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Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Hot Air Balloon

sign on Arizona Balloon Classic
T-shirt
reminded me of
water drops
but somethings different.

The round shape
of drops is downward

When they evaporate
is the corner downward?


In Pedda Bala Siksha, a balloon poem compared it to an inverted pot.

The Last Night of the Earth poems

Ant hills

On todays walk we found about 19 tiny anthills by the side of the path. 

Friday, October 17, 2014

Collected Poems Mark Strand



Something is in the air is the kind of poem which will make the reader come up wit his/her own parallel poem of what that something in the air might be.
Taking a walk with you
Walking around like I stalked myself to the open door by Sandra Lim.



Wednesday, October 15, 2014

I dont like her But

A man parked the infant carrier car seat
next to the sofa
in the library play area
His toddler had  a bunch of yellow of flowers

I should have guessed that someone
was missing
that someone was expected

Where are you?
You must be kidding

In a while a lady arrives

There's an exchange of hugs and kisses
flowers and puzzles

The little girl in the pink is doted

Mom asks the howabouts of the kid
How he got his boo boo
She wills to help the kid with the
puzzle



Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Metal Industry Vol 19

Located

My colleague and I were working on an email. I asked him to write that
some thing is under the pad.
He reread it and changed it to
some thing is located under the pad.

is is doing some form of location. when you say something is on the edge of the city, you mean its located there.

The Grammar of is and located
redundant located

Thursday, October 2, 2014

How to teach your children Shakespeare



I have never come across a book that can be a family book. Usually when we read books, the best we can do is volley the funny or the parts we want to share to the family member/s. The author has shown examples from Shakespeares plays, how by repeating the lines, rhythm can aid in memorising the lines. Once we have the line fed to our ear many times, the meaning and the setting emerge. He then explains what poetry is and ho most of Shakespeare's play start. The author's way will not only get the kids to learn Shakespeare but the parents too.

Friday, September 26, 2014

This is not going to hurt even a little bit



I see that many reviewers didnt like the noise but I am here to say its organic. The mixer drum rotates as the truck moves along and makes a noise with tiny bits of pieces moving inside. It works well on and off carpet. It is fun to drag along the truck with its vibrant colours and cute Ricky. With its size, kids will get a real feel of playing with a truck than with a tiny toy car. With the bollard, an enthusiastic parent can mimic the department of transportation realities by dynamically moving it and creating hurdles that your little tot will be challenged with in rerouting his/her journey and getting the cement mix in time to construct the awesome building. Wow, so now you have to come up with an imaginary road and a time limit for the task.
I also like the WOW line with its Lift it Luke, Dexter the digger, Dudley Dump truck, Roll it Riley. Now can I get them all in one?

Tower of Hanoi

 


Some time ago I had seen a kid play with stacked cups and I pointed out to the parents that the base of the cups had animals on it. only recently did I learn of the advantages of a stacking cups both as a play and educational toy.
These stacking cups are colourful, made from recycled milk jugs.
Not only do the cups have numbers on them based on their sizes but also add up in volume. Fun and math can go hand in hand when the kid can learn 1+2, 1+3, 1+4, 1+5, 2+3, 2+4 filling water or sand and emptying into bigger cups.