Voice of Rakhi

Quilling Rakhi made by Fionaa

Crafted and decorated with perfection,

Prepared with love and affection!

Every year tied by her, on his hand,

With the silk thread, Rakhi I stand!

She buys me thinking of the future,

For the brother protecting his sister!

She is sure that his care would remain,

Unaffected by his financial loss or gain!

But that is the story of olden times,

When there were black &white Chimes!

Now is the age for women empowerment,

To realize a girl’s potential that God sent!

Amazed to see a world out of Thali,

Women venture everywhere freely!

Can tie me to anyone; for you- who fight,

Brother, sister, or mother, full of might!

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Marvelous Mighty Mudit!

Fight the enemies with his Omnitrix,

From the episodes makes his own mix!

With his magic needle, anything he can knit,

Because he is marvelous mighty Mudit!

Charm, Self-absorbance, Satisfaction,

He is also a complete packet of action!

Every good quality is in his kit,

He is my marvelous mighty Mudit!

Loves to feast on, and watch TV,

He has always been a true foodie!

Without entertaining us, he can’t sit,

Because he is marvelous mighty Mudit!

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My First Family trip to Europe

We went to Europe for a Family trip

Ate pizza daily had cola for the sip!

The drive to Delhi churned my stomach,

Didn’t know the reaching time or luck!

At Ukraine airport, kid zone was the charm,

Until there was a big fighting alarm!

 

Reaching Frankfurt filled us with excitement,

Lovely weather filled with European scent!

Magnificent Mercedes Museum startled us

Awing at car models, no one did hunger fuss!

Amazing food by Tharesh uncle and Swati aunty,

Minion smileys with the mouthwatering delicacy!

 

Where we all had lip-smacking ice-cream,

Was the Lake Titisee-  scenic like a lovely dream! 

 

The Heidelberg castle left us in amazement,

Even though the guide blabbered in his accent!

Daddy's super idea of the spacious bus,

Giving the feel of home comforted all of us!

Spyer Museum was ancient and educational,

Apollo-11 movie was informative and enjoyable. 

Mesmerizing was the Schanz Windmills,

Beautiful lake, houses, and windy Hills!

Madurodam had miniatures perfectly detailed,

There wasn’t a game, that we hadn’t nailed. 

Seagull on the beach took Ayussh’s pizza

At Scheveningen without any struggle of visa!

Spell bounding was the Brussels city square,

Belgium Chocolates and yummy Waffles everywhere!

 
Mini Europe made all of us speechless,

Realized knowledge about Europe, is always less!

 

Every Roller coaster at Disney was thrilling
Loved it, even when our heads were spinning!

 Saw Eiffel Tower- the world wonder,

Where people don’t leave even in thunder!

All this only Nani made it possible,

Can’t be compared, she is incredible!

What words shall I use to thank her,

The way she carried food and water!

Her vision of Family trip to Europe,

was beyond our expectations and hope!

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Rain Prayer

O Father, the Lord of Goodwill

Min land is barren and thirsty

Art dying waterless, grant rain timely

Shall thee drench Earth with water

Shall thee save us from this slaughter

Sun, the bee, shall leave on its own

But you are helpful enough, to be praised and known

Amen!

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The German Visa

A few days ago I and my family went to the Visa office. I was overwhelmed to know that we were going to have a new experience. How my excitement turned to interest with hidden sympathy is a whole lot of adventure you are going to read.

When we slithered inside the office there was a mass of people who seemed extremely annoyed. They were disgusted by the inconvenience of the service in the office. They were also trying to adjust in an inadequate number of seats. I pitied them. Then I had to pity ourselves as we didn't have seats for ourselves and it was taking too long.

There was an excellent door security system. The door only opened when the tiny machines beside every door scanned the staff's ID cards. This staff looked cool even though a lot of people yelling at them. From inside they were little depressed, but they hid their depression pretty well.

Some of the complaining customers happened to lighten their miseries by sharing it. A woman told that she and her husband were there from the previous afternoon. After waiting till 5.00 in the evening, they were told that the server stopped responding. Then, they had to take another token for the next day to be in the queue. Another lady had searched several cities for her passport and the company employees seemed to be playing passing the parcel with it.

My dad had gone to keep mom's laptop in the car as they did not allow it inside. Then he secretly drove off to the McDonalds for giving us a surprise. People who had not even gotten their tokens were standing in the line. When daddy came back, he sorted the people. He was the savior and always is. After that everything seemed to went well. But a while later, शान्ति  became अशान्ति.

Then I had gone to my nani's home. After some time, I was called to get another photo for the visa application. This is when I realized that Germans do not like people who smile with teeth showing. They want us to listen to them so they want to see out full ears in the visa application fee. I was made to click photos 3 times in an hour.

In conclusion, the experience at the Visa office gave me two ultimate lessons:
1. When getting a photo clicked for a German visa, remember their rules.
2. There is always more than what meets the eye. First I thought the problem was in the staff of that office. But actually, the documents of the shrieking people were not complete. They were probably shouting as they wanted to hide their mistakes and blame the staff.




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Don’t judge people quickly

Puja ma’am was very short tempered and the strictest teacher aboard our bus. Children used to avoid her and hated to sit even two seats near her.  No one liked her until yesterday.

It was a usual afternoon when our bus was stuck in the B2Bypass traffic. Suddenly we bumped into an alto’s rear mirror. It was an accident. Two affected people jumped into our bus and started arguing with the driver to pay the compensation. All of us were clueless about what would happen. Would we be able to escape from paying the fine? Would we live in Jail from today? Or would our parents need to be invited to confront this? Everyone wanted to reach home as they were troubled by the scorching heat.  All teachers seemed to enjoy meekly the arguments between strangers and the driver, but Puja ma’am.

Puja ma’am listened patiently to extreme abuses, given by the unwanted guests. She stood up on our bus driver’s side and her courage and bravery were exemplary. She told them that by one call she could bring fifty police officers in a minute as many of her family members were government officers. It doesn’t matter if that warning was real or fake. She gave them her phone number and asked them to leave. They finally understood and left. We got dropped at our homes. All that mattered at that time was an adorable lady who saved us even when it was not her duty.

I realized that judging someone from her outside behavior without much knowledge may lead to misjudgment.

Little incidents teach important life values.  This incident changed my perspective on my teacher. It is just like looking at the other side of the story. Now I have raised a level of respect in my mind for her. My heart is full of flowers for her. I look up to  her for inspiration

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Advice to a Thief

Dear Thief, 

If you stop stealing and make

your heart bigger than an elephant,

If you love your own home,

you will realize the treasure God sent!

If you would be happy and satisfied,

You’ll find some eggs in your nest!

If you don’t steal sparkly things,

Even then your home would be the best!

If you can always stop yourself

From committing the deadly sins,

If you keep the goodness, you will be

The richest, having put hatred in bins! 

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Ivaan is a literal blessing

Ivaan is a literal blessing

With straight soft hair, 

Always in a cute dressing

All on a tender body, 

Ivaan is a literal blessing

A happy and joyful nature

accompanied by a smile, enthralling 

Is never dull and gloomy 

Ivaan is a literal blessing

White as snow, soft as cotton     

Magnificent, he’s a Godling 

Incomparable to anyone

Ivaan is a literal blessing

Has won a place in our hearts and

Membership in the heart clubbing                      

No words enough to adore him

Ivaan is a literal blessing

He is in the stage of

Infant to kid developing,

Memories are caught in the phone

Ivaan is a literal blessing

All his life that’d come

he’ll certainly be charming

we’ll teach him everything

Ivaan is a literal blessing

we all are fond of him

never wanna leave the darling

so attractive and lovely

Ivaan is a literal blessing

O Lord make his years ahead 

very safe and satisfying  

so even others can praise him 

Ivaan is a literal blessing

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Our Gems of the Day!

Our gems of the day

An anniversary is a time,
To rejoice and celebrate
For the day once a year,
You wait, wait and wait!

After having kids,
To handle and to nourish,
Don’t have time for feelings,
To fly and freely flourish!

None can take the burdens alone,
Of office and household,
These works never stop,
Whether you’re young or old!

Riccha masi and Sudhir masosa,
Are a couple very special!
Can look after everything,
In a way so whimsical!

Hardworking and happy,
Not shirkers in any way,
That makes them certainly,
Our gems of the day!!


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The Actual Reward

This Diwali I had done a lot of hard work. Rangolis was a task I cut off from my mother’s to-do list. I helped my dad to put lights in our balcony. The sundry work related to puja decoration was done by me. My dad was impressed and wanted to give me a gift. I suggested what immediately came to my mind. I asked for a blue dress for me and a recent movie in the theater. That was promptly responded as usual.

So, the next afternoon we planned to go to a mall.  Daddy got me a dress of my liking and we also watched a  movie. But the very next day, I saw a trailer of yet another movie and wanted to see that too. Then for the upcoming next festival, I longed for a traditional dress different than the blue dress which I had just bought. I realized that the desire to buy things that can be bought by money would never end, nor would our craving for them. I would not remember the movie all my life and one day I will grow taller than my dress.

While discussing it with my mom, I developed an insight. When some dear one grants a gift then one should ask for something that would remain with you for a long time. Something which is priceless rather than stuff like dresses and movies.

Being a fifth grader, I have just started use of pens. My dad loves buying stationeries for me so I could have asked for loads of pens too. But these things can't be cherished for a long-term. On the other hand, I can learn some useful things by spending time listening to elder's experiences and stories. Even learning some skills from the dear ones would be more meaningful.

Whenever I write a nice blog, my nana nani give me money, which I have been accepting happily. But eventually, that money goes to momma’s pocket only! My nana has been an administrator. He is a man with great experiences and talents. I decided that now onwards I will discuss with him about his experiences of administration and current politics.

On many occasions, my dadu dadi too give me money. Most grandparents just give money because they are not certain as to what kind of things we will like to have as a gift. But not any more of money in gifts! For example from my dadi I will like to learn to make Sindhi Curry. My dadi makes incomparably best Sindhi traditional food. I would like to learn such dishes from them one by one. Her hands work like magic in the kitchen!

This learning will now always be in my mind. I understood that we should not waste our precious opportunity of learning things. I will now always think of having a  meaningful ACTUAL REWARD.
What about you?

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