Just another lazy evening at home. An eons old episode of Mr. Bean was being telecast for the 123456789th time on Pogo. Appu is totally drawn into it and beats Bean in enacting his gross/senseless/exaggerated antics.
B was glancing thro’ the newspapers. And humble me was with the laptop, lurking and delurking on blogs when I cam across an article on Singapore. Suggested casually to B that we should consider a trip soon. This got us talking about the places to visit, the best time to visit etc. Appu, mind u, was still engrossed in Mr. Bean’s world.
The question popped by the young madam today:- So, are we going to Singapore today?
Me (puzzled) – Huh, today? Who told u?
Appu – U and Acha were talking about it yesterday.
Me – We were only discussing. Were’nt you watching TV then?
Appu – Oh oh … I already told Ammoomma that we are going today!!
And she pushes off to mom shouting,” Ammoomma…we are not going today…..!!!”
August 8, 2010
Nothing short of a miracle!
The results are out for the Associateship exams! – My colleague sends me an email
I will check at leisure.... No way I could have passed!
….still….. the curiosity is getting to me..lemme check!
Shucks…the site takes so long to load! Lots of hopeful/less candidates around.
…registration no. Oh ya…I can say that in my sleep even. Ok here I go..Punch,punch, punch, punch, punch, punch, punch.
Na..I am not tensed in the least. I am certain of the outcome! The only hope…that personal request I have put to God Almighty to put in more than his 50% coz I hadn’t done mine!
Whooaa…Pass..Ok scroll up ..have I goofed up the registration no? Name seems like mine…scroll down..is it the result of the previous exams….? No? Whey..whoaa…swoon! Miracle…miracle..miracle! nothing short of it..I passed! I mean..phew…I PASSED!!!!!! Hey guys..I ACTUALLY PASSED THAT LOUSY MARINE INSURANCE PAPER!!!! Cleared the associate ship, finally! Lalalalalalalalalala! I am dancing! Hey! my feet are not on the ground.. look...I am flying...!
Wait…..U deserve a huge THANKS lord! U sure seemed to have done more than your fair share!!
Now, two deep breaths..lemme compose myself and make the calls to all…after all, I need to make it sound as if it was a piece of cake without a trace of the above jerks and quirks in my voice and tone!
I will check at leisure.... No way I could have passed!
….still….. the curiosity is getting to me..lemme check!
Shucks…the site takes so long to load! Lots of hopeful/less candidates around.
…registration no. Oh ya…I can say that in my sleep even. Ok here I go..Punch,punch, punch, punch, punch, punch, punch.
Na..I am not tensed in the least. I am certain of the outcome! The only hope…that personal request I have put to God Almighty to put in more than his 50% coz I hadn’t done mine!
Whooaa…Pass..Ok scroll up ..have I goofed up the registration no? Name seems like mine…scroll down..is it the result of the previous exams….? No? Whey..whoaa…swoon! Miracle…miracle..miracle! nothing short of it..I passed! I mean..phew…I PASSED!!!!!! Hey guys..I ACTUALLY PASSED THAT LOUSY MARINE INSURANCE PAPER!!!! Cleared the associate ship, finally! Lalalalalalalalalala! I am dancing! Hey! my feet are not on the ground.. look...I am flying...!
Wait…..U deserve a huge THANKS lord! U sure seemed to have done more than your fair share!!
Now, two deep breaths..lemme compose myself and make the calls to all…after all, I need to make it sound as if it was a piece of cake without a trace of the above jerks and quirks in my voice and tone!
August 2, 2010
Fun to be One!
It took me a whole week to put up a post on Aarush’s b’day celebrations. The mundane things in life had taken over my time!
I celebrated the day with a much needed day off from work and spend the whole day as a full time mom of Appu and Aarush. We did not have much by way of celebrations as Aarush is too small to understand birthdays now. Appu and her mom, aka me, were the ones who made the most of the day. We stuffed ourselves with piping hot just –out- of- the- kadai puris made by mom. Lunch was a kerala sadhya, a mini version though, with parippu, pappadam, red rice, ghee, payasam etc.
We had only our closest relatives and friends over in the evening for cake cutting and dinner. Aarush was looking adorable in his sherwani and Appu was a true princess in her new frock that we picked up from Avenue. The cake, sadly, had an unfortunate fall while being collected from Mr. Baker and suffered a broken hip! The candle was blown by Appu, the cake was cut by Appu and distributed by Appu in true “big sis” style. You better not expect this privilege next year as the little monster is not going to let you get away with it!
For Appu, birthdays bring with a lot of thrill be it hers or anyone else’s in the family. One can see her all excited for the full week leading up to big day. And her brother’s birthday was her special day as well. She had scribbled a lovely birthday message for Aarush on her white board which read “My dearest baby brother, I cannot imagine that you are one year old today. You are so cute. Love you very much. Abhirami” This was without any help or suggestion from any of us at home.
May this love and bonding remain as strong as ever between the two!
I celebrated the day with a much needed day off from work and spend the whole day as a full time mom of Appu and Aarush. We did not have much by way of celebrations as Aarush is too small to understand birthdays now. Appu and her mom, aka me, were the ones who made the most of the day. We stuffed ourselves with piping hot just –out- of- the- kadai puris made by mom. Lunch was a kerala sadhya, a mini version though, with parippu, pappadam, red rice, ghee, payasam etc.
We had only our closest relatives and friends over in the evening for cake cutting and dinner. Aarush was looking adorable in his sherwani and Appu was a true princess in her new frock that we picked up from Avenue. The cake, sadly, had an unfortunate fall while being collected from Mr. Baker and suffered a broken hip! The candle was blown by Appu, the cake was cut by Appu and distributed by Appu in true “big sis” style. You better not expect this privilege next year as the little monster is not going to let you get away with it!
For Appu, birthdays bring with a lot of thrill be it hers or anyone else’s in the family. One can see her all excited for the full week leading up to big day. And her brother’s birthday was her special day as well. She had scribbled a lovely birthday message for Aarush on her white board which read “My dearest baby brother, I cannot imagine that you are one year old today. You are so cute. Love you very much. Abhirami” This was without any help or suggestion from any of us at home.
May this love and bonding remain as strong as ever between the two!
July 27, 2010
See for yourself, have I not grown?
This tiny bundle we brought home last year is now a self propelled high powered engine.
Aarush on 26/07/2010
Aarush on 26/07/2010
July 25, 2010
Happy Birthday Aarush!
My dearest baby…Congrats on completing one year. What a fun filled and eventful year it has been for us, isn’t it?Ever since your arrival, we have had so much more fun together and bonded more as a family. Tiny little one, you have spread so much happiness in our lives!
With your sister, I have always felt that I have been inadequate since I failed to capture and enjoy a lot of exciting developments and she grew up too fast for me to catch up with her. I've tried not to make that same mistake with you. I made sure that right from day one I would cherish and treasure each moment with you. Though there were some not so good and some extremely bad days, looking back I can truthfully say that I never felt saddled by it all. And now I am so thrilled to see you transform from the tiny helpless tadpole that you were to a lion cub prowling around on all fours, to a miniature he-man on tiny twos, always an energetic and babbling and drooling bundle!
The coming year is going to be as eventful and busy one for you and we look forward to seeing you dish out loads of exciting surprises for us, reaching numerous milestones, filling our house with mischief and laughter and enjoying each moment of our life with you.
My precious little one, as you go ahead on this beautiful adventure of life, may you be blessed with abundance of love, encouragement and support from your family and friends. May you have the faith in yourself to stand by your beliefs and convictions in face of oppositions. May you have the courage to face the obstacles head on while proceeding on the path of truth. May you have the confidence to get up after each fall and move on steadfastedly. May you have the strength in you to forgive and to be fair. May god bestow upon you good health and wisdom and may he be the guiding light for you along your path of life.
Happy Birthday my dearest little son!
With your sister, I have always felt that I have been inadequate since I failed to capture and enjoy a lot of exciting developments and she grew up too fast for me to catch up with her. I've tried not to make that same mistake with you. I made sure that right from day one I would cherish and treasure each moment with you. Though there were some not so good and some extremely bad days, looking back I can truthfully say that I never felt saddled by it all. And now I am so thrilled to see you transform from the tiny helpless tadpole that you were to a lion cub prowling around on all fours, to a miniature he-man on tiny twos, always an energetic and babbling and drooling bundle!
The coming year is going to be as eventful and busy one for you and we look forward to seeing you dish out loads of exciting surprises for us, reaching numerous milestones, filling our house with mischief and laughter and enjoying each moment of our life with you.
My precious little one, as you go ahead on this beautiful adventure of life, may you be blessed with abundance of love, encouragement and support from your family and friends. May you have the faith in yourself to stand by your beliefs and convictions in face of oppositions. May you have the courage to face the obstacles head on while proceeding on the path of truth. May you have the confidence to get up after each fall and move on steadfastedly. May you have the strength in you to forgive and to be fair. May god bestow upon you good health and wisdom and may he be the guiding light for you along your path of life.
Happy Birthday my dearest little son!
July 15, 2010
The monkeying we did!
A cancelled meeting in the Dubai office gave me a long awaited chance to hang around with Appu. Went to Festival City. Our usual visits to FC end with a trip to Ikea or Hyperpanda. But today was different. The long pending trip to Build a Bear Workshop materialised. And we walked out with the latest addition to our family - a huggable and endearing chimp named Bubbles (named after MJ's chimp, remember him?) that was totally Appu's creation.
Bubbles, who was "all skin and no bones" was plumped up enough to make him worthy of a tight hug. Bubbles was then given a bright red heart after filling it up with warmth, love and energy. He was taught to sing "Happy Birthday". And since the football mania is still around, he was smartly dressed up in a football jersey, kneepad and all.
To make the experience more exciting, Bubbles was given and "official" birthcertificate recording his dob, name, height, weight etc.
All this was done by a very loving sister to gift her younger brother the most special gift for his first birthday!
Bubbles, who was "all skin and no bones" was plumped up enough to make him worthy of a tight hug. Bubbles was then given a bright red heart after filling it up with warmth, love and energy. He was taught to sing "Happy Birthday". And since the football mania is still around, he was smartly dressed up in a football jersey, kneepad and all.
To make the experience more exciting, Bubbles was given and "official" birthcertificate recording his dob, name, height, weight etc.
All this was done by a very loving sister to gift her younger brother the most special gift for his first birthday!
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