tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176335015048333502024-02-18T20:31:43.055-08:00Gowri's WorldI have started this blog to capture our cute little daughter's growing up world which she can enjoy at a later time.Sitha Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11279278624843201776noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917633501504833350.post-33987548863425319282017-07-09T03:45:00.000-07:002017-07-09T03:45:49.522-07:00Taking Control<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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After a long time, there is a post in this blog...............as mentioned in the heading till now it was my mom who was managing this blog... Now it's time to take over from her. </div>
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So now onwards, I am going to manage my blog 😊 . It was a long time that my mother could'int write anything on the bolg as there were some sad things happened these years ☹ .</div>
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But now I am once again make you laugh and smile as you used to do !!! </div>
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Gowri Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00794928332988308834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917633501504833350.post-14248438339783759712010-07-14T10:03:00.000-07:002010-07-14T10:03:50.013-07:00Chef's update..Eggless CakeAs mentioned in the last post, after cookies baked cake as well. Infact I was baking cake after a gap of three or four months. In April my sis visited us and she had baked varities of cookies, cakes etc... and we all enjoyed it. May was another busy month and my laziness caught up.... Now I have started again, along with cookies baked cake as well. This time I tried the <strong><em>"Banana Choclate Cake", </em></strong>following my sis recipe with slight changes as suggested by her. It came out well. <br />
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Maida - 1 cup<br />
Arrowroot powder - 4 tblspn ( you can use corn flour)<br />
Cocoa powder - 4 tblspn<br />
Baking Powder - 1 tblspn<br />
Baking Soda - 1 tblspn<br />
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Mashed Banana - 1 Cup<br />
Brown Sugar - 4 tblspn<br />
Honey - 3 tblspn<br />
Oil - 1/3 cup<br />
Milk - 1/2 cup + 2 tblspn <br />
Yogurt - 2 tblspn<br />
Vanilla Essence - 1/2 tspn<br />
Cashew to Garnish - Optional<br />
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Have a view of my Banana Choco Cakes. <br />
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Sift the fry ingredients together - Atta, multigrain flour, arrow root powder, coco powder, baking powder and cooking soda.<br />
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Mix banana, brown sugar and honey well. It smells like Panchamritam. Add milk and whisk till blended, followed by yogurt. Finally add oil and vanilla essence. Beat till everything is blended nicely. <br />
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Fold in the dry ingredients into the wet mix, mixing after each addition. Transfer to a greased baking tin. I usually dust the greased with some flour before transferring the batter. Garnish with few cashews on top. If you wish you can add some to the batter too.<br />
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Bake in a preheated oven at 180 C for 35 minutes or till a skewer inserted comes out clean.<br />
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The cake was very moist and spongy. Perfect sponge cake with chocolate flavor and no hint of banana. For those who you like the cake to be sweet, you can increase the sugar by 2 tablespoon. <br />
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Since my hubby likes sweet, he wanted it to be little more sweeter, so in the above you can add some more sugar to taste it better. More than eating all this, Gowri's interest is in preparing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!Sitha Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11279278624843201776noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917633501504833350.post-18533251885734395302010-07-08T08:15:00.000-07:002010-07-08T21:46:42.910-07:00Chef in the makingGowri is very much interested in cooking and she is the one who manages to get me out of my cozy to try cookies/cakes etc.Before I start about this, I would like to share about My sister - Jayasree who is very good in cooking and manages her cooking blog <a href="http://kailaskitchen.blogspot.com/">Kailas Kitchen</a>. Recently she got an opportunity to be part of cookery show for a Malayalam Channel - "Jai Hind" which is expected to be aired soon. <br />
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Coming back to the topic, you must have understood now who is the inspiration for Gowri- yes it is my sis. Gowri spents atleast one month of her summer vacation with my sister. She gets opportunity to see different varities of dishes/cookies/cakes etc prepared specially during her visit and has developed some interest in cooking. Gowri not only encourages me to cook but she comes to help me also in the kitchen to pick up things, measure, mix etc.. She understand the recipe and manages to explain to me or her periamma's how to prepare cakes/cookies/French Fries/Pizza.................list goes on.<br />
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Most interesting part is sometimes she tell me " I have taught Kunjumani Periamma(this is how she address my sis) how to prepare Burger/French fries etc)...........she manages to say with that much confidence you might believe it :)<br />
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Last week, after a long gap, i decided to bake cookies and she was my help in kitchen. Of course I followed the recipe sent out by my sis and online help from her over phone. Here is the eggless cookies recipe if you wish to try after reading this. <br />
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<i><b><span style="color: purple;">Maida - 2 cup</span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="color: purple;">Cooking Oil - 1 Cup</span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="color: purple;">Powdered sugar -1 cup</span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="color: purple;">custard powder/corn flour/arrow root - 1/2 cup</span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="color: purple;">baking powder - 3/4 tspn</span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="color: purple;">baking soda- a big pinch</span></b></i><br />
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<i><b><span style="color: purple;">Seive the dry ing. together - maida,bak. pwdr, soda</span></b></i><br />
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<i><b><span style="color: purple;">Stir in the dry ing into oil+sugar. add essence. mix well. if stiff add milk</span></b></i><br />
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Shall post in the next Eggless Banana Choclate Cake. <br />
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Enjoy trying the cookies. Thank you Gowri for making the lazy goose work !!!!!!!!!!Sitha Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11279278624843201776noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917633501504833350.post-91635643995498533182010-07-08T06:31:00.000-07:002010-07-08T06:31:22.266-07:00Summer Holiday Homework 2010(Class-I)Milestone achieved for my blogging. Finally, am happy to post the 25th post in the blog, though it took me almost 2 years. <br />
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This one is on the Summery Holiday Homework for Class Ist. As last year, there were stuffs to be written, colouring and activity sheets. Written and coloring was done by Gauri with my assistance and activity sheets and designing the cover sheet by myself.<br />
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This year two Activity were there - One to make Ganesha with Beads and second one to make Peacock with Ice Cream Spoons. Below are the pics of them. <br />
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Finally, the Front Cover:<br />
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For more pics, click this link : <a href="http://harithaworld.shutterfly.com/644">Summer Holiday Home Work 2010</a>Sitha Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11279278624843201776noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917633501504833350.post-78861327936857817802010-06-29T08:23:00.000-07:002010-06-29T08:23:54.050-07:00Summer Heat and Volcanic Heat....As mentioned in the last post, volcano erupts heat and sometimes cools down quickly - the ups & downs are continuing. We all are troubled by the scorching summer heat which too continues at 42/43 degree cel. Gowri is still continuing her enjoying vacations which is till 4th July, the last week before she resumes school. Just got to know today that her vacations are extended till 6th July .. two more days for masti. <br />
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Gowri is getting more addicted to TV and our repeated saying of "Don't watch too much of TV" falls on deaf ears. The only option left at my end was to disconnect the cable without her knowledge. I have been successful with this arrangement for the past four days.Being very shrewd at these things, somehow she has taken my story that some maintenance work is going and cable will be available from evening only. No TV and still she manages to skip studies unless insisted.<br />
This has been the routine for the last 10 days. I go for driving class for half an hour at 10:00 AM and she joins me for my class. We will be back home by 10.45 AM. Around 11 :00 - 11 : 15 have lunch and then we both play Scrabble verbally, reading out stories. Her vocabulary has increased tremendously! Yesterday when we were playing she had to say a word starting from "D".. She answered " Dominoz " - yes she is very<br />
crazy for Pizza's and when ever she knows its going to be Pizza fordinner, she ensures to polish off atleast 3 pieces of it.<br />
Got her a new Story book today, since she was bored of hearing the same stories. Today, spent few hours reading them. I took a small nap and by that time it was 2:00 pm, time for me to get ready to office. While sleeping also, I get up frequently in between to check whether Gowri is not busy doing any new mischeifs.<br />
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Hope to get Gowri's addiction to TV reduced by involving her in different activities. Let me try how many days I am successful in this. :) . I can't imagine that day when Gauri starts reading all this.............<br />
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Next one is going to be the 25th Post and hope to get it posted sooon, before my laziness or work catch me :)Sitha Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11279278624843201776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917633501504833350.post-42664085728459651392010-06-22T03:56:00.000-07:002010-06-22T03:56:50.254-07:00Volcanic Eruption %$&@Don't jump to conclusions from the title before start reading this. I know, you must be guessing that this post is something educational or about the recent volcanic eruption in the Europe region.... No Not At All.. this is about great Gowri's swinging moods & behaviour erupts,which does have a time pattern. You must be guessing, ok go read ahead and I assure you some laugh :)<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Gowri sticks to her morning routine, even during holidays. She is an early riser and doesn't sleep beyond 7:00 a.m even during winter. She is up by any time between 6:00 and 6.30 a.m. She finishes brushing and</div><div style="text-align: justify;">her bath together before she comes down (we have a duplex and her room is in the upstairs). She spents few minutes praying to God and chants few slokas too. Its then she has her morning coffee or Boost, which ever she feels for the day. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Most of the days, she has it along with me and then it will be most likely coffee. While drinking coffee, she measures the quantity I have in my glass and in hers and ensure it is equal. After completing all this, if some</div><div style="text-align: justify;">one reminds her to study, she picks her books and ask either my myself or thatha(my papa) to sit along with her to help in the studies. All this goes smoothly till 9:00 or 10.00 am - precisely the time when her appa leaves to office.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">You must have wondered for such a nice girl, where is the title suiting... Volcanic Eruption. Till now you have read about the sleeping volcano. After 10:00 am, the volcano starts heating up and it will erupt any time if any one at home whether it is me, thatha or paati restricting her, from doing anything which is not expected from</div><div style="text-align: justify;">her. Mostly she watches TV - cartoons of Shin Chan, Doremon etc.. Once I watched an episode or two along with her and I found the messages from those are more destructive rather than some morals. Since then, I have locked the channel. So now, she get to watch only Pogo & Disney. It is also going to be locked since she is getting more addicted to TV. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I start to office at around 3:00 pm and I try to engage her in reading story books, playing etc till then. She will come along if she has interest. At any time, if she is pulled out of whatver she was doing ignoring our warnings that she better stop, then the Volcano erupts. We all loose our temper, except my mother, who will stand by her. At times, my mom too loose her cool and there will be no one to support her. Then she will calm down after crying and pouring out all her feelings.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Last Friday, since she was very mischievous on Thursday, the report list was given to her dad,Rajuppa, in the morning infront of her. That day, volcano was so silent. It was quiet, surprising all of us. Till afternoon, no noise at home, everything cool. We all try our level best in different ways and tactics to ensure Volcano does not erupts.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Let's see how long we are successful, may be till the age she is matured enough for a greater level of understanding.</div>Sitha Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11279278624843201776noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917633501504833350.post-23043350426793291682010-06-21T06:41:00.000-07:002010-06-21T06:41:04.770-07:00Vacation Continues... this time a Happy one :)<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Yes, you guessed it right, as I mentioned in my last post about her another vacation, this is about the masti vacation Gowri spent with her periamma & periappa. This was in April even before her school actually closed for vacation. My sis was here during first week of April after a gap of 4 years to Gurgaon.(This was another reason that this time Kerala trip was not planned). </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">My sis spent around 2 weeks and Gowri had a gala time with her Kunjumani Periamma(My sis used to call her Kunjumani & she inturn add that while calling her) & Satish Periappa. Gowri enjoyed my sis variety of cuisines, biscuits & cakes baked for her. Gowri is very much interested in cooking and she spents time while preparing dishes or baking. Hope this interest continue when she grows up and can actually assist.</div><br />
Gowri does have picked some receipe's while sis was preparing and she used to present as if she has taught periamma. Also, she too teaches me explaining the steps and ask me to prepare promising she will help me. <br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I am lazy gooze in cooking and at times I bake cakes or biscuits just becoz she is behind me. If I tell her, I don't know then she tell me " ask your akka, call her and she will sent you the receipe or go to internet and you will get video's of how to prepare." She is very good in grasping and initially when I got the oven, akka explained me how to bake biscuits and for convenience she gave me a link where it is explained with video. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Gowri had school and enjoyed doing homework with Periamma & evening outing to HUDA market(local market nearby). She used to take them by telling the Rickshaw wala were to go etc....Before my sis was to leave she wanted to go for a outing to spent time with us & Gowri. Though, we identified one or two locations due to poor review from people dropped them and finally decided to go to Apno Ghar. Though it was also not upto our expectations. It was also poorly managed and the Amusement park was totally waste. Gowri, her appa & periappa enjoyed in the water pool. </div><br />
Some cool snaps :) Gauri loves to pose for camera & some of the random solo Pics of Gowri taken by akka.<br />
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Come May 2nd week, it's additional masti time for kids..they do have masti even during school days. Tough time is for parents and grand parents to complete homework and revisions. <br />
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Vacation starts and it is time for watching repeat telecasts of Doreman,Kitertsu,Shin Chan the great, Chotta Bheem and many more..., then time to Play with friends and at last, if time left out, after all these some studies. This is the routine for Gowri. She plays a very obedient kid infront of her appa that he gets impressed, to get goodies from appa in the weekend. Get up before 7.00 am, complete her daily routine, Prayers, study. Once appa start to office, she is back with a bang to her true colors putting things upside down at home. Then she is the Commandor. <br />
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Normally Gowri's one month vacation is spent in Kerala with my sister. This year, it was not planned for multiple inconveniences. This time Gowri had a very different vacation for the first time, but not a good time to celebrate:( . Gowri's school vacation started from 8th May and something different was planned by God. <br />
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Gowri's, Papa thatha(My FIL), was not keeping good health quite some time due to old age. (One of the reason why Kerala Vacation was not planned this year). <em><strong>On 9th May, Gowri's Thatha left to heavenly abode. </strong></em>Gowri did understand that thatha will not be coming back and is now God. Since thatha was staying with us and vacation time, all her Periappa's family had come and were staying here all the 13 days. For kids, especially for Gowri, too small to understand the gravity of the situation had a gala time with her loving cousins - Shubha didi, Vishal Bhaiya, Shreya Didi. For the first time she got the opportunity to spent long time with Cousins. In addition she had two more cousins - Vani didi & Prashant Bhaiya. She enjoyed a lot with no one behind her to tell about studies and no one behind them constantly to put control, as elders were busy in the rituals. <br />
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After 13 days, Sat & Sun(22 & 23rd May) all all her cousins have left, though vacation continue for kids, works piled up in office for all the parents after two weeks leave,except for Kontha Periappa & Raji Periamma who decided to stay for first masikam. She enjoyed another 15 more masti days with them getting opportunity to speak to Ananya(Poonam Didi's cute little one who are in Singapore). Periamma & Periappa left on June 8th and Ponnamma Paati on 9th June to Vishal Bhaiya's house to stay with them for some time. <br />
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For Gowri, it was back to routine, started finishing the Summer Homework, revision (already started forgetting things learnt during April with in 15 days of not touching books) etc... Still the Masti time continue for another 20 more days.<br />
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Wait for Vacation Part II ... to be updated very soon.Sitha Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11279278624843201776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917633501504833350.post-7083482692813070592010-05-07T10:27:00.000-07:002010-05-07T10:30:33.659-07:00Holi 2010 - Festival of ColorsGowri love playing Holi with colors and water guns.One week before Holi markets will be filled with colors and variety of water guns. Gauri is behind nana to get one for her. Every year she want to get a new water gun, even if the last year one is intact. As I mentioned in the last year Holi post, in our current place, Gauri had much friends to play holi and I am the only one to play with her. To make her Happy, I play with her and she makes me wet in the winter.<br />
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This year Holi was on <em><strong>1st Mar.. for me no holi, no diwali if it falls in the monthclose or beginning of the month.. for me everythings becomes work at office.. nightmare monthclose.. </strong></em>But this year we as a team planned in advance and worked on Saturday to complete the activities and enjoy Holi. Thanks to my team for working on a saturday and which gave me time to play with Gauri.<br />
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<span style="color: black;">Gauri makes me wet and shiver in winter. When I ask her not to put water she gives an explanation " Amma this is Hot Water, how will you feel cold " but even it is hot after putting, your body will start feeling cold.. she does not listen and continue playing with water guns enjoying putting water on me. </span><br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: purple;">Enjoy Playing !!!!!!!!!!!!</span></em></strong>Sitha Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11279278624843201776noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917633501504833350.post-31231011878610241732010-05-07T08:38:00.000-07:002010-05-07T09:42:13.413-07:00Onam 2009 - Kerala FestivalOnam, God's own country's biggest festival, the Festival of flowers. Though staying out of kerala, we do celebrate Onam by putting Onam(Decoration with Flowers) everyday. Appa gets the flowers the day earlier and amma put the Onam every day early morning all the days. Myslef & Gauri join her on the weekends. <br />
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Gauri & Amma with the Onam in front our house, posing for the photo. <br />
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"Onam is celebrated in the month of Aug/Sept to celebrate the yearly home coming of Asura King Mahabali who ruled Kerala. He was a pious king and kerala was believed like a heavenly place with no thiefs, people were self sufficient, healthy & wealthy. The people of the country were very happy and lived in peace. "<br />
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<em><strong>In today's world all these are stories... we can dream to have these days coming back...</strong></em><br />
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Though brought up outside Kerala, I wish Gauri to know of our culture and enjoy it .....Sitha Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11279278624843201776noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917633501504833350.post-59369917571915934462010-05-06T06:14:00.000-07:002010-05-06T06:16:43.173-07:00Navarathri - 2009<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gauri, near Gollu <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3lrlfeGAoP-xEUjDr2F0BIyZgHxeDBlyRufL6ccEj8FZkt2U66FuJTq7VyQgL8inrQwUy0FTz7hAeMkJrv60QJp1HcYlSuZlBNFhM4tF9Ihb7e73I6GmM8WFIU8sVi9Z6GQuFmayxx8/s1600/n1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3lrlfeGAoP-xEUjDr2F0BIyZgHxeDBlyRufL6ccEj8FZkt2U66FuJTq7VyQgL8inrQwUy0FTz7hAeMkJrv60QJp1HcYlSuZlBNFhM4tF9Ihb7e73I6GmM8WFIU8sVi9Z6GQuFmayxx8/s320/n1.JPG" wt="true" /></a></div><br />
Navatri is celebrated in high spirits both in North & South. In south, one of the attractions is keeping "Golu", decorating idols at home. After settling in Gurgaon, my mom wanted to keep Golu but with difficulty in getting the idols etc it was getting postponed every year. Last year appa got some stuffs from kerala and we managed to get few from Delhi as well. Some of the golu pics. <br />
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Sitha Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11279278624843201776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917633501504833350.post-89768420973224124712010-05-05T05:06:00.000-07:002010-05-05T05:15:46.554-07:00Fancy Dress Competition - Theme Independence DayAs I mentioned in the last post, Gauri's next event is Fancy Dress Competition and the theme is India's Independece. This is again a competition and it happens during the Aug. In Nursery, Gauri got a Consolation Prize. This year, she managed to get Second Prize. Congrats !!(This event was of Aug 2009)<br />
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Dressed in the costume and rehearsing at home, dada watching the performance !<br />
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Rehearsal and the final note !!<br />
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Quote she mentioned : The Power to Question is the basis of all Human Progress by Indira Gandhi. <br />
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In Nursey, she quoted in English. This year, I was particular that she should be saying in Hindi. I am poor in Hindi as I learnt only after shifting to Delhi. Thanks to my papa. He can handle Hindi very well. He translated the above phrase in Hindi with some additions to make it better. (English Version of it : We Indians want to come up and The Power to Question is the basis of all Human Progress)<br />
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Gauri would have managed to get First, I think just the costume she would not have. That was time when "Swine Flu " was spreading every where, I deliberately did not hire the costumes. Managed with the Dhothi and kerala dress Gauri had.<br />
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Congrats Gauri & Keep it up !!!!Sitha Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11279278624843201776noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917633501504833350.post-8145786857802930782010-05-04T07:35:00.000-07:002010-05-04T08:23:35.819-07:00Extra Curricular Events - Poem Recitation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>As I mentioned earlier, about posting about Gauri's last year's activities, here is one of them. <br />
Gauri has lots of extra curricular activities in the school which grooms the child very well - Poem recitation both English & Hindi, Fancy Dress Competiton, Show & Tell, Narrating stories... list goes on.<br />
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In Prep she had Poem Recitation which were competitions and she participated. In English, she recited the Poem " Little drops of Water " and got selected in the primary round. After this round, Adarsh Mam, her class teacher in Prep, had sent a note to get her a good Prop for the final round. In the Final round, though she recited well, she did not get .. reason is obvious.. Just the Prop was not so attractive. As I already mentioned about my creativity... what all I could do is put some powerpoint slides on the Poem theme.<br />
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Here is Poem & the Prop which she presented. <br />
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Little Grains of Sand<br />
Make the Mighty Ocean<br />
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Little Words of Kindness<br />
Little deeds of Love<br />
Make our Earth an Eden<br />
Like the Heaven Above<br />
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And the Little Moments<br />
Humble though they may be<br />
Make the mighty ages<br />
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Congrats Gauri for putting your efforts in clearing the first round !!!Sitha Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11279278624843201776noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917633501504833350.post-56516148141683152922010-05-04T03:44:00.000-07:002010-05-04T03:49:25.264-07:00Annual Function & Graduation CeremonyDon't be surprised by the title " Graduation Ceremony ". During our days, we get the opportunity to attend Graduation Ceremony once in a life time achievement, which is considered as a Prestigious one and people wait for the D day. Now you attend as & when you complete a milestone - a leaping step towards the actual Graduation. Coming back, Gowri had the Graduation ceremony for taking the next next leap of moving to CLASS I after successfully completing the Nursery & Prep. <br />
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As every year, this year also, Gowri had the Annual Day Function along with Graduation Ceremony on 9th Mar '10. <br />
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Please enjoy some of the Pics :)<br />
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Ready to Rock on for the Musical Ballard !!!!!<br />
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During my school days, Summer Vacation is time to enjoy with friends, visiting grand parents, relatives. Gauri too enjoy all this and I have to work on her assignments. Those activities which need to be written or simple pasting I ask her to do. Finally arranging it for the presentation, look good etc.. it is my work. Creativity is something which I don't have and for Gauri's work I have to be creative. So I am learning to be creative. Thanks to websites :)<br />
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Gauri's Prep Summer Work - Three Activities - <br />
<ul><li>My Holiday Homework - Covering some learning activities</li>
<li>My Album - About herself, family, address..</li>
<li>Making Draw using Matchbox.</li>
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Things in the Kitchen - An activity in the Holiday homework.<br />
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Close Look at " My Album"<br />
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Gauri got a Certification for this Holiday Homework for the <strong>"Ceativity ". </strong><br />
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Now you know who is certified - None other than Sithalakshmy. Well done !<br />
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Time again for the Holiday Homework & this time I expect more contribution from Gauri... let's wait & watch !Sitha Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11279278624843201776noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917633501504833350.post-85365765983925847292010-04-01T06:03:00.000-07:002010-04-01T06:03:23.446-07:00Naughty Gauri :)<div>As I mentioned in my last post, due to busy schedules I did not manage to get time to update the blog. There is a long list to update and starting with some instances happened in April last year. I recall as it is time again for a new session and new interesting & at times troubles waiting for me :) </div><br />
<div></div>April'09, new session started for Gauri. New session, new class mam.... One Friday, my father called in the afternoon, the time Gauri back from her school, to let me know the note from her mam to give her a call. I called her up, follows the list of complaints - " Not listening in the class, not drawing the pictures neatly, not writing stuffs in her copies ....... a long list". I listened and thanked for the feedback. <br />
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<div>Back home, first thing the next morning, " Medidation" started - due to winter since getting up just on time to get ready to school, we stopped insisting on her regular Meditation. </div><br />
<div>Also, everyday before leaving to school, reiterate to her to listen in the class, writing neatly etc... planned to put her to drawing class during the vacations. </div><br />
<div></div>Just a week, again next Friday a note from her mam to call her up again. Really got worried imagining the extend she being naughty that mam has put the note again the consecutive week. She has developed the habit of tearing papers from her note book. Inspite of advising her, she is continuing. Though her Mam advised and every one at home she continued with this for a looooooooong time.(Almost till Jan 2010). <br />
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Again a week after, message from Mam to call her. I was really shocked & suprised and started wondering what to do with her to improve....... But this time for a change it was for a positive feedback... That she has started improving in class and Mam wanted to share the positive feedback. <br />
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Gauri... Waiting for the new mischieves you have planned for your new session, with the energy gained during the short summer holidays by watching Shin Chan & other TV favourites. <br />
<div></div>Sitha Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11279278624843201776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917633501504833350.post-82335575151483914102010-03-26T09:20:00.001-07:002010-04-02T06:28:08.865-07:00Gowri's Birthday Celebrations on 24th Jan 2010<span style="font-size: 85%;">Almost a year back, I lasted posted in the blog. As always, I had so many reasons to keep me busy and not to find time to update the blog. My sis used to remind me and give me tips for quick updates, but I managed to escape. Finally I found time to re start it. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;">As any other child of this age, Gauri too love celebrating her B'day. She starts the preparations atleast a month before. Day in & day out she reminds us of her b'day, gift she wants and invitee list. This year, 24th Jan being sunday, Gauri invited her cousins to celebrate her long awaited day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Enjoy some of her B'day celebration pics</span><br />
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Gauri in her new dress, Enjoying the day with her loving brother & sisters<br />
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<strong>Happy B'day Gauri on turning 6 year old !</strong>Sitha Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11279278624843201776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917633501504833350.post-90193522525719291812009-03-29T04:57:00.000-07:002009-03-29T05:05:31.845-07:00Gowri's HoliIn North, Holi is celebrated in a grand way.<br /><br />Gowri also enjoys playing holi. This year she did not have any friends to play holi. So we both played. Enjoy some cool snaps.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM0dTcsrElTO6mhqgZpWbEkjkibphIzmAABeBbMWk6igMtyCOLbonbMUn63ky7NLkIK_O7EKu2vm4c_AR3aSlunOZW3icnRAz1Rxf7QIlT5A6fTD-tsp8m4q_29q-zVbUpV6mxqff09hw/s1600-h/DSC00606.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318578993968776850" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 287px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 228px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM0dTcsrElTO6mhqgZpWbEkjkibphIzmAABeBbMWk6igMtyCOLbonbMUn63ky7NLkIK_O7EKu2vm4c_AR3aSlunOZW3icnRAz1Rxf7QIlT5A6fTD-tsp8m4q_29q-zVbUpV6mxqff09hw/s400/DSC00606.JPG" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318578537116598242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 357px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 208px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWQ9yv7KP_QdvgVyA-_zBY1W5oPYV1GK0QUUucARcTbhVJ9yv-8xLSiHCLJA1mA41GqfsWq7F_oU9QHLCH-GiggjmtwSwQzavA_QqD1ots_d1nTi8Yh1Ngte3Z64s52yBITJ3Pn-2x6w/s400/DSC00609.JPG" border="0" /> <div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div> </div>Sitha Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11279278624843201776noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917633501504833350.post-63898073372837013362009-03-29T04:44:00.000-07:002009-03-29T05:10:09.543-07:00First Achievement in Extra Curricular Activity in DPSI am really lazy to take time out for updating the blog. My sis very often reminds me to do it. Finally updating few topics which is pending. First one on her participation in the competition<br /><br />Before closing her session in Nursery, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Gowri</span> had a competition in her School - " Show & Tell" Competition about any of her favourite like toys, fruits etc... I chose her the subject of her doll which she recently got as gift from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Periappa</span>(<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Raju's</span> Brother). As usual asked my sis, to create a story line in four/five sentences.<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Raju's</span> brother was here and he helped in rephrasing the story and taught her for two days <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">continously</span>. She picked it quite well and her delivery was also good. But was not sure how she is going to present in school. She could do well and got a consolation prize - A Certificate in the competition.<br /><br />Here you go to see her <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYwp00_LcdE&feature=channel_page">Presentation</a> (Replay taken at home) and below the Certificate.<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318580044340740290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 406px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 259px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78VSYe1zs1UYQSQoKcVVkzp-gy4ZsfFonKQwFvZ2KoMl1uQSm6KpeHu7hPq8zk5V8F9j-DMKmcwO3sEr7eVfnEkIr86c2cL3XGLV-hMlREjDiI0ChffZwMwygZ7JYjx2zM1Yvr9cxLWg/s400/DSC00612.JPG" border="0" /><br />Gowri, this is the start....Sitha Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11279278624843201776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917633501504833350.post-56457148282867964712009-03-11T02:13:00.000-07:002009-03-11T03:29:57.122-07:00Annual Functions<div><span style="color:#333333;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Gauri has participated in all the Annual Functions since her play school days. </span>Thanks to Chimes for giving her opportunity and moulding her to a confident child !<br /><br /><br /></div></span><br /><div align="justify"><span style="color:#990000;"><span style="color:#333333;">Before going to her peformance this year, I am starting with updating her prior year performances.</span> </span></div><br /><div><br /><br /><strong><u><span style="color:#009900;">Doctor Subbalakshmy - Gauri's First Stage Performance.(Chimes Play School - Mar 2007)</span></u></strong><br /><strong><u><span style="color:#009900;"></span></u></strong><br /></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="color:#333333;">She does not have any stage fear for the performances. She is used to the performances from the Pre Nursery Days - Thanks to Chimes Play School providing her a solo performance in the first year. She was so confident and her first performance was a "Doctor" . Her dialogue was " Hello Baby, How are you feeling today ! Take Medicines, Ok ! ". She presented these dialogues with great confidence for her age. Unfortunately, I don't have the Pics of this performance :(</span></div><br /><div><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;"><u>Thirsty Crow (Chimes Play School- Mar 2008)</u></span></strong><br /><strong><u><span style="color:#ff6600;"></span></u></strong><br /></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="color:#333333;">Moving on, her second year peformance was a short play of the "Thirsty Crow". Many of us would have heard about this story. " On a one hot Summer Day, a thirsty crow looking out to drink water. Finds a pot but the water is at a low level. The wise crow picks up some pebbles and put into the pot and the water rises up and thus drinks the water, satisfies the thirst and flew away happily ".. Here the concept is same but with a twist at the end !!! .. Watch this </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2STEFap7GM&feature=channel_page"><span style="color:#3333ff;">video</span></a><span style="color:#333333;"> for the rocking performance !!! </span></div><br /><div align="justify"><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;"></span></strong></div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2STEFap7GM&feature=channel_page"></a><br /><div><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#993399;"><u>Dancing Princess(DPS- Mar 2009)</u></span></strong><br /><strong><u><span style="color:#993399;"></span></u></strong><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><span style="color:#993399;"><span style="color:#333333;">Finally, about this year performance. Her first stage performance in DPS. She performed one of the Princess in the Fairy Tale Story which was presented as Musical Ballard.</span> </span></span><br /><strong><span style="color:#993399;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#993399;"></span></strong></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311875421283886450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 392px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 276px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbhCEsjnZFc8jxb3v6HozXMJILSHzp8ZLwm9wKpSvt2lT3dnVaPDNntFTjfZkN_KLAWWMBps6058SM_kCXj3NldbIUbH1JP7jrqlRwnhLgc_o9g7u_nV6ZHJo4da6lO_-9H4gc4trt40/s400/DSC00549.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbldNFI8QUhkvNetebH_IfZ7OPw2oeLFr8Sqqnzgdo6V7Xina5J8FzeoZuS8vmN4yD-GUIUQQUrbddCeG2lTxh3loZTq6prXeCpPA2U7ZsHM_14ILVXwe0QzF8avOzLiQVl3VYF9RAZCw/s1600-h/DSC00549.JPG"></a><span style="color:#993399;"><em>Dressed & Ready to Rock on !!! (A Pose for the photograph !)</em></span><br /><em><span style="color:#993399;"></span></em><br /><em></em><br /><span style="color:#333333;">Enjoy this one in the </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0_ts_jjd1E&feature=channel_page"><span style="color:#3333ff;">video</span></a><span style="color:#333333;"> on her performance</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">Wait to watch more star peformances from this little star :)</span></div>Sitha Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11279278624843201776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917633501504833350.post-30475904408147351532009-02-28T20:06:00.000-08:002009-03-01T22:37:52.403-08:00Birthday Celebrations....<div><br /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308070316547508930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 216px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 156px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzaQOxfjhZzAxZPRYr44UWOsXlNl7B6mSTEWjEBverGbwZTLuFsOYapS4qjwyxIUJ_ewoLggg5BGl_ucp7yVbeRl41GqyzLxS7uMPa5ZC_eTQeoZ_dmqzEDyuF20nwXes8PdOLKZhvlR0/s200/DSC00485.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="justify"><strong><span style="color:#cc33cc;">It was <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Gauri's</span> birthday on 24<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">th</span> Jan. Both myself & my hubby does not like the culture of celebrating <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">B'day</span> parties and make it a public function. But... we ensure every year she gets a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">B'day</span> cake of her choice, gifts and celebrate her cake cutting in the evening with the immediate family members. </span></strong></div><br /><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOQd598gANuEQt7RWsjStT68R0j66yvkvepoUSIkQ-V7D6yWkZDULkgcu5E-AO74n7JHDx8-pcw7DAgssUv17w74930T4_rgiGGzSjagjWHg-18Axy8KurgmGFq4-7wfUn4_iyljjtVI/s1600-h/DSC00471.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308069054616752402" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 166px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 126px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOQd598gANuEQt7RWsjStT68R0j66yvkvepoUSIkQ-V7D6yWkZDULkgcu5E-AO74n7JHDx8-pcw7DAgssUv17w74930T4_rgiGGzSjagjWHg-18Axy8KurgmGFq4-7wfUn4_iyljjtVI/s200/DSC00471.JPG" border="0" /></a><strong><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Now since she has started understanding things better, she wished to have a party with friends.. This year her <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">b'day</span> was on Saturday... To make it to her wishes, being <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Saturday</span> we invited her cousins- <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Shubha</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">didi</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Vishal</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Bhaiyya</span> & <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Shreya</span> Didi -who stays in Delhi.... Though all of them had classes on Saturday, after the school they made it to attend her <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">b'day</span> party, to make her feel happy.... Since she is the youngest in the family she is so fond of, to her cousins and her <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">periappa's</span> & <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">periamma's</span> pamper her a lot !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. </span></strong></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div><strong><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Few days back before her <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">b'day</span>, my mother in law got a courier - a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Saree</span>, sent to her, from my sis-in-law. Seeing that packet <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Gauri</span> also expressed her wish of getting a gift by courier. </span></strong><br /></div><br /><div><strong><span style="color:#cc33cc;">My sis <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">had gone</span> on a vacation to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Bangalore</span> & Chennai in Dec '08 and had done some shopping for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">Gauri</span> too. To give her a surprise for her <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">b'day</span>, she had couriered her the dresses which she had got for her. She send it such that it will be delivered just a day or on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">b'day</span>. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">Gauri</span> received the courier on her <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">b'day</span>, which in a way fulfilled her wish she just mentioned few days back. She was so happy to receive a courier for her. And I hadn't mentioned about this wish of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">Gauri</span> to my sis.</span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Cut to the evening of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">B'day</span> - <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">Coincidentally</span> my hubby's cousin's family came over from Delhi to meet my in-laws. She got two more cousins for her party .... <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">Shashank</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">bhaiyya</span> & <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">Shreshta</span> Didi......... </span></strong></div><br /><br /><div><strong><span style="color:#cc33cc;">When the party started, she was on the top of the world, with so many people around and wishing her <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">b'day</span> wishes and gifts.............. </span></strong></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJj9BY9gbDRQO28MVZqVon_hDpXwhyMF6eV2hmM9a685iGYXHZ0h2NXl9Sq8eY73rRNhFdJcGWkRYZyG1aBEV-RZNuPiwAIyqonvtgEvFhQOz_9CVVARRrSHmp7mBfna-jNL3P3wP9MXA/s1600-h/DSC00519.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308070650188222610" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 120px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 171px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJj9BY9gbDRQO28MVZqVon_hDpXwhyMF6eV2hmM9a685iGYXHZ0h2NXl9Sq8eY73rRNhFdJcGWkRYZyG1aBEV-RZNuPiwAIyqonvtgEvFhQOz_9CVVARRrSHmp7mBfna-jNL3P3wP9MXA/s200/DSC00519.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div><strong><span style="color:#cc33cc;">She had her wish of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">b'day</span> celebrations <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32">fulfilled</span>... And she turned 5.</span></strong></div></div>Sitha Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11279278624843201776noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917633501504833350.post-60873009051966691912009-02-03T10:16:00.000-08:002009-03-30T05:13:42.954-07:00Meditation #%$@<p><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff6600;"><strong>This is an incident which happened in Sept '08. This was in the drafts for a long time and now I have found out time to update and publish. </strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff6600;"><strong>Gauri had an outing from her school to Rail Museum, Delhi. We dropped her at school in the morning and went @ 1.00 pm to pick her back after the trip. </strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff6600;"><strong>Met her mam' and took her feedback how she is progressing. Just a month back there was a formal Open House, first one in the new school and got a positive feedback. However, this time there was some comments which we know from her nature at home. But heard the same from her Mam' - No concentration and feels disturbed in the classroom. </strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff6600;"><strong>We took the feedback positively and gave her a small advice and start practicing meditation everyday for minimum 5 mts. Since hardly will get time in the busy schedule in the morning. </strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff6600;"><strong>She took it positively and did it initially for 2 days. Third day onward while getting up in the morning, I used to tell her it's already late, get up fast. She will repeat ya, already late will not get time to study, no time for dhyanam!!! which she want to escape. I accept saying, ya no time. Shall finish routine fast and make time for study atleast !! and she says ya ya. </strong></span></p><p><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;">After routine, somehow will manage to make her to do it. But it has helped a lot !!!</span><span style="font-family:courier new;">She infact improved in her concentration and got a very positive feedback from her mam in the next PTA Meeting. Also, this was reflecting in her in the assessment results which was given in Nov '08.</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#993300;"><strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmvMaJsvocs&feature=channel_page">Enjoy one of her Meditation</a>............... :)</strong></span></p>Sitha Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11279278624843201776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917633501504833350.post-52227829737821605832009-01-08T07:03:00.000-08:002009-01-08T22:27:25.028-08:00Teacher Gauri<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxug2lnrgR85x9A7YTukXyNXo0oCbn6DiSx6eVX9DMRDeXK-iVFq4Poq5W9vpxdhabj2iWDNdfd3yvcVv5oWsnAb4MMRKOHqaaQmE-jMXl_fWPK8nkY_8Zjx6RSsPZUr87PUlIiy7Mrgg/s1600-h/DSC00386.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288944408942325922" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 134px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxug2lnrgR85x9A7YTukXyNXo0oCbn6DiSx6eVX9DMRDeXK-iVFq4Poq5W9vpxdhabj2iWDNdfd3yvcVv5oWsnAb4MMRKOHqaaQmE-jMXl_fWPK8nkY_8Zjx6RSsPZUr87PUlIiy7Mrgg/s200/DSC00386.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><strong><em><span style="color:#ff6666;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">"Wish you all a Very Happy & Prosperous New Year"</span></span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#3366ff;"></span></em></strong></div><br /><div><br /><strong><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#3366ff;">This is the first post in 2009. My sis keeps on reminding me to update the blog with Gauri's actions, reactions, stories, adventures......... But I don't get time due to my laziness... so called excuse.. " busy at work ". I don't find time that is the truth. </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">Coming back, just few instances where I have become the student, infact all the family members and teacher is none other than </span><span style="color:#cc66cc;">Ms. Gauri. </span></strong><br /></div><strong><span style="color:#cc66cc;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#cc66cc;">(This photograph was taken whe she dressed up as Indira Gandhi for fancy dress competition in her School) </span></strong><div><br /><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">This instance happened around 3 months back. In her syllabus she has to learn the Alphabets and vocabulary. There are some words to be identified along with the pictures. Alphabet is G and one of the words was "Goat ". Though I have studied in English Medium, pronunciation was important but not to extent Gauri taught me. I showed the picture and told her to repeat "Got". She immediately corrected me " Amma it is not GOT, you should say "GOAT". I used to be very cautious when I do the revision for her. </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">This instance happened very recently. On 25th Dec '08 my MIL was feeling some uneasiness and took her for a check up to the nearby hospital. Unfortunately, she was diagoniased for High BP & Sugar and was to be hospitalised. When we were sitting the Nurse came to give injection. I told Gauri, shall I tell the Nurse to give you one "injuction ". She immediately responded " Amma you are saying wrong.. it is not injuction, say "INJECTION " and laughed at me " My hubby, my mom & MIL all started laughing...:)</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">Gauri picks up things quickly and even she has given classes for Hindi to my mom. My mom has been in North for around 4 years that is around 25 years back. But still she remembers the Hindi she learned that time but ya gramatical errors peeps in too often. But her Hindi is good enough to manage the things required. Teacher Gauri, corrects her grammatical errors, pointing out to her paati you are saying wrong, be say like this............... </span></strong><br /><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;"><strong>Now onwards I am really careful in the pronunciations, otherwise Teacher Gauri will start her classes for me, though it is a good class</strong> !!!</span></div>Sitha Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11279278624843201776noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917633501504833350.post-47498793948193993022008-12-18T07:01:00.000-08:002008-12-18T07:16:48.644-08:00Seperation Continues............Last update from me was on how Gauri spent her days when she had the first seperation from her Nanny. My parents were back on 8th Nov '08. As planned earlier my father went to Kerala for his Ayurvedic treatment. Though she miss him but not to the extent of Nanny.<br /><br />It was not too far that my ailing Nanny breathed her last(30th Nov '08). My mother had to rush to kerala on 30th itself to see her for the last time before her last rites are performed which was to be done on 1st Dec '08.<br />Gauri could make out from the situations and packing of bags that nanny is going. But this time she was so calm and had learnt to adjust a lot(Too matured I feel for a 4 1/2 year old kid).<br /><br />She just asked once to nanny"can you take me as well". My mother replied, no as she will misses her class and can be here with appa, amma & dadi. She accepted. We were back home after dropping my mom in the airport.<br /><br />I was also not feeling good on the news of my nanny's seperation, Gauri asked me a question"Is it that I am troubling Nanny that she left to Kunjumani Periamma(my sister she address as this)". I was really literally in tears with her innocent question. I replied " No, not because your are troubling but she has to join thatha for the treatment". She felt ok.<br /><br />This time she was so used too, managed most of her things. We feel pride for her to have the maturity at this young age !<br /><br />Gauri you can read this and feel how we felt. Though you might be remembering those situations which we would have scolded you, but at the bottom of our heart we are proud of you to adapt to the situation so quickly without giving any trouble to us.Sitha Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11279278624843201776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917633501504833350.post-66670447313951090632008-11-25T04:44:00.000-08:002008-11-25T05:18:28.464-08:00First Seperation with NannyIt's long time I have not updated my blog. As usual busy with work, home, Gowri's studies etc.. as usual reasons for not making out time.<br /><br />In Oct'08, my parents had to attend for my cousins marriage in Mumbai. The first time she is going to be away from her Paati & Thatha(Grand Parents). Everytime my parents has to go either to hometown or for any occassion, they do take her along with them. Though at some point of time, had a thought to take her along with them but due to Diwali vacations could not manage to get the return tickets from Mumbai. So she knew marriage is happening but tried to confuse by telling her it is only in May and not in Oct. Created a story of treatment for them to make her stay back.<br /><br />Since Gowri had classes, she will have to miss for almost a week. Don't presume she is studying for a higher class like 10th or 12th that too hectic schedules to miss the classes. She is only at "NURSERY". Beginning of the year she already missed more than 10 days of her classes and due to hectic office I get only very little time to spend with her in the studies. So only learning for her is from the class. So did not want to miss that.<br /><br />Back to the situation, so to convince her to stay back, told her that they are going for treatment and in hospitals they will not allow to keep kids. She accepted it since my father do go once a year to Kerala for the Ayurvedic Treatment. This time paati as well, it was difficult for her to accept.<br /><br />On the day of leaving, Gowri got up early and started crying telling she also wanted to go !! :(<br /><br />As usual Paati & Thatha had the soft corner and were in a dillema what to decide and felt only one of them should have attended the marriage.<br /><br />Finally we tried to persuade her and she started calm down. And finally she was back at home :) We were also worried how things will be managed. Fortunately due to Diwali the day they left, we both had holiday. Next day, Raju(my husband) had holiday. So things were managed.<br /><br />For that matter, Gowri is so adaptable, she understood the situation that she should not be troubling ponnama paati(MIL) as she does with Parvathy Paatti. She adapted and adjusted to the situation very quickly. After all, what can you expect more from a 4 year old child !!@<br /><br />My cousin Raji call her every weekend without fail. While talking to her she said grandparents can return only after the marriage. She clearly remembered whose it was. Since she could not recall the name, she asked me, "who is the mama who got me the Orange dress, who is getting married". I replied " Kumar". Then she told Raji, ya patti & thatha can return from the treatment only after the marriage is over.<br /><br />Myself & Raji were puzzled : Is it we are trying to fool her or she is doing on us :) :)<br /><br />I wanted to narrate this in detail, so that Gowri can enjoy reading this how we fooled her when she starts understanding thing.<br /><br />Gowri ... Enjoy reading the above.Sitha Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11279278624843201776noreply@blogger.com1