2005 - Dream

Asked him what he wanted to become when he grows up. He said,

" I want to put "vesha" (costumes) and go begging house to house" !! ...

He always liked to put on the Diety/Kings custumes so he just extended his passion to his dream job.

2009 - Phonebook

Accidentally got a glimpse of his phonebook ...Surprisingly had only girls' number in that. I had a good reason to pull his leg ...so asked him,

"How come you have only girls' number in your phone book?" What he said next without wasting a second was amazing ...

" I remember all the boys numbers as I call them regularly so put only the numbers I dont remember because I dont call them" :)

2009 - Earning 50Rs

One day, suddenly our man has 30Rs in pocket! We always gave him 10Rs on friday as snack money which he religously spent ..so there was no way he could have that 30Rs in his pocket ...So was curious to know how he got it so started inquiry ..

First question where he got the money, his eyes watered ..so was sure, the next thing he would say would be a "Dhamaka" ...

After the needed persuation, he told me that our neighbor (same age as his) gave him ..I called that guy and asked him why he had given 30Rs to Cheekoo ...he said, "No uncle I gave him 50Rs" !! I was zapped ..When I asked him why he gave him that money he said ...

" Uncle, he told me next time you take the kids out, he will refer my name to accompany you. For referring my name, he asked for 50Rs" !!

Everytime I took the kids out, normal practice was to pick 6 kids and ask them to choose one each so that we have a different crowd everytime we go and they get a chance to network with other kids. But my son found a business case in my noble cause and made money!!!

To showoff his "earning" skills, he had planned this much earlier and discussed with other kids before he implemented his brilliant idea. When he got the 50Rs, he spent 20Rs on all other kids to celebrate his first earnings ! Icing on the cake was that the kid who gave him 50Rs had stolen that money from his house!!, that was more worrying ...

Peer pressure I guess ...