Are you boy?

This is what happened last week in Thamizhini's school! It is really very funny to hear from her.

A boy who sits next to her asked it seems:
Boy : Are you boy or girl?
Thamizhini: I'm girl.
Boy: Then why are you wearing a boy's pant?
Thamizhini : [She did n't tell me what she told to that boy]

But I felt "Owwww (hmm... may be Vadivelu style)".

Do I look like a boy or what?

He just asked because of that Pant (yes exactly the above one)? I'm not sure!!! But I hope, she has a boy cut (??? really, we did mottai recently and only that much has grown :D) and that blue color pant with red flowers made him to ask that question. Hmm... still Owwwww.....

This is just an another proof that everything starts from the school.

Wow... Thamizhini started regular school!

Wow... Thamizhini started regular school from Today.... Hurray! Yes especially TODAY, she is excited to go to school, because the school is new, big, lot of fun and play and of course all new. She was telling me that she will go to school in the school bus happily. Yes, Today she kept her words.

Though she started school around 2 years back, this is a big milestone for her as this is regular school and of course long hours, not just 2hrs. We have had faced so many problems sending her school in the last years, but we hope this year she should be OK, as she is grown up now and it is a regular school which runs for long hours.

Yeah, I have given a long break for blogging since a year but I wrote this today, because I'm little nervous and missing her at home. Not only me, just everyone at home. Everybody is bored without her. Oh! Even my team at office will miss her chatters over the headphone on the scrum call. It was around 3.5 months she was continuously at home with us after her nursery ended at Kidzee Ecity

I could see blooming eyes, happy-smiling face and all EXCITED. When the bus came in, she told Bye Amma and said bye Appa and Appuchi as well, then got on the bus. That is it! No fuss.


Fuss was there when she got up, yeah, it is really early morning and even I felt same! She has little tummy problem these days, saying its paining and I though she felt same in the morning and that is why that Fuss. After a while, she got ready to go to school with her bag and you know what, she has kept few little lovely things in her bag. Hmm... she has kept Chota Bheem Magnet and her Froggy toy. :-) I know, I need to allow all these things until she sets down in the new environment.

Last Saturday we had Parents Orientation program in the school and they explained about school, how it functions and activities performed in the school. Then the PYP co ordinator elaborates how PYP works and per day activites for kids. Thamizhini could not resist her interest to go out to play area and forcing me to go out with her :-D. When we visited her class room, it was wonderful to see kid's name on the door of her class room and When I asked Thamizhini to find her name, she could find her name (though she little confused with some name starts with Tha*).

Amma, see my name, Thamizhini!

Thamizhini was very keen to come out the hall and play in the ground. There were few Rabits and Turkeys, by seeing them she was very happy and told me that she would talk to them every day and make friendship with them. What a funny thing to do at school....!!!

Happy to play!!!

Few more photos to show her happiness...

Happy Jumping!!!

 Ok.. Now I need to really think about tomorrow's plan? It all depends on her first day TODAY! If she was Ok in the school, liked school and enjoyed then she would be getting up with a grin on her face tomorrow morning, otherwise I know her tummy will pain much :-)

Happy after school!!!

Update you tomorrow then!!!

Ngoi Ngoi

Ngoi... Ngoi.... Any idea? Any one has any clue about it? Hmm.... That is a language and Yes, it is English language. Yeah, that is how Thamizhini says. As she started going to school, she learns many things and one of the thing is English.

Here at home we do speak English, but not a full sentence. We do speak few common English words that Thamizhini can understand like, hug me, kiss me. And of course Thanglish, Pen Kodu, mobile edu, school bag enge kinda. And I know, can't escape from these words.

But what does that mean ngoi.. ngoi... Check out the video you will understand about the meaning.

Ha... Ha... Yeah that is how her teachers talk in the class room! And she says Ayamma are talking nicely i.e she says "Azhaga pesuvanga". I asked her what do they talk and she told me the below thing.

"Vanga.... Vanga Thamizhini, vanga Atchaya, shushu poyikalam."

All others are talking ngoi ngoi only in school including her Driver uncle. :D This is what my daughters English knowledge.

To all Kidzee teachers: Please don't mind my daughter. :-)

Everyday Dialogue!

Thamizhini's after good night and good mornings words are always same, "School ku poga vendam"! 

This is how the dialogue went today:

Thamizhini: School -ku vendam. ( I don't want to go to shcool)

Me: Eh da pogale? Ponathaane friends parkalam. (Why? If you go only, you can meet your friends)
Thamizhini: Enaku friends parka vendam. (I dont want to see my friends)

Me: Hmm.. pona thaane, neraya Rhymes sollalam.(If you go, you can know many rhymes)
Thamizhini: Enaku rhymes venda (I don't want rhymes)

Me: School pona thaan ABCD padikalam. (If you go only, you can learn ABCD...)

Thamizhini: Na ABCD veetuliye padichikren! (I learn ABCD at home only)
Me: Aww........... (Why did I teach her ABCD at home???????????)

Uniform!

Thamizhini got her new uniform from her School. More than her, we were really excited to see her in Uniform. After a fussy start of week, Thamizhini was very excited to wear her uniform and go to school. She woke up in the morning and told that she does not want to go to school. I coolly asked her "then what about your uniform?" She though for a second and she was happily ready to go to school. I gave her bath and to my wonder she got ready in 15mins wearing her new uniform. She was happy and bit shy to wear that.

My Uniform!

I must say that she looked very pretty (yeah! as all parents) in her uniform. She showed her cute uniform to her Appa and Ayah. Check out the below video how she tells about her uniform and you can see that her legs are not standing still! That much happy for her Uniform.

Her Daddy usually drop her to school and he captured the below video there. She was so cute while walking towards her school and from her style of walking, I could say that she started searching her Knowledge and Wisdom.

She has to wear uniform on Mondays and Fridays. I hope and pray that she must enjoy wearing uniforms for longer periods:-)

School Fun

I went home for lunch this afternoon and Thamizhini was having her lunch. I was simply talking with her and My dad told me to ask her about the snacks that was given to her to have it on the school. I simply started my conversation as below:

Me: Enna da mum sapte inniku? (She daily tell us what we packed on that day)

Thamizhini: Naanu (thinking... and told with normal expression), blue color dress potrundha paapa en mum -me pidungiduchu!.

This is the same answer she told to my parents, when they asked sometime back. But check out below what and all she has told me when I asked!

New goggles :-)

Me: (Shocked, as I hear this for first time) enna da, pidingiducha?
She: hmm... Aama.

Me: Ne enna pannine apram?
She: Naanu adichite (showing action with her hand)

Me: (Smiling...) Adichitiya?
She: hmm... Adi pinnite (happily showing the same action again)

Me: (Shocked again, as we never heard this from her) Ennathu, Adi pinnitiya?
She: Aama, Adi pinni.... (thinking what to add...) Kuthite... (laughing)

Me: (as I don't want to hear any more horror from her...) Apdi ellam panna koodathu da.  Ne Ayah te sollidu, avanga unaku vangi koduthuduvanga, sariya.
She: Hmm.. 


I know about her "Courage" and I'm sure that she wouldn't have asked that lunch box back at all from that baby. Hmmm... Schooling... !She thinks on her own and tells! 

Happy Playing - Part II

Continued from Part 1

One more incident that me and my parents can't forget is this:  One Saturday, Thamizhini was so cranky in the evening as she woke up early in the morning and did not sleep in the afternoon too. I was calling her to get ready to go to park, but she was not listening to me, laying on the bed and playing. I tried my level best to dress her but she was not at all ready. I left the idea of taking her to park and we all were busy in doing other household chores. Suddenly Thamizhini was saying, "Varen Naren, Varen Naren.. Iru" and ran towards the Balcony. We all shocked because no one at home heard Naren's voice, but she did. My dad used to say that whenever they meet in the park for the first time for the day, they both run shouting each others name and hugs. For Thamizhini, Naren is very sweet to play with, but very hard to fight with.

Lovely one! Kids at play!

The another good friend is Tarun, he recently became good friend to Thamizhini. Generally they don't fight each other and I should say Tarun is very calm and very sweet kid. Yeah, we have few incidents to share about Tarun. As they do not fight, I generally do not get any complaints from Thamizhini. These days their play time is fully occupied with cycling. They always walk with cycle and sometimes Thamizhini will not get her cycle and gets free ride from both the kids. We all feel scary when all three have their cycles, at least Naren and Tarun play carefully, but Thamizhini never. They all rides fast and very fast and stops in middle and all dashes themselves. :-(

Dashing!

One day I was returning from Office, saw Thamizhini in the park and shocked to see her dress. I asked my mom that how come she wore this dress today? as she was not all liked that dress, even though it is a new one. One evening I begged her like anything to make her wear that dress, but she did not like to wear and that day we did not go to play for this reason. My mom was proudly saying that she wore this dress to show Tarun. Yeah, My mom has told her to wear this dress, so that she can show it to Tarun and she wore it. Gosh...

Tarun and his Cycle!

The other day, I met Tarun's mom and we were simply talking about these two kids. She told me one thing that I could not stop laughing. She was telling me that whenever Tarun dresses himself, he tells that "Thamizhini ku intha dress romba pidikum" means, Thamizhini likes this dress very much.

My dad told me this: The other day Thamizhini went to park around 6:30 in the evening and Tarun asked Thamizhini like this: "Eh Thamizhini late panre, seekram va inime" means why are you coming late, come soon from now on.. My goodness...

Apuchi, Don't scold Thamizhini, Enaku pidikathu!

Like this, there are lot of incidents and all of them when we think of it, put smile on our face for sure. This is one more cutest incident. My dad told me this: One day, Thamizhini and Naren both had one stick on their hand and were playing with that. After sometime they both started fighting like, with swords. So My dad went in between and separated them and pulled that sticks from them and thew away. Thamizhini got angry and started crying like crazy. By seeing her, Naren got angry and came to my dad and told him like, "Why did you threw that, see Thamizhini is crying. I'm not playing anymore, I'm going home." He shouted like this and ran towards his home it seems.

Coming soon Part III...

First Week Experience @ School

First Week Experience to Thamizhini or me! Hmm... it is for both of us and even for our whole family too! Not only Thamizhini, everybody else at home is excited about her school. When she got up from bed only I was telling her about the school and She was so much interested in getting ready. Usually she will be very much adamant not to take bath, but that day she took bath without any hesitation and cry. She dressed very nicely (usually there would be a big galata to choose her attire) and she was set to go to school.

I'm ready! btw, I'm not going by my bicycle.

Her daddy took her to school and she was very happy to go in the morning in the bike with him. Once they  entered the school, the attenders took her inside to the class room which is located in the first floor. Her daddy told me that he is waiting in the lounge and she started playing inside the classroom. He added that he could hear kids crying seeking their mothers. 

Where do I keep my shoes Appa?

First week was planned to have kids at school only one hour and that includes a snacks-break for them.  Thamizhini somehow managed with new environment and played with given toys. The teacher also told the same, that she is not deviated by seeing other kids crying. I was bit relaxed to hear this. Because I'm bit nervous to think that how she will be managing there.

Appa, I'm done for the day, can we leave now?

Second day also she is very happy and I also joined with them as I was bit curious to know what is happening in the school. While entering the class room she was bit reluctant as she did not not like to leave me and go. But once she is entered in to the class room, she is OK to play there. We packed her chapati for that day and she liked to have it their.

No doubt, I'm on Clouds nine!!!

As this is the first week for new kids, school did not run for other kids. All teachers were busy in engaging the new kids. By the way, what did Thamizhini do in the school? When I peeped into the class room, she was running from one room to other after completing her Chapati. She looked at me, and when I tried to move away she thought that I'm leaving to home without getting her back and started crying. :D Why did i do that :-( Anyhow after few minutes she was OK and started playing! I could see many kids are smaller compared to Thamizhini. No doubt why they cry!!!

Ready... Set… Go...!

Yep! It is just an another milestone for Thamizhini! I feel like only yesterday I was swaddling my little one and now if I see, she's on her way to school. Oh My God! Yeah, frankly speaking Thamizhini was ready to go to school long back, but we only waited for an auspicious day i.e. "Vijayadasami".

Pooja @ home

Choosing the right preschool was not very tough for us, we visited few schools, in and around and finalized one. Actually I was really looking that preshool should not be a school where kids always with class room activities. As she is just 2.3yrs, I want her to be on her own to enjoy the days with kids and playing around. Yeah, and little activity that teases her brain. 

Neraya padikanum, padichu ethavathu pananum pa!

As yesterday was "Vijayadasami" and as we planned we enrolled her on that day to school, and in the school itslef they had "Vidyāraṃbhaṃ" pooja. So we started from home around 9:30am and we reached there and waited for Pooja to start.

Appa, I'm ready, Come Soon!

The ritual involved an invocation to Lord Ganapati for an auspicious start to the learning process and initiation into the world of syllabary that began with the writing of the mantra. After reaching there, we waited for sometime to Pooja get started. I have to say that tough thing was managing Thamizhini there. Earlier she used to be calm if we go somewhere a place that is new to her. But these days I could not find that Thamizhini. She started playing and she only stopped when we started from there.

I'm with new friend, we are waiting for pooja to start!

Appa, naan nalla padikanum nu vendikonga!

 After pooja, the Iyer asked everyone to come and write on the grains and slate. 

Writing on the grains!

Writing on Slate!

After writing on the grains, Thamizhini started playing with her known friends in the school. Naren, little elder to Thamizhini, but still her best friend and going to the same school, so she was so happy to be there. Apart from him, 3 more kids from our apts go to same to school, so I'm not really nervous to send her to school.

Friends from Doshi!

We are happy that our little one stepped in to a new world and we hope she will enjoy her childhood with her new friends in a new environment.

Happy Playing - Part I

I need not worry about allowing Thamizhini to play, as our apartment has its own play area for kids. And Thamizhini for her 2.4 years, she has spent almost all her evenings here only. We started taking her out from her six months and till now she hasn't missed her play time, except few times due to cold / fever or gone out. I'm really very much happy that Thamizhini enjoys her childhood with all time play. Kudos to my in laws and my parents, as they are the one who take her everyday to play.

Sand play!

Initially when Thamizhini was small (I can say, Stage1), she was very calm and quitely watched other kids play from our hand when we sit in the park. Everyone in the park used to say that Thamizhini is so cute and calm. Once she started walking, (stage2), she used to pull her body towards the play items like swing, slides etc. We had to sit with her on the swing and play with her. Once she started talking with few words (may be stage3) like what she wanted, we were in trouble. She always wanted to play and always wanted to go to the park. Till then everything was OK and we could manage her in the park. But I used to think by seeing other kids play, and their parents first and most task in the park is "reconciliation" :D

Posing!

She started walking, running and talking fluently (stage 4), yeah, it started at her one and half years of age and nothing was in our control. I need not have any more staging for her, because there is no much change in it. Always fighting, complaining and then crying. Gr....

Thamizhini has many friends in the Apts, and many are passer by. But as of now Naren and Tarun are Thamizhini's good friends. They all three play together and some times they make group among three and plays. Yeah, they will leave one alone and play, most time of the time Thamizhini will be alone as she is smaller compared to them and sometimes she cries adamantly so boys leave her n go :D

Apuchi, I'm grown up! I'm able to climb up!

Most of the time Thamizhini's granny will accompany her, but once she is back from park, she used to illustrate all the things that happend in the park. All incidents would be lovely to hear from her and I would love to see her expressions when she talk about them. And of course most of the incidents are about complaining them.
The one incident that she and me cannot forget in our life time is this. This happened around 2.5 months back, but still she remembers and tells me twice in a day. On that day, she casually came home from park after playing and while I was bathing her, she told me this.

Thamizhini: Amma...
Me: Enna da.
Thamizhini: Amma, Naren enakellam cycle kedaiyathunu sollitan.
Me: Eh da apdi sonna?
Thamizhini: Enakellam cycle kedaiyathunu sollitan.
Me: (Repeating) Eh da apdi sonna?
Thamizhini: (Thinking for a while and ) Therile...

Of course there should be some naughty story behind this but she was not ready to share that. Even If I woke her up from sleep and ask, she will tell this. This has been carved in her heart I guess.

Naren: Thamizhini is naugthy!

And these days, Naren become more dependent on Thamizhini and he comes our home by searching for her. And once he is in, he holds Thamizhini's hand and pulls by saying this: "Va Thamizhinii, Velayadam. Va polam." And for first few times she would look at me to seek permission from me. But these days, if he asks, she will run with him. She will not wait me or my mom to accompany her. We had to run behind them. And sometime they both play in our house and Thamizhini likes to share everything to him.

In the evening, if Thamizhini is late to go to playground, Naren would come to the ground floor of our block and calls Thamizhini by saying her name. For first few times Thamizhini was not aware that he is calling her, but later whenever she hears her name, she tells us that "Naren Koopidran", even we would not have heard his sound. 

Moving on to Part II with few more cutest incidents!

My First Winning Experience

Yeah! I have just asked Amma to be away from this post. Why because, she is too much happy to write about this and I'm sure she will be praising me like anything! Ya, I'm too much shy to show off generally! Hmm... anyhow I would like to share what I did today so that everyone will know what I won too!

As it was Sunday, we all slept nicely and all of a sudden Amma was telling Appa that oh! we have to go to "Baby Show" with Thamizhini'. I was so happy to hear that they are taking me out today! Appa gave me bath and we all were ready to go. We started after breakfast, as we reached the "Shemrock" school it was almost 10:30. Thinking that how did I know the time? Amma was telling Appa that we are late and it is already  10:30. I could see many kids like me were running here and there and playing with toys and other stuffs.

Jolly Jolly!

Amma was telling me to listen and pointing where kids were telling Rhymes and Stories. Yes, I could only see kids who are playing. I was not able to look at a kid for a second who were telling Stories / Rhymes. Amma asked me to tell Rhymes there. But I just played there as if I don't understand what she was trying to say! Amma left the idea of making me to say Rhymes.

Look at that blue shirt Anna,, he is flying!

Later, one Aunty came and told us that in the upstairs Puzzle competition is going on. I just thought for a second that what is this lady telling to Amma, but in the next second Amma brought me to upstairs. Wow... small tables were arranged so that a kid like me, can sit and play a puzzle. I liked that table & chair, so I ran there to sit. But my Amma thought that I'm running there to be part of puzzle game. Grr.... But in fact I liked that puzzle board, so I just kept the puzzle pieces in the board. Yeah, forgot to tell you that the puzzle board is Alphabets. As I know them for sure, I just arranged them in few minutes. As I was looking for the other puzzle, there came a new one which I have not seen at home. That was a board to arrange shapes and colors. But somehow I managed to do that too!

Amma, kai -le Chocolate iruku, Neengale vangikonga antha paper -eh!

I was not really feeling comfortable with the crowd, So I went to Appa and he took me outside to play on the bouncy castles. While going out I just looked at Amma in the side eye, she was sitting calmly and enjoying the kids performance. I just gasped that somehow I escaped from Amma. :D

Periya Anna is jumping crazily!

 It was too sunny that day, but still I loved to play in the open area. After sometime Amma came out and pulled me inside and that time they were announcing the results for all the competitions. I could here someone calling my name loudly, and I could see Amma & Appa's happy face. I really did not understand what was going on, but Amma took me to the stage and one Aunt handed over me the thick colorful paper and one cup. I have seen these cups at home and Amma was telling me that Appa has won them in the Cricket match.

At last, I posed!

After reaching home, Amma and Appa were happily showing and telling this cup toy to my grandparents and they were also very happy. Hmm.. I was bit sad that they abruptly took me from the bouncy castles at school. I wanted to play more. Check out the below video to know how I enjoyed in playing bouncy castle!

From Amma: Yeah, she is right! She has won the Third prize on the Puzzle competition in the age group of 2 - 4. Whoopee! 

I did not know that Nalin has covered this. The organizer asked all kids to be gathered on the stage. I sent Thamizhini also there. As there were many kids, I was just trying to see where she was standing and somehow I got her. She was standing close to one girl and watching her. I was thinking that what see is looking at and I could see that girl is having one chocolate in her hand and trying to open to eat it. I moved towards Thamizhini thinking that she should not wrench that chocolate (I'm sure, she will not, but still) from that girl. But in few seconds she moved away from that girl and joined with clapping kids!

Visiting Zoo Again

This is Thamizhini's second time to visit zoo and I think she never bored to visit again. We had visited in the month of March of this year and after five months we visited today again with Iniya (Nalin's niece). Thamizhini was eagerly waiting to meet Iniya today and they came early morning around 6. But Thamizhini woke up around 7:30 and once she saw them, she was so happy and shy too.

Ithu thaan Iniya Akka.

We have given few choices (???) of the places to visti to Iniya and she was not ok with any of the places. So we chose Zoo :D We thought that kids can enjoy sometime playing and running here and there. The day was very much sunny, but still we started around 11 in the morning and reached there within half an hour. We entered inside the zoo after getting entry ticket. The entry set up was good and it was not there last time when we visited, i guess there were renovating that time. 

Kids were happily walking and looking around each cage and we were telling Thamizhini about each birds / animals. Yeah, we have told the samething last time too! :D Iniya was happily reading the name board  with info of each birds and animals and telling her Mom about it. 

Iniya akka, Appa ve parunga!

After some time they both were tired and as Thamizhini is small she could ask for help, yeah we took her and walked. But Iniya is grown up, there is no other way than walking. She was so cranky as she did not sleep in the journey too. Check out the above photo, she was not at all interested to pose for camera. Poor Iniya! :-)

We all set for a photo!

After birds cages we marched to Lions and Tigers. As usual Lion was roaring and Tiger was walking out for its meal. They both look gorgeous compared to last time. Check out the below photo what that Chimpanzee is doing? Public spoiled that too!.

Appa, antha Chimpanzee enna pannuthu?

Check out the below video how kids enjoyed walking on the road side.  Both were very happy to walk and run at the same time!

Thamizhini was talking like cling cling hing king kin kin, I asked her what are you talking? Any Guess what she told me? I could not control my laughter after hearing her reply! She told me that she is talking like Iniya akka. Yeah, Iniya was talking in English. :-)

Successful 2nd Year

We all were happy to the core to throw out a party to dear and near ones for this special day. We planned to have celebration on the birth date itself even though the date falls on weekday! Her Ayah had taught her that July 2nd is her birthday and she started telling this to everyone and happily invited them for the party. We had planned to celebrate her birthday on the hall which was readily available on our Apts itself.

Morning some how she woke little early than usual and took bath nicely! I made her to  wear new dress and when I asked her what was special today, she told, "Happy Birthday Enaku". It was so lovely to hear this. After breakfast, We went to near by temple and did "Archanai" for her.  Thamizhini was not very much aware that we have a party tonight for her, even though she had attended many birthday parties.

We partially prepared food for the party and order few items from outside to reduce our burden in the evening.  My friend Lakshhmi came early with her kid Gayathri to the party and she was helping us in preparation. I dressed Thamizhini with cute salvar set and she very much liked to wear it. She liked that Dupata very much and sometimes she used to take mine and wear. As this was her first Salvar, she was very much happy to have that Dupata on her. We all were ready by 6pm and moved to the party hall which located in our block.

There were many kids on the party and all were enjoying and playing with balloons and color paper. Thamizhini was in full of joy and I guess she felt that she was center of attraction as all kids were coming and giving gifts to her. She was happily collecting gifts and never worried about who is giving her :D She would have thought collecting is her only duty on that day!

Me and Nalin invited few of our friends from office and rest all are Thamizhini's friend in the Apartment. I was not knowing few of her friends, but she was happily calling them and playing around there. 

We have ordered Brown bear (yeah, Brown bear Brown bear, what do you see?) cake and it came out really well. All kids were very happy to see that Bear cake and all were waiting to cut the cake. We cut cake by 7:30 as most of the invite have come in time. It was really wonderful to have all kids around the table and all were happily singing happy birthday to Thamizhini! We can celebrate each birthday like this just to have all kids around us.

Dinner started soon after cake cutting and my friend Lakshmi helped to serve better. She gave idea of keeping all food in order so that it will be easy to serve without missing any of the items. Kids were enjoying drinks and cake where elders had their dinner relaxedly!

The party was over by around 9:30 and we came back to house after light cleaning of the room by 10pm. Thamizhini was damn tired but still she was not ready to go to sleep. She really does not have any idea about the gifts and did not ask us to open it also. Even we felt not to open now as we all were very much tired and we thought we could not surely control Thamizhini. She was simply carrying all the gifts and covers and was roaming here and there in the house.

I could say the party had gone very well,  Me and Nalin are satisfied ourself that we have retreated all our friends :-)