="0" /></a>I now have a new cubical shape-sorter, and I can identify a few of the shapes and properly put them in through the box.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDLd8Bnee2I/AAAAAAAAEsk/axVsaotzsTM/s1600-h/DSC01313.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDLd8Bnee2I/AAAAAAAAEsk/axVsaotzsTM/s320/DSC01313.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202464542862244706" border="0" /></a> I also have a new Lego set.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDPHPhnee9I/AAAAAAAAEtc/K8Zwr0sIgig/s1600-h/DSC01537.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDPHPhnee9I/AAAAAAAAEtc/K8Zwr0sIgig/s320/DSC01537.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202721064078965714" border="0" /></a>Although its supposed to be mine, I am amused to find that Appa & Amma play with it more than I do, and Amma says we have to give it to Appa for cerativity.<br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDPHPRnee8I/AAAAAAAAEtU/H5CEss7yu8k/s1600-h/DSC01439.JPG">appa made this PYRAMID!!<img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDPHPRnee8I/AAAAAAAAEtU/H5CEss7yu8k/s320/DSC01439.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202721059783998402" border="0" /></a>My favorite song for this month is Omkara.. (Dhum dhum dhadam dhadiya re...) and I bang my drum with this song.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDPeQxnee_I/AAAAAAAAEts/Oo9-MXkgoMQ/s1600-h/DSC01520.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDPeQxnee_I/AAAAAAAAEts/Oo9-MXkgoMQ/s320/DSC01520.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202746374321241074" border="0" /></a> I also have mastered the Happy Happy song "If you are happy and you know it.. clap your hands.." with the headboard of our bed providing my stage. I have added "Hands up high... hands down low....hands at the back... " to my repertoire.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDPeRBnefAI/AAAAAAAAEt0/nUF5ikPUEJU/s1600-h/DSC01604.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDPeRBnefAI/AAAAAAAAEt0/nUF5ikPUEJU/s320/DSC01604.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202746378616208386" border="0" />if you arre happy and you know it....say HURRAY</a><br />Appa recently cleared the cobwebs from his bicycle, and also took me on a round in it. Ever since I have taken a liking to it and I play with it especially with the chains, and pedals. Neeraj uncle had come over for a Singapore visit and he got me a nice little remote control car that somehow mysteriously vanished the same day... me thinks Amma is the culprit (I do remember her saying to Neeraj that I had dismantled my previous remote car in double quick time and so she would keep it away from me for awhile).<br /></div><br />Amma points out that I am the one who notices any new pendant or earring that she's wearing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDPh_RnefDI/AAAAAAAAEuM/DztLO8uwvYI/s1600-h/DSC01750.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDPh_RnefDI/AAAAAAAAEuM/DztLO8uwvYI/s320/DSC01750.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202750471720041522" border="0" /></a>Of all the words in this world, Angela is the one that brings a smile to my face and I meet her sometimes in the playarea, going around in her pram.<p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDPiABnefEI/AAAAAAAAEuU/-iYWh0igLgk/s1600-h/DSC01684.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDPiABnefEI/AAAAAAAAEuU/-iYWh0igLgk/s320/DSC01684.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202750484604943426" border="0" /></a></p><p> I wish Brian & Marcus, my neighbors regularly these days.. I also had a great football session with Brian on the corridor, one of these days.</p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDPiARnefFI/AAAAAAAAEuc/ENlYbEGbWeU/s1600-h/DSC01725.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDPiARnefFI/AAAAAAAAEuc/ENlYbEGbWeU/s320/DSC01725.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202750488899910738" border="0" /></a>Till now, its always been about me being called various nicknames by Amma, Appa and the rest. I decided to turn the tables on the world. When Manoj chithappa visited us on one of the weekends, I christened him 'Bhajin'. Amma & Appa tried mightily to correct me but i did not budge and persisted in calling him Bhajin. I am vindicated now that Appa & Amma have now resorted to calling Manoj Bhajin.<p>To sign off, I have been noticing Appa increasing his visits to the library. I have heard Appa and Amma discussing visiting Oz-land sometime soon... I wonder what this is all about!!! I have also gatecrashed into the club of people who have made atleast 1 collage in their life.</p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDLd8hnee3I/AAAAAAAAEss/3rAtIvBzH9Q/s1600-h/DSC01198.JPG">lets plan our trip appa!!!</a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDLd8hnee3I/AAAAAAAAEss/3rAtIvBzH9Q/s1600-h/DSC01198.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SDLd8hnee3I/AAAAAAAAEss/3rAtIvBzH9Q/s320/DSC01198.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202464551452179314" border="0" /></a><br /><p><br /></p><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>anupriyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279526866200589060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330056.post-78441143260677357882008-01-29T16:37:00.012+08:002008-05-21T14:37:30.328+08:00December 2007<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SC_QXBneewI/AAAAAAAAErc/MbnpT9qU-7g/s1600-h/DSC00937.JPG">i have seen appa filling air with this thing,let me try......<img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SC_QXBneewI/AAAAAAAAErc/MbnpT9qU-7g/s320/DSC00937.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201605188625791746" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SC_JBRneeqI/AAAAAAAAEqs/WBMv_veq6WI/s1600-h/DSC00789.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SC_JBRneeqI/AAAAAAAAEqs/WBMv_veq6WI/s320/DSC00789.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201597118382242466" border="0" /></a>there is a car!!!!<br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SCcHhBneejI/AAAAAAAAEoE/B9TgSwqU-hI/s1600-h/DSC00582.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199132558773615154" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SCcHhBneejI/AAAAAAAAEoE/B9TgSwqU-hI/s320/DSC00582.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SCcHhhneekI/AAAAAAAAEoM/PGB0MdXZoQE/s1600-h/DSC00612.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199132567363549762" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SCcHhhneekI/AAAAAAAAEoM/PGB0MdXZoQE/s320/DSC00612.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SCcHiBneelI/AAAAAAAAEoU/H78kDsbibkc/s1600-h/DSC00614.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199132575953484370" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SCcHiBneelI/AAAAAAAAEoU/H78kDsbibkc/s320/DSC00614.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SCcHihneemI/AAAAAAAAEoc/Ntuy--_H7SU/s1600-h/DSC00722.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199132584543418978" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SCcHihneemI/AAAAAAAAEoc/Ntuy--_H7SU/s320/DSC00722.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SCcHixneenI/AAAAAAAAEok/n8qucPkjJ5g/s1600-h/DSC00728.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199132588838386290" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SCcHixneenI/AAAAAAAAEok/n8qucPkjJ5g/s320/DSC00728.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I have my own Car T-Shirt, courtesy Amma.<br /><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SCcD2xneegI/AAAAAAAAEns/iXezOSLERFY/s1600-h/DSC00634.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199128534389258754" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SCcD2xneegI/AAAAAAAAEns/iXezOSLERFY/s320/DSC00634.JPG" border="0" /></a>I now have a new friend - Khushi who plays with me, and we do return visits to each others' homes regularly.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SC_JBxneerI/AAAAAAAAEq0/bwK3vP0LsMc/s1600-h/DSC00765.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SC_JBxneerI/AAAAAAAAEq0/bwK3vP0LsMc/s320/DSC00765.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201597126972177074" border="0" /></a><br />Amrita auntie, Dhrubo uncle, Nirmala chithi, Bhaskar chithappa had come over for dinner and I was entertained by the singing session over dessert. Appa went and played in a cricket match at the Sri Lankan Sports Assn ground with his IIT alumni folks and I was watching and wanted to bat as well. I got some new charts and books from the book festival.<br /><br />I got a new engine.<br />Appa & Amma attended a talk where they left me in the kids' area with the 'satisfaction' of watching all our activities over the CCTV monitor and I had loads of fun there. Appa was incensed at an aunty who called me naughty. Amma felt active would have been a better description and also that labeling kids was not a good practice.<br />Some of these days, Amma takes me along for walks(she calls it nature walk) letting me touch the grass, soil, pebbles, dry leaves etc.. And I love it...<br />I have now discovered that fridge is a treasure-trove. I can open it and help myself to food. Amma & Appa decided to put a child-lock on it. And I decided to not let the child lock come between me and my food.<br />I keep Amma on her toes all the time leading others to comment that I am the reason she has a slim figure. Aunty Rose comes to help Amma with cleaning and I go to help her in her chores. I also love imitating Amma dusting the house.<br />I also sometimes take Appa’s blackberry and start talking to Thatha… I know this thingy is used to talk to other people.. I also imitate Appa’s mannerisms.. i.e. walking back and forth while talking on the blackberry<br />Appa on his mission of making me a ‘complete man’ took me and Amma to the Jurong Birdpark for me to see in first person, the birds, some of which I had seen in books and around my house in the mornings & evenings.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SC_JCxneeuI/AAAAAAAAErM/1m-XEPpNmH4/s1600-h/DSC00926.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SC_JCxneeuI/AAAAAAAAErM/1m-XEPpNmH4/s320/DSC00926.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201597144152046306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SC_JChneetI/AAAAAAAAErE/cWpYfLkvEiM/s1600-h/DSC00930.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SC_JChneetI/AAAAAAAAErE/cWpYfLkvEiM/s320/DSC00930.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201597139857078994" border="0" /></a><br />We also had a little X-Mas party for kids at our CC, which I attended.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SC_JCBneesI/AAAAAAAAEq8/G05SLHddarU/s1600-h/DSC00832.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SC_JCBneesI/AAAAAAAAEq8/G05SLHddarU/s320/DSC00832.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201597131267144386" border="0" /></a>We attended a Garden-Tech show where the main attraction for me were them medium-sized truck-tractors.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SC_QXRneexI/AAAAAAAAErk/wvVrup08lZY/s1600-h/DSC00692.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SC_QXRneexI/AAAAAAAAErk/wvVrup08lZY/s320/DSC00692.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201605192920759058" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SC_QXxneeyI/AAAAAAAAErs/65ISPLl92oY/s1600-h/DSC00685.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SC_QXxneeyI/AAAAAAAAErs/65ISPLl92oY/s320/DSC00685.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201605201510693666" border="0" /></a><br />My vocabulary is now growing at a pretty fast pace. I can name various modes of transport, car, aeroplane, etc. and also birds like kaka (crow), cocan (toucan), maina, tree, leaf, various wild animals.My favorite pastime now is to laze around in the bath-tub every morning.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SC_QWhneevI/AAAAAAAAErU/CF58bo0s_90/s1600-h/DSC00959.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SC_QWhneevI/AAAAAAAAErU/CF58bo0s_90/s320/DSC00959.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201605180035857138" border="0" /></a>My latest likes/dislikes: watermelon, pear, ricepuffs…<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SCcD3RneehI/AAAAAAAAEn0/e1cqYA4e9-U/s1600-h/DSC00639.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199128542979193362" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SCcD3RneehI/AAAAAAAAEn0/e1cqYA4e9-U/s320/DSC00639.JPG" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SCcD3xneeiI/AAAAAAAAEn8/9KkPVO0w31k/s1600-h/DSC00636.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199128551569127970" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SCcD3xneeiI/AAAAAAAAEn8/9KkPVO0w31k/s320/DSC00636.JPG" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SC_QYBneezI/AAAAAAAAEr0/j9lRLszSHy0/s1600-h/DSC00670.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SC_QYBneezI/AAAAAAAAEr0/j9lRLszSHy0/s320/DSC00670.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201605205805660978" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div></div></div>anupriyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279526866200589060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330056.post-30486861659893290082008-01-16T17:10:00.008+08:002008-04-21T08:09:54.163+08:00November<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtTmS5nZ6I/AAAAAAAAEZQ/3hlLLNf4uGw/s1600-h/DSC00309.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtTmS5nZ6I/AAAAAAAAEZQ/3hlLLNf4uGw/s320/DSC00309.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191334912848258978" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtTnC5nZ8I/AAAAAAAAEZg/gyqHi-hL0gQ/s1600-h/DSC00380.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtTnC5nZ8I/AAAAAAAAEZg/gyqHi-hL0gQ/s320/DSC00380.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191334925733160898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtTnS5nZ9I/AAAAAAAAEZo/yGy-uwT7HIE/s1600-h/DSC00383.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtTnS5nZ9I/AAAAAAAAEZo/yGy-uwT7HIE/s320/DSC00383.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191334930028128210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtRKC5nZ5I/AAAAAAAAEZI/KtDQdIKevng/s1600-h/DSC00330.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtRKC5nZ5I/AAAAAAAAEZI/KtDQdIKevng/s320/DSC00330.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191332228493698962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtOcy5nZyI/AAAAAAAAEYQ/Xq_ulMjwk6s/s1600-h/DSC00512.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtOcy5nZyI/AAAAAAAAEYQ/Xq_ulMjwk6s/s320/DSC00512.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191329252081362722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtZ4y5naEI/AAAAAAAAEag/iGRU_57M0xY/s1600-h/Cybershot062.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtZ4y5naEI/AAAAAAAAEag/iGRU_57M0xY/s320/Cybershot062.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191341827745605698" border="0" /></a>Car (Kaa) is my favorite thing in the world. Appa & Amma do some random discussions with other parents and their hypothesis is that for boys my age and beyond, cars are the ultimate plaything. Appa also says that it looks like its a universal rule. Even rich, old men love their Beemers, Mercs and their Jags, so that should be ok. I can identify cars from afar, and can point out cars in the newspaper even if its a very small picture. So, Amma says these days, if I point out at a car, she can be rest assured that there is definitely a car.We had gone over to Annalakshmi restaurant in Chinatown and they had put up a stage for an Indian cultural show. The troupe had finished their performance and the stage was empty and I decided that this is a good time to showcase my dance and came up with an impromptu performance for the few onlookers.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtJiC5nZvI/AAAAAAAAEX4/eZidWcMSQGQ/s1600-h/Cybershot051.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtJiC5nZvI/AAAAAAAAEX4/eZidWcMSQGQ/s320/Cybershot051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191323844717537010" border="0" /></a><br />Now, I have a readymade stage at home, the headboard of our bed. I can go there and dance "Appy, Appy (When you're happy and you know it, clap your hands)" to my heart's content.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtRGi5nZ1I/AAAAAAAAEYo/jXI0uECDa6k/s1600-h/DSC00193.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtRGi5nZ1I/AAAAAAAAEYo/jXI0uECDa6k/s320/DSC00193.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191332168364156754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtRHC5nZ2I/AAAAAAAAEYw/T2k1FYLjwqg/s1600-h/DSC00197.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtRHC5nZ2I/AAAAAAAAEYw/T2k1FYLjwqg/s320/DSC00197.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191332176954091362" border="0" /></a><br />Appa also got Amma a present, a Sony cybershot digital camera so that Amma can take my pictures whenever she wants which is like everyday and every hour, capturing my every move. Celebrating my second Deepavali (a.k.a Diwali) was also fun. We did celebrate it both ways. First the South Indian way - Appa & Amma woke me up early and gave me the traditional oil bath. Then we went to the nearby Murugan temple and had darshan. Appa also showed me the lions, elephants, rats, bulls, peacocks & other assorted creatures inscribed onto the walls of the temple. We then went to Shanti-paati's place to round it off. Then the celebration in the North-Indian fashion. Appa had got some sparklers (phooljhari). Tarz chittappa & Sukanya chithi had come over alongwith my friend Mitran in the evening. Bhaskar periappa & Nirmala periamma also had come home. We all burst some sparklers and had a hearty dinner to round off my first Singapore Deepavali.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtJgC5nZrI/AAAAAAAAEXY/_mPwwQEvG2s/s1600-h/Cybershot012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtJgC5nZrI/AAAAAAAAEXY/_mPwwQEvG2s/s320/Cybershot012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191323810357798578" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtJgi5nZsI/AAAAAAAAEXg/SUfAJNFIKJ0/s1600-h/Cybershot014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtJgi5nZsI/AAAAAAAAEXg/SUfAJNFIKJ0/s320/Cybershot014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191323818947733186" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtJhC5nZtI/AAAAAAAAEXo/x4gw6SPlqSs/s1600-h/Cybershot022.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtJhC5nZtI/AAAAAAAAEXo/x4gw6SPlqSs/s320/Cybershot022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191323827537667794" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtJhi5nZuI/AAAAAAAAEXw/zFbzBsViduc/s1600-h/Cybershot038.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtJhi5nZuI/AAAAAAAAEXw/zFbzBsViduc/s320/Cybershot038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191323836127602402" border="0" /></a>If Amma gives me a small bag then I sling it over my shoulder (like Appa) and bid Amma goodbye after going to the gate, leading Amma to exclaim that its a realistic imitation of Appa. I also love arranging my toy animals together for what Amma in her Montessori jargon calls pretend-play. I love turning pages on my board books and Amma often mentions that this has definitely come to me from Appa's side. These days, my favorite character is Barney as it is with I guess a lot of the other kids my age and beyond. I can sit on the chair and continue watching the Barney CDs undisturbed.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtOci5nZxI/AAAAAAAAEYI/RSHYf7KGVHA/s1600-h/DSC00505.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtOci5nZxI/AAAAAAAAEYI/RSHYf7KGVHA/s320/DSC00505.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191329247786395410" border="0" /></a><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtOcC5nZwI/AAAAAAAAEYA/apGGkA51N9U/s1600-h/DSC00484.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtOcC5nZwI/AAAAAAAAEYA/apGGkA51N9U/s320/DSC00484.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191329239196460802" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtTny5nZ-I/AAAAAAAAEZw/v4H6gXtXZFc/s1600-h/DSC00398.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtTny5nZ-I/AAAAAAAAEZw/v4H6gXtXZFc/s320/DSC00398.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191334938618062818" border="0" /></a>Praveen chithappa, Manoj chithappa, Amma, Appa and I also did a quick Singapore day-trip including a visit to the thoroughly unimpressive Punggol beach and park. The only redeeming feature was the RC enthusiasts testing out their high-powered remote-controlled boats in the lake which was fun. </p><div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtWry5naBI/AAAAAAAAEaI/ATTvXJMo6Gg/s1600-h/DSC00430.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtWry5naBI/AAAAAAAAEaI/ATTvXJMo6Gg/s320/DSC00430.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191338305872422930" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtWsi5naCI/AAAAAAAAEaQ/_wNSjPvsl54/s1600-h/DSC00440.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtWsi5naCI/AAAAAAAAEaQ/_wNSjPvsl54/s320/DSC00440.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191338318757324834" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtWsy5naDI/AAAAAAAAEaY/FxsATOGd0QE/s1600-h/DSC00465.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtWsy5naDI/AAAAAAAAEaY/FxsATOGd0QE/s320/DSC00465.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191338323052292146" border="0" /></a>Another addition to my vocabulary is "Mun" (for moon) which we try to sight on our weekend trips to IMM. A new activity for me is brushing my teeth (all four of them). I like the feel of the brush in my mouth and especially also love the rhyme "Brush" on Youtube.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtRJi5nZ4I/AAAAAAAAEZA/Yq9PU3ZbYpo/s1600-h/DSC00277.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtRJi5nZ4I/AAAAAAAAEZA/Yq9PU3ZbYpo/s320/DSC00277.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191332219903764354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtWqS5nZ_I/AAAAAAAAEZ4/b-w9YDfutds/s1600-h/DSC00405.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtWqS5nZ_I/AAAAAAAAEZ4/b-w9YDfutds/s320/DSC00405.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191338280102619122" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">y cant i eat pizzzaaaaaaaaaa</div><br /><div></div>Appa brought me a few cute 'helium' balloons that just go up and stays at the ceiling. I had quite some fun until the balloons shrunk into nothing.<br /><div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtOdS5nZzI/AAAAAAAAEYY/G20l4xWspeY/s1600-h/DSC00169.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtOdS5nZzI/AAAAAAAAEYY/G20l4xWspeY/s320/DSC00169.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191329260671297330" border="0" /></a><br />We had quite some fun gawking at all the X-mas decor at quite a few places in Singapore.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtRJC5nZ3I/AAAAAAAAEY4/Au5BotGbcXY/s1600-h/DSC00232.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtRJC5nZ3I/AAAAAAAAEY4/Au5BotGbcXY/s320/DSC00232.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191332211313829746" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtTmi5nZ7I/AAAAAAAAEZY/3JW3lub8gAk/s1600-h/DSC00361.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtTmi5nZ7I/AAAAAAAAEZY/3JW3lub8gAk/s320/DSC00361.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191334917143226290" border="0" /></a><div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtWrS5naAI/AAAAAAAAEaA/qU2mmFW_WNw/s1600-h/DSC00413.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtWrS5naAI/AAAAAAAAEaA/qU2mmFW_WNw/s320/DSC00413.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191338297282488322" border="0" /></a><div>And now for the masterpiece. You know Youtube is a life-saver for my folks. Without it, they wouldn't have had me eating properly. And here's the link to my favorite video of the month - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfrvSuqpC_0">Masterji Ki Chitthi</a><br /></div>The punchline always gets me laughing. "Sorry Sir, center of gravity miss ho gaya tha!!!"<br /><div></div>anupriyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279526866200589060noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330056.post-27451624548991124272007-12-01T23:15:00.004+08:002008-04-20T21:34:35.432+08:00October update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtFTy5nZqI/AAAAAAAAEXQ/ACIaFT4lRjM/s1600-h/DSC02077.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtFTy5nZqI/AAAAAAAAEXQ/ACIaFT4lRjM/s320/DSC02077.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191319201857889954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtAXC5nZjI/AAAAAAAAEWY/pgAneVjoDc8/s1600-h/DSC00018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtAXC5nZjI/AAAAAAAAEWY/pgAneVjoDc8/s320/DSC00018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191313760134325810" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtDRS5nZoI/AAAAAAAAEXA/LdXnQk33XLg/s1600-h/DSC00148.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtDQy5nZmI/AAAAAAAAEWw/Jl3o4lP8Z1o/s320/DSC00093.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191316951295026786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtDRC5nZnI/AAAAAAAAEW4/NK5YjVST7FM/s1600-h/DSC00097.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/SAtDRC5nZnI/AAAAAAAAEW4/NK5YjVST7FM/s320/DSC00097.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191316955589994098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><p>Ever since getting me interested in animals, Appa has had this burning desire to show me live animals in a zoo. So, when uncle Neeraj had come to Singapore and wanted to visit the zoo, Appa & Amma jumped at the opportunity to go there. That was a real fun experience. I saw lions, tigers, elephants, giraffes, zebras.. u name it.<em> </em>I was able to put a face to all these animals. The highlight was of course, the feeding of the elephants.. After the show by Komali (the lead elephant) and his friends, there was a feed your pet elephant occasion. Appa & Amma thought it good to buy a basket of fruits to feed the elephant. But when they gave it to me to feed the elephant, I wanted to eat it myself, being hungry and all... Then Appa lifted me and put a banana on my outstretched hand and the elephant picked it from my hand with its trunk. That was some exciting stuff..Then, the elephant started thanking us by showering us with water from its trunk.</p><br /><p>Uncle Neeraj, Amma, Appa & I also went to a couple of other places Clarke Quay, Vivocity and Annalakshmi restaurant. There was a Bavarian band at Clarke Quay doing the Oktoberfest routine and we all had a blast. We then went to a fashion show in Vivocity that Appa got me to see by lifting me up on his shoulder.</p><br /><div>My vocabulary now includes Paa (paal in Tamil for milk), so i can communicate that i need milk. It also includes uncle... every big (not so elderly) male is an unka. I can point out at lights and say "aaha". My favorite evening pastime is to stand in front of the idiot box to see whats going on.</div></div>anupriyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279526866200589060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330056.post-56035079961854834322007-12-01T23:07:00.000+08:002008-01-16T17:04:15.307+08:001st Birthday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/R4uiWz4Mb7I/AAAAAAAACh4/14gvzR6IkWg/s1600-h/DSC01938.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155392711222390706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/R4uiWz4Mb7I/AAAAAAAACh4/14gvzR6IkWg/s320/DSC01938.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/R4uiXT4Mb8I/AAAAAAAACiA/zZylaMAoj8s/s1600-h/DSCN0469.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155392719812325314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/R4uVsz4MbqI/AAAAAAAACfw/nnM3XYJ4IhU/s320/Copy+%282%29+of+DSC01704.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/R4uVtD4MbrI/AAAAAAAACf4/NtDMd0rHDdQ/s1600-h/DSC01722.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155378799823318706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUbMFYWnhYQ/R4uVtD4MbrI/AAAAAAAACf4/NtDMd0rHDdQ/s320/DSC01722.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Just like everything else with me, my first birthday was also celebrated twice. Hey... who's complaining?? I had my first birthday in traditional style at Bangalore. This was in accordance with Hindu nakshatra tradition. As wished by Thatha, Appa & Amma conducted an 'Ayush homam' (literally, a pooja for longevity). Gauri athai, Raghu chitappa had flown down from Mumbai. Many of my Bangalore based relatives joined the function and wished me the best, some of them I was seeing for the first time. Vinod chitappa entertained us with some songs. I had a flower garland around my neck and for some reason, (maybe the heat due to the homam), I found the flowers in the garland, very tasty indeed and proceeded to take the garland apart while at the same time, eating off the flowers.<br /><br /><div>I then visited Ambikapur, my Amma's hometown in deep interior 'naxal-infested' Chattisgarh. visit to ambikapur via mumbai & raipur. In Raipur, I met Hari mama and his parents. Once in Ambikapur, some of Amma's students and kids came to play with me. I guess I like the VIP treatment I got here.<br /></div><br />I had my 1st birtday party, all modern style, with cakes and balloons and dancing. There was some great entertainment from Shubam, Sonai, Jumma, and the rest of the gang. Jumma has taught me some nice rhymes which I hope to remember. I am told Jumma has mellowed down dramatically in the past one/two years. A visit to the local Ambika temple followed, where I saw goats (bakri) for the 1st time. It was a strange sound, yet fun. Also followed was a visit or two to Paati's school and I started loving the school so much that I wanted to go with my Paati everyday to school. I also was dressed up as Krishna for the Janmashtami function and Appa made me walk along the kolam depicting little Krishna's footsteps. Ganesh chaturthi was fun too...<br /><br />Among my favorite activities in Ambikapur, clinging to Anita's back within a sling should rank #1. The cows make the regular mid-morning visit to the road. Deepak bhaiyya took us to the nearby waterfall, my 1st waterfall visit. Paati also gave me my daily massage early morning. I love this so much that I have come to expect a massage from Amma everyday.<br /><br />The whistling of the steam pressure cooker ranks up there as my most dreadful everyday experience.anupriyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279526866200589060noreply@blogger.com1