Nalini

Nalini is one of the leading female character from the movie Neena. I was an hr into the movie when I realize..... Nalini wears more of Setum Mundum (SM) than any other attire. And thats when it struck me...

For my mom generation.... SM is their comfort wear. Imagine... A long sweating tiring dusty day in the city... I (& my contemporaries) come back home, take a bath & slip into PJs. But for the mommy gen... it was SM.

Thanks to Nalini... I ended up buying one for home use & wore it
. Thankfully... Am not the only nutcase O:-)

Kiddo?? Her response??

I told her I am going to wear SM at home... Well... she reacted!! She is still working on convincing me to send the SM I bought to my mother. Why? Because SM is worn by grannies. I can sooo see the reason behind 100sareepact!!! 

Creative Lot!!!

Sssh! Let me write this down before I forget. I know I will have to come back to this page. I do not want to miss even an ounce of its essence...

So... What was this? Oooh! Yeaa....

So... There was this moment where I was panicking about the list of stuffs I have gotten myself into. I was just listing them. It spanned from the mid of July to mid of Sept. I have something or the other every single weekend. Every single one of them requiring a significant amount of my time & energy. That was when the insecurities started creeping in... Okay! Okay! Paranoia kicked in! Fine?

And I was pouring out... A few minutes latesr... I get this audio clip in my WhatsApp!!!

How did he achieve this in this short span??? Hmmmm... He had the original song playing from his laptop... & he recorded using WhatsApp's voice note... Yea... Easy peasy mixing!!!

I didn't even dare to ask him where he was at that point of time. The options I had was..... I am the only one to be blamed!! To make a completely sane & uptight man to do this in the middle of the day while he was preparing for his client meeting!!!

PS.
Yes... It did make me laugh out loud..... The song describes everything perfectly... Vattayipoyiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii..... :):):):):):):) 

Doubt Mariam!

This was the name given to Kiddo by her dance teacher... Why??? For asking so many questions!!

Well.... how much ever we try to console ourselves with the line 'Curiosity is good'... how much ever she uses Google... Her questions do get tiring after a point.

Yesterday, we went to watch a play. Kiddo was seated closer to the stage and I took my place towards the end of the room. The play was interactive... as long as these interactions stayed within the limits of script.

Well... What do I say... I could see that familiar hand shoot up every now & then... seeking her chance to ask her doubts. During the initial part of the play, the actor did give
her a chance to speak. Well... Yes! It was a question... That too well outside the scripts.

Have to admit... the actors handled it pretty well... :-)

Note to Self :
Make sure Kiddo doesn't take her title in the wrong manner.

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Instructions for the....

... Continued

Kiddo : "Amma.... You should ask my children to bury me properly."
Me {After.... after what?}: What?
Kiddo {with the same innocence}: You should ask my children to bury me properly.
Me {Still confused}: But.... won't I die before you?
Kiddo : Yes...
Me {jabaa??} : Then... how can I tell your children about your burial?
Kiddo {now irritated at my ignorance} : Yes!! You will come in their dreams & tell them!

How stupid of me?!!?!?!?! How could I miss that?!!

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Lost

My My.... I couldn't have asked for more. I cannot even say you have exceeded my expectations. Why??? Because I didn't have any expectations.

All I have got to tell you is...
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:-o
:->

I love youuuuuuuuu...

Oh! Btw... My dear... People have started adopting this picture. You did make quite an impact... B-)

Picture Courtesy : Picture of the girl is off the net. Editing is done by my friend. I was talking to him when this topic came up. And he comes up with this picture... :-) 

HowTo satisfy those TasteBuds???

She : We had Puttu & Kadala
Me : I too am thinking of making Puttu & Kadala
Kiddo : Yeeeey! Kadala.....
Kiddo {immediately the realization steps in} : Oooh.... But then it won't be like Achamma's (gran)
He {as Kiddo's excitement fizzles out} : So this is the problem every where. Why don't you all learn to do it like the parents??

My dear He... Remember the salt analysis we did as part of our schooling... Follow the steps & you will end up with a successful analysis. Well... cooking might seem like salt analysis to you... But then... Also remember that one should follow the heart while cooking.

Salt analysis says -  Fry the onions, then add tomatoes.
But then.... The heart goes behind all those nuances.... should the onions be lightly colored, golden brown, caramelized? Oh! Yea... The overly burnt!

My heart would beat for different things. Oh! Btw... Tastebuds does weird things to that silly thing called heart!!! Synchronization all these variables will take days of direct observation of all the elements involved.

OMG!!!

Well... as long as you are not poisoned... Thank the Lord that you are not poisoned & eat what has been served on your plate X-( :-P

PS.
Unless I am positively motivated, I surely am not going to invest all that time in observing & analyzing the elements... X-(

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Instructions for the... what???

Scene 1
Kiddo was setting the bed for her sleep. That is... arranging her cuddle toys around her on the bed. She was talking her heart out... or was it nonsensical blabbering???? Anywayz, I decide to make efficient use of this time & step into the washroom brush my teeth. And out of the blue she goes...

"Amma.... You should ask my children to bury me properly."

No... words can do no justice to my expression!!!

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