General Knowledge

Come April, and all the schools are out campaigning about their "summer camps" for those pests called children. I also like to send my kids to summer camps where, they are kept busy with some dancing, singing,playing,painting whatever. I was not really expecting them to emerge into Picassis(feminine for Picassos) but simply let them have a good time. In fact I really don't want to strain them but learn something only when they are truly interested. I never went to a single summer camp in my childhood, (actually there weren't any except the ones organized by Bal Bhavan which was on the other end of the city) and spent time reading books and innovating new ways to spend time. Well, I'd really like to put down the questionnaire which was given to my 4+year old. You can read her answers inline.

General Knowledge Questionnaire

Q1.How many bones do we have in our body?
A1.Donno.

Q2.How many times does our heart beat in a minute?
A2.Four times.

Q3.How many continents are there in the world?
A3.Donno.

Q4.Who is the President of India?
A4.Donno.

Q5.How many states are there in India?
A5.Donno.

Q6.What is the capital of India?
A6.Donno.

Q7.Name the biggest animal in the world?
A7.Giraffe

Q8.Which state do we stay in?
A8.H.S.R.Layout.

Q9.What is the capital of Karnataka?
A9.Donno.

Q10.Who is the father of the nation?
A10. Daddy.


Amen!

(Mummy now gotto go and interview daddy)

Que sera sera

I have been through such an eventful period these two months that encapsulating all of it would be a huge task which I do not want to take up. I maintain a blog not because I want to share every event of my life over a public platform, but to aesthetically put down some little sparklers in my life which I can check back every once in a while and smile.

One such thing happened the other day, after my younger daughter's fourth birthday, the same day Obama swore in as the President of the United States. I had a hectic morning after her B/day celebration and fell asleep. I felt something rustle near my ear and woke up to find my little one motionless and dumb-struck like a thief caught red-handed. I demanded to know what she was upto and she said"Don't scold me or beat me". I agreed to her negotiation. She then said" I put sand in your ear" On further inquiry she revealed that she had brought some sand in her dungarees' pocket from the sand-pit in her school. I really did not get angry and found the whole thing so amusing. I mean I am usually impressed when someone comes up with anything original (because I consider myself highly ingenious)
And my daughter just beat me.
I named her Anuhya when she was born. It means "the unpredictable" or "something which is beyond imagination" [ooha means imagination]
That was the last thing that I could ever expect. Imagine. Sand poured into the ear. What was she thinking???Beats me.