Merry Christmas!!- Bushi wishes

Ho Ho Ho! Santa laughed and Bushi smiled. She is eager to get her gift. Even I'm eager for my gift.
Christmas is a 12 day celebration but as I should go to school, I can't celebrate. We had celebration in our school on 24th. It was not as cheeful as the last year's. I forgot my lines while singing song. Oh no!! What a shame! I however managed it.
 Bushi is wanting to wish you all "Merry Christmas!". Let us celebrate!

Here are some X-mas wishes for you to send to your friends!

• May the gifts of peace and joy be yours at Christmas time and happiness dwell around you wherever you go!

• Warm Wishes From our house to yours - It means so much to keep in touch with special friends like you. Happy Holidays!

• There's no time like Christmas for remembering special friends like you! Here's wishing you Happiest of Holidays!

• This Christmas may Santa Claus get you lots and lots of gifts. May all those gifts be just want you always wanted. May all your wishes, dreams and desires come true this Christmas. Have a Blessed Christmas.

• This Christmas may all that you ever dreamt of, turn into reality. Merry Christmas to you my dear and followed by a Happy New Year.

Bye!





Bushi the little starts cooking classes!

Yea! Little Bushi agreed to start cooking classes! 



I am so excited. So lets start today's class with Cut out Biscuits!

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Here's how to do them-

Ingredients-

225 gms butter

300 gms sugar

2 eggs (or egg substitute)

1 tsp vanilla extract

225 ml sour cream

625gms gram flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 ground nutmeg

Preparation-

1

In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Beat in the eggs (If you don't want eggs, add egg substitute), vanilla and soured cream. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg, stir into the creamed mixture until just blended. Dough will be light and sticky. Cover or wrap dough and chill overnight.

2

Preheat the oven to 180 C / Gas mark 4. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to .25cm thickness. Cut into desired shapes using biscuit cutters. Place biscuits 2 to 3cm apart onto ungreased baking trays.

3

Bake in the preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes, until biscuits turn a very light brown. Remove from baking trays to cool on wire racks. Decorate with your favorite icing recipe if desired.

Bushi starts cooking classes!!!

 

Bushi grew his stomach and when he saw me, he felt bad because I was not as fast as him (and don't want to be!!). Bushi thinks I want to become fat so he insisted me to post cooking recepies in his blog. By this I drool and tend to eat more (this is his startegy!). I couldn't say "no" to him as this is his blog too and I agreed. So, lets start from today itself! Here's an easy variety vegan recepie.
 
Open grilled veggie sandwich!-
 
Things needed-
 

Whole Wheat Bread or Sandwich Bread – 8

Grated Mozzarella Cheese – 1/4 Cup

Sliced Green Olives – 4 (Optional)

 
Topping Ingredients-

• Red Capsicum/Bell Pepper – 1/2
• Yellow Capsicum/Bell Pepper – 1/2
• Green Capsicum/Bell Pepper – 1/2
• Onion – 1 small sized
• Olive Oil or any Oil- 1 tsp
• Grated Garlic – 1/2 tsp
• Dried Mixed Italian Herbs – 1/2 tsp
• Black Pepper Powder – 1/4 tsp
• Sugar – 1 tsp
• salt

For sandwich topping-

1. Cut the tri-colored Capsicum / Bell Pepper into short thin strips and finely chop the Onions. Keep aside.
2. Heat Oil in a non-stick pan (to achieve good results for caramelize of Sugar, always use non-stick pan). Add the sugar to the Oil and allow it to caramelize (turn golden brown in color) for 2-3 minutes. Then use wooden spatula to mix well with the Oil.
3. Now add finely chopped Onions and fry for 2-3 minutes. Add grated Garlic and mix well with all the ingredients. Then add one by one colored Capsicum / Bell Pepper like Green, Red and Yellow cut in Step 1 and saute on a medium flame for 5-6 minutes by stirring continuously with the help of spatula.
4. At this stage, add Salt, Mixed Herbs, Black Pepper Powder and mix well and saute on high flame for 2-3 minutes. Remove from the flame and divide the mixture into 8 equal portions (one each for the 8 bread slices).

Sandwich preparation-

1. Once the toppings are ready, place a Bread slice on a plate. Spread the topping evenly on the Bread slice and sprinkle the grated Mozzarella Cheese and few slices of Olives. I did not use Olives to prepare the Sandwich, still the Open Grilled Veggie Sandwich turned out very tasty. Repeat this procedure for other Bread slices.
2. Bake the prepared Bread slices in a pre-heated oven at 200 degree C for 5 minutes or till the cheese melts. But I used Microwave Oven to bake the Bread using Grill Mode of Microwave – preheat the Oven for 3 min.
3. Arrange the Bread slices on a high rack grill (at a time 2-3 slices can be arranged) and bake all the slices for 6-7 minutes or till the Cheese melts. Repeat for all the Bread slices.

Thats it and you are done!!
 

"Happy 66th Independence day of India!"- Bushi and me

Its our India's 66th Independence day! Bushi is wishing you all a very happy Independence day!

 India's Independence day!-

The British who came for trade in India occupied the entire country and started ruling the country. They used India as the land of raw material to supply industries in Britain. They forced the farmers of India to grow cash crops such as Indigo instead of food crops and because of this Indians didn’t have food to eat. People were asked to pay high taxes.The British destroyed the Indian cloth mills by making brighter and colorful cloths and selling it back to the Indians at a very low price thereby destroying the local cloth industry.

The army was forced to use the Enfield rifle and the bullets of this rifle were made from the cow and pig fats.Hindus worshiped cow as gods and Muslims had rumors on pigs so they didn't like to use this rifle.As such the army people started Sipoy Mutiny in 1857 under the leadership of Mangal Pandey and here onwards the freedom movement started in India and continued up to 1947.

Old enfield rifle

The processes of freedom struggle took at least 100 years with the leadership of different freedom fighters. Some of the important events of the freedom struggle which we should remember on this auspicious movement are-

The Boycott and Swadeshi Movement
which occurred in Delhi in 1905

Non-Cooperation Movementwhich was done in 1920, under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi.

Salt Satyagraha and Civil dis-obedience movementwhich began with the Dandi March on March 12, 1930

Quit India movementthis movement was launched on August 8, 1942 in Mumbai.

Partition of Indiawhich was one of the worst movements of people, it occurred on August 15, 1947.

India got its independence from the clutches of British rule on 15th August 1947. It was this day when India’s tricolor flag was unfolded by Pandit Nehru on the barricades of the Red Fort at Delhi. Each and every patriotic soul watched this event with excitement and paid tribute to thousands of freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives for India’s freedom.

Independence Day is celebrated with flag hoisting ceremonies and cultural programs all over the country. The main program is held at the Red Fort where the Prime Minster unfurls the National Flag and it is saluted by Guns.

The Prime Minister's speech at the Red Fort in Delhi is a major highlight. Patriotic presentations by school children add colors to the celebrations.

Similar programs are held all over the country.

Thought-

Liberty is the breath of life to nations

"Happy birthday, Snigdha"- Bushi

Bushi wished me "Happy birthday" and kissed me. I felt so happy and got no words to praise him!
So, now as i am busy in decoration and getting ready, I can't write more! Bye bye!

"Happy Mother's Day!" -Bushi and me

 It is second Sunday of May, that means it is MOTHER'S DAY! I of course love my mother and I thought not only to gift her but also help her in her daily chores. I gave my mom an awesome yummy Chocolate Fruit and Nut ice-cream (as its summer!), a card prepared by me and helped her a lot in her daily chores.
 Bushi gifted mom by not doing naughty things and staying quite!

Bushi sleeping!

Mother is the sweetest gift from God to us. There is no way we can ever really thank our mother for all she does for us nevertheless we must make it a habit to keep reminding ourselves of the various sacrifices she made while raising us. Mothers' Day is the best time to say in words how much you love and care for your mom.
 By the way, I got some ideas for Mother's day gift. Copy these Mother's day messages and write them in your cards!

Mother is a part of God.
Mother is a part of Love.
Mother is a part of our Strength.
Mother is a part of our Winning.
Mother is a part of who direct us to right path to proceed.
and ..and ..so on..
I Love my Mother very much.....
Don't let ur Mother get away from u....
Happy Mother's Day..

 How did you find the energy, Mom
To do all the things you did,
To be teacher, nurse and counselor
To me, when I was a kid.

How did you do it all, Mom,
Be a chauffeur, cook and friend,
Yet find time to be a playmate,
I just can't comprehend.

I see now it was love, Mom
That made you come whenever I'd call,
Your inexhaustible love, Mom
And I thank you for it all.

Summer Holidays!

I'm sorry guys! I didn't post anything for a long time as I was enjoying my holidays(My holidays aren't over yet). Now, as I got some free time, I want to share my enjoyment! We went to 2 places(within the city) and they are - NTR Gardens and Imax. I enjoyed a lot! In NTR Gardens there was a big water fall and I played there. We even went inside the scary house! 
In Imax, I enjoyed the most! I saw 2 4D movies and we went to Scary house, Demon Jungle, Mirror World, Space and a house which is reverse(has everything reverse in it)! I didn't take Bushi there becuase pets weren't allowed. So Bushi got angry but when I gave me a lot of cat food he became friendly back again!

Okay,so bye for now!

"Happy Earth Day!!!"- Bushi and me

Bushi in the garden!

Its April 22nd and its Earth Day!! Bushi was so excited early in the morning. He wanted to plant trees. He helps me by digging the soil! I love Bushi. My mom said that today we'll switch off the all the electronic appliances for 2 hours in the evening. We all agreed. 
Let me explain you how Earth day was originated and how we celebrate it.

The idea came to Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson, then a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, after knowing about the  1969 massive oil spill in Santa Barbara, California. He realized that if he could inspire the people about air and water pollution.Nelson announced the idea for a “national teach-in on the environment” to the national media; persuaded Pete McCloskey, and enlisted Denis Hayes as national coordinator. Hayes built a national staff of 85 to promote events across the land.

Gaylord Nelson

As a result, on the 22nd of April, many people took to the streets, parks, and auditoriums to demonstrate for a healthy, sustainable environment in massive coast-to-coast rallies. Thousands of colleges and universities organized protests against the deterioration of the environment. Groups that had been fighting against oil spills, polluting factories and power plants, raw sewage, toxic dumps, pesticides, freeways, the loss of wilderness, and the extinction of wildlife suddenly realized they shared common values.

Make nature crafts at school or home. Get together with your family and build a birdhouse or make a bird feeder to encourage the local bird population, which plays an important role in every ecosystem. You can even-

• Make useful things our of waste things.
• Plant saplings here and there in your locality or in your garden.

 

• Switch off all the electric appliances for 1 or 2 hours.
• Feed street animals with buns,breads etc.

 

• You can do so many things! Just use your creativity!

Thought (quote)-

We won't have a society if we destroy the environment.



SNAPSHOTS OF BUSHI!-

SCTA's blog!

Bushi asked me to create a blog for SCTA in my dream! Then when I created it, he was asking me to cuddle him! He like the blog it seems! Even I felt happy!

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Our English ma'am gave an idea to me to make a book on SCTA and publish it. She said me that you can upload more attractive videos. That was a nice idea right? Of course! So I'm going to create a book and publish it in my summer holidays. I'll even upload new attractive videos.

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WOW!! We bought a robot!

Bushi was chasing it. He was playing with it. He was hiding under the carton boxes. He was so cute, of course! But what was Bushi chasing and playing with?

 Its a robot! Its a robotic vacuum cleaner! Our robot is a robotic vaccum cleaner.(Bushi and me) call it "Sheeru''

Sheeru is a robot that cleans our home. Bushi liked it. Whenever we use it, he runs after it. I too like this robot.For me its like a remote controlled toy.I became expert in using it while my mom is still learning to use it. When I use it, Bushi tries to catch it with his cute black hands! My robote has UV (Ulta Violet) rays which kill bacteria and germs.It can charge itself. When my mother bought it to home, I was really excited. I read the manual and learnt to use it at once.I installed it and started using it.

Hope you liked our robot!

Thought (proverb)-

Happiness is a natural flower of beauty.