Baking and Decorating!

Well i think by now everyone knows how much i love to bake...and then decorate my artwork...and ofcourse happily eat it too :) in 2008 [well last year] i attended a beginners and an advanced course in cake decoration and i must say...i enjoyed it to the core..

For christmas i made this cake...

And for new years i decided that i should challenge myself...and since we r not at the sydney harbour bridge to celebrate and see the fireworks...lets get the bridge to our kitchen...and voila i decided to make the harbour bridge...surprisingly not many people have done this...or atleast i cant see it on google!...after a few sketches...cutouts...i had it all planned...and then i did it...i must say i am mighty impressed with myself...my friends were excited to see it... :) well we couldnt have fireworks so i got some sparkling candles...and it did a decent job!!!..here r the picts!!!

Time for TimeOuts

It is definitely not fun having a toddler...well most of the times..and today is one of those days!

Elisha is teething and last 2 days she has had some fever, runny nose and ofcourse drool..yew! with the teething n all i reckon she didnt want to eat..so she hasnt eatten much the last couple of days..TOTALLY not her.

Well today she pointed to the banana sayin nananana...assuming she wanted some..i gave her a tiny bit...ate about 3/4ths and threw it on the floor...and squashed...oh god...i asked her to pick it up and give it to me or throw it in the bin...well she proceeded to look at me and walk off.. got her back to the scene of crime and asked..she picked and then because it was soooo mushy she threw it back..

neverthless that was enough for me to go over the roof..i had just cleant the kitchen...

she was given a time out :)..its her 2nd...1st one she dropped my gigantic mug of coffee on her and all over the kitchen floor...thank god it wasnt hot..

she definitely wasnt too happy about the time out...but did not move an inch...crying like someone slapped her...thank god praveen didnt interfere...the time out was followed by some followthrough and then orange juice which was gulped with much enthusiasm...all the screaming must have left her dry!!

So eventhough i know this is the 2nd timeout...am sure there are going to be HEAPS more to follow..and i will lose count..

Merry Christmas...HO HO HO

To all my Family, Friends and my Beautiful Mommiefriends...

Merry christmas...and an even better Newyear :)

Love to you all from all of us :)

Its Never too late for good news...

well 20 weeks is a tad bit late...but hey atleast i am blogging before the bub would be out right.. :)

yeup..we are expecting baby #2 :) Due on May14th...

so far this pregnancy was a breeze...havent gained weight at all...soo much different than last time...no morning sickness, no heartburn or Symphsis pubis dysfunction yet...infact i barely feel preggers...minus the kicks and squirms and the ever growing tummy..

Ofcourse having a toddler around gives u absolutely no time to sit...Elisha sure knows how to keep me busy...i bareeelllyyyy have time to sit...infact my quality time..sorry to say is when i am in the loo!!!...sad i know!

Elisha thinks everyone has babies in their tummy including hers...tooo cute...i am a little worried about she will react once the bub comes...she doesnt like to share us and not fond of other kids sitting on our laps...mmmm...

so heres hoping for another 20 weeks of hassle free smoooth pregnancy...and hope the baby comes out alll safe n sound n healthy.. :)

Mumbai's Night of Terror

There are so many things i wanted to blog, but kept putting it off and now when i heard about this i couldnt stop from writing.

On 26th Nov at around 10pm Indian Time Mumbai was struck with terrorists. This was no just bomb blasts, but Attacks like one would see at war zones. its been 35 hours right now and the battle is still going on.

The work is by some extremist Islamic group and all this is being done in the name of Religion and God. Why??? All Religions in this world prech about peace and unity in humanity, yet we see sooooooooooooo many acts of discrimination.

The so called terrorists have taken into hostages innocent people because their muslim brothers and sisters are being killed around the world. In this world that we live in, are there only muslims who are targetted??? What about the Jewish persecutions of the Holocoust? What about Christians being raped and killed in northern India? What about 100's of Hindu's beheaded? If all these religions were to start replying to Violence with Violence then this world would just not be the place to live in. So why then are just these small extremist groups doing this?

Because of these groups targetting innocent people, muslims all over the world are persecuted and always looked upon as terrorists? Is that right? not at all. They are humans, but because of certain fanatics they have to go through crap.

Because of this people with muslim names are targetted when it comes to security. My last name is Jose, anything but muslim, yet whenever i go through security, i am considered high security coz my last name can be muslim!!!! same goes for my cousin. He travels internation a dozen times...and all the times his bags are scanned opened and he is frisked. A price innocent people have to pay thanks a few ignorant people who are killing people around.

Theres so much more i want to write, but i dont want to sound like just another rascist bitch. I am sick of the way fanatics react. Depressed beyond words that my home mumbai is going through terror. A city where even after the 1993 bomb blasts, the city didnt stop. Yet today mumbai has come to an halting stop.

Wake up people. Lets not kill people on the name of religion or caste. We are all humans. We all have a common relationship. We need to stand together instead of breaking apart.

Heres hoping this comes to an end and all these attrocities will stop, be it in India or Africa. Lets make this world a better place for us and for our kids to live in.

50 Tidbits about myself..

All my mummy friends have this blog up on their pages thanks to Teri's great idea about posting things about herself. I am going to give it a go. lets see how we go..This is in no order..

1. I have learnt Indian Classical Dance for over 9 years but could not complete my final performance.
2. I used to be a voracious reader. Now its luxury.
3. I am an Accountant, but i would rather teach Special kids who i taught for 1 year.
4. I grew up in Bombay and lived in the same building all my life.
5. My early childhood days were really the best.
6. I am a Tomboy.
7. I have many friends but handful close ones.
8. I want to go back to Bombay, coz thats where i truly belong.
9. I feel lost in Sydney.
10. Being married to Praveen has been great with a lot of rollercoaster rides in between.
11. Elisha has been my blessing.
12. My Soulmate Veena died 6 years ago.
13. She was everything to me and her death has left a huge hole in my heart.
14. I am scared of getting close to people after Veena's death
15. I am NOT a morning person. and neither is Elisha wooohooo
16. I could party all night long.
17. I dont drink a lot.
18. Love Vodka and Tequilla and Wine.
19. I enjoy baking.
20. I love to decorate cakes.
21. I am a nerd.
22. Love to watch Antiques Roadshow and Want to buy something which will appreciate and be an antique so Elisha can enjoy.
23. Even though i might say bad things about Reality shows, i am curious and keep watching.
24. I am very inquisitive.
25. I am a Control Freak
26. I have very limited patience.
27. Love to Travel and am always looking for new places to go
28. Do not like shopping. Idea of shopping is going to a mall and coming back empty handed.
29. I dont wear makeup. Just gloss and eyeliner.
30. I have watched FRIENDS about a zillion times. So much so that Elisha is addicted to it too.'
31. I am a huge fan of Brothers and Sisters, House, Desperate housewives and 2 and a half men.
32. I used to watch Oprah, but now i prefer watching Ellen.
33. I think Dr.Phil is a jerk who is always praising himself.
34. I rarely dream.
35. Driving relives my stress.
36. I get anxious very easily.
37. Annie is the best sister in the world.
38. My parents are too cool and i wouldnt trade them for anything.
39. Pranav is my bestfriend and we have known each other since kindergarten
40. I am always looking to do some new projects.
41. I cannot sit still for one minute. Need to do something ALL the time.
42. I need to lose some weight. But i am never satisfied with my body no matter how thin i get.
43. I am addicted to Bags, shoes and Perfumes.
44. I own about 30 different types of Perfumes. Favourite being CoolWaters by Davidoff and J'adore by Christian Dior.
45. I am a decent cook.
46. I am now a workout holic.
47. I hate unclean toilets and kitchens.
48. I used to paint.
49. I play the piano and sing / conduct the choir.
50. The radio is always on in my car.

Wow i did manage to do this. cheers

Random Update..

I have been quiet for sometime...well not quiet really just awfully busy!!! highlights of what happened..

Onam
We celebrated a South Indian harvest festival in september. Infact we celebrated it 3 times. jeez. One i cooked up a whole feast at home on the day and at the last moment 2 of our friends dropped in and we had a great time. Two we were invited to our friends place. And Three all of us friends had one and it was such a blast.

LadiesNightOut
Last weekend of September, we girls decided to go and let our hair lose. And boy o boy was it worth it. Surprisingly the guys didnt want us to come back early. So we walked around the harbour and Rocks. Went for dinner to Pancakes on the Rocks and after an overstuffed meal we walked around somemore. It was such a deserved timeout and this will be the first of many more ladiestimeout.. :)

Weekend at PortMacquarie.
This weekend, we all took a day off and left on our annual vacation on Friday to PortMacquarie. about 6 hours drive from sydney. It was not relaxing as such since there were 9 kids to look after. But it was a good get away. The men were drunk and in the pool..the ladies were hanging out in the lounge gosspping and chatting away while watching the kids..and the kids were being kids having an absolute ball of a time. By Gods grace there was no fights, no problems, no arguments. Everything was great..

Annie coming back
what??? yes madam annie wants to see elisha soooo badly that she is coming in tonight. She left early june and its end of october and shes back..ofcourse her coming is always welcome..and this year is going to end on a better note :)

Miss.Attitude..

Last saturday we were at our friends place. They have a 6 year old son and a daughter who is 10days elder than Elisha.

While all the adults were in the lounge just chilling out the kids were at the back playing. There was a tricycle and a scooty[one you push with your feet]

Mary and me were on kids duty so we were at the back just overseeing what was happening. Elisha was sitting on the scooter, while her girlfriends were just sitting down. One of the boys were on the tricycle and the 6yr old boy wanted the scooter elisha was on. He was arguing with her asking her to get up coz you dont sit on the scooter.

Elisha [all of 14mths] just had this look on her face and was looking at this boy. after 2 minutes of him pleading, she said "addiuooooo poooddooooiiiii" [i am guessing thats her language for "here take it you baby and shove it up your A$$"] and walked off. Much to the 6yr olds amusement who had this wierd look. Mary and me were in splits.

The rest of the time she didnt go and sit on the scooter. mmmmm Whereeee did she get this attitude. Oh my god. Elisha is one going on 21 i think. I am sure theres soooo much more going to come our way. Just hope we can handle it.

Elisha's 1st Swim class

Finally we enrolled Elisha for swimming. We got her into the Waterbabies class. So its parent and child in the pool. Being the 1st class i wasnt tooo confident on going with her, so i roped praveen into doing it. and now that the class is done, i am kicking myself for not doing class 1 with her. well she has another 3 more this term.

How was she? erm not good at all initially. She was soooo scared. When we got into the pool area, she got very pale and wasnt smiling. Thats a sign that she is nervous and her brains going at a 1000miles. Into the water and she was screaming and crying. [at that point i was soo glad i wasnt dealing with it] Praveen did so well with her and in about 10minutes or so she was slowly calming down.

She did side to side, blowing bubbles into the water, got used to water being poured onto her head, floating on her back and front.

30mins later, class over and miss.elisha didnt want to get out of the pool. Hahah talk about having a change of mind. She was loving every minute of it. Initially she refused to go to the instructor. In the end she was jumping out to her. Then praveen had to take her to the big pool and play for somemore time and then we had to drag her out.

So our 1st class was a success and she loves her water. Hopefully she will enjoy it more and enjoy water as much as her parents do.

here are some picts we took.



Entrance of the pool


First go...not very happpy


Getting better


Pouring water


nope...not happy again


Now in the big pool..getting confident


See how confident she got.



All done. Not happy about going back home.

Ta-Bye

HUH..what?? have i finally lost it?? erm no...the title is Actually a word..in the books of Miss.Elisha..

When she was about 6-7 mths...her first words were Ta-Ta...which meant going out...she loved going out and hence associated Tata with is...so much that in recent days she wakes up in the morning grabs her shoes and gives them to me sayin Tata...[in my mind i reckon she is sayin..mum move it u need to get ur ass to the gym and i need to go to the junior care there]

Since a few weeks she has been hooked to 2 kiddie shows...one being "In the night Garden" and "Teletubbies". I totally fail to understand why and how can she be hooked to it...but must let the creators of those shows know...those 2 shows are totally doing what you intended to!! Helping mums pour breakfast down the kids throat and give some mum time :)

Proceeding to TeleTubbies...very few words in that show...Hello..which sounds like Eh-o..go figure and BuhBye...

Smartypants Elisha...realised ohhhhhhh the waving of hand...its going out..its TaTa...so buhbye is the new word...

But when it comes out of her little mouth...she says.. "Ta-Bye"..what she has smartly done is combine the two words together...just incase her poor mum wont understand that hey byebye means Tata...

hahahah..its the most cutest word ever...really...Praveen and me have a Laugh everytime she says it...and to make matters cuter we keep sayin tata...and she says Ta-Bye..its catching on...it will be the new hep word in town.. :)

Elishas One year Stats

My girl is growin sooooo fast...unbelievable...

Here are her stats..

Height : 77cm / 30.8inches 75th percentile
Weight : 10.8kg / 23.76 95th percentile
Head circumference: 46.75cm / 18.7inches 90th percentile

The nurse was quite shocked with her weight...she reckons elisha looks a lot lighter than she weighs..and she was very pleased with all her milestone acheivements and the fact that she can already point her head, eyes and nose and knows the actions to a few rhymes.

Her teeth and eyes are in great condition too..thank god she likes to brush..she surely doesnt want my set of teeth.. :)

I can hear her argue with praveen right now...he is trying to pack and she is helping him unpack...okie mummy to the rescue..

India-Australia Fair

Sunday Praveen had to go to The India-Australia Friendship Fair 2008. This is held every year on the ocassion of Indian Independance.

This year Praveen was asked to be the media person [photographer] for one of the indian newspaper here. Ofcourse he was soo excited..and Elisha and me thought we should join him..

Severly cold + rain didnt dampen anyones spirit and it was fun galore..and all the indian food..i have gained a few kilos for sure..

Praveen did a great job with the pictures..and heres the link to his video of pictures

enjoy the song too...

Praveens India-Au Fair picts

Chocolate Fiasco and Tantrums...

Elisha may be one, But she has reached Terrible Twos already..How can such an angelic child be terrible? Well this is something that happened recently and TOTALLY blogworthy..Elisha when u turn 21 i am SOOO going to show this to everyone..

Story: I kept some DARK cooking chocolate outside..left it on the table..didnt think Elisha was tall enough to reach it..and i was busy cookin..15mins later i cant hear elisha....this child cant sit still for 2 seconds and here i am 15 mins later hearing no noise...Mummy instinct says.."shes doing something very very naughty"

This is what i found her doing..after i found the chocolate bar wrapper on the
floor...look how happy and content she is...and can u see how dirty her face n dress is getting..















This is how the chocolate bar looked..broken in two..and quite a bit eaten..



After effects of taking the chocolate from her..

Tara..this is what she does..i have a video with a friend..will upload that when i get it on my recorder...

Falling on the floor..part of tantrum throwing...





Give me my chocolate...i want it nowwwwwwww





you wont give it to me...well i have to throw my temper tantrum then..





and peace restored after the bar was given back



Well i did take the bar from her after the last pic..gave her a small piece of real chocolate which she threw on the floor...n then i stuffed it into her mouth so she would stop crying..and then she realised its better than the bitter crap she was eating..

Elishas first bday party

I rarely get to sit in front of the computer..since i have a computer hogging husband...so right now he is having lunch..and i gotta do this quick

Party was GREAT..so much fun..so much dancing and everybody we invited was there..that was a wonderful feeling..

The food was good..The cake looked AWESOME [whew 3 days of hardwork paid off] and the Balloons looked Professional[thank god]

heres the link to the pictures...i want to write more, but theres another topic i am itching to write..

There are a few picts from home which i have already posted here...and about 170 picts from the party..

Elishas First Bday Pictures.

Concert of Hope..

[I will write about elishas 1st bday after this post]

Being a part of a music ministry, I love choral music. Honestly when i watch a choir sing i envision how the choir I am in can do that hymn or song...and ofcourse its my dream so ofcourse it will always be good :)

But today I attended a choir that did not let my mind wander off anywhere..I was transported to the jungles of Africa..I was amongst the tribes..Part of a joyous celebration :)

What am i talking about?? WATOTO Childrens Choir..Liz and Keith told us about this choir and that they were performing today..Praveen and me are really tired..but somehow i knew we had to be there...And I thank god for letting us go and hearing these kids..

Watoto Kids are orphaned kids of Uganda, Africa..and they live in Villages created for them..They have foster mum who takes care of 7-8kids..The kids in the choir travel around the world telling their story and how they are truly blessed now..Orphaned and left with no hope...they now have a home..a family..education and a future..

Elisha was soo excited to hear them..Dont know if it was the music..The rhythm..The energy..The clapping or The dancing..she was soooo thrilled and enjoyed every minute of it..

For those interested in listening to them..Have a go..Note..This is a christian based choir..god bless..

Cast your burden

I am not forgotten scroll past 1 minute for the music n dancing to begin

Enjoy it and if this choir comes to a town or city near you, make sure you visit them and I assure you, You will not come home dissappointed.

Happy 1st Birthday Elisha

Its been a wholeeeeee year...and now my little princess is a year old..


Time surely does fly fast when you have fun..ofcourse there were days when u wished time would move a little faster...but overall it was GREAT!!


Last year at 2.29pm Elisha was born..We couldnt believe it that we were parents...and now its been a whole year!!


She has been great...i was truly blessed with the fact that after she was a month old..she slept through the night...[am goin to jinx myself coz i am sure the next baby is going to make my life miserable!!]


She has been a gooood eater...much to my annoyance coz she wants everything i put in my mouth...so bad that now i have to hide n drink my coffee or wine...argh..


She reached all her developmental milestones on time...good job elisha :) She is walking like a professional now...no more drunken sailor about to throw up walk..


She has 8 teeth..while this is the norm..my neice has 2 and she is 14 mths old...


She has a small vocab..says hello[with phone held up near her ear]..dadda..mamma..hiii...yes..no[uses it tooo well]..and her latest..Vava [means baby in my language]...too cute...she also gives flying kisses...not to everybody though


She is a true girl...loves her bling and loves to yap..just like her mother...and for a change praveen will agree...


She loveees to talk on the phone with annie..theres no body else who can entertain her the way annie does over the phone...


Theres so much more i can go on about...but to sum it up...the last year has truly been the most rewarding and taxing year of my life...i love being a mum..and i truly love having Elisha as my daughter..


Here r a few picts from midnight when we cut the cake..thats the tradition we follow...always cut cake at midnight :) and she was a trooper... :) [excuse praveen..too busy with work n all]

Much awaited...Praveens 30th bday bash

Well tired of waiting for mr.miller to send me the picts...so i am going ahead and posting the blog..it was written agessss ago...here goes!!!

Yes my middle name is Procrastination..good morning if you just realised it :)

Okie let me give you the flashback story..

End of January I created an email id for Praveens 30th bday..If i hadnt done that then the cat would have been out of the bag a long time ago :)

I started by emailing all his friends who were not in australia, outlining my plan and asking if they could come..a couple said yes..but as the date came around that got postponed and they will be here in a couple of weeks time...well..all the more reason to celebrate..

Praveen has been going on n on n on n on about how he was turning 30 and how it had to be special n blah blah blah...oh god..and this started before he turned 29..yes i had to suffer for more than a year..but i would keep telling him off...and that theres no way i am going to do anything hehehe...wicked me yes!

Then sometime in april i decided to ask all his friends n family to contribute towards buying him a new Camera..His dream.. Nikon D300 ..and as luck would have it...EVERYBODY i asked contributed...THANK YOU ALL..for it meant heaps to him and me...you guys r simply the best!!! :)

I talked Ajay [friend at whose house we hosted the party at] to invite everyone for some party..well everyone knew this was a decoy..hehehe...

The day of his actual bday..and a couple of days before that..each time someone would call n say they r dropping in..he would get all excited thinkin it was his surprise party...heheheh...and when they would leave..he would get soooo damn upset...this is exactly why i planned his party 2 weeks after his bday...coz he was expecting it..yes i am evil...hahaha..

Week before the surprise...i was having nightmares and anxiety..mmmm..and reallllyyyyy i just couldnt keep it in me for this long now...

The day of the party...i managed to get elisha ready rreaaalllyyy late...coz they wanted more time...and then there was a lot of requests from friends to get drinks and chips...god praveen was very close to losing the plot...but him being the quiet gentle types just went with the flow..

At Ajays place..everyone was waiting...n then Praveen walked through the door...His face..oh god was worth a watch...hehehhe for two minutes he thought that they were throwing a surprise babyshower...erm crazy i know..then he saw the 30th balloons n banner...n then it hit him....it was HIS SURPRISE 30th BDAY PARTY..wooohoooo...

He was like a little kiddddd...sooo excited...n the cake..then came the gift...sadly the actual gift was a day late...so we printed out the order form and gave it to him...when he saw that...he got blooodddyyy emotional... :) the next day he mentioned it to miller n me that if the camera was there..he would have cried...

and ofcourse when its a happy occasion..one must get drunk...after a few drinks came the birthday bumps and then some cake smashing...and some more drinks..

Thank you one and all for making this special...Thanks for all the contribution and all the help...I dont think i could have pulled it off by myself..It wouldnt have been possible if it wasnt a teamwork..Thanks..from the bottom of my heart...

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While i wrote all the good things...i have to mention this as well..and if the person who did it is reading this...you are evil..and what you did was absolutely wrong and hurtful..may that guilt in you never go away!!!!

why i say this??? 2 days before the bday..Snoopy[friend] calls me and goes..rosie..what the hell did u do...i was like..what...and then he proceeds to tell me that the mail i had sent a group of people a couple of days ago...was sent again and this time Praveens office id was included...I DIED..i just didnt know what to do...i wanted to throw up sooo bloody badly...i mean the party is in 2 days...why did they do this?

So i quickly went to Praveens Laptop and THANKGOD that email went into his junk..and junk emails dont go to his Blackberry...whoever sent this knew that Praveen being a blackberry junkie would always check his email...I immediately deleted that email...and then blocked all possible ids from his account for 2 days...

While we all thought someone hacked into my account and did it...no that wasnt what happened...Lets call the person who did this..FUCKINGPRICK..they went and created an email id..Similar to mine..i created itstomys30 and they created itstomys30...and sent the email again...but not just email..they added CAMERA in bold and red too..while my email said.."lets give him the surprise gift and the time of his life" the new email had camera inserted after surprise!!!!..

So now we know its someone to whom i had sent the original email..it could be a bloke or a girl..i have a suspicion..but how can i point a finger without being sure..

What wrong did Praveen do to that person? Praveen wouldnt hurt a fly...and i dont think theres anyone who would have a grudge against him...so why would they email? and what an evil SICK minded person would do this to someone you call ur friend...

While they sent this email out..they have stooped sooo low that i hope they would never get up from there...yes i am being a total bitch...but what they did is totally unforgivable!!! I really hope someone or something happens as a payback...!!

NO NO NO

Elishas latest word is NO..one word i expected her to learn...erm...NEVER...

After we got the new Nintendo WII console..she learnt the word YES..thats coz praveen and me would very competively play tennis...and ofcourse with each point my husband would get he would scream YES..[he thinks we r playin wimbeldon or something]...and finally elisha started sayin YES too...worst thing...when i somehow scored a point..she would grunt at the screen...mmmm daddy's supporter through n through

so the other night...praveen n miller were trying the new 'need for speed' game..and ofcourse praveen seemed to be gaining in on miller...and miller was screaming no no no [when miller screams..its blooody loud]...elisha thought it was too funny n learnt it...mmm

now when she wakes up...she says no no no...when i am giving her breaky its no no no...and right now as i am typing this she is going on saying no no no while she is crswling under my feet and trying to get into the wires...yes it sounds cute...but when the only vocabulary she seems to be on right now is no no no..its very frustrating...mmmm

note to myself...musnt abuse when playing on WII..else the next word would be Crap, Shit..what the fuck n so on...fun times begin :)

Miss Elisha is Walkinggg...

Well..the day she turned 11mths we knew our little princess is going to be walking before her 1st bday...and as luck has it...since a week she has been walking NONSTOP..i think she has almost forgotten what its like to crawl...sniff...here are a few picts...




























and heres the link to the video...excuse tomy in the background..he is trying to coax her to come to him..thats our language :)

Elisha Walking...

Praveens 30th..

watch this space for update and picts.. :)

UPDATE: i was going to do it now...but i have to go to a babyshower...and i am bloody late...will do it tmrw promise...

Annie...she came..n now shes gone..

This post should have been posted nearly 2 weeks ago...but the lazy me found lots of reasons...

So my sister Annie was here...well she surprised me..BITCH..i was expecting her...but not 4 days early...well she had to sleep in the guestroom which was thrashed and the toilet was not my standard clean [thats what happens when u decide to surprise me]

One fine night past 8.30pm..Praveen was out..and i was home alone with elisha..suddenly the i hear a knock on the back door...i swear i pee'd and almost vomitted...n then i heard one of my friend saying we better tell her its us else the cops will come...so i opened the door..and there bitch Annie was..i screamttt soooo much that elisha refused to go to her for the next 30 odd minutes..

her visit was the best thing that happened this year.. :) it ws SOOOOOOOO much fun...and moreover Elisha enjoyed it the most...infact i think she got a lot more naughty after she came here..and alot more talkative...bloody hell...

We went to Lindt cafe..oh god if u are a chocolate fan..u would LOVE LOVE LOVEEEEEE it..annie and me are chocoholics...annie more than me...it was soooooo damn goood...ofcourse we both ate and drank over 10,000 calories hehehehe...

its been a little over 2 weeks since she left...and we already miss her heaps..infact Elisha sometimes goes into the guest room and still thinks annie is under the quilt covers and babbles away hoping the covers would move and annie would pop out..

Annie we miss u like crazy and want you to come back..SOON..we loveeee u...hugs n kisses...

there was sooo much more i wanted to type...but i cant remember anything..getting old.. :p

Oooopsss...lazy me!!

Yes i know i am lazy...well not lazy per se...but sometimes i barely have time to get online and update whats happening...

Elisha is keeping me busy as hell...

and thanks JenM for slappin my ass and askin me to update the blog...must be pathethically boring to come here and see no update...LINDS MOVE IT :)

okie going to update with certain happenings.. :)

My First Mothers Day!

To all the mothers and grandmothers..Heres wishing you a very happy mothers day!!

My day started at 7am when Miss.Elisha decided to wake me up..i got her into my bed hoping she would doze off but nope..she wanted to play...so after a few minutes trying to wake daddy up and rolling all over me and biting me..i asked praveen to wake up and take her or get her milk...his answer yes in 2 minutes..a few seconds later he started snoring...argh hate it when he does it...so here i was wakin up to my 1st mothers day and my day started terribly...


anyways got her milk and she fell of to sleep and we both slept in till REALL late..heheh..woke up to find elisha giving me a mothers day card...awwwww...and there was the receipt for my new Sewing Machine...YAYYYYY...cant wait for it to be delivered...

wasn't allowed into the kitchen..whew..hehehe...lunch was served...for appetizers it was cheesy nachos with chilly sour cream...main was Egg, Bacon and Spinach in shortcrust pastry and desert was Berry and Creamy Custard on Pastry..oh it was all sooooo divine...and of course there wine..hello its meee!!! :)

Annie n me then relaxed on the couch and watched some FilmFare awards on Youtube [FilmFare is equivalent to Oscars]...then went to church and got back for dinner...which was turkey, egg in white sauce and bread bake...

all in all it was a GREAT day...oh forgot to mention the lovely flowers praveen got me...my favourites..Lillies and Roses :) I couldn't have asked for a better day...

Thank you Elisha and Praveen for making my 1st mothers day soooo memorable!!! I love you both sooo much...

Gluttony..

For those who haven't met Elisha...or seen her when she is eating or when we eat...then you will know her love for food and enjoy this!!!

Elisha will eat her food or drink her milk..and we make sure she is nice and full before either Tomy or me eat..but..this is the best part..She will come and stand next to us and look over our food with this look that says "oohhh i want that"..If this were to happen outside..a stranger would probably be like.."gosh these people don't feed that poor child..look at her cry and yell for food..and look at her eating it with sooo much gusto..mebbe we should call the Child Protection Services.."

So back to my story from today..we went to IKEA..by gods grace she was asleep when Annie and me were drinking our coffee and eating some snacks..by the time we checked out Elisha was wide awake..and then Annie sees Ice cream...that's when hell broke loose..

Elisha wanted to eat the ice cream..How do i know she wants to eat it?? Screaming..trying to jump onto Annie..and this is the besssttt part..She was smacking her lips and Licking her lips..i was in fits of laughter...and she managed to eat a bit of ice cream and half the ice cream cone!!!

Now there is an old saying in India..If you are eating something and the other person's mouth is watering over the food you are eating..then you will end up with Diarrhea!!!...If that saying is true..then Annie is in for big big BIG trouble tomorrow!!!

Happy Bubbas...

Firstly..Sorry linds for stealing ur thunder heheh :)

So you ask what is happy bubbas...well thats my online mommy group...online mommy group??? what the hell is that???

when i was about 2 mths pregnant with elisha..i started visitng babycenter.com...after one miscarriage i was sooo scared that i had to make sure i was okie with everything that was happenin..thats when i found July moms..all these wonderful ladies were due in July..we later called ourselves July Jewels..

We were initially a group of 35 odd women..a few of us clicked at the 1st go..while there were a few who u had ur doubts on..when Tomy heard about this he was a little skeptical..but now he loves them heheh

It was the best thing that ever happened to me in a long time...meeting these women and talkin about everything under the sun was soo much fun...by the time i reached work these women were all ready to hit the bed..stupid timezone differences...but i had soo much to catch up...and even though i wasnt a part of their chats on realtime..i was still welcome and loved...

Once all our babies were born we decided to move to another forum..n thats how happy bubbas was born...we had threads about Inlaws and the crazy things they do..or why our husbands can be soooooo difficult...or our childs milestones and developements...our marital problems..sex life..sharing recipes..u name it..it was perfect...till..

i guess this kind of person exists everywhere...This lady a mother of 3 thought she was perfect...a believer in god [so much so that it was my religion or u r going to hell]...and u name it...even though a few of us felt funny about her initially...we just moved on..till things got soooo craaazzzzyyyy...

This lady would say one thing on ur face and bitch behind ur back...everything she did was right..but if we did something it was totally not right...it got soooo bad that the 18 of us who moved to the forum started talkin out loud and when we started telling her about her behaviour and how we didnt like it...she took it as we r rude and left...the BEST thing to happen..but can someone be this batshit insane????

To the rest...I am sooo glad we r all together...and so glad we made it through that crap and glad we r all in one state of mind and a much more peaceful board..where we dont have to constantly boast about how good our sex life is..or how romantic u can get...or how u will go to heaven n everyone else will go to hell coz apparently we r lost..

Christy, Becca, Cortney, Erin, Jana, JenM, Jenny, Julie, Laurie, Lindsay, Tara, Teri and Wendy.. Thanks for being there when i needed a shoulder to cry on or someone to talk to when i needed...Thanks for all the advices..[chris might borrow that candle u know :p]..Thanks for just being YOU!! Cheers to us .. !!!

If you wanna read on about us and all the crazy things that happened..linds has written it very well in her blog..heres the link... Lindsays write up on all the stuff

Hello..

Elisha i believe is quite advanced when it comes to reaching her milestones..i am her mother and i am the best judge when i say this ! :)

at 9 mos she has mastered Crawling, Holding things and walking, Standing up by herself, Clapping and Pincer grasp..she imitates what we say too..if anyone of us sings she hums along..or tries to..

but the latest she does is hold her hand up to her ear and babble..now how she mastered the art of doing this i dont know..may be seeing her mother always on the phone musta triggered it..or the fact that i always shove the phone to her ear and ask her to say hi to my parents or friends..who knows...but its too cuteeee...all i say i hello elisha and she puts her hand up to her ear!!!!

shall click a pict n upload when i get there!!!!...

Look who is here..

So Tomy has been away the last 2 weeks..i barely managed to get hold of him and the next day he'd be gone!!..

On Wednesday tomy was out with his office mates and some clients on Client dinner..[all this socialising i tell u]..and Elisha n me were just chilling out at home..To all those who have been to our Tunacan appartment, you would know we have a back door in our kitchen and NO one ever comes to our place from that door..

so watchin House and all of a sudden i heard someone banging on our grill door at the back..okie i am a very strong and brave person...but being home along and hearing the bloody bang on the grill anyone would pee in their pants..so theres a door and then the grill..THANK god the door was closed..but the screw up was the grill wasnt..so even if i opened the door..whoever was on the outside could come in..

i went to the kitchen n asked who is it..[i thought it could be my neighbours sons..who soo love to scare the living lights out of me]..and again some banging..i had the phone with me n i was about to dial triplezero [to u americans that 911]..and then i hear this voice going..shit we better tell her else knowin her she'll call the cops..YES U ASS i would..i knew it was arun n opened the door n proceed to say oh its u..couldnt u come like any normal people..

n then i see this chick next to him...i was like who the hell is that..n then the tubelight up in the dark corner of my brain lights..its ANNIE..my stupid baby sister who was supposed to be here the weekend NOT wednesday..

So the 1st time in my life a surprise worked..heheheh..it was sooo great to see her...and there was LOADS of screaming..sooo much screaming that Elisha was clinging to me for her life and whenever she saw annie would burst into tearssss..aaawwww...

so there you go..Annie is here..and Elisha is having a time of her life with her aunt...

Motherhood..

Well..motherhood is such a great experience..

Elisha keeps me really busy..The 1st 2 months of her life my folks were here with us and it sure was a much needed help..with zilch sleep..terrible time breastfeeding and getting used to having a baby around..my mum made things sooo much easier for all of us :) thanks mum..









Mum n Dad with Elisha outside the Hospital


after she turned 2mos till about 6mos i was in BOMBAY!!!..it rocked..with mum dad and annie taking turns to look after elisha i was really enjoyin life..mum kept tellin me to just chill out coz once i go back with elisha things r going to be different...oh mum u were so right hehehe..











In Mumbai

and once we got back things were indeed different..it was just Tomy, Elisha n me..but now she is 9mos and very very very active..and very mobile..theres not a dull moment in our lives..i am constantly runnin around her and makin sure she doesnt pick up all the tiny stuff that is not visible to the naked "adult" eye...












Elisha at 9mos..

sayin all this..i am really enjoyin it..and which is why i quit my job and decided to be a Stay at home mum..

So to sum it up..motherhood is very very..
-Taxing
-Demanding
-high neeeed of patience [i have very less of that :(]
-High energy
-Multi Tasking

all those bullet points sounds like a requirement for a CEO post..heheh..but all that vanishes when your child comes to you and hugs you or kisses you..n then you realise all this crap u put up with is waaaaayyyy worth the love ur child gives u!!

Go MotherHoood!!!

Welcome Elisha...

The last post [mmm nearly a year ago] was about my joy of being pregnant and all that..

Well this post is about my Beautiful baby daughter.. Elisha :)

Elisha came into this world on 22nd july 2007 at 2.29pm at Royal Prince Alfred hospital, Sydney, Australia..a beautiful little girl who we were eagerly awaiting for...

Shall update more about her in the next few posts!! :)

I swear..

That i Rosemary Jose..will now post more often...i have been SOOOOOO outtaaa loop and i will start writing more often...

seeing how my friends r always updatin their blogs even though they have their babies around them...i have no excuse...

here goes...i so hope i can keep my promise!!!