Why am I turning 3?

I am so excited about my bowday (read as birthday) tomorrow. I can't wait for the cake to be baked.

madhurA - cake pannitiyA (have you made the cake?)
ammA - nalaikku (tomorrow)

A little later....
madhurA - ippo nalaikku aachu. cake pannitayA (Now it has become tomorrow. Have you baked the cake?)

ammA could not stand my constant pressure about the cake, so she tried to test my persistence towards turning three tomorrow. Here is my on camera interview session.



ammA - Why are you turning 3?
madhurA - (What kind of question is this? I am going to give her an irrelevant answer.)
I went there and then came here. I played with this, ate that, dropped this in the garbage and then played with toys. That's why.
ammA - (Not understanding that I consider her question redundant, she persists)
Is this because of all this you are turning 3. Why should you turn 3 and not stay 2 years old?
madhurA - (Let me humour her.) I played with these toys and became 3.
ammA - So, you turned 3 because you played with toys? So what are you going to do when you are 3 years old?
madhurA - (What a question! Can't understand my mom.) I am going to play with toys.
ammA - You played with toys even when you were 2.
madhurA - (What else do you expect of me.. build a spacecraft?) I played when I was 2 and will play when I turn 3 and then also eat..and become 4 and later 5. (Let me change the subject)
ammA - When are you going to turn 4?
madhurA - (dah!) Of course later after I eat... after I eat thayir saadam (curd rice), I will be 5
ammA - Whose birthday is it tomorrow?
madhurA - (Why do think I am being so fussy? Take a clue ammA!) It is my birthday
ammA - What are you going to do?
madhurA - Cut birthday!
ammA - Are you going to cut birthday? really!?
madhurA - (now she is tiring me) I am going to cut the cake..
ammA - What are you going to do after cutting?
madhurA - Eat !( what else?)
ammA - You alone will eat?
madhurA - I will, Paaduka, you and appA can also eat
ammA - What song should we sing?
madhurA - (Now how much can I educate regarding birthday) Sing "happy birthday to you"
ammA - What did they sing at school today?
madhurA - "happy birthday...."
ammA - Do you like school?
madhurA - (She is getting into uncomfortable area now) yes I like
ammA - What do you do at school?
madhurA - (I have to now list some rhymes phew!) rolly polly... chapatti song (yeah really!)

I am not going to translate this anymore as this questioning gets into embarrassing details of my crying at school. I have my end of the story well documented and will publish the genuine version soon.

As of now "Happy birthday ennakku(to me)" :) ......

Fair bargain!

I was watching little Krishna eagerly and trying her best to understand the story. Often I have to ask my ammA or pAdukA for clarification. In one of the stories, a cow names Bahula and her calf Tara were saved by Krishna...

madhurA - yen Krishna umachi Tara va good girl sonna? (Why did Krishna call Tara a good girl?)

ammA tries to use every opportunity to drive home the importance of obedience :) especially since I am a rebel at home. I tried to challenge her attempt very innocently and subtly.

ammA - Tara ammA sonnadha ketta adhunAla dhaan Krishna ummAci good girl sonna (Since TAra listened to her mother. So Lord Krishna calls her a good girl)

madhurA - Yen (why?)

ammA gives no answer

madhurA - naan good girl-a? (Am I a good girl?)

ammA - nee Tara madhiri ammA sonnadha keta good girl (If you listen to your ammA like Tara, then you are a good girl)

madhurA - nee Bahula madhiri irundhaa naan Tara madhiri iruppen ( If you are like Bahula, I will be like Tara) nee maadu aarayaa ma? (will you become a cow?)