Memory

Sana and daddy arrived in Toronto this past Tuesday. It was a really long journey (almost 36 hours counting from the time they left grandparents' home), we decided to let Sana take a rest there with our wonderful friend Diane. Once again, of course, Diane took very good care of this lucky little girl. Also, knowing that I haven't seen Sana for four months, she skyped me the moment I was available, so I could see her.

There comes the beautiful time. Sana totally remembers me! We spent more than 1/9 of her lifetime so far away from each other, no face-to-face conversation at all, she still remembers me! What a moment in motherhood!

They arrived in Victoria last night. Sana was sound asleep then. Daddy told me that she would wake up around 2 am to get a bowl of cereal and then doze off again. The time came and I went to get this bowl of cereal up for her. You could see the happiness in her eyes that her mother was finally by her side.

I have also got a very good opportunity to help her maintain all the languages she is speaking now as she still is able to follow my words in Chinese.

Talk

Sana has been away for almost four months now. She was talking to me on the phone in the first few days. Then she got busy with the immediate life she was in and kept telling me that she was busy and couldn't talk at the moment.

She is picking up some languages: Punjabi, Urdu, and Arabic. She is joking around with the kids in these languages. She is both loving her life and loved by it. She amazes family and friends by her sense of humor.

Daddy took Sana to a street circus performance. Before leaving, she gave 50 rupees to daddy just in case there would be ice cream selling on street. They enjoyed the circus and a monkey was then sent out to collect money from the audience. Daddy took 10 rupees out and put it in the hat the monkey was holding. Sana saw daddy taking out the money from the same pocket that she put money in earlier, she ran after the monkey shouting: "that's my money!"

So I guess she can make a good judge, and with some work on being flexible, she can also be a businessman.

Another time, daddy came home to find the kids playing not so nicely. Cousin Hussain reported it was Sana who started the game this way. Then Sana invited Hussain to come outside to play a "new game". Poor Hussain forgot what he had just done to Sana and followed her. Then Sana showed him her fist and punched in his shoulder.

It did not stop there. Sana came back and asked daddy to take her to the market because she wanted to buy a toy car for Hussain as he really loved playing with toy cars. Now Hussain is playing with a toy car that runs "for real". He would also do whatever Sana wants him to do.

Maybe a politician?

Whatever she may become, this just tells me that a small-sized human being is indeed a complete human being. I have got to talk to her as an equal counterpart.