Anapest - metre in poems
Andiron
Angus
answering machine
(anopheles - means useless)
antibiotics - a baby was given two antibiotics to see which works. A friend became lactose intolerant after a dose of antibiotics.
anticoagulant - while thinning blood could lead to other dangers.
antihistamine
(Antinovel)
Apache tribe
Apricot - I knew of them before but learnt of Khubani ka meeta from Hyderabadi friends here.
Arboretum - Where I started first birdwatching session.
Argyle - All those beautiful patterns on shirts.
Arrowroot - In a recipe for mango cupcake
Arroyo - Arizona's trademark.
Artichoke
Artisan bread
Asparagus - sauteed in butter, curry
Athenaeum
autism
auk
avocado - guacamole
Avocet
backpack
badger
badland
baguette
Sunday, March 04, 2012
America in dictionary
My experiences in US alphabetically:
Aardvark: I have a new found interest in all things animal and plants. I read of it in an encyclopaedia of nature. UCI has an anteater as their mascot. Their teeth seem to be similar to some aquatic animals, regenerated very quickly. Armadillo.
Aborning: Arrival of the baby
Acacia: A plant that connects my childhood and present. Few decades ago, my mom and others used to grind the seeds, add water to it and use it as bindhi. summers. Others : Nerum, Agave.
Acappella: A term I learnt of from a musical friend.
Acorn: We saw a big acorn in a little park in raleigh downtown.
Acorn squash: I should try a recipe sometime.
Acrobatics: Our college took us to an acrobatic show in China.
Acrostic
A -
C
R
O
S
T
I
C
Adobe : My favorite place in the world would be a terrace from where I could watch everything around.
Adobe chicken
Afrikaans : My colleague from S Africa speaks it.
African American: I took a snap with the wax model of Jesse Owens.
Africanized bee: My mom got stung by a dead bee. All those honey bee trucks that get rolled over while travelling to pollinate almond orchards.
Afterbirth: I saw placenta. I learnt from my mom that the word for it in telugu is Maaya.
Aftertaste of Jello and Instant pistachio pudding are bad.
Agave: I see them on walks at the lake. I saw them in India, while walking from my village to the bus stop.
Aged cheese
Ahoy - I am indebted to Chips Ahoy for motivating me during masters study.
Aigrette - While birdwatching, there's always a caveat thrown around if seen picking feathers from the ground.
Aileron - Once my neighbour Paul was explainin about this going on for a long time about a single topic which amazed me. Boys and their toys.
Airbag
Air-port: Only after looking at the split in the dictionary, does the air stand out in the word.
Airsick: After a 3 day, 2 night spent travelling to US, an act in the plane - using the white bag.
A la mode - In a pizzeria menu.
Alarm - The times we set off fire alarm while making paranthas. Then we race to the alarm to wade away the smoke with a cloth.
Albatross - I had read of it in 'The rime of the ancient Mariner' but didnt realise that it had such a wide wing span until the bird books.
Alien - (Sing it!) we are all alines here in Eagles tune sof 'Hotel California'. While at it, I wanted to know what a song ' in the city' was reeling in my head. Its 'California Love' by Tupac.
All American city
Allen wrench - It came with a bicycle and didnt know what it was for a long time.
Allspice
Altimeter - Not the device itself, but being cognizant of heights, while hiking mountains, travelling to and fro from valley, air pockets (air pocket) in ear. Once in California on PCH, why was I surprised that we were at 0 ft with the sea next to us.
Aardvark: I have a new found interest in all things animal and plants. I read of it in an encyclopaedia of nature. UCI has an anteater as their mascot. Their teeth seem to be similar to some aquatic animals, regenerated very quickly. Armadillo.
Aborning: Arrival of the baby
Acacia: A plant that connects my childhood and present. Few decades ago, my mom and others used to grind the seeds, add water to it and use it as bindhi. summers. Others : Nerum, Agave.
Acappella: A term I learnt of from a musical friend.
Acorn: We saw a big acorn in a little park in raleigh downtown.
Acorn squash: I should try a recipe sometime.
Acrobatics: Our college took us to an acrobatic show in China.
Acrostic
A -
C
R
O
S
T
I
C
Adobe : My favorite place in the world would be a terrace from where I could watch everything around.
Adobe chicken
Afrikaans : My colleague from S Africa speaks it.
African American: I took a snap with the wax model of Jesse Owens.
Africanized bee: My mom got stung by a dead bee. All those honey bee trucks that get rolled over while travelling to pollinate almond orchards.
Afterbirth: I saw placenta. I learnt from my mom that the word for it in telugu is Maaya.
Aftertaste of Jello and Instant pistachio pudding are bad.
Agave: I see them on walks at the lake. I saw them in India, while walking from my village to the bus stop.
Aged cheese
Ahoy - I am indebted to Chips Ahoy for motivating me during masters study.
Aigrette - While birdwatching, there's always a caveat thrown around if seen picking feathers from the ground.
Aileron - Once my neighbour Paul was explainin about this going on for a long time about a single topic which amazed me. Boys and their toys.
Airbag
Air-port: Only after looking at the split in the dictionary, does the air stand out in the word.
Airsick: After a 3 day, 2 night spent travelling to US, an act in the plane - using the white bag.
A la mode - In a pizzeria menu.
Alarm - The times we set off fire alarm while making paranthas. Then we race to the alarm to wade away the smoke with a cloth.
Albatross - I had read of it in 'The rime of the ancient Mariner' but didnt realise that it had such a wide wing span until the bird books.
Alien - (Sing it!) we are all alines here in Eagles tune sof 'Hotel California'. While at it, I wanted to know what a song ' in the city' was reeling in my head. Its 'California Love' by Tupac.
All American city
Allen wrench - It came with a bicycle and didnt know what it was for a long time.
Allspice
Altimeter - Not the device itself, but being cognizant of heights, while hiking mountains, travelling to and fro from valley, air pockets (air pocket) in ear. Once in California on PCH, why was I surprised that we were at 0 ft with the sea next to us.
Saturday, March 03, 2012
Eminent domain
There was a mom in news who killed her 4 month old baby by beating her against the floor for crying for milk. Wish we could take that moment back. Did she do it in postpartum depression? No wonder as soon as you enter the recovery room, the nurses ask you to promise that you wont shake the baby. But I guess not all people are in the know that the only way kids communicate is through crying or are not in their sane minds. we always wonder why theres always bad news in the papers and TV. While some may be disturbing, some might alert others. This can reduce some crimes. A scientist proposed that maintenace of order is better to reduce crime sthan aggressively going after the wrongdoers. Like Prevention better than cure? But what leads to the symptoms itself in the first place? I know a family with two children, where one turned out really good and the other got wasted. How did that work out differently? The elder was good at all things. Was the praise on him to the detriment of the younger's?
There was a mom in news who killed her 4 month old baby by beating her against the floor for crying for milk. Wish we could take that moment back. Did she do it in postpartum depression? No wonder as soon as you enter the recovery room, the nurses ask you to promise that you wont shake the baby. But I guess not all people are in the know that the only way kids communicate is through crying or are not in their sane minds. we always wonder why theres always bad news in the papers and TV. While some may be disturbing, some might alert others. This can reduce some crimes. A scientist proposed that maintenace of order is better to reduce crime sthan aggressively going after the wrongdoers. Like Prevention better than cure? But what leads to the symptoms itself in the first place? I know a family with two children, where one turned out really good and the other got wasted. How did that work out differently? The elder was good at all things. Was the praise on him to the detriment of the younger's?
Thursday, March 01, 2012
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Monday, February 27, 2012
What spring?
This morning while dropping my friend at her apartment, I noticed the yellows on the sides of the road. Brittle bush. Spring already?. Contrast this with silent spring. If global warming is causing the early spring and Rachel Carson warned us of a 'no spring' due to the harmful chemicals, what other damages are remaining for the one spring we know. Which is?
I asked my dad today if the telugu word 'vasantham' is the right word for spring. I am reminded of the movie Vasantha Kokila. As a kid, I never paid attention to spring. Rain yes for appreciating the comfort of staying at home, of the opportunity to use our cool light green colour duckback raincoats. Summer for the holidays, trips, weddings, for all the mangoes, for the extra TV time of summer special. Winter didnt register much as it was not that cold. I only remember one read and white sweater from my childhood. But not if we were in a village during that time. In villages, especially when there are no houses around, it gets too cold. Gongadi and bonfires were used to stave off a village winter.
Can summer resist this invitation? In this poem we see the love of Jane shore for summer. It makes us think of what we feel for summer and what we like. The words in a poem traverse your experience by delving into the subject close and far.
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While writing this, I realised I want to write down everything I remember from my childhood, so that my child can compare it to hers. Then I thought to capture all of it, what better than the dictionary to look for. Each thought has to be in the words of the dictionary.
For starters, I was reminded of the postboxes which are red in colour while here they are blue. The postmen wear khakhi color dresses while here they wear close to blue? They arrive on bicycles while here in the white van.
I asked my dad today if the telugu word 'vasantham' is the right word for spring. I am reminded of the movie Vasantha Kokila. As a kid, I never paid attention to spring. Rain yes for appreciating the comfort of staying at home, of the opportunity to use our cool light green colour duckback raincoats. Summer for the holidays, trips, weddings, for all the mangoes, for the extra TV time of summer special. Winter didnt register much as it was not that cold. I only remember one read and white sweater from my childhood. But not if we were in a village during that time. In villages, especially when there are no houses around, it gets too cold. Gongadi and bonfires were used to stave off a village winter.
Can summer resist this invitation? In this poem we see the love of Jane shore for summer. It makes us think of what we feel for summer and what we like. The words in a poem traverse your experience by delving into the subject close and far.
*********************
While writing this, I realised I want to write down everything I remember from my childhood, so that my child can compare it to hers. Then I thought to capture all of it, what better than the dictionary to look for. Each thought has to be in the words of the dictionary.
For starters, I was reminded of the postboxes which are red in colour while here they are blue. The postmen wear khakhi color dresses while here they wear close to blue? They arrive on bicycles while here in the white van.
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