Today we reached home at 2:00 pm it was also my parents anivrsirie so I wish them happy anivsirie went to bed I woke up at 9:00 pm and when it was time to sleep I was a wake I couldn't sleep. It took about 48 hours for me to go back to my noarmel time zone.
Words I learned today:
1st hindi then kanda
एम्मा ಎಮ್ಮ (Emma)
ओलिविया ಒಲಿವಿಯಾ (Olivia)
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Friday, October 2, 2009
July 30-31
Today I cried 'cuase I was leaveing my nani and nana,big nana and Bai they were all nice and I've also met so many people Navya,Chatni and Jai and his wife and Yash,Bai,3 maids and and a girl named well I forgot but Ialso learned some Hindi words
Words I Learned Today:
mira namah Meera ha. My name is Meera
Words I Learned Today:
mira namah Meera ha. My name is Meera
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
July 28 -29
Check out our fancy high-heels and dresses!
Chinese lunch with SoniaJuly 28 - Today we took Nani to the hospital. The whole family - Nana, Big Nana, and Bai went along with Mommy, Maya, and me. We got to sit in the back of the van. We were too early for the appointment and therefore decided to go shopping with some of the street vendors. Mommy bought Maya and me new high heals and a fancy dress each. She had to bargain with the vendors but lost her bargaining touch! Still the price was good.
On the way back, we took Nani, Nana, Big Nana, and Bai to Inorbit Mall for the first time ever. They loved it in the glass elevator and got a little cold when we sat down to eat. We all loved the food we ate as always. Just so you know, pizza is the same as in the States.
July 29 - We met Sonia (mommy's friend). First we ate at a Chinese restaurant and ate with chopsticks again. We ate ice-cream after that and the guy made the waffle cones from the batter in front of us. We had never seen fresh waffle cones made before. After that we went to see a bollywood movie on the big screen. They spoke Hindi and English in the movie. We liked the movie. Sylvester Stallone and Denise Richards (who are American movie stars) also starred in this movie.
Words I learned today:
In Hindi, Thora-thora थोरा-थोरा means "little bit"
Ma माँ means "mommy" papa or Pitaji (Pit-a-ji) पिताजी means "dad"
Monday, July 27, 2009
July 27
Celebrating Nani's 75th birthday!
Maya and I on our first Motorbike adventure!Today is Nani's birthday - she turned 27 (no, just kidding!) 75! Some people also came to fix some lights in the building. One of them had a motorbike and took us on a ride. It was a lot of fun and more fun than a motor scooter.
We also went to the bazaar and bought Rakhis (Raa-khees). This is a celebration where a sister usually ties a bracelet (the Rakhi), on her brother's wrist to show her love and appreciation. Brothers vow to protect their sisters and give them a gift to show their appreciation. Since Maya and I do not have a brother, we changed the tradition a bit and tied Rakhis on each other instead.
We also went to the bazaar and bought Rakhis (Raa-khees). This is a celebration where a sister usually ties a bracelet (the Rakhi), on her brother's wrist to show her love and appreciation. Brothers vow to protect their sisters and give them a gift to show their appreciation. Since Maya and I do not have a brother, we changed the tradition a bit and tied Rakhis on each other instead.
We also went on a long auto rickshaw ride again with Big Nana to buy Nani a cake for her birthday. She loved the little celebration we did with candles and all! Everyone had a good time. Maya and I also went with Bai and bought red roses for Nani as our gift.
Words I learned today:
Chalo चलो in Hindi means "Let's go"
Mrs. Ednalino = ಮ್ರ್ಸ್. ಎದ್ನಲಿನೋ in Kanda, and मर्स एड्नालिनो in Hindi
Theresa = ಥೆರೆಸ in Kanda and थेरेसा in Hindi
Sunday, July 26, 2009
July 26
Meera, Maya, and two others on a scooter
Meera and Maya by a Banyan TreeToday we did two cool things. One, we visited a temple because today is Naag Panchmi (a festival celebrating the snake god). We were hoping to see a real cobra and feed it some milk. However, because cobras are now protected animals, they do not have them in the temple or on streets anymore. Maya and I took a picture by the sacred banyan tree. The banyan tree is sacred in India.
We also went on a motor scooter ride. Maya stood in front with another little boy while I got to sit in the back. The ride was super fun. I hope I get to do it again tomorrow. I also went with Bai to the bazaar and she bought me some bangles!
Words I learned Well I did not learn any words. I learned how to write in Hindi and Kanda. The first one is in Kanda, and the second is how you write in Hindi:
Meera = ಮೀರಾ, मीराDebbie = ಡೆಬ್ಬಿಎ, देब्बिए
Maggie = ಅಗ್ಗಿಎ, मग्गी
Maya = ಮಾಯಾ, माया
Bob = ಬಾಬ್, बोब
Jai = ಜೈ, जय
Amy = ಅಮಿ, अमी ; Morgan = ಮೋರ್ಗನ್, मोर्गन
Saturday, July 25, 2009
July 23 - 25
July 23 - We went to Center One Mall। Me and Maya played in the play area while Mommy went shopping. She got me a chess board and Maya a jewellery box. We also bought high heal sandals! Mine was black and has pretty flowers on it. Maya's is gold with sparkles. We wore them all evening.
July 24 - we didn't do much but still had fun by going to a different mall। We took a walk and got some ice-cream. It was yummy. We also went to Domino's pizza - it was Nana and Nani's first time eating pizza in India. They ate the spicy chicken topping while we stuck to cheese.
July 25 - we went to a hillstation by the name of Lonavala. The scenery was beautiful. There were waterfalls everwhere and clouds were touching the ground! We could barely see at times.
We went to Bhushy Dam and Sarovar lake drove by Raj Mahchi (a fort). We got wet at Bhushy Dam and Maya liked going on the stepping stones leading to the dam. Mommy was a little scared and did not allow us to go much further but I forced her to go. We also saw lots of monkeys and their families.
When we stopped for lunch, the waiter gave us finger bowls to clean our hands. This was fun. It was a bowl of warm water with a piece of lemon. We squeezed the juice in the water and rubbed our fingers with the lemon. This made our fingers smell clean and good. Then we went home. We also took a walk in the bazaar. Maya ate another bhutta (roasted corn on the cob), while I ate another ice-cream.
We also saw Rakhees. These are beautiful bracelets that sisters tie on their brother's wrist to celebrate Brother's and Sister's Day. In India, they don't celebrate Mother's and Father's day as every day is celebrated for them. A few minutes later, we took another walk with Bai (our maid). She bought Maya and me some candy - two each.
When we stopped for lunch, the waiter gave us finger bowls to clean our hands. This was fun. It was a bowl of warm water with a piece of lemon. We squeezed the juice in the water and rubbed our fingers with the lemon. This made our fingers smell clean and good. Then we went home. We also took a walk in the bazaar. Maya ate another bhutta (roasted corn on the cob), while I ate another ice-cream.
We also saw Rakhees. These are beautiful bracelets that sisters tie on their brother's wrist to celebrate Brother's and Sister's Day. In India, they don't celebrate Mother's and Father's day as every day is celebrated for them. A few minutes later, we took another walk with Bai (our maid). She bought Maya and me some candy - two each.
Words we learned today - "Dhanyawad" (Dhan-ya-waad) धन्यवाद् means "thank you".
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
July 17-22
July17 - Today we decided to visit a city named Mysore. This is about 80 miles south of Bangalore and is known for the famous Mysore Palace. The drive was very scenic and it took us 3-4 hours to get there. We saw bullock carts, beautiful mountains, and landscaping. When we reached the palace, we took a guided tour inside. The guide knew a lot about the palace and was quite funny and asked us a lot of questions about the palace to help us remember things. My favorite part of this trip was we got to ride on an elephant and a camel! Maya touched the camel's slobber -e-e-u-u-u-u!! We also visited a place called Chamundi hills where the view of the city was beautiful.
July 18 - We visited mommy's friend Gwen who she knew since 5th grade. She lives quite far away and she is very short. She has two daughters Kavya and Kajol who are our age except Kavya is 5 and Kajol is 3. Later in the evening, we said bye to Jai and Vaishali. As gifts, they brought us Barbies that were dressed in Indian sarees. We love them. Maya named her Barbie Saleen. We will miss Jai and Vaishali as they were so nice to us.
July 19th - we said bye to everyone in Bangalore - my grandma, Revti (the maid), Sulochana (the driver's wife) and Srinivas (the driver). They had all been very nice and helpful to us. The flight to Mumbai was fun. We were the only kids and the flight attendants were treating us as royalty - we got special cookies, fruits, and non-spicy food. Maya ate a lot of carrots. When we reached our hotel, we loved it and went straight to the pool even though it was raining a little. We had a blast. Next, we went to see Nani and Nana at their house. Daddy met them after a long time.
July 20 - we took daddy for a drive to Mumbai. He was okay but we wanted to work. So, we came back to the hotel. Next, we invited Nana, Nani, Big Nana and Bai (the maid) to our hotel for dinner. They had not been out of the house for a social event in about a year! They were so delighted to dress up and come for the ocassion. They liked our hotel too and the food. I am glad they were able to do this.
July 21 - we went to Mumbai again and had lunch with Mommy's friends Sonia and Sujata. We had met Sonia before but this was the first time meeting Sujata. Mommy knows her from 6th grade. As usual the rain and the driving was difficult for dad to take. We were home by 4:30 p.m. We went swimming in the pool - it was fun since it was raining too. We ate dinner and came back to the hotel. I was sad since daddy was leaving tomorrow to go to Bangaluru. I will miss him as I will not see him until we reach Indianapolis again.
July 22 - we said bye to Daddy early in the morning and then checked out later to go and stay with Nani and Nana again. Now we will have access to the computer more often. Daddy is in Bangaluru until the 26th. Daddy, just so you know, I miss you and wish you were here to see how much fun we were having. Oh and 1 more thing how do you say these sentences and words below in Kannada?
Words I learned today:
In Hindi, "Main America se hoon" (मैं अमेरिका से हूँ )means "I am from America."
"Theek hai" (ठीक है )means "I am okay or alright"
"Achcha" (अच्छा) means "okay or alright" (my mom says this a lot on the phone :))
July 18 - We visited mommy's friend Gwen who she knew since 5th grade. She lives quite far away and she is very short. She has two daughters Kavya and Kajol who are our age except Kavya is 5 and Kajol is 3. Later in the evening, we said bye to Jai and Vaishali. As gifts, they brought us Barbies that were dressed in Indian sarees. We love them. Maya named her Barbie Saleen. We will miss Jai and Vaishali as they were so nice to us.
July 19th - we said bye to everyone in Bangalore - my grandma, Revti (the maid), Sulochana (the driver's wife) and Srinivas (the driver). They had all been very nice and helpful to us. The flight to Mumbai was fun. We were the only kids and the flight attendants were treating us as royalty - we got special cookies, fruits, and non-spicy food. Maya ate a lot of carrots. When we reached our hotel, we loved it and went straight to the pool even though it was raining a little. We had a blast. Next, we went to see Nani and Nana at their house. Daddy met them after a long time.
July 20 - we took daddy for a drive to Mumbai. He was okay but we wanted to work. So, we came back to the hotel. Next, we invited Nana, Nani, Big Nana and Bai (the maid) to our hotel for dinner. They had not been out of the house for a social event in about a year! They were so delighted to dress up and come for the ocassion. They liked our hotel too and the food. I am glad they were able to do this.
July 21 - we went to Mumbai again and had lunch with Mommy's friends Sonia and Sujata. We had met Sonia before but this was the first time meeting Sujata. Mommy knows her from 6th grade. As usual the rain and the driving was difficult for dad to take. We were home by 4:30 p.m. We went swimming in the pool - it was fun since it was raining too. We ate dinner and came back to the hotel. I was sad since daddy was leaving tomorrow to go to Bangaluru. I will miss him as I will not see him until we reach Indianapolis again.
July 22 - we said bye to Daddy early in the morning and then checked out later to go and stay with Nani and Nana again. Now we will have access to the computer more often. Daddy is in Bangaluru until the 26th. Daddy, just so you know, I miss you and wish you were here to see how much fun we were having. Oh and 1 more thing how do you say these sentences and words below in Kannada?
Words I learned today:
In Hindi, "Main America se hoon" (मैं अमेरिका से हूँ )means "I am from America."
"Theek hai" (ठीक है )means "I am okay or alright"
"Achcha" (अच्छा) means "okay or alright" (my mom says this a lot on the phone :))
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