Of late, I have been noticing that our daughter Melissa, 5+, grade 2 student at Baama Academy and our son Marcus, 3+, who is still in pre-school, have totally different obsessions. The following pictures tell it all!
Melissa has a newfound interest in Biology, of course botany to be specific. After learning about 'GERMINATION OF SEED' at school, she insisted that she carry out the experiment about the subject on her own. During the weekend, she sowed three bean seeds in our backyard garden all of which successfully germinated after a week-long anticipated waiting and watching. That Monday morning, she took her three young plants with her to school and proudly displayed them to her science teacher and her friends. Here you can see our daughter tending her young plants, with the ground behind her covered with mosses (bryophytes). An ideal ecology, climate and season for a budding biologist!
The three young beans. If you ask her what external factors are important for germination, our daughter can very well tell you that they are temperature, water, oxygen and sunlight. 
The bean plants after 2 weeks. They will soon be planted apart to enable each one of them to grow with more freedom.
Our boy Marcus is obsessed with automobiles. You can see how happy he is when he managed to get one of the latest models like this one which is quite popular here among his local African friends. The other night, he woke me up at 04:00 hours to get such one for him!
Fortunately this weekend, Mboozi Jr. age 8, a son of my friend made this truck for him from recycled container of Maheu (a local drink made from sweetened fermented maize flour). The good thing about this engineering marvel is that all the components are made of recycled materials. The capacity is another plus point because beside its actual payload, it can carry two additional toy vehicles - a bus and a car. It is environment-friendly automobile with zero carbon emission.
The wheels are made of the lids of plastic bottles. The left front wheel is even more unique, it is made of a maize cob after the kernels have been removed/eaten!
Our son is different from his sister to the extent that he would even turn flowers into a push-on vehicle!!
15 comments:
good & perfect pics coz it shows that ur children will be what they ought to be. If Marcus loves berbie & toys u'll find difficult to admit in his happiness.
I enjoy Marcus' truck and love it very much. I myself was also a good manufacturer of truck, car, JCB etc when my kids were little boys.
What a great children you have - with brilliant ideas!!! Marcus motor hi ka duh top, a phur hnem thei si..
Your daughter is very sweet and cute she study in 2grade very great.In our country children start going to school at the age of 6years befare 6 have have to go to pre school.my elder son is 7 yrs and last one is 2.6 they always sitting infront of computer they don"t need any other toys.
@fela=I can imagine how busy you'd be when your kids (all of them boys!!) were young. The problem with kids of Marcus' age is that they think 'Daddy' can make and fix every thing! Sometimes I just have to try/do it whatever the outcome may be!!
@varte=Thanks for labelling my kids as 'great'. Hasn't there ever yet been any plan of having 'greater' ones from your side?!!!
@hmingtea=Thanks for the 'sweet' and 'cute' label on my daughter. So kind of you. You are right, yes kids of today are really brilliant and intelligent. They are fast learners, and quickly master even the latest electronic gadgets. Wish all the best for your brilliant kids.
Thiama - hahaha, wait and see, its too early to have plan of having great children, lolzzz
an van lian tawh ve!
Hahaha, they are cuteness magnified!!! The happiness in their eyes in every photograph shows that you've been a great father to them.
I would love to see a pic of them with their classmates. Do they ask innocent questions like why they are so different from their classmates?
wow....very impressed, an va cute em em? Mr Kima pawh hi fa nei ve tawh se, an pics te rawn post thin se ka van ti..haha
Very impressed with them....role models for our future kids..everyone
@varte: haven't we already waited long enough? May I remind you that your biological clock is tickling away. :lol:
@dr chhanhima ralte: Lung delh loh thing delh loh chu anmahni tawkin an thang ve zel e.
@illusionaire: Thank you. I've been trying to be a great father to my kids, though sometimes difficult due to the type of work I've been doing. Like when I am home from hospital my kids run towards me insisting that I hug them, which I am not comfortable to do until I take off my white coat and take a shower first.
And yes, of course, they asked many interesting questions some related to 'race'. It's always a challege to explain to them the way they understand and to ensure they don't feel alienated or discriminated. I will later post pictures of their friends.
@opa hmar: Thanks for the generous and kind words. I assume the cute kid you are holding is yours. You seem to be a great father too! I think our kids deserve the best fom us.
I can predict that once Mr Kima has his own kids, there will be a total revolutionary change in his blog. We can get set to see loads of kids photos. :lol:
Hi! Rinloh deuh maia kan hmuh thut che chu, enge ka sawi ang? hrilhaiin ka kaho mai ch anih hi. Patna khawpuia Laloo chanchin, World Trade Center, Virthli mag. etc kan buaipui lai tak te kha aw!!! Fa lah il nei hmelthain an lo lia phian tawh mai...i ziak tha e....ke paw Mizo Missionaryte 4-na ka peih fel ve leh ta e. Deli Field-ah kan awm mek e.
Hi, Pu Chhana leh Pi Diki, in va han ngaihawm ve le. Delhi maw in awm tak? Kim Kimi te unau an dam em? Mamuana'n MBBS a zo tawh turah ka ngai.
Kei pawh kan chhungkuain Zambia rama kan S.A. hospital-ah theihtawpin A rawng ka bawl ve. Ka nupui Mapuii, M.A. (Eng) hian heta kan Higher Secondary School-ah a subject English a zirtir ve.
Belated Happy Anniversary chibai kan chhungin kan buk a che u. I blog ka lo tlawh fo ang.
"Mizo Missionary-te" i chhunzawm tluang zel thei chu ka va lawmpui che em! Chhiar a chakawm hle mai. A bu ngana/rukna velah te chuan kan tel ve thei tawh mai ang a!! Ha ha ha. In rawngbawlna a ropui e. In tan kan lo tawngtai thin ang.
Idea an va nei tha nghal ve!! Annu leh pate an chhun dawn ni maw?? In damtha em U-Thiam??
@tim: Kan dam thin e. Africa thingtlanga seilian mek an ni bawk a, kan fate hi an tough ve riau asin. I dam thin zawk em?
It's a great idea to let children start learning gardenning from childhood. It's also great that your children take interest of it.
@kiamlova & puii=thanks, kan fate hian tuna an seilenna hmun hi nuam an ti khawp mai. Huan hmun kan nei zau a, duhtawkin an tualchai thei. Sadai ek pawh an pal phawng hnem tawh khawp asin!
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