Khushi's dose of the day!! Papa's birthday gifts

Mummy: Hey Khushi, what are we gifting Papa this birthday? He is turning 38, so as per the rule we have to gift him 38 gifts! Its going to be a tough job, so start thinking!

Khushi: Mom don't worry so much! We can do it!

Papa: Oh nice, so tell me what gifts you have planned for me?

Khushi: (quietly) Mom, its his 38 so we can gift him 3 and 8 gifts. SIMPLE!!

We couldn't stop laughing and Papa didn't know how to react to this proposal! He didnt have a smarter answer to his intellegient girl's witty shortcut.

Khushi's dose of the day!! Eid Mubarak

Khushi was staring at a doll set in the shop right infront of our car while we were waiting for our breakfast to be packed and brought. It was Eid holiday and we were heading towards Banergatta National Park for the animal safari.

Khushi: Mommy, Can you buy me that doll set? See it has all the FROZEN characters and you know how much I like Frozen!

Mummy: Whats the occasion?

Khushi: You can take it for my birthday.

Mummy: But thats in April. So long way for that.

Khushi: Ok. But today is EID, so you can gift me today as well!

Mummy: Oh, so you want EIDI from me?

All occasions are great to receive a gift indeed!! 

I AM LUCKY I AM LITTLE

"Dipti aunty, how can you drive?" asked a very innocent voice. Smilingly I replied,"Because I have learnt to drive and practiced it!".
A very sweet charming little girl keeps greeting me every time I enter my building. Our mutual affection for each other has been fore granted for many years now. 
But little did I know that life is going to be so unfair to her. At the age of 10 years, that little doll is suffering from a mountain of pain. And the more heartening thing is the way that brave soul is taking things at her stride. Being little and ignorant is after all not that bad sometimes. 
Today is her birthday and I couldn't help myself of dedicating these few lines to her. I can never put myself in her shoes and write what she must be thinking, but its my humble effort to pen a few words on her behalf. In fact, this is my selfish effort of penning down what I think she must be going through. 

"I see the winds blowing and the curtains swaying to its rhythm. 
I am 10 years and I can only watch the might of the almighty! 
I feel luckier today to be little, to be ignorant about life.

Knowledge brings anticipation along and you die more deaths everyday for the same fate.
The pain is unbearable and the process very overwhelming for my little soul.
But there is no past and future in childhood, so I feel luckier to be little TODAY

I can see the sadness in my mothers eyes and the helplessness in my fathers voice.
But I am happy that they are always with me, taking special care of me.

I miss going to school, playing with my friends and learning new things everyday.
But they say, I cannot go out much. I might get unwell. I wonder how much more unwell I can get?

I have started loosing my hair, but my mom says, I still look beautiful.
My friends do not treat me differently, I think I am lucky I am little.

Today is my birthday, I have turned 10
I have not lost my enthusiasm. I am excited about my new birthday dress and the cake. 
I am still going to be eager to open all my gifts and start using that new bag in school. Though I don't know when I will start going to school again.

I hear people saying that life is very uncertain. But as a kid, I do not look for certainty. I enjoy every moment and accept  it as it comes. 
I am going to be big soon and loose all the spunk I have. People are going to remind me of how awful my disease was. But for all those learned people, I AM LUCKY I AM LITTLE!"

Khushi's dose of the day!! Starstruck!

Khushi: Mummy can you teach me some song, which Annushka has sung.

Mummy: Annushka? Where did you see her? You have never seen her movie ever!

Khushi: I saw her in India's Got Talent.

Mummy: Oh good. Did you like her?

Khushi: Yes Mum, I want to learn to sing her songs and dance like she does!

Khushi is star struck with Annushka. And I immediately went back in flashback. When I was small, not 6 but may be 12-13, I was starstruck with Madhuri Dixit. Her smile, her dance just caught my mind. I wanted to dance like her, dress like her. I went to the extent of buying the dress she wore in Pehla Pehla pyaar hai and the jewellery she wore. And after I saw her in DIL TO PAGAL HAI, I was totally bowled over by her passionate dancing. Even today, she is like an idol for me. When she dances, the world stops for me.

And seeing my daughter going through that stage makes me nostalgic. I have to see so many phases of her life through which my journey of life has been. I hope, like my journey has always been wonderful and exciting, she also explores her world with the same positivity and good experiences.