Originally posted by karkuzhali
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3"> Understanding the meaning of pet names..</font>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">Babloo: It is boring.., grandma..I want to be 'xited..</font>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">G'ma:( Laughs) What is boring kutty?</font>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">Baby: Grandma, we had Jalal and Kausi chellam and Sands kutty playing with us yesterday...But all of them have gone..</font>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">G'ma: Yes darling... They cannot always be playing with you..They have to go back home.. Otherwise their mummy wont send them here in future..</font>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">Babloo: Did Shyamala Aunty know that Jalal was here?</font>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">Baby: Yes..</font>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">Babloo: Did she say that she wanted to see him?</font>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">G'ma: No..she said she is busy with Ganesh Chathurti festival in her building..and she didn't have time to talk..But she said that she loves to see you and Baby daily..</font>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">She said she has 21 Ganesha idols.. in her house..</font>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">Babloo: I must tell aunty that I have 'leventeen Ganeshas.. Can we go and live with her..?</font>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">Baby: Yes grandma.. she is sooo nice.to me.. I want to go to her place..</font>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">Babloo: She is nice to me also...She told me.that she loves me more than Jalal uncle...Where is her house grandma?</font>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">G'ma: It is in Pune..</font>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">Babloo: Is Pune far away?</font>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">Baby: Can magic carpet go there?</font>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">Babloo: Baby'kka.. magic carpet will go anywhere..becoz.. Shyamala aunty said so..But only if boy genie comes..</font>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">Baby: Then we will go by magic carpet..</font>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">Babloo: Then I will be 'xited..Grandma, does Shyamala aunty like Sands akka and kausi akka?</font>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">G'ma: Yes .. very much..</font>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">Baby: Babloo.. aunty calls Sands , a poppet..</font>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">Babloo: Poppet? . Mummy took me to a poppet show ..but Akka is bigger than a puppet.. Shyamala aunty didn't see Sands'kka..that's why she calls her poppet..</font>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">G'ma: Darling, poppet is another name for "kutty".. So if you say "poppet" it is like saying "Sands kutty".</font>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">Babloo: Then what is chellam?</font>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">G'ma: It is also another word like "kutty"</font>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">Baby: How many names is she having ?</font>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">Babloo: I have thisss many..(widens his hands) Babloo, Babloo kutty, Babloo kanna..</font>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">Baby: I am Baby, Baby Sarasa, Baby Chellam, Baby Kanna..and also Baby'kka.</font>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">But you are not Babloo'kka..π</font>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">Babloo: How can I be 'kka.. I'm aboy.. I'll be only 'nna..Will Jalal'nna call me Babloo'nna?</font>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">Baby: No.. you can call Jalal anna, but he cannot call you like that..</font>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">Babloo: Why? He is a boy and I am also a boy..</font>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">Baby:Silly boy, he is older than you and that is why he is anna..Only somebody younger to you will call you anna..</font>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">Babloo: Who will be younger to me..</font>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">Baby: Small kids.. smaller to you..</font>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">Babloo: There are many babies in the hospital.. I'll ask mummy to bring a baby boy from hospital... He will call me anna..</font>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">G'ma: Kutty, don't you want a baby girl to call you anna?</font>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">Babloo: Noo..she will boss over me...I want only a baby boy to call me Babloo'nna...and I will call him poppet..</font>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">
</font>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">
</font>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">Karkuzhali.</font>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">
</font>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3"> </font>