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! 

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.

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!