writing s d r a w k c a b
He often writes backwards, he seems to be more comfortable with it. We found some explanation from the good old net that matched what we’ve been thinking… (emphasis mine)
am I so little?
Was carrying him down the parking lot when we paused next to the convex mirror that showed our reflection and the entire background in a panaromic view. “ishteisht idina naanu?!” he exclaimed!
how much blood
Son got a small pinprick cut today on his finger… He’d squeeze his finger to see a tiny droplet of blood. After a few minutes, it had clotted. When he squeezed again no more blood came out, he asked “has all my blood run out?”
abhinav abhinaya
Abhinav’s trying to argue to prove his point. He had done a lot of mischief, including pushing his mom trying to topple her over. So his mom had said, come let’s do some mallayudda (wrestling). Then he started saying – I’ve injured my hand, and you still want me to wrestle? And got into a […]
English conversation – attempted
nowadays he tries to speak more in english 🙂 limited vocabulary is not a limitation when filler sounds are available
meet his friend, Handy
Handy is an animated puppet character Appa had invented around half a year ago once when Abhinav had been crying. It had been a big hit, and Handy’s been around since then. At first Appa prompted Abhinav – tell Handy what to do… tell him to jump – and he’d say Jump, Handy! and Handy […]
conversation – an invisible connection
To listen, and not just hear with words or good body language, but with one’s heart and entire being… is a skill I have a long way to to go learn! 🙂 But for me, a connection with my own self (through practice of daily silence) has definitely helped radically in connecting with others! A […]
JK: hard hitting but relevant talk on education
(emphasis mine) Question to JK: It is the universally accepted conclusion of modern intellectuals that educators have failed. What is, then, the task of those whose function it is to teach the young?
children learning value of silence
A video that was posted in this comment on an article on schooling… In our current age, where with our increased access to media – the limitless internet and so many international channels on TV, with good bad and misleading information. There is only a limit to how much supervision and interference adults can do. […]
what's he up to?
Now he has his own Abhinav’s online video channel… clicking on the Broadcasts tab takes you to live coverage if any – you can email his dad if you’d like to be notified…