I take back what I said

in my previous post's comment section :)

This morning Jillu, on her own, made it clear that she understood very well indeed.

As usual, she took a mobile, placed it near her ear and started talking (err... shouting actually) immediately,

"yeppili irukke ? nallaaa irukkuriyaaa? " (strangely, the mazhalai is surfacing in places where it was not before :) )

silence...then she said

"mmmm" silence again.. then

"ok"  (The talking happens only on a silent phone. She mostly wouldn't talk at all if someone was actually on the line. After a lot of cajoling, the person at the other end may at the max eventually get a Hi or something similar )

then she kept the phone down and told us 

"Varaalaam  "

My mom : Yaaru?

Jillu : "Geetha paati pesinaa. Raghu thaathaa pesinaa".

"Endu perum pesinaa"

Me : Yenna pesinaa?

Jillu :"Varaalaam"

Me : Oh !

Jillu : aaero plaaaaaane la varaalaam

Me : Yeppo ?

Jillu : Saayangaalam (thats the only thing she knows :) doesn't know morning, night etc.. anything and everything happens in the evening )

2 mins la varaalaam

Saturday, Sunday, Monday la varaalaam

Me : ???????

Jillu Talkies - IV

Jillu's thaathaa and paati have gone to stay with Jillu's perippa. Jillu needs lots of people around her always. She will be thrilled and shouting when there are people around her. Give her an option of us vs toys, there will be no doubt as to what she would choose any day. Given that, she did not like her grand parents leaving at all.

Below are snippets related to the topic.

Initially, she did not like the idea at all.

Paati : Jillu, Paati V kitaa poga poren? pogatumaa? (I am going to V's house, Shall i go? )

Jillu : Naanaam (nope)
Paati : yen? (why)
Jillu : silence...

After some days, she learnt to articulate better..

Paati : Jillu, Paati yenga ma poga poraa? (Where is grand ma going ?)

Jillu : oooyes (U.S)
Paati : naan pogatumaa ? (Shall i go ?)
Jillu : Naanaam (nope)
Paati : yen? (why)
Jillu : Jillu kitteye iru  (You be near Jillu)

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After some serious counselling and explanantion, after several weeks, she slowly got used to the idea..

Me : Paati yedhula povaa US ku ? (How is paati going to the US?)

Jillu : aeeeerooooo plaaaaaane la
Me : Paati yaar kitaa poraa? (who is there?)
Jillu : Annaa kitta poraa, (Brother)
Me :  Vera yaaru irukkaa ? (who else ?)
Jillu : L perima irukkaa
Me : vera? (who else?)
Jillu : V perippaa irukkaa
Jillu : avaa kitta poyittu, paathuttu, vandhuduvaa (Will go there, see and come back)
Me : Ammam, da (Yes)
Jillu : Hi sollitu, vandhuduvaa (They will come back after saying Hi)
Me  : (??) Ammaam, apram varuvaa.. konja naal kazhichu varuvaa, okvaa ? (They will be back after some months. Not now)
Jillu : OK

The sweet little Charmer!

She knows when she does something wrong ! Even before judging my reaction, she is well aware of it. If not, then my reaction will leave her in no doubt ! And then she tries to charm me out of my mood instead of saying "chorry amma, inime pannna maatten" (Sorry, ma. I wont do it here after) which has been her usual practice till now. But these days, as a sign of growing up, saying sorry is the last resort if nothing else works.

The other day, when I took her out on the bike to the veggies market, I took her after several sermons of do'd and donts and that I will take her only if adheres to all of that. And she did behave beautifully the whole time when we were out there. However, the moment we entered our apartment (now that the taataa is over), before i could park my bike, she took off without heeding to me and ran to the gate and hence almost to the road.

If it was before, she would have said sorry. But now, she tries everything possible to change my mood.

"Amma, amma, amma............" she says that for around 10 to 15 times continuously.

I remain silent just staring at her.

She angles her head sideways, keeps both her hands at her hips, goes all wide eyed, shows all her pearly little sharp white teeth and says "Ammma, he he he he he.. siri", "nee siri" (Amma, he he he he, smile, you smile na)

What can one do when faced with such a little charmer :). But still I held on, and just marched ahead carrying all the vegetables bags. She trotted after me and said "Kudu,kudu, kudu" (Give) in her special tone ("kudu" shortly even shorter than warranted, repeated in rapid succession) that she always uses when she asks for something and i could not hold on any longer :)

Yesterday, she threw the mike on to the floor when we were chatting on the PC. She came up with a very different approach then.

She says "Onnum aagadhu, amaa"  (Nothing will happen, Amma) and then pinches my cheeks and kisses her little fingers.

Idhellaam yenga poi mudiya porudho? (I donno where all this will lead to ? )

Tagged by Satish Uncle :)

1. What is your current obsession?
Framing the obvious fact into a question.
Appa, nee jo kulichittu vandhutiyaa?
Amma, ne paathiram thaekariyaa?

2. What are you wearing today?
T-Shirt and shorts

3. What’s for dinner?
Ammaa tharuvaa

4. What’s the last thing you bought?
yelnir

5. What are you listening to right now?
naan thaachi thoongaren

6. What do you think about the person who tagged you?
Satish maama va paakanum :(

7. If you could have a house totally paid for, fully furnished anywhere in the world, where would you like it to be?
Isha kitta (Isha is my dear and dearest friend)

8. What are your must-have pieces for summer?
Yelnir

9. If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?
Naan Isha kitta Ponum

10. Which language do you want to learn?
Yellaam

11. What’s your favourite quote?
Apidinaa?

12. Who do you want to meet right now?
Isha, Isha, Isha

13. What is your favourite colour?
Green..(Current time fav)

14. Give us 3 styling tips that work for you.
Dora cut, Capri and short top

15. What is your dream job?
School ponum, Isha kooda, A B C padikkanum

16. What’s your favorite magazine?
Yedhuvaanaalum paravaa illai, kizhika mudiyum

17. If you had $100 now, what would you spend it on?
Yelnir. Baaki paisaava kizhikalaamaa?

18. What do you consider a fashion faux pas?
Apidinaa????

19. Is exercise a part of your daily routine? If so, what kind of exercise is it?
Odi pidich, Out pannanum. Ozhinjikiriyaa?

20. What kind of haircut do you prefer?
chonnene, Dora cut

21. What are you going to do after this?
Ammaa kittaa ponum

22. What are your favourite movies?
Kishna Leelai, Jai Shee Kishna, Nymes (Rhymes CD)

23. What inspires you?
yedhu venaaa

24. What do your friends call you most commonly?
Chaathvi

25. Would you prefer coffee or tea?
Complan

26. What do you do when you are feeling low or terribly depressed?
aaaaaaaaahhhh...oooaahh. wail..azhuven..

27. What makes you go wild?
when i don't get what i want and when things don't go my way

28. Which other blogs do you love visiting?
amma bog check pannuvaa

29. Favorite Dessert/Sweet?
any sweet.. ammaa yenakku innum ace keem (ice cream) tharalai

30. Favorite Season?
yelllame

31. If I come to your house now, what would u cook for me?
Ammma cook panni tharuvaa

32. What is the right way to avoid people who purposefully hurt you?
azha vediyadhu dhaan

33. What are you afraid of the most?
Boodham

34. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought?
he he heee...sirikaren...

35. What brings a smile on your face instantly??
Seeing Isha, kishna title song, dhaakshai (dry grapes), thaathaas (grand -pas)

36. A word that you say a lot?
amma/appa yenna pan

37. What is that one thing that keeps you going.
aarva kolaar

38. Whats one thing that you used to love that you left
keezherundhu yellathaiyum vaayila pottukardhu

49. What are your hobbies?

Ammaa kaal kattinde nikardhu, water tap tharandhu vidardhu, Shoe a thottu kai ya dirty pannikardhu, show case, TV case glass doors a bang pannardhu, door handle a abuse panradhu, cell phone thooki podardhu, Thodaikardhu, and so on and on...

I tag
Chotu,
K,

N,

Varun,

P

And yen amma idhellam (below rules) cholla chonnaa... so neengalum unga amma appa kitte sollidungo, ok vaa ?

Rules for those who are tagged:
Respond and rework – answer these questions on your blog, replace one question that you dislike with a question of your own, and add one more question to the list. Then tag others :)


And yen ammma version ku inga kick pannungo...

Jillu talkies - Part III

Jillu's conversation skills has vastly improved and she now can hold a small conversation with anyone, if they put their mind to it. She is also becoming wiser about causes and consequences.

Below snippets from last night are classic examples,

She was playing with her parrot (The parrot literally parrots whatever we say in the same voice as well ) and suddenly it stopped talking back. She fiddled with the toggle switch for some time and when nothing worked out, looked at me all wide eyed and said,

"Ammma, battery pottiyaa ?" (Ammaa, did you put the battery?)

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Jillu : Ammaa, Alai paayudhe paadu (Amma, pls sing "Alai Paayudhe" song)

Me : Ammaaku thondai valikardhu da.. paada mudiyadhu kannaa ( Amma cannot sing as her throat is paining)

Jillu : Thondai valikardhaaa? naan pidichu vidatumaa ? (Oh, shall i massage your throat?) and then goes on to squeeze my throat with her little hands

Me : (wincing from the pain) its ok da, kannna, thank you, paravaa illai (Its OK, leave it)

Jillu : Naan muthaa kudakaren, seriyaadum (I shall kiss and it will be alright) and then suits  action to the words by caressing my throat and then kissing  her fingers

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Jillu grandma (my mom): nee jo kulichiyaa  inniku ? (Did you take bath today?)

Jillu : mmmm

Grandma : azhaama kulichiyaa? (did you cry then ?)

Jillu : azhala,, inga paaru (showing her eyes).. thanni varala paaru.... naan azhalai (No I did not cry, see, there are no tears in my eyes now)

Then after some time, nee azhariyaa ?(are you crying?)

Grandma : illa da kannaa, naan azhala...(No da, I am not)