மாடு வாங்கித்தாங்க

C plays all the time with the other kids in the apartment. She cries a lot when they leave at night to go to their home to sleep and looks at them longingly when they go to their school with their backpacks.
She cried and pestered D enough to find a preschool for her. The school is from 9 to 12. C is quite proud of this and was very excited the first few days. They she started complaining "the teacher does not allow me to do MY stuff. She wants me to do the stuff she asks me to do!" Whenever she throws a tantrum to bunk school, D scolds her, "if you dont go to school everyday, you will end up a cowherd!
So, the other day, when C would not get ready to school and when D scolded her, she promptly said, "அம்மா மாடு வாங்கித்தாங்க! நான் மாடு மேய்க்க போறேன்!!"

சீக்கிரம் வாங்க

Chantel has been expecting me to go back to India in a week and has been asking me to come back everytime I talk to her. Today, she got irritated and scolded me: "சீக்கிரம் வாங்கன்னு சொல்லிட்டே இருக்கேன் , ஏன் கேக்க மாட்டீங்கிறீங்க? "
She also has started giving me the list of stuff to bring and the barbie she used to take care while she was here.

Chantel wants to marry colin

Chantel told D that since Colin is a 'prince', she would like to marry him. D told C nicely that she could not marry Colin, but first C had to become a big girl, be nice and then appa and amma would find a good prince for her and C should marry only that prince and no one else! C didnt buy it but didnt argue.
Later, when they were outside, roaming around madras (while I am suffering here in this St Louis chill weather!) C got bored and wanted to return home. She requested D to drive her home in D's scooty. When they passed by the ragavendra kalyana mandapam, C realised that they were going home and got elated and told D: "Since you listened to me and are taking me home, I will listen and obey you and marry the prince you show me!"

Headache

C has a severe headache, it seems. She does not want to let D do anything. Gets angry with Colin for no reason (no surprise there!)
When I called her, she told me that she had this pain but dont want to take the 'blue' color medicine because it tasted yucky and added "மருந்து வேண்டாம், மருந்து வேண்டாம்னு அழுதேன்"
When I told her that she would be alright tomorrow morning, she seemed to be not convinced.

Bye bye chennai

I left around 5:30 pm. When I asked C to join me to USA, she bluntly refused. At the airport I carried CK over the security cordon railing and told C that I was taking CK with me. C didnt like it and started crying. Only after giving back CK, she calmed down.