My baby's a HERO :) :)

Hi Friends,

Hoe you guys are doing well.. I am well too, living life as it is making me live..  Going with the flow as they say.. Surprisingly the summers are really good this year in England hence just want to enjoy the few days of summer before it becomes dark and dingy and rainy again :P

Today is a very special post and yes! its again about my daughter :) as she's made me really proud.

The moment when your child makes you proud could come anytime in your life.. I guess for my parent's life it would have come when I topped in my 8th std exams or got 90% in my 10 std exams and so on. not really sure, but yeah I am sure I didn't do anything in my childhood days which would have made them proud of me.. hehehe :P I was quite a mischievous kid who did everything like getting lost with my friends in the jungle to beating up my lil brother to breaking things in the house.. hahaha

But as a parent that day has arrived for me really early.. My princess has made me proud when she's only two years old and I am going to tell you how :)

It was the weekend and we have a routine to take her to the outside play area, the garden, on weekends.. She just loves going on the swings, slides, roundabouts just like most of the other kids of her age. So last Saturday we took her to the garden and  she was having a gaala time on the swings and the slides. Suddenly as she was walking from one place to another, she saw a kid crying loudly, whereas other kids weren't even disturbed, she stopped and looked at the kid, the kid then ran to his mother and Anaya kept watching it until the kid was happy again, and when she was assured that the kid is happy and safe, she carried on playing. I observed her from a distance and was happy to see her concerns for the crying kid. It made me smile in my head and I carried on playing with her again.

A little while later, that same kid was crying its lungs out but no-one was even having a look at her. It had been at least 10-15 minutes since we saw her crying again too but we couldn't do anything as you can't touch anybody else's baby in this country. Her mother was not even in sight and neither any of her other friends or relatives. She just carried on crying.

 At the same time we took Anaya to a swing near to where the baby was crying. She was having quite a laugh as she enjoys the NEST swing very much. And then suddenly she saw the baby crying and she couldn't stop herself. She asked me to stop the swing saying,
"Mumma STOP STOP", I said "ok what happened??"
She said: "I wanna get down" I said "Ok" and brought her down.

She started moving towards the crying baby as there was still no one to take care, she turned back to me and said "Just a moment mumma" showing me her index finger and  I said "Ok Bebo" as I decided to be a spectator to what's about to happen.

She walked upto the baby who was I think near about the same age or maybe a few months younger than her.
She started talking to the baby and asking her "What happened??" "Where's your mumma?"
The baby just became quiet as it got some attention.

Then Anaya saw a packet of crisps right next to the baby and realised that the baby might have dropped the packet and the crisps might have fallen off and that's what was making the baby cry.
So she picked up the packet of crisps, started putting the fallen off crisps back in the packet and when she was done she handed the packet back to the baby. The baby was quiet by now and I was surprised how my lil one has made a crying baby quiet. Then they started having a lil chit chat and I was a proud mum as I clicked a few pictures too.

And then suddenly the baby's lost mum arrived :P, she completely ignored Anaya, took her as she might be making her baby cry, she snatched the packet off her baby's hands, threw it in the dustbin, didn't utter a word to Anaya, took her baby's hand and rushed away... And my darling daughter turned back and came laughing back to her mumma as I clapped for her heroism. I was a proud mum!!

And there was a life lesson right there which she completely mastered, that the world might be ignorant, negligent or just jealous about you and your deeds but you have to keep doing the good work and not get affected by the Stupid people's attitude as there is always someone who is watching you and knows the real story.

I was so happy and proud that I kissed her praised her and also gave her a little gift on our way back. :). May her good side always wins and makes her do good deeds for the people :)

Thanks for reading me and my lil one's story, hope you have your proud mum/dad/brother/sister moments too :)

With that note dear friends, Cheerios!!!!

Deeelicious and Disgusting!!!!

Hi Friends :)

Hope you guys are well and having a fun in your lives.. Even if you are not don't worry not all days are meant to have fun :)

Just quite like to write my feeling out these days because I want to look back to them on a dark gloomy day and bring a smile to my face :)

Having quite a few funny feelings today don't know what to write down but this one is special.

Its about my daughter again, I know but she's the one who keeps me happy and occupied  these days. and is the major source of my funny feelings :)

As I had mentioned that my lil one has turned two and its the age when they start speaking an putting two or three words together. I am amazed at the speed she is learning stuff, you tell her one thing maybe in a hurry but she'll remember it for ages.

One such day when my husband was working on his laptop and she went to him, I told her "Anaya come back, papa is busy" right- from that day her dad is just busyyy according to her.
Me: Anaya where is Papa??
Anaya: Papa is busy

Me: Anaya dont do this or I'll tell papa
Anaya: Papa is busy

One day as he was again working.. she went to him.. "Pappa, are you busy??"
Papa: Yes Anaya, I am
Anaya: Ok Pappa, byee Have a lovely day :) :)

Just makes me wonder how cute their little world is..everything is black or white yet colourful.
If only I can get into her brain one day and see life's equations so simply put.. all that innocence about people.. without any vices and selfishness :) how everything is apart yet connected.. it'll be such a amazing treat.

Another thing that she has started saying is Deeeliciiooussss!! and Disssgussstiiing!!! :D with so much expressions and tone I can't explain. I think I should thank Peppa pig for introducing her with these words but when they come out of her mouth they are so beautiful and would fill you with so much sweetness that even you would like to just capture that moment forever.

Everytime I cook something good for her like parantha, panneer or pasta she'll say ummm.. Deeeliciiooussss on the other hand if she sees something bad like a egg yolk, broken biscuits.. she'll say yuck! Disssgussstiiing!!

Such a tender little creature and so full of expressions! just love it!! :) :)  And I like the way she finds the right occasion to mouth those amazing words as if they were invented during one of these situations only :)

Can't remeber how exciting my life was without kids but with one only its is so beautiful..TOUCHWOOD.. I think I'll stop here. enough of my funny feelings :P

Hope there are things which fill you heart with so much love..

Time to say bye!!!

Cheerios!!!

Mi Vida Loca!

Hi friends,

Hope you all are well, happy and having a gaala time. Its not been very long since I wrote my last post and here I am writing another one. I should get a pat on my back for taking time for it :)

What made me write this post saying "Mi Vida Loca" is the life I am living these days, its full of fun, laughs, smiles , cheers and madness.. touchwood.

In spanish, "Mi Vida Loca" means "My crazy life"  :) :) and it holds true for me these days, Thanks to my 2 year old daughter who is such a bundle of energy, cuteness, innocence and love.

In my previous posts I had revealed that I was pregnant and I have so many posts in draft which says, "Its a girl", "She is here" etc but sadly didn't get time to write them.. sooo bad..

But today as I am sitting in my office looking at my lil one's photos and videos and thinking about how much happiness she has filled our lives with, has compelled me to pen it down.

Our daughter turned 2 this year and everyone around us were telling us about the saying Terrible Two's.. which refers to the terrible time two years old give to their parents by being mischievous and doing naughty stuff.. but hang on.. I don't think soo.

Since our lil one has turned two.. she's become even more sweeter.. well behaved and she says some things which I wasn't even saying when I was say 20 years old.

Every Morning I get her ready for nursery and when she knows its time to leave she goes to her dad, waves to me and says "Bye mumma, have a lovely day in the office".. the best thing I hear every morning

When I come back, she runs to me gives me a biiig hug and clings to me like a monkey and tells me how much she missed me. :)
One day I asked her,
Me : "Anaya did you sleep in the afternoon"
She replied:  "Nooo , coz Anaya saaad"
Me: "Why were you sad babba??"
She: "Because mumma went to office :(" and that moment my heart just met like butter on a pan. I felt so bad.. but I think it was one of those days and I made up for it.

My in laws visited us this summer and she mingled so well with them saying "Daaduu-Daadi I love you". She knew that they weren't keeping well so she'll say "Daadu, Daadi paraceetamool" after dinner :)
One day her Daadu fell from the chair since then everytime she sees him sitting on the chair she'll say "Be careful Daaadu, no sliding"

She's so full of energy that she will just jump up and down and say "Look at meeeee, I am jumping in the muddy pudddllllee"

She wakes up in te morning and says "Hi mumma, Hi pappa"
When papa leaves for office she'll say "Bye Pappa, I love you"

She'll have her food at night and then scurry across the room as if she's digesting it doing all sorts of different dances and performances.

At night, she'll take my hand and say "Lets go mumma, sleepy time" because she wants me to read her books.. She loves reading books and I am so thankful to god about it and I'll do anything to encourage her because in this digital age, its very easy not to read and just watch.

She got gifted a doctor set on her birthday, and now Dr Anaya Rana, checks everyone with her doctor kit, starting with the stethoscope, the mouth piece, thermometer etc and by the end the answer is "I think you are alright" Sooo sweet..


I can't stop telling you about the things she does to make my everyday so happy and full of fun.
And please stop giving this notion that there is a thing called Terrible Twos because there isn't. Its all about how you bring up your child.

That's all I want to say in my Funny feelings today.. my little one has made my life so crazy that I look forward to every single day with her..TOUCHWOOD..
Hope it continues forever and hope your lives are as crazy as mine.

Cheerios!!!

Lost and Found!

Hi Dear Friends,

I know its been a very long time since I have written a post. Not that I didn't have any funny feelings but got so busy doing the daily routine and mommy activities that did not think this was important anymore.

Until today when I just happened to read the blogs again and I felt so good. And I couldn't help imagining that its been 2 yeas since I have written my last blog and reading it was so much fun. Imagine how would I feel after 20 years. Hence this post is to the feeling of realisation and the person who made me realise it.

This blog-post is all about friendship. Its one of those relationship which gets overlooked sometimes, because we feel that other relationships are far more important that this.
I too felt the same. I always thought that friends are there to pass time, in school, in college at work. To hangout, party, go shopping etc. I had many friends at school, college, locality but eventually moved on and lost all contact with them. Never kept up-to-date with their lives, and just continued with my own. And now thanks to Facebook that we are friends again but the spark is gone. The spark to tell them any good news, spark to crib about a situation, spark to be partners in crime all the time.

But luckily one of those lost friendship has reignited again, and I cannot tell you how happy I feel about it. Its like all this time I was seeing myself getting older and then this friend appeared and I am young again. I am chatting, cribbing, fighting, scolding again just like the good old days.

We were at the same company for a brief period of time but in that brief time was long enough to be friends for life time. We used to spend time with each other, work together, study together, mostly eat together and most importantly have Chai together. and Chai as you know brings out your emotions better than liquor :P

Then life moved on, he had to travel overseas for onward studies and I decided to settle once and for all. I guess we both got so busy with our new lives that we forgot to miss each other. For me it was a change of country too, he also eventually got married and got settled. And we both lost contact with each other completely.

I did used to remember him sometimes but refrained to send him a catch-up email thinking its been too long an what will he think.
Then there was the dip, I don't know whether it was the post baby depression, stressful job, family duties or absence of  good friends. I started missing him more and more. Whenever I used to think of sharing something which I couldn’t  share with my partner, my parents, my siblings, I missed him even more. And I was sure that he must be going through the same.
But I always had this gut feeling  that one day we will connect again. I didn't know when, how but I always told to myself that it was a special friendship and it would definitely come back.

One such usual day, I put my young one to bed and realised a message pop up and to my biggest surprise, it was that friend. He messaged me back and told me how much he missed me and I had nothing else to say than me too, me too 😊

He going through a bad patch and just wanted to let it out. We both caught up with each other’s lives and felt so stupid not connecting so many years. And even though we were talking after 5 years precisely, we could talk like we just spoke yesterday. Nothing was changed and that’s the best part of friendship that true friends never change.
We talk regularly now morally support each other and have each other’s back.

That’s what I want to convey that friendship is the relationship that you are not born with, you choose to be in it and make it. Don’t just let it go. Treasure your friends and your friendships. Pick up that phone and call your friend ask him if he’s okay tell him about yourself. Don’t wait for the dip to happen or a bad patch to start before you contact them because then it becomes all the more difficult.

I personally feel so happy these days, my irritation levels, frustration levels have gone down and I feel all the more happier.

So this is it friends, I had lost and found a friend but I hope you guys don’t lose yours and if you did, better find them again.

With this funny feeling good bye
Cheerios!!!