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Pesek Zman
It's Passover time (which is the translation of this blog entry's title), and the Hebrew words for "Passover time" remind me of the name of my favorite candy bar when I lived in Jerusalem for the year in 1985-86, "Pesek Zman," which meant "Time Out."
well enough to be there. I remember when Zoe was old enough to sing "The Four Questions," and I became no longer the youngest at the seder (it's the role of the youngest child to sing them); that was a decade ago.
Back then, no one, yet, had the host of very serious health challenges that our family has been enduring. 9-11 had not yet happened and the United States was not yet at war in Iraq...
Zman Cherutaynu (The Time of Our Freedom)
..And in parallel -- because there's always joy with pain in my experience -- our gorgeous, twin nephews and godchildren Max and Sam had not yet been born; our sitar-star nephew Zach had not yet discovered his talent; our bindaas niece Zoe had not yet been accepted at LaGuardia Arts High School; Pat had not yet retired and gone on to do essential volunteer work; and I had not yet gone to grad. school or done as much as I have by now in my work; or launched this blog.
Passover is all about Zman cherutaynu -- from slavery in ancient Egypt. Even as my mother is enslaved to her necessary accident recovery period at this time, I need to think about freedoms I am free to celebrate, including expressing myself on this blog, and its accompanying delivery of serenity.
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Friday, November 30, 2007
Kannada Word of the Day: Gooli
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Bull!
That's what "gooli" means. I learned the word because we were heading down the dirt-road, which is a shortcut to the Embassy Golf Links office park, and we passed a tiny shrine, in front of which was a little painted, plaster/wood/metal bull.
"Channa, I don't want to forget to ask you for a word today. How do you say, 'Bull' in Kannada?"
"Gooli, Ma'am."
Pimped Ride
We shouted this exchange with each other because Hertz "pimped Channa's ride;" this morning, he arrived with a huge sound system all over the inside of it.
"I locked all the doors one by one today," he said.
Whenever I drive in a city myself, I always keep my doors locked, but he hadn't done it in Bangalore, so I hadn't either...till today. I guess the sound system might be too tempting to resist.
You can hear us coming now and the floor tickles the soles of my shoes, since the bass is reverberating through it.
On the way, we listened to Hindi hits and smiled nearly the whole time. I couldn't wait to go home.
"Channa, this is very bindaas of you," I said.
He smiled proudly.
Bull!
That's what "gooli" means. I learned the word because we were heading down the dirt-road, which is a shortcut to the Embassy Golf Links office park, and we passed a tiny shrine, in front of which was a little painted, plaster/wood/metal bull.
"Channa, I don't want to forget to ask you for a word today. How do you say, 'Bull' in Kannada?"
"Gooli, Ma'am."
Pimped Ride
We shouted this exchange with each other because Hertz "pimped Channa's ride;" this morning, he arrived with a huge sound system all over the inside of it.
"I locked all the doors one by one today," he said.
Whenever I drive in a city myself, I always keep my doors locked, but he hadn't done it in Bangalore, so I hadn't either...till today. I guess the sound system might be too tempting to resist.
You can hear us coming now and the floor tickles the soles of my shoes, since the bass is reverberating through it.
On the way, we listened to Hindi hits and smiled nearly the whole time. I couldn't wait to go home.
"Channa, this is very bindaas of you," I said.
He smiled proudly.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Being Bindaas
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Webster's Online Definition of "Bindaas"
According to my friend and colleague Chitra, Webster's online specifies:
Main Entry: bindaas
Part of Speech: adj
Definition: admirably bold and independent
Example: talkative and bindaas babe
Etymology: 1993; India
Usage: colloquial
Chitra has a 14-year-old daughter and my niece is 14. I showed Chitra my niece's Facebook page, which features a variety of photos of her, being silly and beautiful at the same time.
Chitra taught me "bindaas" upon looking at the series of photos. On the way home from work I asked Channa, who drives me, "What does bindaas mean to you?"
"Someone who is very free, Ma'am."
Please, God, let my niece always be bindaas.
Webster's Online Definition of "Bindaas"
According to my friend and colleague Chitra, Webster's online specifies:
Main Entry: bindaas
Part of Speech: adj
Definition: admirably bold and independent
Example: talkative and bindaas babe
Etymology: 1993; India
Usage: colloquial
Chitra has a 14-year-old daughter and my niece is 14. I showed Chitra my niece's Facebook page, which features a variety of photos of her, being silly and beautiful at the same time.
Chitra taught me "bindaas" upon looking at the series of photos. On the way home from work I asked Channa, who drives me, "What does bindaas mean to you?"
"Someone who is very free, Ma'am."
Please, God, let my niece always be bindaas.
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