Rain musings

Yes, the little baby has blossomed into a little girl. It has been 5 years of learning and fun for me and your dad. We were very young (at least your mom  was ) when you came into this world.  I hadnt yet developed the patience one ought to have to raise a child. But then these 5 years I have come to learn things are learnt as and when situation arise. You are a darling of a child. No major tanturms, accepting the life as it comes. This 5 years I have learnt many things from you than you form me. There are many firsts that you have done from a 4 year old to 5 year 1. Learning to cycle . You wanted a cycle and we got you one for this birthday. it is your prized possession. Polishing off the dust and riding the shining cycle. You wont take it on the roads if they are slushy- they will get dirty is what you say. I say it is  your laziness at your face but secretly I appreciate the care you take of your cycle. 2. Helping out in the kitchen. You love water and you love...

Scene: Sanja latest obsession is to draw draw color color draw draw color color atleast 10-15 pages a day. So she is busy drawing and finds that her pencil is not sharp enough. Here is how she got hold of a sharpener Sanja: Appa , appa , thruvan thariya S : !!!! apadina - (means?) Sanja: Adhan pa pencil thuruvardhu S: (smacks on head) you mena sharpner. Sanja: yes appa. We say thuruvardhu for coconut grating. She applied the same word for the sharpening her pencil. And guess what the actual tamil word for pencil sharpener is  vericil  thuruki(வி ரி சி ல்  து ரு கி  .). Wow that was  a close match.

Pretext: Sanja's paternal grandmom is leaving for US to stay with her younger son( S being the elder one). We have been telling Sanja that her Patti is going by plane to Chittappa and preparing her for the changes in our lifestyle. The following conversation took place when we ( MIL, S, sanja and myself) were in the room, packing her things. G: Sanja, I will take S also with me to the US. Sanja : Illa patti,  Patti will go by plane, thatha will go by plane. Appa nee po venam (Appa , you dont go). Sanja to  S:  Appa , namba naale polam, Nalle saapithu polam !! ( Appa, we will go tomo ok va , tomo after eating our food). She is consoling her father , since his mother is leaving him and going :P

The compilation of stories that are fabricated by Sanja's mom for her - SANJA TALES. The first one - The Birth story of Sanja and Kung Fu Panda. Here we go, There once live a panda who was fond of Kung FU. His heroes were the famous five - the monkey, prying mattis, crane, snake and the tigress. They were students of The Red Panda an expert in kung fu. THe Red Panda always listens to Thatha Toto. One day Thatha toto said he is going to choose the Dragon Warrior. So the red panda asked its students to practice. The dD-Day arrived and all the animals gathered at the place where Dragon Warrior was going to be chosen. Our said panda also climbed uup with lot of huff-puff. But the  doors closed and it used the dum dam doomi(crackers) to reach inside.   Thatha Toto pointed at our panda and said - "You are the Dragon Warrior". But Panda and Red Panda said but Dont know Kung Fu. Thatha toto said "Adhalam theriadhu( i dont care) but you are the One".   So the Red ...