Merry Christmas

Tis the season to be jolly, Fa la la la la, la la la la.

Merry Christmas to all!

Happy Karthigai!

Yesterday, all the Hindu homes were brightly lit with lamps to signify the Karthigai celebration. Just like past year, we had a lovely line up.

New lamps were bought and prepared.

Uncle got us these unique ones. The material was also much stronger.

Brilliantly arranged with Grandpa's help.

Happy Karthigai everyone!

Preview @ Avani Sepang Goldcoast Resort

Thanks to Aunty Gin, we got an opportunity to preview the lovely Avani Sepang Goldcoast Resort. This is the cool resort that has water chalets shaped like the palm tree inspired by the Palm Jumeirah and Palm Jebel Ali, on the coast of Dubai.

Sepang is a very relaxed town. Movement was minimal on a Sunday morning and everyone seems to be going about doing their thing.

We had lunch at the Seri Bayu Resort which was close by to Avani. The view of all the water chalets were pretty awesome from here. Kampung Fried Rice!

Malaysia's favourite, Nasi Lemak.

My favourite, Fish and chips.

As we drove into Avani, this huge signage gave us a warm feeling and parking, though looked troublesome but was easy once you know the location.

The place was huge and offered lots of activities. We were led to the preview area and got a glimpse of their restaurants.

The time share preview was for their vacation club and the offer was pretty enticing.

I enjoyed the buggy tour around the place and though we didn't sign up for the package, the folks were kind enough to extend a night's free stay.

Sindhu and the Grasshopper

Final Semester Academic Progress

Daddy made a deal with me that if I either increased or retained my academic results, I can continue to be in Beaconhouse but I knew he meant it to mask the fact that the increase in fee is going to hit him bad and nothing had to do results.

On the results front, I made the mark!My performance was on par with the first semester and I was mighty pleased with it. Improvements came on my writing, comprehension and overall conduct which left a great impression with my teachers.

They were all in praise of my leadership as the class monitor and my involvement in all the activities throughout the year. Daddy was mighty proud!

I am all elated and on cloud nine. Year end holidays are here and the first thing I did was to get my nails painted.

Beaconhouse Children's Day Celebration

I went as the pink fairy.

Spidey took the day off

Private & International School Fair

Yesterday I made my way to Mid Valley Megamall specifically for this fair though the idea of shopping was pretty tempting, we refrained from it.

Both wings of the exhibition center was allocated for this event and major schools and institutions were all there showcasing their offers.

Among them were training and skill development centers. One particular center, happens to be in Kepong measured my brain waves and reported I have a good balance of both my left and right brain but needed fine tuning focus, attention and stress management! Me ... Stressed?

The science experiments were pretty cool.

My former play school, Gymboree were there and I couldn't help but take a snap with their adorable mascot, Gymbo the clown.

Dropped in to say hello to my school heads and received heaps of praises for being a great student but wondered why was I here, scouting new school??

I have to prove myself if I want to continue here, part of a deal I striked with daddy. 

Deepavali - The next day ... Kaththi

After all the massive partying the day before, yesterday I spent, literally, the whole morning packing and distributing Deepavali delicacies to all our neighbours.

In the afternoon, I made it to the 2pm show of the much anticipated, Kaththi!

Behindwoods.com : Kaththi is a grand production which rides on Vijay's dual roles, the social interest angle & impactful scenes which are part of the mix. Murugadoss delivers a strong commercial movie with a nice social angle, in true Vijay style!

The movie was simply awesome! Some scenes left me in tears which really showcased Vijay the actor who was really at ease getting into emotional scenes.

Happy Deepavali!

Happy Deepavali Everyone!

The day started with prayers at home receiving blessings from the elders and then followed by prayers in the temple. We were at the Kaliamman temple, Kepong.

Visitors came by 11 in the morning and after that I was at my Uncle's place for lunch and after a sumptuous meal, another round out in the restaurant around 3pm.

By the time we returned home there were guests being entertained by Grandma and Grandpa and after freshening up, we left to Aunt's place for dinner and fireworks. We made so much noise, the quiet neighbourhood woke in shock!

Deepavali - 1 Day to Go! - Second Half Report

The remaining half, I arranged the few greeting cards that we received (3 of them came from the ruling party) and my personal favourite of Ilayathalapathy.

Made some last minute purchases, mainly snacks.

Aunty 'Skyfall' Caroline made some fantastic cakes for us. Daddy picked up the order and as soon as he reached home, I got a bite out of the chocolate cake. Bliss!

Fireworks continued at night but this time at aunt's place.

Baby Sailesh didn't quite enjoy the loud blast but took an instant liking to the twinkle light we put up for him. I can tell when I see that little smile of his.

Hitting the bed for a bright celebration tomorrow.

Deepavali - 1 Day to Go! - First Half Report

I was tasked to put on the new chair back laces and lovely silk arm rest.

New sheets for the bed. I insisted on this design.

Does look a little too pink doesn't it?

Sindhu is ready too ...

Deepavali - 2 Days to Go!

2 Days to Deepavali and I'm hoping I'll get the best gift ever of going to Mars! Yes you heard me right, the planet Mars. Here's my boarding pass.

Yeah I wish ... NASA is launching it's Orion spacecraft on December 4th and submitted names will be etched on a micro-chip that's going out of this world.

To submit your name to be on Orion's flight test, visit: go.usa.gov/vcpz
For information about the Orion mission, visit: www.nasa.gov/orion

Today in school we all bid festive wishes to each other and off we were to 'Seek The Light' in our own ways and will be back to school next Monday - 27th.

Deepavali - 3 Days to Go!

Since it was a Sunday with everyone at home, we worked on the garden. It was looking good in it's current state but needed weeding at some areas.

Time well spent bagging 3 large ones!

Washed up and immediately headed out to Semua House for some Deepavali sight seeing but ended up returning with a boot load of stuff.

Assisted Grandma with the 'Payatham Urundai', a spicy delicacy.

 

Checked in - fireworks! All safe under strict adult supervision.

Abhishek Krishnan from Behindwoods.com says this;

"The teaser followed by two back to back song promos have placed the exuberance level of the fans on a hyperventilating rocket. The trailer, has enough elements to produce that goosebump-ish moment for any ardent fan of Vijay. Ilayathalapathy appears to have retained the decibel raising “cracking-neck-muscles-with-fist-on-cheek” mannerism that he had in Thuppakki.

Ilayathalapathy promises Tamil Cinema a cracker of a Diwali."

Deepavali - 4 Days to Go!

There was a kolum competition in daddy's office and he was invited as one of the judges. Back in his younger days, the man did some pretty cool ones himself.

Since everyone got busy cleaning, I made it a point to contribute by atleast sorting out my own stuff. Did a massive cleaning of all my toys and lined up some for donation.

As always, here's the look at all my Deepavali attires this year.

Custom made 'Pavadai', jeans with T-Shirt/cardigan and a home wear set.

2 sets of dresses, 2 shirt sets with the pink one doubling up as a workout piece.

And some round neck T's.

Another magic happened overnight, song promo of "Selfie Pulla", rendered by Ilayathalapathy Vijay and Sunidhi Chauhan was launched. The fever rages on!