Josh Trip 4 - Sonapani

The josh trip series is continuing and here is the link for the other three joshtrip1, Josh Trip 2, Josh Trip 3 though i am bit late to write about this one...  Here we go.. 

A place called Sonapani, Wahaan pe paani hai aur khazaan hai, Siddharth told everyone in his class.. The moment i told the didi for the holiday of siddharth she talks to me cutely.. yes we know you are going to Sonapani..

This place is near nanital, and there are small cottages and run by a beautiful couple. Their two kids are amazing.. 

We drove down by car, and felt great to see this big statue of Lord Hanuman on the road.. There is a small temple also.

The resort is inside the jungle, so we walked a few kilometers and our luggage came on Pony. 

 

We enjoyed the walk, it was raining , and Siddharth and Vivek had fun with the umberalls.. 

The jungle walks were beautiful, and Siddharth the champ was great at walks. After passing through a ridge we came across a deep forest, and Vivek took the lead to get into the depth and then find a way for the cottages. 

Siddharth walking on his own in the jungle

It was big challenge .  Me and Siddharth after looking in Vivek's cofidence decided to follow him.. and it was the most amazing fun..

Taking rest

 

Tu mere saath saath chal

 

Jungle mein mangal

 

When he found the Cottage going up on his own

Back in the room with his treasure, he collected for the whole class and gave one to each

The next day was 15th august The india's indepedence day..

 

 

 Mera rang de basanti chola

 

I like the way they have written Sonapani.. Yadein rah jati hai

 

When we came back it was raining heavily..Siddharth and Vivek going together and Me catching the moments.... 

Siddharth has good memories from this place, he was telling today to one of Vivek's friend i went to the jungle.. 

Ek Raasta hai Zindagi jo thama gaye too kuch nahi

Award

There is this lady, she made me feel great and happy today. After a hectic day at work, when i logged on and was happy to see a award for me at blog. Thanks to Shas for the award. Thanks for bringing back many other feelings attached to the award. The link to her blog is here

I remembered my first award was my bicycle my Dad gave me when i scored a second position in the exams of class six, then the award came at my college.. The most  difficult one i got the award for the outstanding organizer for organising an exhibition and i was the only girl in the college with 11 boys who got this award. The other award, three years in consecutive i got for the great collection of stamps and coins.

During the professional life i got the award for the nicest desk in the office, then developing a protinex drink for a company... 

There is a special feeling which has been attached to every award.. and this award is amazing .. 

 

Thanks Shas, i pass on this award : 

1. Kavi - a great leader who was the first to came to my mind
2. Sangeeta - The great mom .
3. Nazish Rahman - I feel great to connect with you on interent
4. Apanatva - Thanks for being there.. 
5. Neha: I am sure you will like this
6. Shilpa: For her great thoughts.. 
7. Nona: for his dedication towards movie reviews
8. Lou: I am sure you will like this.. 
9. Anju Gandhi: I always remember she is the first one to become my follower thank
10. Rush: Good luck for your Tulsi Project
11. Bala Ji: I hope you will like this... 

and to everyone who want to have it, so you are requested to :
1. Accept and post the award on your blog.
2. Link to the person from whom you received it.
3. Pass the award to 5 other blogs that are worthy of this acknowledgment.
4. Let them know they’ve been chosen for this award. 

Thanks Shas for these happy feeling!!

Do you Know Appko Pata hai Part I

               The sheet Siddharth made at School, i like the way he writes his name

Siddharth brought this sheet from school on friday.. when i asked him about the sheet he has a full story to naraate.. Mama aapko pata hai kee honey bee ka ghar kee six sides hoti hai.. ( mama do you know honey bee house has a six sides) This was my project today.. i hope you can see a honey bee in the hexagon above.. 

The way he asked me this question aapko pata hai... gave me an opportunity to launch a series of this.. I asked him further Siddharth why the name is honey bee... Mama aapko itna bhi nahi pata woh honey collect karti hai isilye honey bee.. Today it was my turn to ask him question and i was throughly enjoying it .. i never thought that asking question can be interesting also when you ask to a cute kid like Siddharth.. 

Here comes my next question, Siddharth honey bee honey kahaan se laati hai.. ( How honey bee collects honey) Mama honey aata hai sunflower se kyoonki woh bheee yellow hota hai aur honey ka color bhee yellow hota hai.. ( they get from sunflower as it is yellow in colour and honey is also yellow in colour)

Siddharth Honey bee honey kya karti hai.. Mama aapko nahi pata.. woh apne baby ko khana deti hai.. unko honey se bada karti hai aur us honey se ek special jelly benti hai jo rani honey bee khati hai.. 

Mama ek baat batayoon.. jo boy hote hai na woh lazy hote hai.. kuch kaam nahi karte ( mama do you know saying with a naughty laugh on his face, boys dont works they sleep all the day) Being naughty with him i asked him what is Lazy.. Mama aapko lazy nahi pata.. ( u don't know) lazy means zo kuch kaam nahi karta bus leta rahta hai... 

I was laughing the way he told me and honestly i never noticed that honey bee house has six sides.. That's cute!!

3rd aniversary!!

Siddharth with his friends i dedicate this post to this friendship

Since morning there are different thoughts coming and going thru mind.. then came the thought oh it's been three years that i am taking care of this blog.. So this blog is three year old.. and i was going through my older post when i saw my first post about Siddharth..

Every post has grown, as Siddharth has grown from this first post... and his cute talks. I love u Baby. You and your talks are the inspiration and soul of this blog..

My blog is another world of words for me, which inspires me. I am waiting for the day when Siddharth will start reading this blog, and express his thought in the form of comments. ...

In three years many minds have come here and leave their impression, which keeps me moving and lead to the next step of writing another post.

Just now a friend called up to congratulate me on my well written article for Economic times, the day has started with the bundle full of joy and smiles... the link is here article at ET

Happy birthday once again and may GOD bless you with many new posts and many more people to read.... AMEN!!

Rich Sunday!!

Today was the most wonderful day spend in the way Siddharth planned. As vivek is out with the friends and i am sure he is going to miss the fun we had together..

The day started with the baking a cake together.. it was fun doing with him and his cute little question, Mama this is a chocolate cake why are you adding banana and eggs to it.
Next was trying on a new skates Siddharth got yesterday.. In the skating ground he wished next for a visit to the book store.

We were heading towards the book store in a mall nearby and siddharth saw this sand truck at one of the store.. Mama i dont have the truck for the sand.. and in a very cute way when he asks me mahnga hai.. ( is it costly) .. The way he asked me this question, i felt like buying for him.

He saw crocs at one shop and wished to buy for himself the red colour and i green colour but finally we settled for red colour.

When i went to a store to check on something for me he did not like it. There we met a mom of his classmate and Siddharth was on for another fun as she told that her daughter is in the play Zone. On hearing this from her Siddhath comes and tells me, Mama agar aap mujhe wahaan chod do to aap aaram se shoping kar sakte ho.. ( if you leave me in the playzone u can shop easily) I was laughing and left him at the play zone..

Siddharth enjoyed for one hour at the play Zone, i selected few cloths for Siddharth and brought him to check after the play zone.

We were coming back home, Siddharth tells me very innocently Mama aap kitne rich ho na( Mama you are very rich na).. you bought me so much in one go. Many Toys, Cloths, Crocs, Play Zone..

I had the wonderful day...Siddharth was telling me just now!! AMEN!!

Huggy!!

There is some noise coming from the kitchen, i know he is doing some play with the utensils. Then he came to me and told, Mama mujhse kuch gir gaya, pahle app promise karo kee app mujhe daantoge nahi aur gussa nahi karogee... ( Mama i have broken something, you will not scold me and not get angry with me)

I said Siddharth what happend, he spilled the juice all over. I asked him Siddharth are u sorry, no mama aapne juice giraya aap sorry I was looking at him and laughing at his smartness... Mama I love doing these things...

Then after five minutes he came again, Siddharth you have spilled the juice again.. Haan thoda sa giaraya bakki to hai... ( i have spilled the few more has been left..)

He came, hugged me and said Sorry Mama...

I love u baby for your smartness and innocence...

ps: The name huggy to this post has been given by siddharth

Who got the looks?

Small bunny house made by siddharth

The new look at the bed inaugurated by Siddharth.. I never thought a small change in the house can bring such a great smile on the face of him...

Aa khuli aankh se saja le kyaab koi.. band aakhoon ka to har khyaab bikhar jaata hai...

Guess Who?

This weekend we visited Vivek’s paternal house, where his chacha and chachi lives with their cute little daughters. As Siddharth calls them fondly Vasu didi and smriti didi..

There is a special fragrance of love and togetherness comes from the environment at their house. I love the food they cook. Ek alag sa taste hai jo sirf mummy ke khanee mein se aata hai…. So we tend to eat more also.

When we were heading towards their house, Siddharth was saying I will get bore and when we were coming back he was the one who was not willing to come back. He made everybody laugh at his cute little things, and the best was when we were moving towards our car after receiving chocolates and water pipe from chachi he said very innocently to me “ Mamma yahaan sab kuch free milta hai”

While going we wanted to buy some puzzle for Siddharth’s Vasu and Smriti Didi, the challenge is that you go to a toy store with Siddharth and don’t buy him anything it is hard.

This time it was made easy by the owner, Siddharth selected the toy and the shopkeeper said you give us ur address and we will deliver. He asked the shopkeeper when you are giving me the toy for my sisters so why are u not giving the other toy which I selected and we had another laugh on his logic.

I knew the promise of the Shopkeeper to Siddharth has to be completed, as he started asking the question about the delivery in the car. I looked at Vivek and we both made a plan to fulfill his dream.

On Sunday morning at house our security guard comes with a Game named Guess who and gave to Siddharth that the Shopkeeper at Delhi has send this game. I was overwhelmed with pride on seeing joy on Siddharth’s face.

Now we play Guess who together and it always gives me more joy and contented feeling to see the way Siddharth enjoys this game…..

“There lies a past of me in a child which I wish to find and enjoy”

A milestone....

Vivek and Siddharth at Vagator Beach Goa

This is my 100th post, It reminds me of the celebration we use to make at Pepsico for the first 100ton of production and then for the first 100 crore of turnover. The mails with the best wishes will float from all over.. There was a huge amount of team work which was involved to make that 100 To this 100, i have grown with each and every post.

I would like to thank the two special men in my life, without their love and support it was not possible to reach here Thanks Vivek and Siddharth Vivek, a silent and strong bond he shares with me and my blog, whenever I write a post I send him a link for him to read. A small smile or a wow or reply saying too good values me the most.

Siddharth, who is the hero of this blog, thanks baby without your cute conversation, amazing doings it was not possible to reach here. Thanks baby and be always the same.. Though he has a fair idea, mama writes about him. As whenever he makes something or says something and if I pick a camera or pen he will show his full interest. I am sure he will appreciate more when he starts reading …

A special thanks to a friend who introduced to me to this beautiful world of words three years ago. Thanks Kavi, for your constant support and believe in me.

Looking back, I never thought that internet can bring this special bond of connecting with people you have never met, never seen.. Many thanks to all the blog friends I have on my blog roll and more to come, thanks for making time to read my blog, showing your support through your comments they mean a lot to me. I always look forward to them so keep on writing…

At the 100ton of production we had ladoos, so leaving to the market to get the ladoos for this 100th also…..

Attitude and Life

Everything around is growing at its own pace and giving us a beautiful feeling.. Many new flowers have grown in the house… welcoming the spring or rain…and giving me a hope of life..

Siddharth has learned the skating. I learnt swimming (I use to afraid from water)…Gaggi Mamu( my brother) has gone to Mumbai.. His lunch at subway replaced with the Vada Pao.. We are growing to not having him around us on weekends…we miss you Gaggi Mammu..

There is a momentous change in the patterns Siddharth makes now.. Earlier he use to make small and closed, now he always explain to me and makes a story around it.. He has never played any of the puzzles the way directions are given on the box. He will always make his own ways, and I somehow feel great about it.

The new pattern siddharth made with the wooden slabs

The most growing thing is his talks, the small incidence which happened today gave me a big laugh I thought it deserves a sharing here:

Siddharth wanted the ice cream and it is there in kitchen, I was working on my laptop.

Siddharth: Mama where is my ice-cream

Me: It is there in the kitchen

Siddharth: Mama aaap mujhe do…

Me: ( being engrossed in work) : Aaap aapne aap le lo..

Siddharth: I don’t like this attitude..

with this he went to kitchen picked his ice cream ate it and I am still thinking…. He must have heard it from us and used it perfectly..

I love this attitude of yours Siddharth…Love u baby!!

Aankhoon mein juske koi to khayaab hai...

Words from the Sand!!

The small world of sand and water Siddharth made at park with the kids

It is raining today and Siddharth is writing the alphabets on the board.. we thought we will learn some alphabets today. I asked him to write the alphabets he remembers , he wrote few of them. After writing this he said mama ab aap mujhe enke baby alphabets bhee to likhne ko bolo, jaise didi(they call their class teacher didi) kahtee hai.. I liked the way he called the small alphabets as baby alphabets..
I thought it would be a good idea to take a picture of Siddharth’s first alphabets which he wrote on his own..

Then all of sudden we went to the balcony to hear a noise of kids in the park, and we both were excited to see the kids in the park playing with the sand and making design with water and sand. Siddharth loves to play with sand and water, so I asked him u want to join them with your sand kit. He immediately said yes, mama I will do the study when I am back.
I thought the alphabets he can learn later and he will anyways learn it. But the learning he will have from these little group of kids, with the passion they all were playing in the sand. They all got more passionate , when Siddharth shared his sand kit with them. They all ran towards him to catch his sand kit.
Mama was clicking them from top ..and when he was back mama mujhe bahut maza aaaya .. humne bahut masti kari…

Megha re megha mat pardes ja tu… aaj tu prem ka sandesh barsa………………
( clouds don’t go away give us some message of love)

My Inspiration in life!!

She has been my inspiration through out my life. She was married to a family where most of the members were from non education background. Her struggle in life has always inspired me. She has always shown me a new ways in life. She use to sit with me when I was studying my board exam in 10th class, the fragrance of her in my studies makes me happy now also. After coming from school, she will just give me a smile and I will forget all the tension of my life.
I remember I use to sit with her and recite her I learned from my school lessons, and then I will say something wrong to check whether she is listening me or not, I loved those small things with her. She never scolded me for this; she loved each and every prank of mine. To make me successful is her aim in life. She has never been aggressive with me. I have loved her silence and small words of encouragement she has given me from time to time in my life. She gave me her time, her passion, her love, her patience, and many more for which I will always be short of words.
The day I got married we were separated to live life on our own. I felt like somebody has taken me out from my roots, she is there to guide me but she wanted me to find the ways on my own now. She is there for me when I need a guidance, I never knew how to cook. So for small things I use to call her, she has never been impatient with me.
She has all the time in this world to attend me. She has never laughed on my silly questions and has always answered it with love. I gave birth to new life, and she took the responsibility of growing up the new life as I could not get much leave from the work. She never wanted me to leave the job, as happened in the case of most of my friends after marriage.

Today at the age of 60, when she cannot walk half a kilometer, as her knee joints are not supporting her. I cry when I wrote this post, as you can never see your parent weak. We have always seen them strong, carrying so much troubles but being happy.The hands which brought us in the life are needed to be hold today..

The way she tells me TU ghabra na ( you don’t worry), shows me that she is full with the will power…

Nanni aaap chini kee paronthee bahut ache banate ho, mama ko nahi aati.. listening this from Siddharth she will immediately run to the kitchen and fulfil his demand..

I love you Mummy!!
My mom with siddharth and his best friend mani..

ek naya dost!!

Siddharth has got an amazing capability of connecting with people of different age. One of my cousins visited us this weekend. I met him almost a year and we have been rarely together after my marriage. His training at Gurgaon gave us an opportunity to spend two days together.

The way Siddharth has spend the weekend with him, was not looking like a first meeting.

They made a cute home with a puzzle of Siddharth that he has not broken and wanted it to be as such. He made this as the garage for his small cars.

The love Siddharth showered him over the weekend, made difficult for my cousin to say bye to Siddharth when he was leaving for his school today morning. The one cute example is when I and Vivek have to meet a friend yesterday who was not keeping his health well. We thought of dropping these two young men at home. Siddharth wanted to come along, and then we told him we are going to see a uncle who is not well. Mama Wahaan dawayioon kee smell aaygee... (There will be smell of medicine around the patient) Being a parent that we don’t wanted he to come along we agreed to his logic. And yes it gave an opportunity to both of them to know each other more and me to write a post. As when we came back, below was the scene in his room.

My cousin was standing, they were playing a game Janga, truth or dare. You take out one brick and you have to perform whatever is written on that particular brick.

Chintoo Mamu: Sing a song

Siddharth: pahle aap yeh batyo aapko kaun kaun se gaane aate hai ( first tell me which all songs you know)

Chintoo mamu: Mujhe to bahut gaane ate hain.. ( I know many songs)

Siddharth: thik hai pahle yeh batayo aapko kaun se gaane aate hai.. ( that’s ok, first tell me which all songs you know)

Chintoo Mammu ( by this time confused and happy by this little one’s curiosity) decided to sing Jingle bells jingle bells jingle all the way………………..and we all were laughing after this…

Since today morning our home is full with the fragrance of the flowers he left for Siddharth and the memories he has left behind……………….

Haath chute bhee to rishte nahi tuta karte………

Back to School!!

Siddharth school reopened today after a long summer vacation of nearly two months… These two months went with the joy of being together for the whole day.. Being a boss of ur own work gave me an advantage of doing the work for the flexible timing..
I and Vivek dropped him today at school, the moment he was at the school gate; there was an excitement in his eyes…
Good morning turtle, good morning plants, good morning fishes, good morning Jaishree didi ( they call didi to their class teacher) he was saying to everyone in a very sweet gesture and great smile on his face..

I missed him thru the day , these holidays I also went through my summer holidays, we painted pots, piggy bank he got from his nanni. All the kids brought their own scrap books, they have made during the holidays. They have shared their work. Siddharth came home and told me Mamma mera kaam itna zada hai kee didi kal bhi share kargee.. aur humne simmi didi ( the other teacher in the class) ko nahi dikhaya to school main hee rakhna ..
There were many new things I came to know about Siddharth. He is now a kid who understands each and every talk we do at house. We cannot talk in codes he can decode it. He loves doing paint, playing puzzles, playing memory games, creating stories ( I started Siddharth blog also. ) playing hide and seek. He love challenges and to beat other in the game of kog works. He is grown up in weight and height as the all other kids in his class were today morning..
And the most surprising was the blocks he made today evening..
Siddharth beta you have beaten Mamma today in this game…. Love u baby!!
Bachoon ke nazuk hathoon ko asmaan chu le ne do..
Do char kitabein pad key eh bhee hum jaise ban jayngee…

Aap nanni kab banogee..

Yesterday my mom dad came to our home. Siddharth asked my Mom Nanni app meri nanni ho, aur mamma kee nanni Jhai hai jo gurdaspur mein rahti hai.. lekin meri mamma nanni kab banegee.. We all laughed at the innocence and confidence of this cute little child.. I love you Siddharth.. Be always the same my baby!!

Siddharth with my mom and my Nanni

Hai Zanoon!!

Jisko marna tha who mare nahi aur jisee nahi marna tha who mar gaya… this was the Siddharth's words the moment we were out after watching movie Newyork…

Today when my brother came he told him the below version of the movie…. He watched yesterday night…

Teen log hote hai.. woh college mein hote hai woh freinds ban jaate hai ek ladki hoti hai aur two boys bahut badee hote hai college jatee hai.. who race dekhte hai phir do bade boys friend ban jaate aur ek wife ..

College se bahar aake mazee karte hai.., who aadmi who baat soch raha hota… army hoti hai.. jo eske ghar pe shot kartee hai.. aadmi ek uncle ko bolta unhone hamare ghar pe shoot kara.. phir who army uskoo bolta hai lekin aadmi ko police ne hee bola hota kee shoot karo aur usne aadmi ke ghar pe guns rakhi hoti hai..

Bas itni hee yaaad hai.. ab main khelne ja raha hoon…
I was amazed the way Siddharth was telling the story to my brother… Hai Zannon hai zannon sa seene main .. yeh ladka itni cute batein karta hai.... What say?

A cute conversation!!

When I was feeding food to Siddharth today a cute conversation happened :
Siddharth: Mamma aap apne tummy mein ek baby rakho.. mujhe ek baby chahiye,,,
Me: Kyoon
Siddharth: So that I can play with him..
Me: Siddharth we can have baby by other way also
Siddharth : Kaise
Me: We can adopt a baby there are many babies who doesn’t have parent so we can adopt
Siddharth: Hum uska khyaal rakh sake, aur usko paal ke appna baby bana le..
Me: ( by this time amazed ) : haanzi..
Siddharth: Mamma who log aapko phone karte hai kee babby le lo..
Me: You want a boy or girl
Siddharth: Jo jaldi bada ho jayee…
I am laughing and laughing on the innocence , commonsense and confidence of my cute little baby..
I love you Siddharth!!