Copy cat

Mira copies what she hears but uses it at the most weird and unusual places :-)

While dining outside, she decided to take two glasses on the table and clank it together.
Me : Mira, you can't play with the glasses . It might break.
Mira : Amma. Its impossible!
Me : Whats impossible?
Mira : You are!

Oh Crap.

Another dinner time conversation,

Mira : Appa , we need the future of the car.

Ragu : Huh??!@#

LOL

Mira's New vocab that catches us off guard

Mira is yet to turn 3 but already using rather big words in her sentences, we get shell-shocked. Some appropriate , some are just "tembak" sentences.. Either way, it gets us on our knees laughing all the time.

1. We were in the car, heading back home, when Ragu got down to get himself a burger. Mira climbed over to the drivers seat and started playing with the Petron and TouchnGO cards that is there. When her father came back, she said very seriously, " Appa, I accidentally took these out from the petrol budget" ... WHAT??????

2. The 3 of them get rather noisy most of the time, playing and shouting in the house. I got really irritated and said , " All of you'll! ZIP IT!!!"
Mira asked, " Whats Zip amma?" . I replied, " Means no talking, all keep quiet".
Her response ," Well, that's too boring" and continued playing.

OH NOOOOO

3. While the bigger gals were busy packing their bags upstairs, Mira found a water bottle under some toys, and insisted she was thirsty and wanted to drink ASAP. We told her 5 min, when we go down, we would fill it up for her.  She waited 1 minute and started demanding again, and again..Finally giving up, she came to me and said, " They all are so hardworking. I'm asking for water and no one is helping me"

We dropped everything and got the bottle refilled ..Hehehe...

Mira's way to handle rejections

We were going through the Toys R Us pamphlet with Mira yesterday. She spotted something she really liked. A play house. She showed it to her father, telling him how much she loved it over and over.In which her father finally said , " No , Mira - its Rm899. Thats too expensive".

Her response was , " Oh dear. I better hate it then"


Haha...Problem solved.

The birds and the bees...Brinda's version

While my elder girl has reached puberty now, we have open discussions about the topic , so it does not seem like a taboo thing to talk about. During one of those Science human anatomy encyclopedia sessions with Saisha, Brinda walked into the room. I was mentioning about how boys go through puberty same like girls and they too have male eggs , which then meets the girl eggs.

Brinda : Siaw Ying ( her classmate) said that babies are made when the man touches the girls body all over.
Me : uhmm... yes, almost.
Brinda : Then, Appa touched you three times is it?
Me : Uhm.. Yes..
Brinda : But how come i didnt see him touching you when Mira was done?
Me : Uhmm... you got to check with Appa.

Haha.... quick escape.

Peppa Pig

We are currently having an overdose of Peppa pig in the house, the kids watch it on tele, on the ipad and on dvd. It can go on all day and no one gets bored. I must say , even we adults get hooked to it. Its just too cool.

Anyway, after a marathon of peppa over last weekend, Brinda told me, " Amma, i wish we were all born pigs, just like Peppa"

Yeah right Brinda, and we all will then end up hanging at the Wan Tan Mee stall.

Then, two days ago, Mira said, " Amma, can we go camping? I love camping" .

Oh gosh! How do you say no to a 2.5 year old who wants to be with nature...

Peppa peppa!

Mira's little rambling..

We were having dinner at the dining table when Ragu's leg hit mine. I jumped at once only to find it was just the leg.

Mira sitting beside us on her baby chair blurted, " It's Appa's Leg. Appa's leg is soooo handsome! "

Duh...

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Travelling in the car, Mira farted ( kus). She at once looked at at her father and asked, " Appa do you like my kus?  Is it nice? "

Lol..what to answer for that :-)

Piano

Saisha was busy practicing on her piano, playing my favourite song . I was feeding Mira milk on the sofa. Listening to Saisha practice the song over and over and not doing it correctly was getting me agitated. I keep telling her to slow down but she just speeds on the keys at certain parts.

After a few times telling her, I was clearly upset and said , " Saisha , what are you trying to play?" .

Mira removed the milk bottle from her mouth and replies, " Amma , its Canon in D"

Ooopppss... Not bad for a 2 and half year old ...

Naughty corner

Our punishment of naughty corner for Mira is probably not as effective as we have hoped.

Mira was in the kitchen trying to remove all the things from the biscuit shelf, when I told her that if she brought it down one more time, she was going to the naughty corner.  I told her to go sit on the sofa.

After 2 min, I saw her sitting at the naughty corner. I came up to her and said, " you don't have to sit there Mira. Lie down on the sofa" .

To which I get a reply, " But I feel naughty"

:-)

Grocery shopping with Mira

Being on leave yesterday, Mira and me decided to go grocery shopping at Carrefour. She sat on the trolley the whole time which was good for me. But at every isle we went, she would want to take something on the shelf.

After trying for so long, she clearly got really rather irritated, not understanding why all her asks were being denied.

She finally blurted, " But there is so much place on the trolley. We need to fill it up! "

Oh dear.. I'm going to be broke at this rate.

Mira's conversations about God

Mom was putting flowers at the altar....
 Mira : Muruga doesn't like flowers Amayee
Mom : Why? Then what does he like?
Mira : Only Ice Cream

Father and Mira talking after watching Barney CD ..
 Mira : Ganesha and Baba went to Market
 Father : Why?
Mira : To buy a fat bum bum :-)

An angry 2 year old..

Mira and Mom were fighting over who can use the ipad, and neither one giving up easily. We were all in the hall , while I sat practicing my violin and Saisha on the sofa. Mom said no way she was giving the ipad to Mira and so the tantrum and crying started.

Mira ( heavily sobbing ) : Amayee, you cannot have the Ipad. Go and make Thosai.
Mom : What do you think I am? My place is only in the kitchen is it?
Mira : No, you go make Thosai now.

Me and Saisha were having a good laugh and chatting , when Mira , clearly irritated,
Mira : Everyone stop talking! No playing Violin!
Me : Why not?
Mira : No playing , it will get spoilt.
Me : Why will it get spoilt?
Mira : Cause it has germs. No - cicak inside.

Huh?? Saisha started laughing at this.. Clearly irritated Mira more.

Mira : I said no talking everybody.
Saisha : Why?
Mira : Cause you got no teeth!!!

LOL.. She eventually got her ipad.

Resigning

Under much stress at work, I have been toying the idea of quitting quite recently. I have been casually telling the kids, once I stop, we'll have to cut down on all the eating out and extra holidays.. Didn't realize the effect on the kids until yesterday..

We were returning from IOI mall in the car , when I told Ragu , maybe next month I'll tell boss about the resignation.. only to hear Saisha..

Saisha : No, you cant stop work Amma
Me : Why?
Saisha : You can stop work only after I start work..

Oh dear!

The "before bed' conversation with Mira

We were going to bed few nights ago when Mira , not feeling very sleepy, closed the room door, walked up to the drawer where we keep the ipad and said

Mira : Amma, ipad please....
Me : No Mira
Mira : Why? No Internet is it?

As much as I wanted to bluff, I didn't.

Me : There is internet.
Mira : Ok .. 2 minutes?
Me : Of fine.
After 1 min , I tried my luck.
Me: Mira , times up.
Mira : No not yet.
At the second minute..
Me : Time to sleep Mira.
Mira ; Ok. I am done !

Aahhh.. How nice if the 8 and 9 year olds can follow Mira's footsteps and have a decent adult conversation with me .

What silence means to a 2 year old..

Over the weekend , we started some gardening for the kids. We had bought strawberry and sweet basil instant pot and seedlings from Sydney a year ago and never got around to do it. During the CNY hols, the girls agreed to get their hands dirty . We were in the garden , while Brinda was at the pots examining her new plants.
I was carrying Mira 10 steps away from her and Mira called out to Brinda,

Mira : Singgada ( that's how she calls Brinda)
No sound
Mira : Singgada !
Still no sound
Mira : Brinda !
Still no sound from Brinda

Mira looks at me and says ,  " She is thinking "

:-)

Homework

We were driving back from Camerons sometime last week. Saisha and Brinda were in the back seat, Mira on my lap in front.  I asked Saisha whether she had any homework, she replied no. Then I asked Brinda , if she had homework. Again the reply was no .

Then Mira butts in ...

Mira : I got homework. Teletubbies homework
Me : Oh wow. You have homework? And have you finished your homework?
Mira : No, I lost my book.

LOL!!!!

Class monitor

Over the weekend, I asked Brinda has the teacher chosen her class monitor and assistant monitor..

She was in the bathroom answering.

Me : So who is the monitor?
Brinda : Heidi
Me : Assistant?
Brinda : Sri Watson
Me : How did teacher choose?
Brinda : ( Sounding very upset) I don't know, Teacher just suddenly wrote on the board , Monitor is who, Assistant is who. We did not get to choose. We didn't know about it .. all of us had to read it from the newspaper to find out..

LOL.. They are publishing class information in The Star papers now.

My phone

Lets put an entry for mom this time..

I was driving to drop the kids this morning , when my phone rang. Mom was calling.

Me : Why amma?
Mom : I think you left your phone at home?
Me : No , cant be. I'm talking on the phone..
Mom : Not this one, the Blueberry. Its here charging..

Lol..Mom found my office Blackberry :-)

Class Desk arrangements

Brinda started school yesterday.. Primary two.

When I left her early in the morning yesterday, she was sitting in the front row on the left. There were 2 groups of 3 desks  on either side of the classroom . But later the teacher had changed everyone's places..

This was how she explained it this morning..

Me : Where are you sitting now?
Brinda : Second row , on the right
Me : Why did teacher send you to the second row?
Brinda : Don't know.
Me : Who is sitting in the front row?
Brinda : Elyisha
Me : Why is it teacher chose Elyisha to be in the front row and not you?
Brinda : Because Jeremy is always sleepy and Jayden is very playful, so Elyisha needs to pinch them.
Me : How about the front row on the right?
Brinda : That's for the Blur ones.

LOL!!!! Don't think teacher thought that on day 1.

Two year old Sponge that picks up everything we say

We were in the car going out , Mira on my lap and mom sitting behind me at the back seat. Mira was playing with a book and accidentally hit my lip. So I pretended to cry. Mira became very quiet and then turned behind to Mom.

Mira : See this one.. ( pointing to me)
Mom : which one?
Mira : This girl..
Mom : Ok, why?
Mira : See this girl crying.. ( still pointing at me while sitting on my lap)
Mom : Why, what happened?
Mira : That's why... She died..

Me : Huh?

Mira : Its complicated..

The whole car burst out laughing..