Harshil's Isms :)

Author : Harshil      Blog : Harshil Is Here !      Date : 5/21/2013 1:02:00 AM

'These are things Harshil said on the trip home that Mamma believes Harshil will never live down :)***To someone who had travelled from Bombay to Calicut in a train and stopped at our Dada-Dadi's home first before even going to his own home so Dadi could have the fresh green bhajji Chillies that her friend had sent for her as soon as possible :"Go take a bathe. Do not come to Harshil's home without a bath. I will not let you in."(Mamma wants to put this in context : You have to remem(...)'

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Kerala Trip - Part 3

Author : Harshil      Blog : Harshil Is Here !      Date : 5/21/2013 12:55:00 AM

'We arrived at Calicut...and Dadi had so many things ready for Harshil to eat :)Harshil did proper justice to everything :)Mamma put up the pink beaded curtains hanging in the hall..before Harshil could demolish them.Rest of the home was mostly Harshil-proof...except for the miniature wooden cabinet door by the staircase, a gleaming steel handles in the bathroom and one thing more that I broke :)Dada cut me mangoes every single morning...Dadi made aam ras for my lunch :)Dada took me (...)'

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Conversation

Author : Harshil      Blog : Harshil Is Here !      Date : 5/18/2013 2:32:00 AM

'Between Mamma and Pappa:(Background : Mamma has fever and Harshil is being Harshil.)Mamma : What!!! Cant I even have a fever in peace ???Pappa : Very awkward timing....you have to wait till he is five at least.'

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9 : 30

Author : Harshil      Blog : Harshil Is Here !      Date : 5/15/2013 1:23:00 AM

'Harshil : Mamma...jalan-jalanMamma : Ghoomi-ghoomi ??Harshil : YupMamma : Lets go to the library...but will you listen to me once you are there?Harshil : Yes Mamma, Yes..lets go nowHarshil is eager to get out at any cost...have been shut up in the house since friday....fever, cold and cough.Mamma : See, its 9: 05 now....lets start getting ready at 9:30...lets step out of the home at 9:40...lets walk and reach the bus stop by 9:45...the bus will take us to the library stop by 9:55...(...)'

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Swetha Kaki...

Author : Harshil      Blog : Harshil Is Here !      Date : 5/9/2013 12:02:00 PM

'mere khakhre ?'

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Kerala Trip - Part 2

Author : Harshil      Blog : Harshil Is Here !      Date : 5/9/2013 1:35:00 AM

'And so Harshi arrives at my Kannur home...where even the walls are specially painted for Harshil :)Harshil loves the green painted hall...loves to see and loves to touch :)Harshil loves Binu mama's exercise equipment...and hangs on for dear life when they start moving :)Harshil loves Prajisha Mami!! She always, always makes time to play with me :)Achacha and Nani call me Kunju Vava..Harshi is tired of telling them that Harshi is now Velya Vava.And Binu mama...I copy his every moves (...)'

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Kerala trip - Part 1

Author : Harshil      Blog : Harshil Is Here !      Date : 5/7/2013 2:04:00 AM

'So..here is the story of how Mamma and I went to India one fine day :)What took me so long to get this down in my blog ?? Mamma is still homesick...so am I.And of course, it is a long long story :)Let me begin with the scene where Pappa and I sat cross legged on the rug ..besides our packed bag....Pappa telling me to be a good boy, to hold Mamma's hands in airports, to keep at least one of my family in sight all the time in India, to keep away from the hot sun, to drink lots of wate(...)'

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Entertainment

Author : Harshil      Blog : Harshil Is Here !      Date : 5/4/2013 6:38:00 AM

'Mamma says Pappa and she will get a TV when I grow up.She says they need some sort of entertainment at home.Right now??? It is me.'

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Fab weekend

Author : Harshil      Blog : Harshil Is Here !      Date : 4/29/2013 2:46:00 AM

'Can you imagine a weekend which needs to be blogged about in three parts ?? Yup..sometimes these things happen :):)Friday was my last day at My Gym. What better way to make it memorable than to have my Honorable  Gym-mate, Ms. Siona, home for dinner ? She arrived sleepy and fussy, but ended up monkeying around so much. Get this, she didn't want to go back home :) Harshi is such a good host !!We danced, played the drums, drew on the blackboard, she dined on my high chair, jumped(...)'

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Tomorrow

Author : Harshil      Blog : Harshil Is Here !      Date : 4/25/2013 1:41:00 PM

'Is my last day at My Gym.The wonderful place where I first went with Mamma when I was eight months old. Thank You, Dear Teachers, for holding me in your arms and in your hearts.'

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Dear Uncle

Author : Harshil      Blog : Harshil Is Here !      Date : 4/23/2013 12:29:00 PM

'whom I met on the bus on my way to My Gym today morning,I do not know your name but I know you are one of the sweetest persons I will ever meet :)I smiled and said good morning to you when you boarded the bus because I liked your smile and because I was sitting in the front seat.In return, you made me a paper crane and taught me how to make it flap its wings and fly!You made my day! And my mamma's too!We were two very happy people when we got down three stops later..because of your (...)'

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Why cant they grow mangoes in Singapore ?

Author : Harshil      Blog : Harshil Is Here !      Date : 4/22/2013 6:15:00 AM

'I am back. And grumpy.Pappa...come back early today please ? I missed you so much.Sooooo much.But I did have a wonderful time. Vishu at Kannur...Ambel and mangoes in Calicut....Dada-Dadi, Nana-Nani, Mama-Mami, Kaka (no Kaki yet)....I miss them all!'

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For ten days

Author : Harshil      Blog : Harshil Is Here !      Date : 4/10/2013 1:34:00 AM

'Our home is gonna look uber glamorous!The bed will look pristine throughout the day...the books will be stacked up to an inch of their lives... the toys will sigh and sleep peacefully in their basket...the keyboard will be glued to its cover with no little fingers prying them apart every five minutes!The coffee table will live a few more days.No balls and puzzle pieces and cubes will topple on the head of innocent people walking beneath our balcony.Our neighbor on the floor below wi(...)'

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Third

Author : Harshil      Blog : Harshil Is Here !      Date : 4/5/2013 4:15:00 AM

'Mango season...in Harshi's life :)Yummy they are...the king of fruits!Just polished off one :)'

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Chairs

Author : Harshil      Blog : Harshil Is Here !      Date : 4/5/2013 3:36:00 AM

'Mamma warns all future visitors to our home to be cautious when sitting on the dining chairs.Harshi has upended them enough times that they must have lost a screw or two.'

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Dear Blog

Author : Harshil      Blog : Harshil Is Here !      Date : 4/5/2013 3:25:00 AM

'I love you. I do.Its just that with my hectic lifestyle caused by my vast and ever growing social network, I never get the time to come and talk to you.You see, Harshi is growing up.Even Mamma, who has a strong network of solid friendships, is awed at Harshil's social prowess.She has friends who she can talk to after a gap of years as if the phone just got disconnected in mid-conversation....and she thanks God for them in her prayers.Mamma and Pappa took me to Legoland, Malaysia. Wi(...)'

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Contents of Mamma's bag

Author : Harshil      Blog : Harshil Is Here !      Date : 3/22/2013 7:53:00 AM

'Since I explore them on a daily basis...on my way to My Gym and on my way back home..!!> Tissue papers.> Umbrella, sunglasses (mine and hers), cap(mine), hat(hers)> Water bottle (mine)> Wallet (brown) and key pouch (lavender and purple)> Cell phone (black...can take pictures, play songs and videos)> Stones (all varieties..picked up by Harshi from various roadsides)> Book (usually library ones)> Lolipop (She thinks I don't know about them..He He He)> Harshi(...)'

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Harshil played Holi

Author : Harshil      Blog : Harshil Is Here !      Date : 3/20/2013 3:45:00 AM

'I know, its a bit early...but it was a bit too much fun :)And the finale....before and after :) Thank You, Avani Aunty....for the best pictures ever!!!'

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Mamma fell

Author : Harshil      Blog : Harshil Is Here !      Date : 3/20/2013 2:39:00 AM

'On the road. With Harshil in her arms. With the total weight of Harshil and Mamma on her left ankle.First day she couldn't complete her sentences...it hurt that much.Second day the other leg started hurting...cos she put her whole weight on that leg.Today she is just grumbling about it....the pain must be receding :)She wont play with Harshil yet, though :('

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Falling down

Author : Harshil      Blog : Harshil Is Here !      Date : 3/20/2013 2:36:00 AM

'Harshil wants to go to London.Harshil wants to hold the London Bridge.Very tight.So it does not fall down again.'

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