Leave for Sastha

Long leave - 4 days for Varalakshmi Pooja and Independence day.

Should make him do something concrete....

Scrap Book Project - Fruits

Friday - Ana told that Sastha Acharya told to make a scrap book with flowers for Monday.

Ana Informed me that I should make it along with Sastha....

I began to think about all possible ideas to made a huge paper with banana on a cardboard - and stick all fruits on it .... Make a collection of not fruits .... but everything related to fruits .....But thought to myself that being radical and sending stuff to school... will people appreciate the creativity and the thought process.... So limited myself and told that let Ana guide and me follow.....

Ana purchased some Charts, Some standard fruits etc., I was not for it atall...  I was thinking let me cut some fruit shapes in Colour paper stick on some thing different like handmade paper and send it ......

Creativity is critical thinking... and also thinking different....than the conventional way......

If they want fruits ... think about all possible ways Fruits can be represented....
Scrap book – is  a book, where we collect information about a particular topic....

1. Along with fruits photographs we could have
2. Fruit – Trees,,, or plants informations..
3. Food items from Fruits.... Orange Juice, Apple Juice, Custurd from banana, Banana Split , Ice creams etc.,
4. Fruit Scented pefumes ....
5. Fruit Jellys...
6. Fruit – plucking machines...
7. Fruit – seeds ...

Then next action comes, where we can stick put all these information in a book... How to be creative in a book ... it could be a standard book, a neat chart paper, tied or pinned together .... or think of an existing book, make a background for the image and stick on top of it .....something new .... and ecofriendly.... you are wasting paper resource.... making something from already that is waste..... So a story starts getting associated with that.......So a new learning experience....

Ana was not too much for that .....Dont look at others appreciating  - look at enjoying the process.....Me and Sastha cut the papers , cardboards... we picked from the toys etc., ... collected it together ... Ana started commenting that it could be done like this and that... So asked her to continue and left.....

Sastha came twice and he was so happy that he has made something and it contains information for him. That joy is what is required.....

Today Ana after school called.... and told that the Acharya told why use magazine for scrap book ... and Ana's friends laughed at it .... Ana was feeling so bad... she shouted at me for making such a scrap book and told that you do some thing and I will have to face the consequences.... you have to feel how it is when you are in the front end ......tried explaining to her but she did not understand......

Wrote an SMS ...

" No one would have done as what Sastha has done.... Everyone would have done the conventional way.. When you are creative, others will not understand... its easy to comment and laugh.. but difficult to think different and be bold an say yes this is what my interpretation... it will take time to understand,, or others would not understand atall...patience required... believe me.... Its not easy to lead a creative life....you have felt it today.... I am feeling it daily ...my profession ... be proud...."

Ana calls me and says that she understands ... good for me... but in school they have returned sastha's scrap book and asked them to redo it ...... Funny ...GOOD....

Sastha tell to yourself ..... that what ever you do ... do what you wanted to do ... Dont do anything for others sake..... Enjoy your life da .... feel it ... Its the ultimate experience .......

Sastha - Not well

Today morning Sastha had loose motion, I only fed him dosa - he was not eating properly - played and gave him some and told Ana lets not force him....

He left home saying good bye, then i went to take bath.... again he came in searching for me and told good bye pa... hugged me and went ... his face was not so very bright when he left this morning ... was feeling very sorry for him....

Ana called after leaving him in Harishree that he has vomited on the way.... Keeping my fingers crossed that he should not develop fever....

In the afternoon ana brought Sastha home, and told that there is temperature... Around 2.00 called me and told that the temperature is raising.....

Around 2:30 went home and understood that the temperature is beyond ... when i Checked it was 103.7.... immediately gave him water bath ... checked temperature after 15 minutes ... did not reduce ...

The Ana gave a water bath for sastha.... it was around 3.00, the temperature slowly came down.... He had some 2 spoons of rice ... slept off... slight temperature was there....

Left to office around 4:30 Ana calls and says that the temperature is raising, went home at 5.00 and started to Dr. Muthuswamy on the way in the car itself gave him sponge bath. He was not feeling comfortable and his stomach was paining. He went loose motion in the car on me itself. Cleaned every thing with Ana shawl, Ana was so tensed driving the car and looking at Sastha. Feeling very sorry for her. Then after visiting doctor, told that some stomach infection, on way back he was fine.

Gave medication on the way itself, around 7.00 reached home, there was slight temperature but he was feeling ok. Back to office.........

I am feeling very sorry for Ana and Sastha ... why are they getting so much pain ....

Day 14- Ana to Brunei

Yesterday night myself and sastha had a long conversation of what he should learn......

after the talk -... jotted down some action points.....

Sastha - To Do

1. Kuthu Katalam Vanga - Scan and take it to sash page

2. Kancheepuram - Kuthu - Check contacts - enquire for sat / sun class

3. Pottery - Classes check in Chennai - Mannu velai - Paanai to do 

4. Skating classes

5. Drum Classes

6. Swimming Classes

7. Paatu Class - Karnatic

8. To teach - Cycling self - before 4 he should learn cycling......

9. Vivasayam - Learn about farming - growing cattle , growing crops - seasons - crop pests - etc., 

10. Learn Yoga and Ayurvedic practices

Areas of learning

Music - Singing (Karnatic), Instrument (Drums), Kalai - Kuthu

Art - Painting, Photography

Action / Sports - Swimming / skating

Approach 

- Teach sastha about the art forms in kuthu - Like kathakali - let him be familiar about visual forms that are available ......

- Teach him about all types of clay - blue pottery 

Logic

- Teach him about the past - old skills that people have neglected and left

- Let him learn and master the old skills, new skills - he will any way learn from his piers and in school.

- He has to create a bridge and take these old skills to newer levels - look at the future

Time planning

- Saturday and Sunday - he has to spend time in villages near by learning - Kuthu, pottery, vivasayam

- Mon to Fri - before school - he has to learn Skating and Swimming

- Mon to Fri - After school - he has to learn Music and Drums

- Arts and Photography - as we (ana and Ramesh) - do he learns along with us.

Before Sastha is 6 yrs, he should atlas have a basic foundation of the above skill sets.

WHY

I want to teach sastha the skills and make him routed to the art forms that are vanishing and people are not interested 

Day 9- Ana to Brunei

Yesterday Sunday, myself and Sastha got up at 5.00 AM.

Sastha told me, appa - i will sleep, but you wake me up - I want to come along with you to see sunrise, take photos and play in the beach.

Got up at 5.00, ready took camera and beach set - left home at 5:30 to besant nagar beach.

Took some good photos, when sastha was playing. But sun was not there, very cloudy.

Both of us had tendercoconut, enjoyed, talked a lot .......

On way back, went to Sangeetha - I had pongal, Sastha had poori.

Day 7- Ana to Brunei

Sastha slept with his grand parents yesterday ... Saturday holiday....

Yesterday took Farm animals book to school ... did not bring the book back... Ammama was very worried.

Ana leaving to rain forest yesterday, chatted with her for a long time. Ana take care .... we are there with you...

Was playing with Sastha in morning, Saravanan from Appaswamy came home, Sastha threw all the sofa cushions from its place and did not allow us to sit or talk.

After they left, told strictly to Sastha that what he was doing is not right. Then took photos of Sastha

Sastha came to office, played in office, had vegetable rice brought by Sumathi. Took him back to home at 1:30.

Day 3- Ana to Brunei

Sastha was much better after yesterday talking with Ana.....

He did not go to school on tuesday .... slept at hme in afternoon, and got up at 6:30 only. Then he was slightly restless. I went at 7.00 to hme, be told that his head is paining, asked why - told he pushed the sofa with his head so it was paining.... then made him to settle down, watch some cartoon .... and played Ipad...

Ana called - Sastha cried and told that he is missing Amma,.. But he managed and listened to Ana ... asked her when you will return back ... and Ana tried explaining that she will be back soon.. and got camera and construction blocks for him... he did not listen to all that and wanted to see Amma.... then after Ana spoke told bye, take care , do good be good.......