20/09/2010
Am sure the image explains the achievement :-) This is her 3rd certificate for the year from her school.
- 1st place in "What's the Good Word"
- 1st place in Hindi Solo Song competition (patriotic)
- 1st place in Hindi Recitation Competition
- 3rd place in Quiz competition
- 1st place in Fancy Dress competition
She missed winning the Kannada recitation competition, because she did not sing her poem. She recited "yelladaru iru, yentadaru iru yendendigu nee kannadavagiru..." But this disappointment brought in some aggressiveness to win the fancy dress competition. There was hardly any time for us to prepare. Both of us agreed that she would play the part of Koravanji. But where was the time to prepare!! Saturday was a busy day, Sunday was her singing competition at Rajajinagar. I had asked her dad to carry his laptop just incase we could squeeze in sometime to browse through the net for some lines for a Koravanji. Monday morning was her competition. Sunday night at 8.00P.M., we were at "ajja mamas" place and thats when I remembered that we were still not prepared. Out came the laptop and into the room we went for the practice session. Within 15 mins Ahana had memorized her song & lines for the fancy dress competition. This is how it went....
kani heluve..naanu kani heluve...then she sang the 1st two lines of the song "iddaddu iddhange nadadiddu nadange" from the movie Srinivasa Kalyana and then she explained what a Koravanji meant. Costume search happened over the net, but then tatadaaaa...ajjamama & atthe dug up their house to search for the saree that she is wearing in the pic below..then within the next few mins came the basket & stick that she has in her hand. If it weren't for their efforts, I would have to sit through the night to get a basket & stick ready at home with whatever material I had! A BIG thanks to them. On our way back, we picked up the flowers..and upon reaching home at 9.00P.M. drrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr I went to buy some more accessories required to complete the costume, the bun for her head, bun clips, kadha for her leg, the big bindi, the malas. All set. Morning baby got up at 6.30 and was ready by 7.40A.M to do a round of dress rehearsal. This was the November 15th. Today November 24th, she got home a certificate. She had won it!!! All efforts had paid this time :-)
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