Rishma's repertoirorama at 4 years

Context	What Rishma said	What Rishma meant to say
On Feb 12 2013 when I asked Rishma if her friend at Bright Horizons, Caroline, came to Bright Horizons yesterday ?, Rishma replied	Umbalu Rashes aayalu mantha kadeythu. This reply was in Tulu which literally translates to "This girl became rashes all over"	Caroline had rashes on her body when she came back to school yesterday. .
On Feb 12 2013 when Rishma was looking outside the window and saw the snow had melted in most spots except near our neighbor Jackie's car, Rishma pointed to the spot and said in Tulu	Oulu Chooru Mastu snow undu which literally translates to "There is little amount plenty of snow.	There is only little snow not a lot.
On Feb 16 2013, Rishma felt some dampness on the master bedroom carpet at one spot probably due to couple of drops I had spilt when changing the indoor plant's gravel/rock base So she said	Everywhere there is so many waters and it was attaching my legs	There is water on the carpet floor that I can feel it beneath my legs.
On Nishka's 7th Birthday on Mar 15 2013, when Nishka was leaving for school, Rishma brought one of her school toys which had an eraser with a spherical case which she opened and said	I can open all by the myself	I can open it all by myself.
On May 16 2013 , Saturday morning, as I was getting down from my Headstand position, even though it was a cold day with max temp pf 44 F and min of 30 degrees Fahrenheit, my body was sweating due to the complex Yoga routine I just completed. Rishma touched my back which was moist from the sweat and said	Your back is so Sekhe which literally translates to Your back is hot. Sekhe is a Tulu word meaning very warm.	Looking at your back I can say it really is warm today .
On Apr 2 2013 the day after we returned from Bahamas, Rishma was watching Caillou at home after returning from Bright Horizons school. Looking at Caillou's hairless head she said	Caillou have no hair. He have Bole Monday. (Bole Monday is a Tulu phrase for bald head)	Caillou has no hair.
On April 4 2013 when driving back Rishma from Bright Horizons daycare, she said her best Friends are Zoey and Grace. When I asked why Grace is her best friend she said in Tulu	Aalu yenno pakka kedhonnaga umbral yennata paatherpalu which literally translates to "When this girl sleeps next to me she talks with me". When I asked Rishma how can Grace talk if she is sleeping, Rishma gave her usual reply in Tulu "Gottiddha" which means "I do not know"	-
On Apr 4 2013 when I asked Rishma if she liked Wide Awake by Katie Perry or Gangnam Style, she said	Gangnam Style is boys one. You are boy. Thats why I like Wide Awake. You like Gangam Style	I like Wide Awake.
On April 14 2013 Rishma said	I like girls because girls is my favorite color because girls put change dress and girls put color dress	?!*@?*&^!
On Apr 17 2013, pointing to her TJMaxx Castle in which Rishma had stuffed all her trinkets and crap, Rishma said	I love all my pressure in my pressure chest	I love the treasure in my treasure chest.
On April 23 2013 Rishma asked her dad in Tulu that she wanted a paper. When her dad asked "why" she replied	I want to make for mom a Balentimes Heart	I want to make a Valentine heart for Mom
On April 23 2013 when I asked Rishma to remove her dress for bathing she declined saying in Tulu	Yenku Meeyaragu Bochi which literally translates to "I to bathe do not want"	I do not want to bathe
On May 3 2013, when Rishma broke one of her Tiaras I asked her to throw the broken part. Rishma threw the part in the dustbin. Holding the rest of the crown she said	I don't want to put dustbin in crown because I want to be princess. If other girls could be girls they could be princess, if other boys could be boys they could be prince	??????
On May 9 2013 when getting Nish and Rish ready early morning as it was Thursday today and I was going to office, I delayed a little bit in switching on cable channel 880 on which they usually watch Octonauts when I comb their hair. Somehow I lost track and switched on channel 880 a little late around 7 AM by which time Octonauts was already over and Little Einstein had commenced. So Rishma said	"Told you Octonauts going over". Not understanding what she meant I asked Rishma what she said . So she reiterated "told you not Octonauts coming"	Told you Octonauts will be over by the time you switch on the TV
On May 29 2013 when Rishma was home despite being a Wednesday because she had a Pink eye, and I was feeding her idli around 2 PM while simultaneously dabbling with office work, and talking gibberish with her, Rishma said	Dad stop making funny to me.	Dad stop being funny
On May 31 2013 at 2 PM asked me why there are so many bugs in our house. So I replied "Bugs like plants and there are many plants in our house. That is why we have bugs in our house". Then for fun I asked her "Why don't you like bugs. You can put them in cereal and eat". So Rishma rebutted "Noooooo". When I asked why she said	Because bugs don't be tasty and Khaara. (Khaara is a Tulu word for Spicy).	We cannot eat bugs because they are disgusting.
On Aug 22 2013 at 5 PM after picking up Rishma and Nishka from Nishka's friend Anagha's house I asked Rishma what she did in Anagha's house basement, Rishma replied in Tulu	Oulu chooru chooru masthu toys itthanu	There were few few lots of toys there.
On Oct 18 2013 at 9 AM after waking up, Rishma held onto her pumpkin she picked yesterday at Van Thons farm. When I asked why bottom of the pumpkin was dirty she said	There was grass and then there was mud right. There were lots of Punkins Thats why this got Diggusting	Because the bottom of the pumpkin was in the mud it looked disgusting
On Jun 6 2013 at Bright Horizons they made a binocular for Rishma with two styrofoam cups glued together which Rishma brought home when I picked her up late at 6:30 PM. Rishma kept it in the living room sofa and forgot where she had left it and asked me in Tulu	Dad where is my Bilocar	Dad where is my Binocular

While Rishma does not have an arsenal of words
in her vocabulary, she does not penny-pinch
for words anymore but what she says sometimes
is funny and makes little sense. Above are a few
of Rishma's dialects at 4 years.

Nishka and Rishma's 2013 Memorial day weekend Pennsylvania trip

Gaby, Harmony and Olympia are the 3 cows at the Hershey Chocolate world ride of which Nishka liked Gaby most because one of her eyes was white showing off her eyelashes more prominently May 25 2013 3:15 PM.

Chocolates come out of conveyor belts at the Hershey chocolate factory during the train ride

Hershey kisses come out on the conveyor belt before being packaged

Hershey Chocolate World Factory ride

Self portrait of us on the Hershey chocolate factory ride as our car approaches a video camera May 25 2013 3:22 PM

An OX holds the flash to take our picture as we approach the end of the ride

Memorial Day weekend Chocolate shoppers at Hershey Chocolate world May 25 2013 3:30PM

Memorial Day weekend Chocolate shoppers at Hershey Chocolate world May 25 2013 3:30PM

Souvenir shop at Hershey Chocolate World

Dynamic duo at Hershey Chocolate World Souvenir shop

Ready for a photo "Say Reese!"

Nish and Rish in front of giant Hershey kiss cartons 4 PM

Candies galore 4PM

Candies galore

Chocolate industry competitors side by side

candies galore

Toying with the sweet tooth

Nish and Rish flanked by Hershey friends outside the entrance to Chocolate World May 25 2013 4:10 PM

Nish and Rish flanked by Hershey friends outside the entrance to Chocolate World May 25 2013 4:10 PM

Rose garden outisde Hershey chocolate world

Rose garden outisde Hershey chocolate world

Rose garden outisde Hershey chocolate world

Toucan at Pittsburgh Aviary 12:15 PM May 26 2013

Steller Sea Eagles at National Aviary Pittsburgh 12:21 PM May 26 2013

Apex airborne predators Stellar Sea Eagles

Bald eagles The American Symbol

Bald eagles the american symbol

As Majestic as birds can get. Bald eagles the apex air predators 12:30 pm May 26

Cmon I am too damn tired of these people taking my pictures. Let me take a quick nap

Explains why Bald eagles are an American and strictly protected birds

Macaws the New world parrots at the Tropical Rainforest

Macaws the New world parrots at the Tropical Rainforest

Macaws the New world parrots at the Tropical Rainforest with colors as resplendent as they can get

Macaws the New world parrots at the Tropical Rainforest with colors as resplendent as they can get

Of all the birds of course the ones Nish and Rish enjoyed most were the easily accessible ones the Victoria crowned pigeons 12:40 PM

Of all the birds of course the ones Nish and Rish enjoyed most were the easily accessible ones the Victoria crowned pigeons 12:40 PM

Of all the birds of course the ones Nish and Rish enjoyed most were the easily accessible ones the Victoria crowned pigeons 12:40 PM

Macaws the New world parrots at the Tropical Rainforest

Nishka at the rainforest

Rishma at the rainforest exhibit as the bird feeding demonstration goes on

This bird was able to easily spot worms thrown by feeders anywhere in the sand

This Maya blue bird swooped down to pick a worm but before I could focus it flew away

This irradiantly colored gold breasted starling swooped down to pick a worm.

This irradiantly colored gold breasted starling swooped down to pick a worm.

The dazzling gold breasted starling

Lunch for the birds at the tropical rainforest 1 PM May 26 2013

Tropical rainforest

Tropical rainforest

Nishka and Rishma enjoyed the tropical rainforest 1 PM May 26 2013

Wish we had this vegetation at home

Laughing Kookabura unfortunately has nothing to laugh about inside this tiny cage.

Ducks at the site of Penguin feeding 12:10 PM May 26 2013

Its African penguin feeding time

Its penguin feeding time

Nishka peeks through a opening in the African penguin/duck pool

The burrowing owl

The burrowing owl

fact sheet

Who can miss the blazing orange of the flamingos at the Wetlands in the Aviary 1:30 PM May 25 2013

Humanely implausible Standing on one leg and sleeping 1:30 PM May 25 2013

For those who have not seen a pink bird here's one at the wetlands

At the wetlands

These birds at the wetlands have a design below their eyes

Spectacled owl fact sheet at the Pittsburgh aviary wetlands 1:50 PM May 26 2013

Spectacled owl at the Pittsburgh aviary wetlands 1:50 PM May 26 2013

Nishka and Rishma in front of the penguin cove before heading to the Lorikeet feeding

Nishka and Rishma in front of the penguin cove as a duck swims away underneath the water

This Rhinocerous Hornbill was making such as loud sound probably the loudest i had ever heard for a bird 2:05 PM May 26 2013

hinocerous Hornbill fact sheet at the aviary.

hinocerous Hornbill at the aviary outside of Lories and friends exhibit had a very powerful loud sound.

To go to lories and friends feeding, we had to pass through Tropical reinforces tanned once agin the birds there were captivating like this one

This brilliantly colored fairy blue bird decked in an impeccable combination of metallic blue and black and that gleamed differently at different angles, was so elusive and shy that it would hardly appear out of the bushes and if it did to pick something from the food tray, it would disappear within a couple seconds before I could focus the camera.

THe victoria crowned pigeon at the Tropical rainforest was Nish and Rishma's top choice as it was flightless and they could annoy it. 2 pm May 26 2013

Finally its nectar feeding time for Lorikeets at the aviary May 26 2013 2:30 PM

Nim feeding the nectar we purchased to the lories

Nim feeding the nectar to the lories

Lorikeets 2:30 PM May 26 2013

Nishka gets her turn to feed the Lories

Nishka gets her turn to feed Lories and friends

Nishka enjoys feeding lories and friends. Rishma however could not because before she got her turn, one of the lories flying around pooped on Rishma's head and she started crying

Lories so hungry for the nectar during the 2-2:30 feeding time that they even turn upside down to take a sip from Nishka's cup

The phosphorescently colored lories are one of the reasons we wish nobody suffered from color blindness May 26 2013 2:30 PM

Rishma in front of the American Symbol Bald Eagles 3:07 PM May 26 2013

With Rishma near the Bald Eagle exhibit

With Bald eagles the American Symbol

Truly stellar look at those talons of the Steller Sea Eagles

Outside Pittsburgh Aviary in Pittsburgh PA just before heading back to Monroeville Penn Hills PA may 26 2013 3:30 PM. Rishma has fun with her feet imitating an amusing walking style I showed some weeks back

Outside Pittsburgh aviary just before leaving

Pittsburgh with its highly hilly topography calls for a very complex network of bridges and trolley services such as the Duquesne incline

Heading back to Monroeville Penn Hiils from Pittsburgh May 26 2013 4:15 PM

With its hilly terrain, road bridges of over 100 feet height are a common sight in Pittsburgh vicinity

Having late lunch at Balaji temple cafetaria in Penn Hills PA 5:43 PM May 26

One of the oldest Hindu temples in the US , the Pittsburgh temple was established in Nov 1976 37 years ago

Nim and kids in front of Balaji Temple in Penn Hills PA 6:20 PM May 26 2013

With Nish and Rish in front of the Golden chariot at SV temple this Sunday May 26 just before heading back to NJ. No Rathotsav today as it was over yesterday.

With Nish and Rish in front of the Golden chariot at SV temple this Sunday May 26 just before heading back to NJ. No Rathotsav today as it was over yesterday.

Heading back to the car for our 350 mile drive back home to NJ from the western end of Pennsylvania

kiddos all set for a long nap on the long ride back home at 6:30 pm with an expected arrival time in New Jersey at 1 AM May 27 Memorial day

One of the many tunnels in the Allegheny valley on I-76 8:17 PM M ay 26

Drivin through 76 along the breadth of PA