"You are so pretty Anjali..." said my 4 year old nephew looking at me with adoration in his eyes.
"Why thank you sweets!!!" I said blushing a little, absolutely blown off my feet!
"...just like Srikrishnan" he finished!
The fall from grace was sudden...and very painful. The resounding *THUD* echoed through the house. I was devastated.
Srikrishanan is the ugly old, wizened, rheumy eyed gardener in his house. *sob*
His parents hastened to explain that he absolutely adores Srikrishnan and this was his way of paying me the ultimate compliment.
I am recovering from the fall now...slowly. My ego was terribly hurt though and is in critical condition and battling for life. Something tells me it wont make it through the night! My self esteem is already dead!
R.I.P my Self Esteem.
Happy New Year folks! This is my 250th post. Dedicating it to my nephew Noel! :)
Anjali,your nephew was spot on I think...you have created this wonderful garden of stories in this awesome blog of yours..So a gardener you are who gives joy to a lot of your dedicated readers like me!!
ReplyDeleteWish you a very happy new year and hope that this garden of blog posts grows even better in the coming year.
Cheers !!
Wanderlust: Thank you dear! That was very sweet! I think you may have just resuscitated my self esteem back to life! :)
ReplyDeleteAwww... kids are chooo cuuuute.. :)
ReplyDeleteAnd the best part is that, kids dont judge our beauty by our looks, but rather by our character and personality... and the fact that ur nephew compared u with a person whom he likes very much says it all!!! :)
Out of the Mouth of Babes...
ReplyDeleteYou have just been declared a beautiful person. Happy New Year dear! :-)
Guess who? ;-)
You can be assured it was a compliment :) Kids have their ways with words, lol! And wanderlust has given a new depth and meaning to that lovely remark too :)
ReplyDeleteHappy New year :) Best wishes of the season too!
Ur nephew has paid you the most beautiful compliment in his way!!! :) Happy New Year!!!
ReplyDeleteReminds me of the guy who mugged up the line, "When I see your face, time stands still" to woo his new girlfriend. When he actually meets her, he is so nervous that he forgets his prepared line and blurts out: " You have a face that will stop a clock!"
ReplyDeleteLike our hapless lover above, I'm sure your nephew meant well!
Have a great 2009!
usually kids are brats disguised as angels... but getting such an honest compliment from a kid is 'the' ultimate compliment// :-> no matter who they compare u with....and it did bring about a small chuckle... ;-> hehe.. wishing u a year filled with compliments.
ReplyDelete~happy new year silverine~
Happy new year! I thought its Srikrishnan of the Mahabharatha serial. Was trying to picture you like that since then.
ReplyDeleteTalk about being "blown off" your feet ;) I am imagining (like in cartoons) your shoes standing up with smoke curling out of them.
ReplyDeleteHeppy Nu Ear!!!
Happy New Year, Anjs...
ReplyDeleteMaybe it will take time to reach my stage... when every compliment is looked at with suspicion...
"Hey, Hamish. Nice drawing."
"Go on, say it... Nice drawing... to belch in.. eh?"
"Eh? No. I mean. I'm just saying it's nice"
"Oh? All of a sudden it's nice now, eh?"
"Dude! What's your problem? I'm outta here"
Funnily enough, I don't receive that many compliments these days... Wonder why.
Agree Completely with Wanderlust!!!
ReplyDeleteWish you a very happy new year, Anjali!!!
Happy new year :)
ReplyDeleteHappy new year .. beauty lies in the eye of the beholder Anju :)
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ReplyDelete''Anju' ''silver'(ine)'' jubilee?
ReplyDeleteThank you for this blog!
Please send me a photo of Srikrishnan.
http://www.cracked.com/article_16929_5-drinking-myths-that-can-kill-you.html
Happy New Year :-)
ReplyDeleteHope your new ear works fine. And that you have a rocking 209. ;)
ReplyDeleteOh, and congrats on the 250th.
@----
(A flower at the grave of your self esteem)
This is why they tell if you want to know the truth listen to the kids.. heheheeee..
ReplyDeleteHAPPY NEW YEAR!
Happy New Year and Congrats on your 250th post. Keep blogging.
ReplyDeleteA reprieve once in a while is good. Especially when it greets you a happy new year, simultaneously! :D
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year! :-)
Nothing like a kid to bust our over inflated ego!
ReplyDelete:-)
Happy new year!!
250!!! great work.. wish you reach the 1k mark soon! and keep us all laughing our heads off till then.
ReplyDeleteNice new look to the blog too!!
kudos for getting the "ultimate" compliment...:D
gosshh these 4 year olds are becoming too smart. well like any smart old woman, you should hear only part of the compliment which you like :)
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year Anjali. Never stop writing please!
ReplyDeletenoel - mah man! =)
ReplyDeletedoes it say something that your *ego* is still alive, but your self esteem died on the spot?
ReplyDeleteMnM: That makes me feel so much better...really! :)
ReplyDeleteAnon: *muah* :)
Usha: Thank you!! I guess I have a lot to learn about kids! Compliments of the season to you too! :)
Thoorika: Thank you dear! :)
Rada: LOL!! Poor fellow! :))
Kunjooty: Thank you for that analysis. All these reassurances is making me feel better now! :)
Raj: ha ha what a horrible thought! :p
Amey: Talking of cartoons, I do miss cartoon books. Loved those Golden Key comics!
Hammy: LOL!! You are as clueless as I am about kids! :p
Arun: Thank you! That was sweet. A very Happy New Year to you too! :)
Layman: Same to you dear! :)
Deepti: he he I shudder to think of Srikrishnan's beauty! :p
RM: :D And yeah I knew which Jordan you were referring to! ;)
Karthik: Thank you! :) A photo of Srikrishnan on the way as soon as I can get one! Prepare to be horrified! :p
Karthik: Thank you and wish you the same! :)
AP: Thank you dear and thanks for the flower. How thoughtful of you! :)
Scorpiogenius: That was cruel! :( lol!
Brijesh: Thank you! :)
Nitram; very true! :)
hari: Happy New Year to you too!! :)
Abraham: If you think it was the ultimate compliment then it was I guess *whew*!! :) Thanks!
Manoj: Thank you! :)
Jeseem: "smart old woman" grrr One chamaat for you for that! lol!
Rukmani: err what does it say? :-S
:)
ahem.. do the flowers in teh header have anything to do with that kid's compliment??
ReplyDeleteand OMG 250 posts?? Whoa!
wtf? Only because I am poor!
ReplyDeleteSrriam; lol! No! That is in keeping with the 'poomanam' theme!
ReplyDeleteSrikrishnan: No dahling. It has to do with the fact that you are ugly! ;;)
Belated congrats on the 250th post...My sincere wish to see more coming....:-)
ReplyDeleteawwww... well kids say the darndest things, dont they? :)
ReplyDeleteHey its better to be called pretty like Srikrishnan rather than ugly as Srikrishnan right!? That would've psychologically kicked your teeth in!
ReplyDeleteHappy 250th and many more to come!!
Mathew: Thank you! :)
ReplyDeleteDhivyaa: They sure do! :p
Bullshee: "psychologically kicked your teeth in" LOL!! Spot on!
It was too good, thanks to Noel!
ReplyDeleteor was he talking about the teal coloured guy from hindu mythology
ReplyDeleteHey
ReplyDeleteI exhausted my reader posts today and looked to Google Reader's recommendations.
I am glad to have chanced upon your blog. Will browse other top-rated posts now.
This post reminds me of an incident from my childhood. My sister and I (around 3 years old) were quite close friends with the neighbour's dog Shampy. Once they dropped in at our place. And when asked whether we recognized them, I squealed "Yes! Ye to Shampy ki Mummy hain". Apparently she didn't take that as a compliment either :)