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And then you turned 4!

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Hi Kapus, I write this one day after you officially turned 4 years' old - and here's you confirming the same  The actually celebration is planned this Saturday, 21st January in the DSR Sunrise Towers Club House and since this will be your first big celebration in Bengaluru, we have gone ahead and invited a lot of people. The total guest count as I write this stands at 90+ The planning part is totally owned by your Mumma and I have been more of a backup help. She has planned 2 cakes for the occasion, a nice princess theme for the decoration and a very lavish spread when it comes to food I will try and share separate details on that next week As of yesterday, you went to school and celebrated your Birthday Montessori style - where you gave away some of your favourite books from the Naisha series and then held onto a globe and go around the Sun 4 times (something which we had done at home for your 3rd birthday as well) At home, we got you your very own Peppa tent which immediately...

The Red Spot

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 Hi Kapus, Something really interesting happened to start of the New year for us.  Last Tuesday, the 3rd of January 2023, as I dropped you and was driving home, the radio was on and RJ Prithvi on Fever FM 104 asked a question which was targeted for 5th Grade kids. The question was as follows " There is a big Red Spot on the plant Jupiter - Can you tell the size of the Red Spot when compared to our planet Earth? " We had to send the answer to the number 9739-104-104  I reached our apartment, parked the car and since the number was easy to remember, I messaged them saying " The Red Spot is 3 times the size of planet Earth " and completely forgot about it. I have tried to take part in many competitions before and never had won till date and hence did not expect any response from them   An hour later, however, I got a call from a anonymous number and when I picked it up - it was RJ Prithvi on the other end. He put me on Air and asked me the question again. He even helpe...