Happy High!
I promise to put up my speech in the next post....or at least bits of it that will make sense to my audience....a lot of it was specific to the nature of the job and the organisation....and it MIGHT be a kinda give-away and a threat to my anonymity! So, please to be excusing....Also, it was to a solely Christian-women audience, so I doubt many of the references would make sense...may seem rather esoteric...but I'll put it up for what it's worth on the next post...
But!!!!!! I am bursting with excitement, so here I am to spill!I am so *gulp* excited!!!My April trip has been extended right upto May. And I am FINALLLLLLLLLLYYYYYY travelling to the North-East. Never thought my boss would EVER EVER EVER agree to it, but he has! And that too, so shortly after my last trip.Yaay!Yaay!Yaay!
Did I mention already that I love the way 2006 is shaping up??!?!?!:)Oh yeah....I think I've mentioned ut at least half a dozen times.
Two, I am going to Cal for one of my bestest buddies wedding...it's a wedding I dreamed about....I mean I dreamt that she'd be marrying somebody and she actually IS, so I am feeling quite god-motherly about all of this!!*giggle* Oh, not to mention that I've always wanted to be in Cal. I am told that it's got an old-world charm that the rest of the Indian cities can't compete against. And I absolutely love all things old-world *dreamy sigh*
Three, I've got such warm-hearted compliments for my latest story in the magazine that my NGO sends out. And for the photographs :)*dreamy sigh* I love my job! Or have I said that a 100 times already??:-O
Four, something that's been giving me concern is finally cleared up and I feel so light-hearted and free, it makes me almost giddy!
Five, am most excited about meeting my sponsored child too on the coming trip! *muah* My little mouse with an owl's face :)
I must call up the project to find out what she'll like...how tall she is etc etc.In the last pic, she looked taller than me! And she's only ten!!I am gonna look forward to shopping for her!! Please give me suggestions! I thought I'd get her some colouring books..water colours...a nice girlie bag with loadsa fancy clips and all that. But honestly, what do little girls of 10 like the most??
The only thing I liked while I was growing up was..... books, books and more books. But somehow, I doubt that a little village girl is gonna be too excited by something like that! HEY! I GOT A FAB IDEA!!!What about a cooking set?!?!!?
Hmmm....but then aagain... she probably does REAL cooking, so she won't be too excited at the prospect of getting mini vessels.Also, I might be giving her the wrong message and actually telling her that it's only proper for little girls to want to cook. I might be helping to indulge stereotypes! *brrrrrrrrrrr* I don't wanna be accountable for something like that!
Hhmmmm....maybe a really fancy pencil box?Or maybe vegetable-fruit-heart shaped erasers that smell good and look REALLY fancy? I remember I always had a fancy for pretty and expensive things. Maybe, I should indulge the same vice in her!
Or maybe a nice school bag?I remember when I was growing up those stuffed-toy kinda looking school bags were much in vogue...my folks refused to get it cos they said I was a very careless child and that I needed sturdy stuff. So, I always had those ugly looking Duckback and Bata Bags. Made of canvas. UGH!!!!! And then, when I came to the 6th, I got a really cool looking denim bag from Bombay Dyeing....come to think of it, THAT would be a good gift, eh??
Oh dear....I do hope my finances will be looking slightly more hopeful by then.....I so do wanna pamper her but pampering people can be a very costly affair :(
P.S. I know SOMEBODY tagged me.....I promise I will do that tag shortly.
But!!!!!! I am bursting with excitement, so here I am to spill!I am so *gulp* excited!!!My April trip has been extended right upto May. And I am FINALLLLLLLLLLYYYYYY travelling to the North-East. Never thought my boss would EVER EVER EVER agree to it, but he has! And that too, so shortly after my last trip.Yaay!Yaay!Yaay!
Did I mention already that I love the way 2006 is shaping up??!?!?!:)Oh yeah....I think I've mentioned ut at least half a dozen times.
Two, I am going to Cal for one of my bestest buddies wedding...it's a wedding I dreamed about....I mean I dreamt that she'd be marrying somebody and she actually IS, so I am feeling quite god-motherly about all of this!!*giggle* Oh, not to mention that I've always wanted to be in Cal. I am told that it's got an old-world charm that the rest of the Indian cities can't compete against. And I absolutely love all things old-world *dreamy sigh*
Three, I've got such warm-hearted compliments for my latest story in the magazine that my NGO sends out. And for the photographs :)*dreamy sigh* I love my job! Or have I said that a 100 times already??:-O
Four, something that's been giving me concern is finally cleared up and I feel so light-hearted and free, it makes me almost giddy!
Five, am most excited about meeting my sponsored child too on the coming trip! *muah* My little mouse with an owl's face :)
I must call up the project to find out what she'll like...how tall she is etc etc.In the last pic, she looked taller than me! And she's only ten!!I am gonna look forward to shopping for her!! Please give me suggestions! I thought I'd get her some colouring books..water colours...a nice girlie bag with loadsa fancy clips and all that. But honestly, what do little girls of 10 like the most??
The only thing I liked while I was growing up was..... books, books and more books. But somehow, I doubt that a little village girl is gonna be too excited by something like that! HEY! I GOT A FAB IDEA!!!What about a cooking set?!?!!?
Hmmm....but then aagain... she probably does REAL cooking, so she won't be too excited at the prospect of getting mini vessels.Also, I might be giving her the wrong message and actually telling her that it's only proper for little girls to want to cook. I might be helping to indulge stereotypes! *brrrrrrrrrrr* I don't wanna be accountable for something like that!
Hhmmmm....maybe a really fancy pencil box?Or maybe vegetable-fruit-heart shaped erasers that smell good and look REALLY fancy? I remember I always had a fancy for pretty and expensive things. Maybe, I should indulge the same vice in her!
Or maybe a nice school bag?I remember when I was growing up those stuffed-toy kinda looking school bags were much in vogue...my folks refused to get it cos they said I was a very careless child and that I needed sturdy stuff. So, I always had those ugly looking Duckback and Bata Bags. Made of canvas. UGH!!!!! And then, when I came to the 6th, I got a really cool looking denim bag from Bombay Dyeing....come to think of it, THAT would be a good gift, eh??
Oh dear....I do hope my finances will be looking slightly more hopeful by then.....I so do wanna pamper her but pampering people can be a very costly affair :(
P.S. I know SOMEBODY tagged me.....I promise I will do that tag shortly.
posted by Rapunzel at 10:17 pm
25 Comments:
You sound more excited than the 10 year ol' will get wen she gets ur gifts :)
I was able to make sense of "Constantine". Your references might not be all that difficult.
I'll think abt the gift thingy.like a 10 year old I can think, like a girl? I wish!
*bewildered* You coming to California?
Don't forget to take a ride on Calcutta's Metro.
A little girl that is 10 would probably love someone to spend time with her,then you can ask her what it is that she would want and discuss it with her,play it by ear that way she will get what it is that she wants most.
I hate guessing,cause when I try to get something they usually can't figure out what it is.
Wonderful to see that all going well. I wish I could say I love my work the way you do ... You never know, you might just have yourself another volunteer soon :)
And I wouldn't post the speech here if I were you. Was going to record a few songs today ... will try to do a hymn for you.
much love,
SwB
My god! this is a completely different and new you! Or were you always like this? ;)
Whatever it is, i'm glad you are happy! :)
Bharat-Cal...indian city.....doesnt that ring a bell????hmmmm...about the speech.....hmmmm...SwB here asks me not to....that sounds pretty much like a warning to me....makes me think twice!
HYDE-oh yes! all that and more!
RANDALL-the thing is i am going to remote places in india....even if she told me what she wanted....the chances of me being able to purchase what she wants in her village is very unlikely.
a hymn for me! wow! do i get to see it?!??!
GREY SHADES-maybe its just the company i am keeping!;-)
North-east? Wow...that'll be great.
What to give that ten-year old? Hmm, that requires a bit of thought. But, off the top of my head...a child, be it in a village or remote part or a metro, is a child and should have similar wishes and desires. So, it may not be a bad idea to pamper the child in her...not in a way that'll spoil her but with something that'll make her really happy. If this doesn't give you any new ideas, and I doubt it has, maybe I'll come up with some suggestion another time :-)
I promise to put up my speech in the next post....or at least bits of it that will make sense to my audience
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but then, if there is even a wee bit threat to ur anonymity, don't.
Cal
I thot they changed that to kolkata. my bad. guess ur contagious excitement got to me too.
hey there
nice to here you going great... calcutta is grreat city... coz the food is amazing there. *ROSOGULLA*...... the invention i thank calcutta for...
i think a bag with pencilbox inside will be great..:-D
A little girl of ten would love buildign blocks, perhaps. Well, that's all that I ever played with when I was a kid. That and read books. But the fancy bag with goodies liek clips etc is a good idea too. What lse can be girlie? ? hmmm....? little girls love carryign aroudn fancy little purses, pretendign they're grown up. hehehe! soft toys? i mean, a soft toy would be a nice gift for her. I don't think it is somethign she has ever played tih. colouring books etc. they're all godo ideas. maybe a bag full of it all woudl be perfect for her;)
And hey, what's your job????
A little girl of ten would love buildign blocks, perhaps. Well, that's all that I ever played with when I was a kid. That and read books. But the fancy bag with goodies liek clips etc is a good idea too. What lse can be girlie? ? hmmm....? little girls love carryign aroudn fancy little purses, pretendign they're grown up. hehehe! soft toys? i mean, a soft toy would be a nice gift for her. I don't think it is somethign she has ever played tih. colouring books etc. they're all godo ideas. maybe a bag full of it all woudl be perfect for her;)
And hey, what's your job????
Ahh..happy..i like that feeling :) have great fun.
Dont u think a 10 yr old will like clothes...i mean girls usually like clothes.
jo.
Hey I know what 10 yr old girls like… they like pretty and fancy looking stuff… how about cute n girly clips and head bands… and yeah they like stuff they can show off at school… pencils, erasers, sharpners and pencil boxes. And nice clothes maybe? :)
BTW, when in Cal don’t forget to taste some mishti and DON’T miss out on shopping, esp in new market.
GHOST-m struggling to figger out what u said that i already didnt!:p
Bharat-more than that, it's just that i have stuff that i actually need to thrash out in this space...
SOMEONE OUT THERE-yes, am looking fwd to the rosgullas and the mishti and the golguppas!!!*drool*
O!those are all great ideas!thanks!my job....i work for an NGO...this girl is a child i sponsor...as in help educate. 600 bucks a month... thats 7,200 a year.interested or plain curiosity?if you ever wanna sponsor, buzz.
JO-i do intend to get a very frilly, very pink, very girlie frock :) and yes, it will have a satin sash :)
J-me!miss out on an opportunity to shop!!!NEVAH!!!! NEVAH EVAH!
Cal sounds brilliant! Going on a visit to explore Cal is more rewarding than staying there...brings back a lot of pleasant memories...
School bag is quite apt...seems like it wil stand for what ou think she should be doing..how abt a clay set? something that she can make stuff of.. my cousin of 10 adores it..but, you know...kids are really young at that age, and they may not treasure everything we get them too...so, be prepared for that too..
Looks like 2006 is gonna b a fantastic year! Woow!! Attagirl! Go for it! All the best!
actually i thought of clay set...then felt that maybe it'd be more appreciated by city-bred kids...u think it could work???hmmmm.....
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