March 30, 2011
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March 28, 2011
Earth Hour 2011
Like last year we decided to participate in Earth Hour this Saturday past. For an hour, we are supposed to switch off all things electric and find something rewarding to. It is hard to figure how such initiatives help, but no harm done anyhow.
Participants: Poonam was the prominent absentee this time. We met up at Anu and Niru's (cousins from amma's side) place, who were the other enthusiasts from last year. Thier mother, Nalini aunty was also part of it this time. We were joined by Varun and Vandana, friends of Anu.
Highlights: In keeping with the theme, the food was organic and the recipes did not require cooking by gas. The menu was a mixed veg salad, poha (no cooking), a poha+jaggery dessert and jal jeera (a digestive drink).
After general chit chat, Varun, an accomplished guitarist, played a couple of songs. And then he suggested that we compose a song for the ocassion. An hour later, we actually had a fairly decent song going! I am posting the lyrics and the song video below. The video is grainy but the sound should be ok- recommend using earphones for better clarity.
By the time we were done, we had spent about 2 hours without electricity...so mission accomplished.
Lyrics:
Lets make an Earth Hour
to remember
from January
to December
Candlelight
aint just about romance
we switched off
gave Earth a chance
It was our way
of getting together
and contributing
To make it better
Our food
was made without LPG
the Earth is now
a little more Carbon-free
Notes of honey
emanate from wood
and make the evening
sound so good
It was our way
of getting together
and contributing
to make it better
The Earth hour
is just a stepping stone
one day a green Earth
we'll claim as our own...
(Chorus):
Lets make it greener
Lets make it better
Lets make it greener
Lets make it better
Lets make it greener
Lets make it better
Lets make it greener
Lets make it better...
Participants: Poonam was the prominent absentee this time. We met up at Anu and Niru's (cousins from amma's side) place, who were the other enthusiasts from last year. Thier mother, Nalini aunty was also part of it this time. We were joined by Varun and Vandana, friends of Anu.
Highlights: In keeping with the theme, the food was organic and the recipes did not require cooking by gas. The menu was a mixed veg salad, poha (no cooking), a poha+jaggery dessert and jal jeera (a digestive drink).
After general chit chat, Varun, an accomplished guitarist, played a couple of songs. And then he suggested that we compose a song for the ocassion. An hour later, we actually had a fairly decent song going! I am posting the lyrics and the song video below. The video is grainy but the sound should be ok- recommend using earphones for better clarity.
By the time we were done, we had spent about 2 hours without electricity...so mission accomplished.
Lyrics:
Lets make an Earth Hour
to remember
from January
to December
Candlelight
aint just about romance
we switched off
gave Earth a chance
It was our way
of getting together
and contributing
To make it better
Our food
was made without LPG
the Earth is now
a little more Carbon-free
Notes of honey
emanate from wood
and make the evening
sound so good
It was our way
of getting together
and contributing
to make it better
The Earth hour
is just a stepping stone
one day a green Earth
we'll claim as our own...
(Chorus):
Lets make it greener
Lets make it better
Lets make it greener
Lets make it better
Lets make it greener
Lets make it better
Lets make it greener
Lets make it better...
March 26, 2011
NEW ARRIVAL
Next generation No. 2 is here. Arjun Singampalli was born on 26th march 2011 at 3.42 pm IST.
I am my own grandpa
Today Aditya was singing a poem about how a person through a series of legal circumstances becomes his own grandpa.
http://www.mamarocks.com/i_am_my_own_grandpa.htm
Essentially, he marries a widow with a grown up daughter and the daughter marries his dad.
The icing on the cake was the following question and his own subsequent answer.
" But Amma, if his dad is old, how can he remarry? He won't have enough sperm to make babies." After a few minutes of stunned silence from the both of us, " I guess they fertilize the egg outside".
I have NO IDEA how he knows this............I am still in shock.
http://www.mamarocks.com/i_am_my_own_grandpa.htm
Essentially, he marries a widow with a grown up daughter and the daughter marries his dad.
The icing on the cake was the following question and his own subsequent answer.
" But Amma, if his dad is old, how can he remarry? He won't have enough sperm to make babies." After a few minutes of stunned silence from the both of us, " I guess they fertilize the egg outside".
I have NO IDEA how he knows this............I am still in shock.
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