Saturday Round-up

It was a wonderful day. For the most part, we were at the Brickworks, formerly a quarry and industrial site on the fringe of the downtown core, now a wonderful urban park.

Rama witnessed a thanksgiving ceremony by a Sioux. It involved chanting, calling the 4 directions, stories of nature spirits. I don't think we got everything - to her, I assume, it was part of "the show."

We ran around, checked out the ponds, climbed hills and saw turtles.

On our commute, as usual, we encountered interesting characters. One such character today was a man who seemed mentally ill. He had a pained expression on his face as he made intense gestures - fists in the air, posing like the thinker, moving back to standing position with arms overhead, shaking his head, etcetera.

Rama and I noticed, of course. We looked at each other. Rama, unfazed: He's just pretending he's a rock star.

Just Sayin'

Rama: Were you so happy when you had me?
Me: Super! Baby ka pa lang, alam ko na special ka. Wala kang katulad.
Rama: Except for you. Magkamukha tayo.

Windows

Rama and I were window-cleaning this morning. Just getting a few chores done before breakfast. She does the bottom part. She wanted to spray-and-wipe a section that I didn't think needed any cleaning.

Me: Rama, 'wag na yan. Hindi naman kita from inside.
Rama, after some pause: Ya, pero kita naman from outside. People will see that it's dirty and might think that we're not taking care of our house.

Spring Has Sprung

Friday today. Both Rama and I played hooky and took on a spring project.

Quite the little helper.


Voila!

Ka Diyan-Ka Diyan

Just when I thought Rama was losing her Tagalog, she pulls this on me.

Me: Rama, when we're eating, let's not go away from the table to play. Let's just eat.

In a sing-song, I kept reminding her: Keep going, keep going...

Rama: Keep going-keep going ka diyan.

Bruschetta!

Rama: What are you cooking?
Me: Bruschetta.
Rama: What's that?
Me: Remember, kumain tayo sa restaurant, nagustuhan mo yung bread tapos meron sa ibabaw na tomatoes and herbs and stuff?
Rama: Sounds like a bad word. Like something you say when mad. Brrruschettaaaaa!

Makes an angry face, scowls, and says again, Bruschetttaaa!!!

Pink Kung Pink

Normal school day. No, her other classmates don't quite get so dolled up during a regular day. This ensemble got oohs and aahs on our way home on the subway.