Beautiful as Urvashi

pAdukA - ammA Urvashi Attam irukka (ammA looks like Urvashi)
ammA - (what is happening here?!*#)
madhurA - illave illai (not at all)
madhurA - Urvashi azhagA irukka (Urvashi looks beautiful)
pAdukA - ammA enna sonna theriyum-a? (ammA, do you know what she said?)
ammA - ketten (I heard)
madhurA - AmAm.. correct dhaane ammA? (yes.. Isn't it correct?)
ammA - appadiyA? (really?)
madhurA - (a little doubtful if she has said something wrong) ammA-um beautiful dhaan.. but Urvashi is beautiful and young
pAdukA - (totally enjoying this and could not control herself) - ammA, kettayA (ammA, did you hear it?)
madhurA - (have I messed up big time?) (bringing the Amar chitra katha book and showing a picture) - ammA nee ippadiyA irukka (Are you like this?).. Urvashi parappa and romba make up pottupa (Urvashi flies and wears make up)
madhurA - nee appadi illa dhaane ammA (You are not like that ammA)
pAdukA - chumma adjust pannarA ma (She is just trying to save the situation)
ammA - (smiling) ok madhurA nAn beautiful ila young-um ila (I am not beautiful and young)
madhurA - (hugging ammA) - But you are the best ammA
padukA - (I am sure ammA will fall for this :( madhurA.... only I know you like no one else. Will tell this incident to appA and put you in a spot)

Smart (watch) argument

Yeah, I get carried away by the new things that my friends bring along when they come to play. Recently I saw my friend wear a smart watch and I thought that it will be cool to have one for myself. 

madhurA - ammA, onnoda phone pAru.. Yen friend amma message anuppuvA (ammA, check your phone. My friend's mother will send a message)

ammA - Birthday invitation-a?

madhurA - illa smart watch patthi (it's about smart watch)

ammA - yEn (why?)

madhurA - nee apodane enakku vAnga mudiyum yen friend Attumey (then you can buy like my friend's watch)

ammA - no smart watch. indhavayasula vendAm (Not at this age)

madhurA - appo avo mattum eppadi vechikalAm-a? (then how can she have?)

ammA - idhulAm namma Athula 16 years apparam dhaan (in our household, all of this will be given only after you are 16 yrs)

(throws a tantrum and makes a scene)

madhurA - not fair

ammA - madhurA sure-a nAn onnaku 16 yrs Anaparam vAngi kuduppen (madhurA, I will surely buy it for you after you turn 16 yrs)

madhurA - adhuvaraikkum nee old aaittu umachi kitta pogama irupayA.. onakku nannA theriyumA.. (Till then do you know that you will not become old and reach God?)

madhurA - ippovave irukkum podhu vAngidu (Buy it when you are here)

ammA - !!!!!! (contemplating the impermanence of life and forgetting about the watch :)

Beginning of my musical journey

I have been watching and accompanying my older sister to her music and dance classes. I have been engaged in second hand learning and my older sister loves to play teacher and take class for me. My ammA believed that I am untethered and need some more time before I can sit down and learn something in a class. She always attributes this to the initial Montessori learning system at school :\

Once during my sister's guru's concert, we (students and siblings) kids sat right below the stage. I was enjoying the music and company of the children (tried to keep up with thaalam) and was fascinated by violin accompaniment. I let me goofy side shine ;) I copied the bowing and hand movements of the violinist and did not notice that she was watching me.

At the end of the concert my mother was exhausted from prodding me to behave well as I was sitting right in front. We were ready to leave but my appA went missing. He had other plans. He walked upto the violinist and asked her if she will teach. The violinist to his pleasant surprise was able to identify me due to my goofiness and accepted to teach me.

On September 5th, 2017, accompanied by the entire family I joined (my own) music class. Today I hope is the first day of the rest of my life enjoying playing violin.

ammA, this goofy is is getting serious....

I am my own person

I am yet to understand why people think that we (should) behave the same way someone behaves towards us. I am a person who has her own nature and I stay true to it. Sometimes I have tell this aloud to my parents.

It was my school picnic day and I have been excited about this for a week now. On the day of the picnic, I woke up at 5:45 a.m. and got ready. I was about to leave home at 6:45 a.m. My older sis was happily sleeping and did not get up to say "bye".

A week later, it was my older sister's. I am more excited than her :) I checked out the snacks that she is going to take. The night before I felt I am going to miss my sister since she will come 2 hours after I return from school and she will not come with me in the school bus that day.

madhurA - pAdukA, nAn onna miss pannuven ( I am going to miss you)
pAdukA (making a face) - enna? miss-a? (what? miss?)
madhurA - nAn theniyA bus la varuven and nee late-a varuva ( I will come alone in the school bus and you will come a little late)
madhurA hugs pAdukA.. pAdukA is confused as to why this is an emotional deal:)

Next day morning, pAdukA wakes up at 5:45 a.m. and getting ready.

ammA (seeing madhurA) - nee yen ezhundha? (why did you wake up?)
madhurA - pAdukA kalambara (pAdukA is leaving)
pAdukA - adhunAla (so what?)
madhurA follows pAdukA around and gets the things she needs to her. Once again she hugs pAdukA before she leaves.
madhurA (almost in tears) - miss pannuven. bye (I will miss you, bye)
After pAdukA leaves
ammA - madhurA, nee yen ezhunda evalavu sikkaram ( Why did you get up so soon?)
madhurA - Bye solla ( to say bye)
ammA - pAdukA ippadi ezhundu onakku "bye" sonnalA (Did pAdukA get up like this to say bye to you?)
madhurA - no
ammA - appa nee yen idhu ellAm pannara (Then why do you do all these things)
madhurA - avo vera person nAn vera person (she is a different person and I am different.) avo behave pannaraa madhiri dhaan naanum bahave pannanum-a? (Should I behave like her?) nAn avalavida different-a feel pannaren. (I feel differently from her)

I can do better

Well I have homework to do every week end and it so happened that the weekend got extended because of festival holidays.  Yay...! is what you would think now that there are 5 days of holidays and plenty of time to do the homework. But my ammA wants me to finish it right away.. :(

While walking with me and my my sister to a shop ...
ammA - madhurA, homework aachaa (homework done?)
madhurA - illa

ammA - evalavu dhavara sollanum. mudi homework-a. apparam marandhu poidum. ippo mudiche na adutta 4 days kavalai padavendaam ( How many times should I tell you? Finish it now and you need not worry about it for 4 days)

madhurA - seri (OK)

my sis (in low voice) - Don't worry.. innum 4 days irukku. Nee last day panna kuda porum (There are 4 more days. You can even do it on the last day before school)

my sis - naan onakku last day remind pannaren ( I will will remind you on the last day)

madhura ( in low voice) - Ok. actually ennakku avalavu homework illai. Last day pannalena kuda OK. Schoool bus la porche kuda mudikalaam (I do not have much of home work. Even if I do not finish on the last day, I can finish it in the school bus on the way to school)

my sis (surprised) - wow ! (she learns faster than I thought)

ammA (listening to the hushed conversation) - (Am I even being heard! One tops the other in postponing work1)

I wish...

Among many wishes I have this is one of the very interesting one that I have imaged for sometime

M - ammA, Chocolate saapadalaamaa? (Can I have a chocolate?)
ammA - no.. nee apple-a saapadu (no.. you can have apple)

A little later...
M - Doodle jump onnoda phone la vilaiyaadalaamaa? (Can I play doodle jump on your phone?)
ammA - No.. vera edhaavadhu pannu (no..do something else)

A little later...
M - Ice cream tharayaa?
ammA - Not now.. nee rAthri seekaram saapadu apparam tharen (not now.. finish your dinner fast tonight, then I will give you)

In the evening

M - vilaiyaada polaamaa? (Can I go down to play?)
ammA - po.pAl saaptaparam (Go after drinking milk)

M - ammA sometimes I wish ennakku oru "ok, seri" nnu sollara amma irukkanum nnu (Sometimes I wish I have a mother who will say "ok" all the time)

ammA - ! ! onnakku indha ammA vendAmA? ( you don't want this ammA?)

M ( realizing what she said to ammA now tries to talk her way out ) - ila ila indha ammA dhaan best. ennaku "ok" sollara ammA verum wish dhaan. indha ammA dhaan nalladhu laam solluva (no no. This ammA is the best. Having a mother who will say "ok" is just my wish but this ammA tells me what is best)

ammA (to herself) - good save.... :)

Guilty conscious

To drink milk or not ? This is the BIG question that I have been thinking about for a while.

I have recently learnt that cow's baby (calf) drinks its mother's milk. Milk is it's only food! But we drink cow's milk. I am confused. Then what will the calf have?

Should we stop drinking milk? But my teacher has told me that milk is good for my health. I like curd, cheese and butter more than milk. So, I told ammA that I will not have milk but just have curd, cheese and butter. ammA tells me that curd, cheese and butter come from milk. Really!

We are using all the milk. The calves are all hungry. Why is no one doing anything to help them? I think we should share our food with the calves since they are sharing theirs with us. I suggested to ammA that she should make more saadam (rice) and kaai (vegetable) everyday for the calves.

We eat saadam (rice) and kaai (vegetables) everyday but also drink milk  to stay healthy.

So, here is my plan - "Buy a lot of milk from shops and feed it to the calves"

Now that sounds fair :)