tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324969892024-03-14T16:11:16.929+05:30Mamma of TwinsA BOOKWORM, MUSIC FREAK, SHOPOHOLIC, TREE HUGGER MOTHER OF TWIN BOYS- ALSO WORKING, GYMMING AND TRYING TO RETAIN MY SOCIAL LIFEItchingtowritehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00763940951418027045noreply@blogger.comBlogger1570125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32496989.post-44980214608312947472023-03-21T14:58:00.001+05:302023-03-21T14:59:04.239+05:3050 Fu@k$ to no longer give before I turn 50<div><br /></div><div>Just got tired of all the Fu@k& I have been giving all these while. Turns out, they dont even matter. Like not even those that were so important to me just a while back. <br /><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div dir="auto"><br /></div>1. Doing things for appearances sake<div dir="auto">2. Saying yes when I want to say no </div><div dir="auto">3. Keeping my mouth shut when the other person is grossly wrong</div><div dir="auto">4. Completing a book/ article/ movie etc because I started it</div><div dir="auto">5. Reading a message the moment it comes</div><div dir="auto">6. Calling people who don't call because I like to give the respect </div><div dir="auto">7. Expecting love and respect in return when given </div><div dir="auto">8. Giving love and respect when none is given to me </div><div dir="auto">9. Giving loans and believe the loan will be returned no matter whether given to rich/ poor / friend/ foe</div><div dir="auto">10. Eating old food instead of dumping them</div><div dir="auto">11. Engaging with stupid people</div><div dir="auto">12. Being polite when being rude is better for my sanity </div><div dir="auto">13. Doing things before deadline </div><div dir="auto">14. Taking meetings/ calls on my holiday esp for non-essential work </div><div dir="auto">15. Attending all possible meetings, double-booked sometimes</div><div dir="auto">16. Delaying my lunch to accommodate people </div><div dir="auto">17. Lending my books to people who don't treat books with love and care </div><div dir="auto">18. Writing for free or exposure -haha </div><div dir="auto">19. Joy of success - because the last success if too far back, does not matter </div><div dir="auto">20. Supporting with likes/ 5 stars/ reviews </div><div dir="auto">21. Accepting friend requests from those who don't speak to me in real life or who keep their profile private and keep a DP which has nothing to do with how they look</div><div dir="auto">22. Grinning and bearing mansplaining</div><div dir="auto">23. Jumping into fights to support those who don't deserve it</div><div dir="auto">24. Waiting for things to happen</div><div dir="auto">25. Carrying on a relationship for the sake of the relationship</div><div dir="auto">26. Thinking of what ifs </div><div dir="auto">27. Listening to or following unsolicited advice </div><div dir="auto">28. Dispensing with unsolicited advice </div><div dir="auto">29. Keeping silent for the sake of peace when insulted </div><div dir="auto">30. Worrying about the future</div><div dir="auto">31. Cribbing about things outside my circle of control or influence</div><div dir="auto">32. Going the extra mile when the other goes zero </div><div dir="auto">33. Accommodating the whole world and their uncle except self </div><div dir="auto">34. Cleaning after everyone</div><div dir="auto">35. Worrying and crying about dying plants. </div><div dir="auto">36. Cooking the perfect dish </div><div dir="auto">37. Religion, following rituals </div><div dir="auto">38. Braggers on social media </div><div dir="auto">39. Having the last word </div><div dir="auto">40. Resolving the whole world and their uncle's problems </div><div dir="auto">41. Attending every function I am invited to </div><div dir="auto">42. The good old sentence - trust me/ I promise </div><div dir="auto">43. Guilting about me time</div><div dir="auto">44. Keeping quiet when gaslighting is in full force</div><div dir="auto">45. Patriarchy and those who follow it</div><div dir="auto">46. Trying to follow or go with the plan even when situation changes- it's ok to change it, I have realised because everyone else does it as they prioritise themselves</div><div dir="auto">47. Trying to make conversation when clearly it is heading nowhere </div><div dir="auto">48. Being so particular about housekeeping that it affects my sanity- I love my little dust bunnies and strips of soft, powdery dust, yay. </div><div dir="auto">49. Being wrong about / changing my mind about/ failing at something </div><div dir="auto">50. Praise even when I deserve it - it’s just in the moment. It’s forgotten the next minute. </div></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div dir="auto"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> The Reading Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167518962339348753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32496989.post-18339075706043117082020-02-22T10:27:00.001+05:302020-02-22T10:27:18.354+05:30Exam woes<div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Tejas <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3HeSX8n1kvh9jcHyFZVIdXwxmMv9WI7oErGXUQUyD0ZumDQIyACR_JjNFRwcI8W2DD-ITasAOMbizYdSSnowRhyhLJ8O7z9At24B2gkw64CJCKiEsvqnOA-fen9P5ZZ-UFStERQ/s1600/IMG_8822-738361.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3HeSX8n1kvh9jcHyFZVIdXwxmMv9WI7oErGXUQUyD0ZumDQIyACR_JjNFRwcI8W2DD-ITasAOMbizYdSSnowRhyhLJ8O7z9At24B2gkw64CJCKiEsvqnOA-fen9P5ZZ-UFStERQ/s320/IMG_8822-738361.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6796130498188627218" /></a></div>thought he is running away from competition so he advised nahin bhaago competition se</div><br> </blockquote></div></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Regards<br>Riti<br></div> The Reading Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167518962339348753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32496989.post-78650416688628642552020-02-07T19:21:00.001+05:302020-02-07T19:21:15.511+05:30muhavare <div>Teaching muhavare </div><div>Chaadar ke bahar pair pasarna </div><div>Tejas -Oh. Legs coming out of blanket - meaning garmi lagna</div>The Reading Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167518962339348753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32496989.post-58580999632590244162019-08-26T19:33:00.001+05:302019-08-26T19:33:56.803+05:3040 things review - because I can't think of 50 cool things to do<div><br></div><div><div><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif" size="3"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://itchingtowriteblogs.blogspot.in/2008/09/40-point-plan.html">http://itchingtowriteblogs.blogspot.in/2008/09/40-point-plan.html</a><br><br><br></span></font></div><div><b style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif" size="3">Let us see what I have achieved at 44 </font></b></div><div><b style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif" size="3"><br></font></b></div><div><b style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif" size="3"><br></font></b><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="position: relative; min-height: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 25px;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-1081680783120028576" itemprop="description articleBody" style="position: relative; width: 570px;"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif" size="3"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">1. Lose excess kilos- I know it is not a SMART goal but then we don't want to announce our weight in public right! STRUGGLING BUT MAKING AN HONEST EFFORT <br>2. Travel - atleast 1 country in each continent, Europe Managed Europe, USA <br>3. Try my hand at entrepreneurship- culminating the ideas I have in mind like .....*****censored**** NO<br>4. Write a book/ story/ publish something atleast and make money out of it YES two children's books, 1 anthology and three counting so far AND 1 Fiction and 1 non fiction.<br>5. Drive something other than a small car, like, err, a bigger car YES Innova OUTLANDER<br>6. Become an ace interior decorator for my home and change it's look from its current state of <s>storm ravaged wasteland</s> homely look and get the garden shipshape YES. Not the ace interior decorator but the home and garden dream achieved - YES. REVAMPED MY HOME AND FURNITURE AND I AM HAPPY <br>7. Teach/atleast do guest lectures NO <br>8. Take a sabbatical NO. Decided that I can't <br>9. Highlight/ Streak my hair NO, no hair left to experiment <br>10. Take a holiday with my husband (yes, it is a rarity for me- only 1 so far and I am in the 5th year of my marriage) (sob) NO . And I do not mind doing it with kids, <br>11. Become an expert cook rather than a random, tentative, no frills cook- develop a fairly extensive repertoire of recipes and menu items (again goal not SMART enough because I really don't know how many I can do but I will know when I am fairly equipped to cross out this item from my list) NO, hired s cook! Never thought six years ago I would do that,<br>12. Experiment with different cuisines and continue to make them on a regular basis rather than one off kinds NO. The cook makes it<br>13. Visit my birth place (Scotland) NO, <br>14. Start celebrating festivals the way it has to be done setting a good example to the kids . NOT so much. no pressure. ON THE ROAD TO ATHEISM <br>15. Buy jewelry for myself (on a regular basis instead of just doing gold coins). YES. Too many<br>16. Start wearing sari on a regular basis to work. DONE. WEARING WEEKLY AND HAVE A GOOD COLLECTION. AND NOW BLOUSES ATE TOO BIG <br>17. Go to theatre/ concert YES YES YES THANKFULLY WITH A GOOD SET OF FRIENDS <br>18. Learn Western dance NO<br>19. Re start music lessons (?) YES. Keyboard<br>20. Have our own house rather than a poky flat. NO but the house got bigger, so ok. <br>21. Change my furniture YES AND MORE YES. DESIGNED AND UPHOLSTERED IN BOLD BY SELF <br>22. Institute 5-S in my home - already started the Seiri (Sort & Throw) YES . I THINK YES <br>23. Go to atleast 1 or 2 non English speaking country after learning the (basic/ functional) language. Went but never learned the language.<br>24. Go in a helicopter. NO BUT SAW ONE LANDING AT CLOSE QUARTERS <br>25. Learn to Control my Temper. Oh yes. A lot<br>26. Job related ******censored******. Yes yes <br>27. See the Himalayas. YES IN LADAKH<br>28. Go for a couple massage with Hubby off course . No. <br>29. Send my parents abroad. They are going on their own, they are too independent to be be sent <br>30. See the Taj with Hubby & Kids. YES DONE <br>31. Travel in Palace on Wheels. no<br>32. Learn to bake 5 - 10 varieties of cakes. A few yes.<br>33. Learn 5 different chicken recipes and make them on a regular basis. Yes but the cook makes it, <br>34. Restart playing kalaeidoscope. Did a bit, but stopped again<br>35. Do combined puzzles with the kids (as soon as they are old enough- incl crossword, jumble, kalaiedoscope, jigsaw). Not so much. <br>36. Start playing Monopoly & Scrabble with the kids also Carrom (though I am lousy at it). The kids do.<br>37. Read more authors than the usual YES A LOT <br>38. Visit all the Indian States esp North East, and North- done with Bihar, UP, MP, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Gujarat, Orissa, West Bengal, Andhra, Goa...a loooong way to go but kya kare bad luck hi kharab hai. no but took holidays <br>digression- I always though I would be taking annual dream holidays post marriage but that has never happened! ADD LADAKH <br>39. Get a makeover done and do it regularly- basically be an aunty "maal" - learn how to do a proper make up - get funky glasses, multiple ear rings, no made up look, hair style, eye shadows, eye liners, the works added to my just lipstick look.. Eye liner yes, CHANGED GLASSES FINALLY. LEARNT TO WEAR DIFF JEWELRY AND ACCESORIZE <br>40. Turn 40 in style. Let us see. Doesn't seem to be so much on the agenda now, </span></font></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-1081680783120028576" itemprop="description articleBody" style="position: relative; width: 570px;"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif" size="3"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></font></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-1081680783120028576" itemprop="description articleBody" style="position: relative; width: 570px;"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif" size="3"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">SCORE - 24/35 relevant ones. </span></font></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-1081680783120028576" itemprop="description articleBody" style="position: relative; width: 570px;"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif" size="3"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></font></div><div class="post-footer" style="margin: 20px -2px 0px; padding: 5px 10px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238);"></div></div></div></div></div></div>The Reading Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167518962339348753noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32496989.post-43902924558060452962017-11-28T20:13:00.000+05:302017-11-28T20:14:20.207+05:30The Mallu jokers <p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWdXEehZduldsHLgt2IFX7TgQq4R9RLk53PEHjJ2p4FKNqjXn2bgOtxLigmLekOsWtBCx33hXHaecfBSzpt-YAg6annsXeJHvhqXAbUnGsWsYx7M6tVaVPTkXPYUu2GRDmOrhcJw/s1600/image2-760208.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWdXEehZduldsHLgt2IFX7TgQq4R9RLk53PEHjJ2p4FKNqjXn2bgOtxLigmLekOsWtBCx33hXHaecfBSzpt-YAg6annsXeJHvhqXAbUnGsWsYx7M6tVaVPTkXPYUu2GRDmOrhcJw/s320/image2-760208.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6493476279834046818" /></a></p>The Reading Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167518962339348753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32496989.post-26606115562459812002017-11-28T19:48:00.000+05:302017-11-28T19:48:28.526+05:30Diwali 2017<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Kids tried very hard for green Diwali, but succumbed to peer pressure.<br />
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Made Mysore pak for the first time courtesy SIL<br />
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The Reading Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167518962339348753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32496989.post-84336705359913321422017-11-28T19:44:00.000+05:302017-11-28T19:45:08.496+05:30Cooking Day<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD16B8iFs5aA40JsIBDw5PqGp6WX9DqSHim5IB5DUhIN9myf204rvLDcjkc2PdzeHcB_CnWB2m1nxi4-OsFTZMQuYFHj6l2avpbJqgljchGebutkrQU6FgiKmjRZFWSKrXXFDqtg/s1600/IMG_8876-708573.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD16B8iFs5aA40JsIBDw5PqGp6WX9DqSHim5IB5DUhIN9myf204rvLDcjkc2PdzeHcB_CnWB2m1nxi4-OsFTZMQuYFHj6l2avpbJqgljchGebutkrQU6FgiKmjRZFWSKrXXFDqtg/s320/IMG_8876-708573.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6493468755785588738" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDJdZzqG-OKIP4oV6ea8yg9OlbwGJUlDyEhpGPCdGLdacXXphBTOrYEUM6RmZ9WK474Vv5WK9j_GOi4borciSZWeYqY0hgJPlXUyxOdj4gCD0hc3uQyns-T4irFKT94wd4kEI8_w/s1600/IMG_8878-710338.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDJdZzqG-OKIP4oV6ea8yg9OlbwGJUlDyEhpGPCdGLdacXXphBTOrYEUM6RmZ9WK474Vv5WK9j_GOi4borciSZWeYqY0hgJPlXUyxOdj4gCD0hc3uQyns-T4irFKT94wd4kEI8_w/s320/IMG_8878-710338.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6493468768470618178" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrWVYC-XD12Z5uhtRLnmJAENFyF-bOE9BOx1r4n7rAF3W6V0Ble1vskQLvIOwhzvOlD4Jz7_iXwUnSezfZjF8D1Fwlsk9iI0_kNbLXub5s06WWqKcwjc9vFsYXM8R3WoiFyWphZQ/s1600/IMG_8879-713963.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrWVYC-XD12Z5uhtRLnmJAENFyF-bOE9BOx1r4n7rAF3W6V0Ble1vskQLvIOwhzvOlD4Jz7_iXwUnSezfZjF8D1Fwlsk9iI0_kNbLXub5s06WWqKcwjc9vFsYXM8R3WoiFyWphZQ/s320/IMG_8879-713963.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6493468774248189922" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Yn3tChhoCkjtpI7x43D2SpxEQFp6CdeHzJYCZTSQrdyY8CRls48NYV58LItsgVIKUOIRwUPk3MvC-iQxK-qOvNCsE-55L9eU-QHkqxJbNaUPebwlMIw5Kb99TqPmYXg9baDLIg/s1600/IMG_8880-715388.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Yn3tChhoCkjtpI7x43D2SpxEQFp6CdeHzJYCZTSQrdyY8CRls48NYV58LItsgVIKUOIRwUPk3MvC-iQxK-qOvNCsE-55L9eU-QHkqxJbNaUPebwlMIw5Kb99TqPmYXg9baDLIg/s320/IMG_8880-715388.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6493468777848784098" /></a></p><div dir="ltr"><div>Salads designed by the children </div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div> The Reading Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167518962339348753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32496989.post-55541890411300651932017-11-28T19:33:00.000+05:302017-11-28T19:34:44.792+05:30Birthday no 12 <p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQVASN9v_YWLp_IxuVA5wYfaUx_EI7EQu4EI0hFYQNEtzDhmlIbWmXo3pVylgBjIic8mB9iyi7y5njlUbF359wv6g9IN9tuEXEgU-GYr1R4k4lMPpBgKXwKfz_S7kQUTtihRa1A/s1600/image1-784855.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQVASN9v_YWLp_IxuVA5wYfaUx_EI7EQu4EI0hFYQNEtzDhmlIbWmXo3pVylgBjIic8mB9iyi7y5njlUbF359wv6g9IN9tuEXEgU-GYr1R4k4lMPpBgKXwKfz_S7kQUTtihRa1A/s320/image1-784855.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6493466074597113666" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlaJPrV84t2vecL-9qvbEFDBYZFUmPfVRknX1FwyEVbl83PsSPDRGwW1ZvwKOWGtHO6RONqxfGpmtIWM9SSRq96UKUiBHsz3fF9x59-0Cg5KTurAeuCsQ-Owd85riK2mqx9CuExg/s1600/image2-786962.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlaJPrV84t2vecL-9qvbEFDBYZFUmPfVRknX1FwyEVbl83PsSPDRGwW1ZvwKOWGtHO6RONqxfGpmtIWM9SSRq96UKUiBHsz3fF9x59-0Cg5KTurAeuCsQ-Owd85riK2mqx9CuExg/s320/image2-786962.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6493466080326020434" /></a></p>We tried a Minecraft cake which was not too kuch appreciated.
<br>Celebration was spread over two days. One day for friends and the real day for family.
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<br>Food as usual was pizza and stuff around that- finger food, juice etc
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<br>The return gift were pen and Chinese metal puzzles that the children surprisingly liked.
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<br>And the kids played dark room. Sigh
<br>I only remember the goggles and laughter and a camradiere evidently visible and palpable. .
<br>Sigh. The boys have grownThe Reading Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167518962339348753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32496989.post-65647188007347253612017-11-27T22:29:00.001+05:302017-11-27T22:29:28.785+05:30Studying Hindi Teaching Hindi - I explain the meaning of Sri Ganesh Karna -just like how we do Ganesh ji's puja when starting a good thing this muhavara means starting a good work.
<br>Tejas- how about Christians?
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<br>Oh and the are not saying the words lakeer ka FakeerThe Reading Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167518962339348753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32496989.post-73116688961388862242017-09-02T22:37:00.000+05:302017-09-02T22:38:02.520+05:30Double trouble double fun a supermom's guide to raising twins<div><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6M7aRLA1PvURtBPowk41uQf3UqqdtR8XT-zdqNRHhmXXSb5DL6UG4H3ZsQTRo8kOHXOnK93tWrMTYECsk4xrEJhCHwAnEvA6LhLt_FsXAtg6WWaR4UbWMu0VellBtI8ZFGZEmmg/s1600/image1-782522.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6M7aRLA1PvURtBPowk41uQf3UqqdtR8XT-zdqNRHhmXXSb5DL6UG4H3ZsQTRo8kOHXOnK93tWrMTYECsk4xrEJhCHwAnEvA6LhLt_FsXAtg6WWaR4UbWMu0VellBtI8ZFGZEmmg/s320/image1-782522.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6461228895616288290" /></a><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Buy the book here <a href="http://amzn.to/2t19y4L" style="outline: none; transition: color 0.3s; display: inline;">http://amzn.to/2t19y4L</a></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Welcome to the world of thinking-on-the-feet parenting. 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She delivers an irreverent insider's account of parenting through a decade that has seen the best and the worst of parenting theories, the boom of internet moms, the battle between working and stay-at-home moms, as well as other parenting after-shocks. <br style="box-sizing: border-box;">In her thought-provoking memoir, she questions accepted parenting norms and expectations, struggles to come to terms with the ever-expanding scope of motherhood and races against time to fulfil them. <br style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sifting through memories of her parenting tactics and theories, Riti delivers a power-packed punch of a book that negotiates through challenges of pregnancy and parenting, pearls of wisdom, nuggets of humour, screams of frustration, sighs of exasperation and tears of joy and disappointment in equal measures. <br style="box-sizing: border-box;">Written through the lens of a career-invested, borderline-workaholic and delegation-savvy mom, this book shares a parenting journey navigating through poopy diapers, potty training, balanced diets, tiring holidays, PTA meetings and workplace triumphs and disappointments.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzgZvwiA0cdVfzKVY_spe3hfN4YY_lQDb6lfUt32YapWdxZCqxkLTkMpvwcNy2g2U8iCVkfyLndwUal2-q993m6SFaAjClUAhHUJvCRHpnX8p1OYkM8iGAbRLuL_iCfe8I7H9u7w/s1600/image2-783706.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzgZvwiA0cdVfzKVY_spe3hfN4YY_lQDb6lfUt32YapWdxZCqxkLTkMpvwcNy2g2U8iCVkfyLndwUal2-q993m6SFaAjClUAhHUJvCRHpnX8p1OYkM8iGAbRLuL_iCfe8I7H9u7w/s320/image2-783706.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6461228900433179442" /></a><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Title- Double Trouble Double Fun- A Supermom's Guide to Raising Twins </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Author- Riti Prasad </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Publisher- Hay House </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Price-Rs 399</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Buy the book here <a href="http://amzn.to/2t19y4L" style="outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s; display: inline;">http://amzn.to/2t19y4L</a></span><br></div></div>The Reading Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167518962339348753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32496989.post-60349635062374332272017-09-02T22:31:00.001+05:302017-09-02T22:31:31.700+05:30In which Ojas reads Double Trouble<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWI06fkaSmrlWqanrRJi6BDTcac_ft_2kYpgOM63s5fqGfBJecD_uyK23t_nvIM4vczHjNrwjqc0BdtDOTrcYVvqVRMEzX8sNsqmZF39Z_NKHhQtTQp6OKMUMeRWuHG2SMGtkbUw/s1600/image1-791701.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWI06fkaSmrlWqanrRJi6BDTcac_ft_2kYpgOM63s5fqGfBJecD_uyK23t_nvIM4vczHjNrwjqc0BdtDOTrcYVvqVRMEzX8sNsqmZF39Z_NKHhQtTQp6OKMUMeRWuHG2SMGtkbUw/s320/image1-791701.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6461227219385409794" /></a></p>Show me what have you written about MacThe Reading Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167518962339348753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32496989.post-27121128560438871782017-04-18T22:25:00.001+05:302017-04-18T22:25:31.892+05:30Physics Pun Time<div><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><br></p> <p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I ask- What happens when a wedge is pushed down between two objects ? </span></p> <p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ojas- Mamma what happens when a veg eats </span></p> <p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Me- 😡😡😡, ignores, continues with questions </span></p> <p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ojas- he gets cut because Veg= wedge </span></p> <p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Me - couldn't help but 😂😂😂 then pick the phone to broadcast. </span></p></div>The Reading Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167518962339348753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32496989.post-29022008833566702002017-04-16T22:26:00.001+05:302017-04-16T22:26:12.508+05:30Historically ChallengedRecords of later vedic period found in - Upanishads.
<br>Teachings of budha found in - Upanishads????
<br>Info about Mauryan empire found in- Upanishads!!!!
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<br>Meanwhile I wait with tremendous patience (not) when the children will let go of the poor Upanishads.The Reading Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167518962339348753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32496989.post-65239461291118293112017-04-14T20:19:00.001+05:302017-04-14T20:19:26.969+05:30Logic in Computer Science What does an Algorithm start with
<br>Tejas- with A
<br>It's logically correct MammaThe Reading Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167518962339348753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32496989.post-44860322489059631432017-04-09T22:31:00.001+05:302017-04-09T22:31:30.345+05:30More Bio So how do we save petrol
<br>Ojas- don't go out.
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<br>Ojas - Plants depend on animal for food
<br>Me- how ?
<br>Ojas - pitcher plantThe Reading Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167518962339348753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32496989.post-60589735190261730602017-04-09T12:36:00.001+05:302017-04-09T12:36:50.567+05:30More studies How to remove lice
<br>Tejas - by shaving the hair
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<br>Na rahe baans...The Reading Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167518962339348753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32496989.post-53390383166240114162017-04-09T12:31:00.001+05:302017-04-09T12:31:44.109+05:30Studying do much Studying biology- what should you do when you have difficulty reading.
<br>Tejas- turn on the light
<br>Logic hai
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<br>Studying geography
<br>Language of Bushmen is made of clicks of tongue. Elders name the baby bushmen to accord them respect
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<br>Ojas- what is the respect in that ? Anyway it is some click click. Cluck cluck name.The Reading Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167518962339348753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32496989.post-74190813690836520582017-03-31T23:22:00.001+05:302017-03-31T23:22:58.506+05:30Another questionMe- I am stressed and such because of your exam
<br>Tejas- think about us then
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<br>PointThe Reading Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167518962339348753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32496989.post-80169922540106056602017-03-30T22:07:00.000+05:302017-03-30T22:08:03.024+05:30History Repeats <p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcG3wK8JUBmTfdmEDJOz16jdbG3FBiz281Pw05HiPQf1ADKDlRd8xPCZKSFsXPjfT9oRNyVHVO0xTf40MUN1IBFFkFn_bncYLdG88PtNOYyNyWoUGoAPyflfTOaRtG0Nc6oe6tXw/s1600/image1-783025.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcG3wK8JUBmTfdmEDJOz16jdbG3FBiz281Pw05HiPQf1ADKDlRd8xPCZKSFsXPjfT9oRNyVHVO0xTf40MUN1IBFFkFn_bncYLdG88PtNOYyNyWoUGoAPyflfTOaRtG0Nc6oe6tXw/s320/image1-783025.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6403331882457605026" /></a></p>A lifetime ago a girl couldn't let go of her 15 puzzle. She had both the one with numbers and another one with alphabets. She carried it with her e everywhere she went. She kept solving the patterns over and over again. It was an obsession, a challenge and a pastime. Even in her sleep she saw the patterns.
<br>Little did she know that a lifetime later, her son would do the same. Wake up to it and sleep over it. Speak about it and challenge himself to solve the grid in the shortest possible time.
<br>Can't say she is not pleased with what she has made.
<br>Wish they made alphabet puzzle like they used to.The Reading Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167518962339348753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32496989.post-26264428374233552662017-03-23T11:34:00.001+05:302017-03-23T11:34:27.544+05:30Puns, Jokes and Pertinent Questions<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Ojas- Pushp and Suman plucked flowers and then they died. Why?<br />
Me- Why?<br />
Ojas- Because they themselves were pushp and suman.<br />
Hindi Lessons!<br />
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Bhishm can marry Satyavati. Problem Solved. Says Ojas when things got complicated with the fisherman Dad of Satyavati. Why didn't we think of that solution? <br />
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Tejas- Green house effect should be called red house effect because red is hotter. <br />
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Tejas- before going to do the big job- I am going to do excretion - Bio lessons! <br />
Ojas- Mujhe urine aa raha hai.<br />
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In a great moment of bonding, we decided to sing to karaoke. I started with Last Christmas.<br />
Tejas- Politely- I think you should try something sung by a woman.<br />
I tried another one, increasing the volume of the TV<br />
Tejas- Let me close the door. <br />
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Kids- Open the door, I want to go to susu.<br />
Me- do outside<br />
Kids- cc TV will see my anus penus<br />
Ojas- and chaddi<br />
Tejas- I am not wearing chaddi<br />
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Me- Do you know when Mamu was small I pulled his pant down so he crawled towards me and tried pulling my skirt<br />
Tejas- He should have just done this- made a lifting gesture<br />
Simple Revenge Solutions<br />
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Tejas wrote a poem for my bday (2016)<br />
A hen set out in a good mood to look for food. She got too angry and she ate her own brood. <br />
Very Phoebe-isque poem <br />
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Why did you pull my hair Mamma<br />
Tejas to Ojas- Mamma will say it is pyaar pull<br />
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Dialogue Check<br />
Mummy help me<br />
I am your mummy. Nobody will help you<br />
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In another news, both children wanted to vote for the guy who wanted to cut language classes and add more PT classes.<br />
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On a road trip Tejas was jealous of Ojas who was reading on my kindle. Since it was a pdf he couldn't access dictionary.<br />
Tejas happy- little pleasures<br />
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Tejas when he saw cousin's Arabian dress picture<br />
Who is this? Jesus Christ ? Why is he Arab?<br />
Valid Religion questions <br />
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In a spree of environmental friendliness I asked Tejas to pee in the two compost pots. <br />
Tejas- how will I pee in one, stop and pee in the other. I cant stop in the middle<br />
Biologically sound question<br />
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During Doopaadoo Launch<br />
Ojas- Mamma, Shruti Hasan asked my name when I was tying my shoelace. <br />
Tejas- My friends will be J when I say I met ARR and Shruti Hasan<br />
Ok. ARR I understand. But...<br />
Isn't it too soon?<br />
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Ojas upon finding a chocolate in the fridge<br />
Tejas- Which date did you get it in the birthday party? Cant you remember which friend gave you? Why didn't you eat.<br />
He checked the date. Checked with me whether it was old. Finally couldn't control and ate it<br />
Enlightened Shoppers as usual<br />
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Tejas- I know about valentine's day. The day people make friends<br />
Proud that he knows about it since 2013?<br />
Wasn't that too early to know it?<br />
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Ojas- name one thing which is solid, liquid, gas<br />
Me- Water etc?<br />
Ojas- poop, pee, fart<br />
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The thing I hate is the plastic bat thrown on the dining table.<br />
So I threw the bat outside.<br />
He went promptly to my cupboard and threw my things on the floor.<br />
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One power-less night we played bull cow game. (number mental hangman)<br />
We started with numbers<br />
I asked Tejas to think of a four digit number.<br />
My first elimination guess was - 1234<br />
Tejas- surprised- correct<br />
Ojas- ha ha Tejas Gandhi<br />
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Ojas- childish insult- eat cockroach saliva<br />
Tejas - They don't have saliva<br />
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Me- Ojas- take this honey water and gargle<br />
Ojas- Cover kar do. Flies aa jayega. Sweet hai na.<br />
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Me to Ojas- I have eyes at the back of my head<br />
Ojas- Wait let me poke and check. No. No water in my eyes. Now let me poke your real eye and check.<br />
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When I had said the same to my brother when he was the same age he had asked a genuine -really?<br />
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Ojas- Mamma tell me honestly. Are you going to Delhi for office work or to meet all mamis?<br />
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Ojas when I didn't answer him- Mamma, kuch question poocha. And repeated the question<br />
Beta bada ho gaya<br />
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Me- I am going to litfest for fun<br />
Ojas- I know why you are going. Tumhara book dekhne<br />
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Tejas- why was 6 scared of 7? Because 7,8,9<br />
Ojas- 7 doesn't have mouth. how will he eat?<br />
#Kaise joke banaate ho<br />
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Ojas- If Hindu man marries Christian woman, will the children be Christian?<br />
Tejas- I know an example- Murugan Mary<br />
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Ojas - a friend told me I kept lava in bottle. huh<br />
Tejas- You cant even go near a lava.<br />
Ojas- true<br />
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Not getting fooled!<br />
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One night I wore a sleeveless nighty<br />
That day Ojas didn't want to sleep on my arm<br />
Because- arm pit smell. Finally he put a pillow on it and slept<br />
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Ojas tells Mamu- Waiter, make juice for me (he was making drinks)<br />
Mamu- get lost (in politer manner)<br />
Ojas- I will complain to your manager. Goes and complains to Mami<br />
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Mamu- Cant find Barcelona T shirt<br />
Ojas - What about Argentina, Germany<br />
backup always ready<br />
Ojas- look for Messi t shirt. Will be written at the back<br />
Mamu- Doondhna padega<br />
Ojas- Toh Dhoondho.<br />
Never take no for an answer<br />
No excuse shopping<br />
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Nani- Why didn't you write Hindi notes<br />
Tejas- I was sent out of class so how would I write?<br />
Casual Class<br />
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Ojas- did you sneeze on my French fries? Bacteria will come and infect it. <br />
Tejas- So I can eat both French fries. <br />
Ojas- Bacteria will come in your mouth<br />
Tejas-- My bacteria only. Its coming out and the same is going in so no problem<br />
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In another news, I coughed on Ojas' head so that he shampoos.<br />
He shampooed three rounds!<br />
Fear of Bacteria works<br />
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Ojas- wake me but not in a terrible way<br />
Me- what is terrible way<br />
Ojas- switching off fan and mosquitoes bite<br />
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Me to Tejas- mera bachcha ko (Ojas) mara<br />
Ojas- Main bhi tumhara bachcha hoon<br />
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The Reading Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167518962339348753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32496989.post-76281544247529101872017-03-23T09:32:00.000+05:302017-03-23T09:32:07.860+05:30What are the Sons Upto?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
If the hair on my head were not already thin, they would have greyed by now considering they have taken to working like geniuses.<br />
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Last night I entered my home from my walk of 2000 steps and smelled the unmistakeable smell of L'eau de Issey. Yes it was World fragrance day on 21st March but doesn't mean I must smell fragrance like an air freshener. <br />
The children complimented- Mamma your 'office' fragrance works. It kills ants. Which perfume? How many sprays? I knew the answer but still I asked. They pulled out the Cabochard bottle and told me, this one.<br />
'This one?' I screamed. 'Smell it. Does it look like you have sprayed this?'<br />
'Yaa, this smells like Jasmine..'<br />
'So? You sprayed this one?'<br />
Ojas grabbed the bottle and I grabbed it back even as he sniffed it and said, 'yes this one.'<br />
On one hand I felt relieved that I didn't walk to a smashed bottle of my favourite scent and on the other hand I panicked at the waste. <br />
' How many sprays?' I asked, my heart beating.<br />
'One only.'<br />
'One?'<br />
'Each'<br />
'That is two sprays.'<br />
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I could have cried. Perhaps it is time to stop saving them for posterity and start using them liberally before they end up being used for letting ants leave in style (Dotmom's words not mine.)<br />
What killed the ants, certainly made me stronger. And yes, one more pun- I did pay through my nose for the perfume bottles. <br />
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The Reading Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167518962339348753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32496989.post-72701198746580599942017-02-28T22:25:00.000+05:302017-03-01T10:28:51.819+05:30Riot of Colours at Kalakshetra<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The most exciting aspect of Kalakshetra is the colourful fair. A riot of colours that never fail to excite even if one doesn't want to really shop. <br />
<strong>Guess what I bought from here?</strong><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ceramic and Neem wood ware from Manjari Kanoi Pottery. They even ship across to you.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the joys of silk</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my fav grass baskets- can never have enough</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grass coasters from Varanasi</td></tr>
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The Reading Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167518962339348753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32496989.post-81700155579824185042017-02-28T20:47:00.000+05:302017-02-28T20:50:33.327+05:30Mac and boys<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The Reading Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167518962339348753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32496989.post-20636149069838662422017-02-26T23:28:00.002+05:302017-02-26T23:28:25.228+05:30Water Bottle Flip<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Didn't know water bottle flip was a thing. Learned this from Sue's FB post and decided this needs to be recorded here for posterity and for possibly reminding the children of their atrocious act towards the defenceless water bottle. . <br />
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Well, this bottle flip is weird and annoying to boot. I feel that somehow, the water inside after suffering several flips must have got spoiled or lost its taste. Weird but the husband agrees to this too. I guess we have become those parents who say - kharab ho jayega to the children for every little thing they do. <br />
Be it door banging, touching the TV remote several, touching the mobile phone, changing the smart charger wires, flipping the switches a little too many times, sleeping on bed covers and not the sheet, dragging their shoes on the ground; the list is endless. I yell, 'don't spoil it' for anything they touch or do which is not ordinarily done by adults. <br />
The children have grown and we have finally learned to invest in our house so the dread of the décor being spoiled rests prime in our minds.<br />
The plastic mineral water bottles is not a new tool to the children. They have been using empty bottles as a bat during travels several years now. Soon they began to cut them out to make highly useless crafts. Then there was a phase in which they poked holes at the bottle cap and used them to sprinkle water on others and in the process spray the home with several droplets making me scream- 'ghar ganda kar rahe ho' in agony and frustration. <br />
The children raid my bag everytime I come home from a flight, in the hope of finding a mini waterbottle to be used for drinking water as they played. I hate them bottles. I believe they are best discarded however the children do not agree to my sentiment. <br />
So when the 'bottle-flip' happened, I gave it the royal ignore. As long as I didn't have to drink the water inside that would have surely separated into million sets of two Hydrogen and one Oxygen molecule at the merciless flipping and thus wasn't fit for drinking. <br />
The flip, is a flick of wrist of semi-filled bottle and with enough practice of the wrist and not the bottle, it lands upright. The flip, is an in thing among children of this age and is accompanied by the most annoying gurgling sound of the water together with the bubbling of the surface. <br />
The flip cannot be ignored because it is in effect, a sport among children of this age group. <br />
The flip, can drive parents to screaming and snatching of the bottle, dumping the water in the nearest potted plant and crushing the bottle mercilessly and dumping in the dustbin.<br />
The fear of the flip may cause a parent to discard the bottle right before entering the house or leaving the airport. A parched throat is preferable to the hideous sound continuous water bottle flip makes. <br />
The lure of flip causes children to drink several gulps of water in an attempt to empty them quickly or too watch the parent gulping the water in glee. Warning- may cause children to snatch water bottles away from the parent even if he or she has not had its full because a certain mean sea level / mean water level needs to be maintained in the bottle. <br />
The love of flip may cause a stash of plastic bottles to get accumulated in hidden spots by the children much to the angst of the parent. <br />
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A parent can just wait and watch for the flip to pass. <br />
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