tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85189731831357019842024-02-06T18:27:30.012-08:00MahaDev's SpaceLekshmi SreeRaj Nairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125175264708399339noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518973183135701984.post-86244015139912605662019-02-12T21:53:00.002-08:002019-02-12T21:53:49.256-08:00Proud moment receiving trophy from Grandmaster Maurice Ashley<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Lekshmi SreeRaj Nairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125175264708399339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518973183135701984.post-81106093172721803222019-02-12T21:00:00.001-08:002019-02-12T21:00:18.579-08:00Switching places with my favorite celebrity<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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own house. When I get out of the bed and look around, I see a door. My curiosity
just makes me open the door and it was a bathroom. I have the biggest shock of
my life as I look at the mirror... I was M. S. Dhoni! If you don’t know who M.
S. Dhoni is, then he is great Indian cricket player and my most favorite
celebrity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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know whether I am excited, nervous or overwhelmed. However, I started to panic
and ran out of the door, then something caught me in the corner of my eye. It
was a piece of paper stuck on to one of the nicely decorated walls in the room.
As soon as I looked at it I realized that it was a schedule, but when looked
closer I got an immense shock. There was a cricket match in a few hours with
me, M. S. Dhoni in it and I was in London! So I felt like fainting. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">But I calmed down when I took some
deep breaths. After that I threw everything that looked like cricket gear into
what looked like an Indian cricket kit and I threw on the jersey for India. I
was the happiest person at that moment as I got to wear the Indian cricket
jersey, it must be in the top of the wish-lists for every Indian cricket
follower.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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out of the other door and rushed passed some other rooms. So M. S. Dhoni must
have rented a house in London for this match against Australia. When I finally
reached the front door of the house I found myself hungry so I ate some food
from the kitchen. I found M.S. Dhoni’s favorite drink which is milk in the
fridge and that really helped my morning. Then I was ready, so I went out of the
front door and saw the streets of London, I was amazed at how busy and
charismatic they were. After that I got into M.S. Dhoni’s Ferrari and
surprisingly I knew how to drive it. I knew that playing Mario Kart would help,
so I put in the coordinates for the Wembley Stadium in the GPS (which was
written in the schedule) and there I go to the stadium.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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reached the stadium and I saw rest of the Indian team, I couldn’t believe
myself. I was excited to see Virat Kohli and tried touching him, but he was
like “what is it bro!”! So I realized once again that I am not my normal self
anymore, I am M.S. Dhoni. Then he said that it was almost time for our match
against Australia. So I started to sweat, not because of the heat, because of
my nervousness. But I relaxed when he said that we were to start bowling (or
pitching if you play baseball). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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wicket keeper who sits behind the wicket so that he can catch the ball if the
batsman doesn’t hit the ball that the bowler throws. At the end of Australia’s
batting they scored two hundred ninety-nine runs which was really an amazing
job and my team was on a tricky spot. But I knew that if my team tried hard
enough, we could still win.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Then it was our turn to bat. We were
started off good but soon we got worse and my team Captain said that I can’t go
into the game yet. So I waited impatiently. Finally I was allowed to step in to
the pitch to bat, and I was delighted. But my smile turned into a frown once I
realized that it was the last ball and India needed six runs to win! So India
had two hundred ninety-four runs. Six runs is the hardest shot to get from a
single ball – everyone knows that!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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on the pitch as I saw the Australian bowler Billy Stanlake who was getting
ready who gave me a spine-chilling look. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Memories flashed back in my mind where Dhoni had
hit amazing sixers and saved the matches. So I took a gigantic breath and stood
up. The bowler sped down the pitch like a cheetah and when he let go of the
ball it came to me at terrific speed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I closed my eyes and swung the bat
as I hard as I could not knowing if I hit the ball or not. I waited for a few
seconds, still closing my eyes and holding the bat in the air. I was not sure
what was happening until I heard the audience and the Indian team chanting my
name (Dhoni! Dhoni! Dhoni!). When I opened my eyes I realized that I had actually
won the game for my team by hitting a record breaking six runs! It was a moment
of extreme bliss. After everyone had congratulated me for winning I found
myself exhausted. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">So I drove back to M. S. Dhoni’s
house and I head straight for the bed, I didn’t even realize when I slept. But
I woke up again to realize that I was back in my own house. It was all a dream!
And a perfect one to have.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Lekshmi SreeRaj Nairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125175264708399339noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518973183135701984.post-57253527429783581352018-10-04T09:15:00.000-07:002018-10-04T09:15:10.648-07:00Nail Bites <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Nails, nails, my lovely nails</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Ten of my nails in my lovely fingers</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">They look flat, and beautiful</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Days passed by and something happened</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">I started biting my nails when I got anxious</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">My lovely nails got crooked and bitten</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">People around thought yuck-yuck-yuck</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Nail-biter, called by buddies</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Better stop it now, said my dad</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">My lovely nails, I wanted to stop biting</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">I was out of control and couldn't stop</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">For a year or two, I tried and tried</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Determination is what I had to have</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">I decided to stop, stop and stop</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Shouted, screamed and let things go</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">I stopped biting them for once</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Happy, happy and happy forever</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Nails, nails, my lovely nails</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">I have them back intact</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">(Published in Creative Communications, Poetic Power)</span></div>
Lekshmi SreeRaj Nairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125175264708399339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518973183135701984.post-44469328449577960852018-10-01T12:10:00.002-07:002018-10-01T12:10:45.448-07:00Dude Diaries<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Lekshmi SreeRaj Nairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125175264708399339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518973183135701984.post-88802896498987687502018-05-31T13:52:00.002-07:002018-05-31T13:52:42.708-07:00Poorakazchakal!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
MEA Drawing/Painting Competition (first prize)<br />
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Lekshmi SreeRaj Nairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125175264708399339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518973183135701984.post-7149308093407084782018-05-31T13:51:00.003-07:002018-05-31T13:51:55.123-07:00For my brother<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
For my lil brother who wanted to do some coloring<br />
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Lekshmi SreeRaj Nairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125175264708399339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518973183135701984.post-91551180258731264552018-05-31T13:46:00.000-07:002018-05-31T13:49:29.502-07:00Google Doodle attempt<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
For the one where mom and dad missed the deadline for submission😑<br />
"I google for animals almost everyday!"<br />
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Lekshmi SreeRaj Nairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125175264708399339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518973183135701984.post-78545910135333810452018-03-19T19:08:00.001-07:002018-03-19T19:09:22.575-07:00Travelogue<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background: white;">After a lot of planning, I went to Nevada and
Arizona with my family during spring break.</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">In Nevada we went to Las Vegas and in Arizona we
went to the Grand Canyon.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">On my first day (in Las Vegas) we checked into
our resort and then took a stroll through "the strip". It was really
busy in the night and there were a lot of people gaming in casinos. I really
wanted to try my luck but it is the Nevada law that no one under 21 can game in
casinos. We got back to the hotel really late and then slept.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white;">The next day we spent most of our time in a
resort named The Mirage. This was my best part because we went to the secret
garden and dolphin habitat. There I saw a lot of wild cats and dolphins. One of
the Snow White Siberian tigress got excited and started going every direction I
went, it was fun and I went running and hopping. But a security man (who was
really nice) came and advised that I should not get it excited as they are
natural predators. The rest of the day we visited other resorts and shopping
malls in the strip. In the evening we watched a legendary show of illusions by
DavidCopperfield (the magician in the act) and it was mind blowing.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">On the third day we went to the strip again but
this time we took a taxi and went to the resort named Venetian. This was a
really nice resort based on the European city, Venice. I only have vague
memories about my trip to Venice a long time ago. This resort had gondolas (a
type of boat in Venice which has unique way of rowing) and a lot of nice restaurants
which were mostly Italian. We also visited a really nice art gallery by a
famous photographer Pete Lik. Then we rented a convertible yellow Ford Mustang
for our road trip to the Grand Canyon in Arizona. All of us were excited about
the car and enjoyed our ride to Yavapai lodge inside the Grand Canyon National
Park.</span></span></div>
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most of our day at the viewpoints to see the Grand Canyon. The best view we had
was at the Desert view in the South rim of the Grand Canyon. My dad did a wonderful
sketch of the canyon with my brothers' crayons. We were lucky to spot some
wildlife in the Kaibab National Forest on our way back. Then we drove back to
Las Vegas that evening. On the way my mom found a really nice Italian
restaurant as my brother was craving for spaghetti and meatballs. We were all
concerned that my brother might catch a bad cough but luckily he got alright.
That night we checked into a resort named Circus Circus which was kid friendly
not like the others. We watched a circus act late night and played some games
in the arcade.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">On our last day we spent all of our time in this
fun place called the Adventure-dome in Circus Circus. Me and my brother took a
full day pass with unlimited rides and we did a lot of kids gambling and skill
games. I got a big jackpot! In the end with all our tickets we bought a gun, a
woopy cushion and some candy. Then we watched a clown act which was funny and I
got to hold a spinning ball on the tip of my pointer finger. My parents also
did some souvenir shopping. Then we gave back our rented car and went to the
airport in a bus, and here I am in writing my travelogue in the airplane.</span><br />
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Lekshmi SreeRaj Nairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125175264708399339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518973183135701984.post-81364112691974362862018-03-05T07:54:00.004-08:002018-03-05T07:55:12.118-08:00Stress Buster<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Amma: Mahadev, what do you do when you are stressed?<br />
MahaDev: You mean when I am nervous or tensed?<br />
Amma: Yes<br />
MahaDev: I think about Kammu. His face can bring a smile for sure. I feel relieved then!<br />
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Happy Amma!!!</div>
Lekshmi SreeRaj Nairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125175264708399339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518973183135701984.post-88482093071197735692018-03-05T07:52:00.002-08:002018-03-05T07:52:59.933-08:00PSIA district winner, advancing to State Meet<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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First chess tournament of the year<br />
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Lekshmi SreeRaj Nairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125175264708399339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518973183135701984.post-73340634884085250062017-08-17T12:22:00.001-07:002017-08-17T12:22:50.329-07:00Cartoon Strip for Kuttikootam<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Last Kuttikootam had the theme 'Cartoons'. The lil bunch had amazing creativity on the topic. MahaDev did a cartoon strip based on a previously writvisuals would be his first choice.<br />
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Achan helping with compiling it electronically<br />
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A quick whiteboard Ganesha in 30sec!<br />
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On 8th birthday, moving to third grade.<br />
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On a random question:<br />
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MahaDev, "If you were given the power to change something in the world, what would you change?"<br />
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"I would turn all the villains to nice people and make the world a much better place to live"<br />
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Lekshmi SreeRaj Nairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125175264708399339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518973183135701984.post-33879456365240276682017-08-10T10:58:00.001-07:002017-08-10T10:58:06.595-07:00More art work during summer<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Lekshmi SreeRaj Nairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125175264708399339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518973183135701984.post-69982707451948573732017-06-14T10:22:00.002-07:002017-06-14T10:22:38.135-07:00Random Chat on being popularMahaDev: Amma, who is the most famous scientist?<br />
Amma: There are so many of them. You know some of them like Albert Einstein<br />
MahaDev: Is that what he is most popular for?<br />
Amma: Guess so! He was also good at music and playing violin<br />
MahaDev: Interesting<br />
Amma: What do you want to be popular for?<br />
MahaDev: I want to be popular for caring animals and my Animal Rescue CenterLekshmi SreeRaj Nairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125175264708399339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518973183135701984.post-24687392583424927922017-06-14T10:17:00.001-07:002017-06-14T10:17:36.016-07:00Pocket Money and Managing funds<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">With Vishukaineetam from
Appuppan and Ammumma this year, boys got introduced to pocket money and
managing funds of their own. MahaDev was delighted, Narayan pretended so (not
sure if he understands fully on the concept of money and its power).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">We had to do some Target
shopping on the evening and when boys took their money wallet, I was expecting
them to blow up their funds on toys or candies or whatever interesting. But, I
heard MahaDev telling his little brother "Kammu, lets not use all our
money today. Lets save it and use it later somepoint on something we really
like"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Narayan: "Ippo Achanum
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">But, what really moved me was
when they handed me something at checkout - A $2 nail varnish<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">MahaDev: "We wanted to buy
you something for a long time but didnt have our own money"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Amma: "MahaDev, this is
one of my best days, just with your thought like this. But you do not have to
spend your money on me now. Its your pocket money"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">MahaDev: “We really really wanted to get you this, you have to
take it. I also checked you do not have this color”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Narayan: “Amma, ithu nalla bhangiya itaal! I will buy you a red
open Jeep when I get loads of money when I grow up”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">I have no words to explain my feelings on this – best Vishu ever.
Little did I realise that these lil boys focus on our conversations and keep
track of the things that we fancy. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Narayan thinks he wants to be a doctor treating Mommies as his mom
will fall ill with old age. They are soo naïve and nice, hope it stays.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Grade 2 had been so fast!<br />
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Lekshmi SreeRaj Nairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125175264708399339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518973183135701984.post-71649788068411621892017-04-29T21:18:00.001-07:002017-04-29T21:18:24.161-07:001st place for Chess. MahaDev was soo pleased<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Lekshmi SreeRaj Nairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125175264708399339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518973183135701984.post-39081148561112331262017-03-07T13:37:00.000-08:002017-03-07T13:37:52.209-08:00Something that made Amma really happy!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
A random pic - thought of making Amma and Achan thr Giraffe's he had drawn (Amma likes Giraffes)<br />
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Lekshmi SreeRaj Nairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125175264708399339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518973183135701984.post-38485312424803127562017-03-07T13:31:00.005-08:002017-03-07T13:31:34.990-08:00On to the next<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Progressed from No 9 to 6<br />
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Lekshmi SreeRaj Nairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125175264708399339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518973183135701984.post-26120032826096229502017-02-13T13:27:00.000-08:002017-02-13T13:31:24.320-08:00Ambition (Bed time stories)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
MahaDev: Amma, "You always ask me what I want to do when I grow up, I have an answer now"<br />
Amma: "?"<br />
MahaDev: "I would run an Animal Rescue Centre"<br />
Amma: "Where?"<br />
MahaDev: "Somewhere, preferably in India"<br />
Amma: "Maybe you can become a vet, you get to do the same thing"<br />
MahaDev: "I dont want to be a vet, I dont want to do this for money"<br />
Amma: "Then! How would you make a living out of it? How would you get the money to rescue animals?"<br />
MahaDev: <Thinking hard> "Animals pay me back for my love, Cows give milk, chickens give eggs etc. May be I make money out of it which in turn I will use to rescue more and more animals"<br />
Amma: "That much money wont be sufficient to keep you going. What will you do then?"<br />
MahaDev: "May be I work on weekends. I will come out of my forest area where I will have my rescue shed during weekends and do some work and earn money to keep me going for the next week"<br />
Amma: "That sounds good! May be you get more ideas when you grow up!. Narayan told me he wants to be Doc who treats Mommies"<br />
Narayan: "I want to help Chetan at Animal Rescue Centre too"<br />
MahaDev: "When there are more animals than I can handle I will call you for help"<br />
Narayan: "I will tell my nurse that my Chetan's shed has lot of new animals and very busy so I have to go. I will come and help Cheta"<br />
Amma: <<Big Sigh>><br />
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