Family tree

I am teased to no end by my appA. He calls me funny nicknames and on the other day I got really angry.

appA - madhurA oru kutti korangu ( madhurA is a small monkey)
madhurA - no no...
appA - nee oru cute kutti korangu (you are a small cute monkey)
madhurA - appo pAdukA? nee avala eduvum solla mAtta (Then paDukA? You do not call her anything:(
appA - nee kutti korangu na pAdukA periya korangu dhaane (If you are a small monkey, then pAduka is a big monkey)
pAdukA just smiles and does not react
After appA left for office and I had a question to ask ammA.

madhurA - nAn kutti korangu-a mA (Am I a little monkey?)
ammA (smiling) - amaam, cute pattu korangu (yes you are a cute monkey)
madhurA - appo pAdukA periya korangu dhaane (then pAdukA is a big monkey)
ammA - yes
madhurA - appA onna yen kornagu nnu solla mAttA (why doesn't appA call you monkey?)
ammA - ammA korangA? (is ammA a monkey?)
madhurA - amaam.. Peppa pig cartoon la, peppa pig ammA um pig and appA um pig dhaan (in Peppa cartoon, Peppa pig's mother is a pig and her father is a pig too)
madhurA - nAn korangu na, nee ammA korangua and appa vandhu appA korangu (if I am a monkey, then you are monkey ammA and appA is monkey appA)
ammA - (wonderful family tree:)

Safety belt

Travelling in airplane is bittersweet. I do not like sitting in one place and not being able to see anything clearly outside :( Seat belts make things hard for me. But the fun part is to playing with tray table, asking for glasses of water and juice. After the tiring travel and long layovers, we were at last in a cab to go home. Every one were tired especially my parents who were exhausted answering my ¨why-s¨ during the layover and the flight.

Little did my ammA know that I am not done yet. While lying down on my ammA's lap though tired I started questioning -


madhurA - yen seat belt irukku airplane la? (Why are there seat belts in airplanes?)

ammA - namba safe-a irukka (for us to be safe)

madhurA - appo car-la yen seat belt irukku ( then why are seat belt there in car? )

ammA - brake potta namba vizha kudAdhu, idichikka koodadhu, adhukku dhaan (When the brakes are applied we should not fall or hurt ourselves. That is the reason)

madhurA - appo auto-la yen seat belt illa? (then why do autorickshaws not have seat belts?)

ammA - ! (not knowing why!)

madhurA - auto la namba pidichikanum la ammA. apo dhaan woosh woosh nnu (Showing swaying gesture) fast-a jolly-a polaam (In auto we need to hold on, right ammA. Only then we can swerve and go fast and have fun)

ammA - (she has the right idea about autos :). Seat belt and auto what an irony that will be!)

Copy cat!

Copying is flattering to most people but my sis does not like it at all when I copy whatever she says.  I think I mugged the puzzle that my sis was asking ammA from the afternoon. I was waiting for appA to come home so that I can ask him for an answer to the puzzle just like my sis (also before she asks appA).  Once appA came home, it was time for me to show off and ask him for the answer to the puzzle.

madhurA - appA, puzzle ketkaren (I am going to ask you a puzzle)

appA - eppadi theiryum puzzle ( How do you know the puzzle?)

madhurA - ennakku theriyum (I just know)

my sis - no appA. avo copy pannara (no appA, she is copying me)

appA signalling to my sis that it is ok

appA - sollu madhurA (tell me madhurA)

madhurA - Pete and rupete went in a boat. Pete and rupete fell down. What is left?

my sis - rupeat-a! (hahaha) Pete and repeat fell down-a ! Thappu... Copy kuda seriya pannala (Wrong. You cannot even copy correctly) 

appA - seriya sollu pattu ( tell it correctly dear)

madhurA - Correct dhaan ( It is right)

appA - nee sollu answer (you tell me the answer)

my sis - (still laughing)

madhurA - boat is left!

appA - actually that's right!

naa na na naa naa.......Now who is laughing. That's how you can be original even while copying :)