Locker

Looking at the locker of our new wardrobe and opening it several times, Mishti asked-

Mishti - What is this Mamma?
Me - A locker
Mishti - Can I keep my clothes here?
Me - No it is for precious things?
Mishti - Like me?
Me - While busy in arranging clothes..."yes"
Mishti - Then you will keep me here?
Me - Laughing... No you are the living most precious thing. This is for a nonliving precious thing.

Next two days Mishti tried keeping everything she felt was precious in the locker and I rejected each one of them to be precious..

2 days later...
Mishti - Mamma you said books are precious
Me - yes
Mishti - ( with a spark in her eyes as if she got the answer to a great mystery) Then let's keep books in the locker.

Knowing your Rights

Mishti is playing with her friends in the play area, when a lady on a scooter crosses them.

Her friend Rai immediately steps up and calls the scooter rider, she politely stops her and says that scooters are not allowed inside the inner vicinity of the society.

She also shows her the way towards the exit. All the children gather around Rai to show their support. I tell the lady standing at my balcony that the kids are right. The lady says 'sorry' and leaves from the right way.

I check with the guard immediately and he says that he tried to stop her but she ignored the guard and drove faster towards the play area.

Our country is definitely going to do much better with this future generation of kids who know their rights :)

Hindi Class

Mishti - Mamma you whay we say when Ma'am comes?

Me - What?

Mishti - Goooodddd Morniiiinnnggg Ma'am!!

Me - Wowww!

Mishti - But we don't say Good morning Ma'am in the Hindi class..

Me - Then what do you say??

Mishti -  We say.. " Suprabhat Adhyapika ji"

Though we know our education system needs to adapt many changes and the rising pressure bother us most of the time, these little improvisions compared to our time makes me hopeful :)

Ve ki Karan...

Me -  (singing on top pitch)
Ranjhan de yaar Bulleya
Sun le pukaar Bulleya.... 

Ve ki karan ve ki karan....

Mishti - Why does he say "What I did...what I did"?

Me - Where

Mishti - Aray in that song that you were singing... Bulleya Bulleya...

Me - Where does he say that in the song?

Mishti - Aray he says na.. "Ve ki karan...Ve ki karan"... What I did... What I did...

Me - Ohh... That's " What do I do... What do I do" 😂😂😂

And we both burst into laughter 😄😄

Books!

Books

Books have knowledge.
Books have fun.
Books teaches us and...
Do you know?
Books ar everything!

मंटो

सर्दी की दोपहर में धुप सेंकने जाने से पहले मिष्टी और उसकी सहेली वेदिका ने बिलकुल पिकनिक की सी तैयारी कर ली। वेदिका ड्राइंग का सारा सामान ले आयी। मिष्टी ने अपना योगा मैट उठाया, कुछ गेम्स लिए  और मुझे हिदायत दी गयी कि मैं पानी और कुछ खाने का सामान साथ ले आऊं।
ऐसे माहौल में मेरा भी मन कर गया धुप सेंकते सेंकते किताब पढ़ने का सो मैंने वाशिंग मशीन से कपडे निकालते निकालते मिष्टी से कहा ...

मैं - मिष्टी मेरी वो बुक भी ले लेना बेटे...

मिष्टी - कौनसी वाली?

मैं - वो जो बेड के साइड में रखी है..

मिष्टी - कैसी दिखती है???

क्योंकि अब मिष्टी को हिंदी भी पढ़नी आती है सो मैंने कहा -

मैं - उसपे "रोज़ एक कहानी" लिखी होगी।

मिष्टी - ओह्ह.... मंटो की बुक कहो न....

मैं - (गर्व से गदगद होते हुए ) हाँ मंटो :)

Kulfi

12th Jan 2017
Last night when we were going to sleep.

Adi - Shall I switch on the fan?

Me - Noooooo

Mishti - Yesssss

Majority wins and Adi switches on the fan 😨

Me - Ohh hoo... Aise to subah tak meri kulfi jam jayegi 😳😳😳

Mishti - (immediately) To koi baat nahi.. we will have you in the morning then 😎😎😂😂😂