Punch's style

Punch destroyed the lower portion of the matchbox that houses the matchsticks.the kanjoos that I am, I put the surviving matchsticks in a plastic container and take a stick from the box everytime I need to light a lamp..

Punch's style of playing..to dismantle the upper body of the toy within 2 days of getting the same as a gift

Two scenes

Presenting two scenes from Punch's day..

Myself and Punch are walking on the road to the grocery shop 5-6 doors away..she sees a dog lying down on the road and promptly says TATA to the dog as there is no one else who she can say TATA to..before she could ask me to do the same..we reached the shop...thank god..

The Mr is lying stomach down on the yoga mat and in the process of doing some asanas..Punch suddenly gets two cook and serve bowls from the kitchen and places them on his back and pretends to cook and feed us..and throws a big tantrum when told to remove the bowls from daddy's back..so i got a new stove without asking!!

See There

My cousin visited Punch during the Christmas holidays. She did not mix well initially but later started taking bits of chocolate from him and called him Mama. Recently, myself and the Mr were talking and Punch was sitting with her toys with her back facing us. As the Mr wanted me to see what she was doing, he told me " See There"..and immediately we hear Punch muttering

" Mama mama, choki"..in the same pose and without looking at us.

At first I could not understand why suddenly Punch spoke the above words, I then realised that See There rhymes well with my cousin's name and so she connected both the words together. So she did remember him after 2 mths..but another point to be noted ..she has the ears of a snake ..I am now very careful about what I speak when Punch is not sleeping!!who knows she might be hearing when asleep too...

Reminder Service

Timepass: Punch, we are going out..do u want to come?
Punch: yes, abba bikeee
Timepass: No dear, we will go in auto
Punch: ummm.. Purchu Purchu ( Purse)
Timepass: Ok, what else do i need to take?
Punch: chayee (Chaavi/keys)
This is my reminder service...

Lucky Dog

Yes, I mean it and am sure you will agree too once you read this post..

Punch's grandmas have this ritual of doing nazar utaro/drishti/suthi podu/warding off evil eye wherein they burn some camphor on a plate and rotate it in circles in front of Punch to ward off the evil eye..Punch repeats this by doing nazar utaro for all of us of course without burning the camphor.

Recently, she managed to clasp a couple of camphor pieces in her fist and we tried our best to make her give it back..As we were walking through, we saw some dogs on the road and knowing her fascination for BOW BOW, I tried to play this trick.. I told her to do drishti for the Bow Bow and the next moment, she did that resulting in all the camphor pieces successfully being thrown on the ground..

Isn't that doggie lucky? How many incidents of nazar utaro can we count for ourselves??

What's My Name?

Punch has been trying to pronounce her name for some time now..she promptly says "Un tha" when told to tell her name..

As one of her uncle's names is easy to pronounce she says " Vaa Thu" when asked to say his name. Aunty's name " Thu Di" is also heard from her once in a while.

Coming to my name, she initially used to call me " Paa Yaa" when my mother used to call me in front of her. But of late, I have been promoted and she now calls me " Pai Tha" instead of Yaa..

Any guesses for finding out our real names?

Appu's Saree

Appu is what my grandma calls Punch who in turn addresses her back as Appu.

I was showing a simple cotton saree with polka dots all over to Punch's grandpa and we were talking about a relative. Suddenly, Punch who was busy till then in mischief came over, pulled the saree down and started saying " Appu Appu".

The tubelight me then realised that my grandma also wears sarees in similar polka dot patterns and that is why on seeing the saree, Punch called out her name..wah..kya memory hai..

Shopping

Its a delight to go shopping with Punch..She first says Decchu Decchu ( meaning dress) when she enters a garment shop and then proceeds to select clothes herself..after some minutes we see her holding so many hangers which she refuses to part with..then I tell the counter staff to bill the dress I have selected and she immediately repeats Bill Bill so that the dresses in her hands are also billed.

When we go grocery shopping, she points out at the trolley and I put her inside the trolley.she stands while I push the trolley and keeps her hands floating so that any rack within reach can be attacked.when she is on her feet, we get a whole assortment of things from her..she patiently gets juice bottles, maggi, fruits, tea powder and anything else she can find and puts all in the trolley. At the counter when I select the things I need to buy and give them for billing, she puts all the things she has selected too..and simply refuses to come out.. You can very well estimate the amount of patience I have and how much I try to coax her to come out without billing whatever she has selected..

Wishing all readers a Happy and Prosperous New Year 2010..

See you in 2010