Converstaions

And yes…. We are conversingJ. The language is ours to command and it involves a great deal of facial expressions and hand gestures. It has no tense, verb or adjective. Most of the times, it’s hardly a sentence. But still we have fun conversing. Don’t know when it began. Must be the first time she cried on her first day to imply that she was hungry. The loud sirens were her first words and slowly with amma, appa, thatha, tata, ball, a.c (kids these days :P), tata, bye, pali(that’s milk :P), grapes(the r and p will go missing but we can understand it is grapes J)etc there has been a steady increase in the vocabulary. I believe every kid is an artist with so many artistic approaches to make us understand what they want. And the smile she gives when she knows she has driven a point and made us understand is so satisfactory and priceless. J Its like it says, ‘Ho at last you got it…. How hard it is to be a kid’ J

I just wish these conversations never end. Wish we have many more conversations, meaningful or not as she grows and she always finds a friend in us to share her thoughts. These conversations teach me that sometimes it’s better to listen than to keep ranting continuously. We can learn more by talking less. And a great conversation needs a great deal of listening too.

Anticipation

Will she or won’t she????

2.30 PM

It was a hot Wednesday afternoon and the morning was no less tiring. After putting the little one to sleep, the process of which is becoming quite a ritual by itself I wished I could shut my eyes for sometime. But no…. there is a big task at hand and if she doesn’t turn up I am clueless as to how I will manage.

2.45 PM

I was pondering whether to call her or not even while cleaning the kitchen shafts. Maybe she is already on the way! Then I decide I will wait till 3 and try giving a call. After all there is so much to do.

3.10 PM

Her motto is ‘better never than late’. If it is after 3 she usually doesn’t turn up. Ho no…. that can’t happen today. Ok let me check with her first. The first call was missed. I brace myself and call her a second time. This time she picked but without the usual hello and who is it? She gave a short and quick announcement….’I’m in the theatre… will be there by 4’. All I could manage was an ‘OK’.

4.00 PM

Checked on the little one and she showed signs of waking up. So cleaned the living room hastily for soon she will wake up to join her toy friends lying in a box in the living room. Then went ahead washed a few utensils, boiled milk and let it to cool. And by 4.20 PM my little dynamite was wide awake and ready to take on the evening which these days extend comfortably like 12 in the night.

5.00 PM

I had given up hopes of her coming today when the bell rang. There she was with a big smile. I couldn’t but return the gesture. And then she came and sat under the fan, and began….’it so hot…. Sss…. Can I have something to drink…. Tea or milk perhaps…. Ho… and something to eat too….. Biscuits will do but if you have any sweets then that would also do…. But a glass of water first please’. And after a cup of complan and a couple of biscuits (sorry, no sweets today) she started ranting about the film, the actors, some finer points that the director should have tended to, the boring songs, the journey to the theatre and back and finished it off again with a ‘its so hot today’. Frankly, I was not concentrating much on what she was talking. All I could think was ‘There is so much to do…. How do I remind her gently about it’? And then she said those golden words that I have been eagerly waiting for….’its getting late…. I’ll get to the job’. I didn’t forget to thank my stars.

5.35 PM.

She washed the rest of the utensils that remained and swept the other rooms in a jiffy. She added….’It’s already late, I’ll wash the clothes tomorrow’. I really didn’t have a choice and reluctantly nodded my head. I was happy that the house was a little better than before and yes, the clothes can wait till tomorrow.

5.50 PM.

She was outside the door and saying, ‘Bye akka…. Will come by 2 PM tomorrow’. Well, tomorrow is another day.

So do you think I’m complaining? No…. not really…. I’m learning t to cope with this everyday routine. I know I still have a long way to go. But it is good to share and find solace.

Just for fun.....

Discovered some new modes in my camera and had a lot of fun taking these pics..... :)

i know.... still 'miles to go' but this is a start nevertheless :)

Back to college :))))

This is a delayed post..... just like all my other ones ;)

Last saturday was 'back to college' day for me :) It was fun, exciting and so good to connect with so many people. I joined many others for the 'Spread Your Wings' event by Sudha and Shobs. They made us play with colors and glue, sing (pathetic to listen but fun for the singers :)), do a funny skit(how do they do it in TV or stage performances.... we were continuously laughing... bet that is what would have made it funny :)) and also dance(no comments here.... i automatically smile when i think abt that). So in all it brought back wonderful memories of school and college. And the team works and brainstorming before each event reminded me of work too. Great job Sudha and Shobs.... all d best for all your future ventures :)

Not to mention the people i met.... everyone was lovely. I was meeting some for the first time and still it felt like i knew them for a long time.

Some of the wonderful moments of d day which i'm going to cherish..... in no particular order.

• Getting to know the kids and moms. Some were so amazing to talk too and connected so well within a short time. Preetha, Amirtha, Sowmi, Neela, Gayathri, Priya..... did i meet them all just then? Lali, Priya, Akhila, Vai, Pene, Amala.... were lovely as usual.
• Don't know how many of them laughed at our performances but the first laugh was on us. And that is what made it so beautiful. :)
• The rides, both to and fro. We talked about everything in our travel to and fro. And the return ride was just amazing.... no words to describe. Lets just say we were so happy to be back in one piece.
• The kids.. nirran, maghizh, rishi, adina, illakiyan, sree, anubhav, abhinav..... were just the few i talked to but i could see that they were also having a good time.
• Marrybrown.... the staff did a great job and they took care of everything. I especially liked how meticulous and polite the girl in formals was. Great job!
• Food.... esp. when followed by play becomes delicious :)
• Pene n Subha.... sorry for gettin u late to the event :( It was lovely to talk to u two. Hope we get to meet soon.
• Sugi.... my friend for 10 years and though we talk(that includes crib, cry, laugh, complain, sympathize etc) it is after very long that we are getting together for such an event. Hope she had a great time too :)
• Shobs n Sudha.... with the level of enthusiasm u both have, fun squared will reach heights. thank u for the event :)
• And a big sorry to rajula for not getting in touch with her before the event :(

That was a lovely day and what followed in fb is a different story :)

Join the caper :)

Long saturdays and sundays before the Tv.....

Responses in monosyllables...

Not really bothering about what is on plate.....

Snacks are always laid a red carpet.....

Any requests for errands outside the house (or should we restrict it to the living room alone) responded with utter shock.....

Price of televisions and radios slashed....

Dhoni, Sachin and Sehwag in every other advertisement.....

And yay! zoozoo is back!!! :)

So did u experience any of the above yet? I can hear u sigh :) but whether we like it or not cricket will be forced on us through TV, radio, newspapers, magazines, grocery store boy, the aunty opposite ur house etc. The ICC World Cup is here.... literally... as it is happening in India too. The World Cup kicked off colorfully on 19th and will go on till 2nd April. As the days progress the matches will get interesting. And people will get interesting too. Everyone will become an expert of cricket. When the second batting teams looses 2 or 3 wickets successively, even i can quip in with a 'they should have batted first'.... How profound?? :)

But yes that's how this game is. It just grows on us. Even if u don't understand the entire cricketing language it is still interesting to watch. And in our country it is a religion and as in every religion everyone has an opinion of it. That is agreeable. So don't feel left out.... join the fun.... soon u would be saying..... 'this young fellow is the future captain of the team'. :) All is fair in sports too...... :)

I would be playing...err....praying for India to win.... for Dhoni :) and Sachin..... one of the best long time players of Indian Cricket.... sad if we cannot win a World Cup with him in the team :(

So do u think that the Third Umpire Referrals are needed?? :))

An evening at Semmozhi poonga :)

So now Chennai can boast of a good tourist spot right at the middle of the city..... beaches are always an exception :) They are to me Chennai's most important landmarks :) I can just keep talking about the beaches but coming to the newest attraction..... it is situated in the same place which housed Woodlands Drive inn for a long time. Its spacious and the park is really beautiful.

On the evening of the 1st of Jan.... we decided to visit this place. The brilliant me, decided that beaches and other restaurants will be crowded owing to new year and opted for this beautiful place. Well as you can guess it was way to crowded and the sun had also set so we couldn't see all those wonderful plants properly. but still managed to have a good time and am sure Adhya enjoyed it. Planning to visit the place during day time. Maybe I can write more about it then. And as for now, here are a few pics that we took.......

Aren't they all very artistic and beautiful ??? I liked the last pic very much.... found it very innovative.

So altogether had a great start to the new year..... and enjoyed the day :) Hope we get to experience many such wonderful moments this year......

wishing everyone a very happy new year..... :)

Blue Colored People and Red Colored Eyes!

So on 21st, Sunday, we took Adhya to the theatre for the very first time to watch 'Avatar'. For quite some time this film has been played in theaters as a special edition. I've been wanting to watch this 3D film. I was so exicted about the 3D galsses :P

Since Shankar had already watched the film, he had offered to take Adhya out if she started to get uncomfortable. But the sweet li'l one was first very surprised, then excited, a li'l grumpy and then slept off. She woke up only when the credits rolled. So altogether, it was a good first time experience :) :) :)

As for the film... it was excellent and left me in awe about how a person can think so much. What must be running in his head? Hats off to Cameron. Wish I had 5% of his creativity. And yes, the rest of the technicians and the cast have all done a great job. A very neat film and I thoroughly enjoyed the 3D effect.

My favorite was ofcourse Neytiri. She reminded me so much of Adhya's actvities. Running around, climbing everywhere with complete ease and speaking a language that we could hardly follow :) They even resemble in the ever brimming energy levels that they posses. :)

Waiting to see her performances in the sequel.....

And yes, there is a downside to the whole experience. The 3D glasses were very irritating :(. And in the evening, I had a mild tingling sensation in the eye and before I knew it developed into 'Madras Eye'. Whoever coined that term.... hmmmm!

Though I don't think it was mainly due to the glasses, next time I'll make sure that I wipe them with Adhya's wipes before I use them :P. See.... nothing has deterred me from watching the next 3D film. HP7 is next :)))

On a funnier note... check out the blue eyes :)