tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418504977740569932011-12-27T18:04:45.617+05:30Some random thoughts I think of and want to share.Shachiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11436633577650490465noreply@blogger.comBlogger161100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141850497774056993.post-47924276607418849232011-04-26T23:23:00.000+05:302011-04-26T23:25:11.996+05:30

This is a story that’s often been toldOf Peter Pan – the boy who never grows oldWendy, Michael and John meet one nightA boy in green and a fairy so light. Peter Pan and Tinker Bell are theyWho fly the kids up, up and awayTo Neverland, a place so fairWith many creatures fine and rare. But pirates roam all over this landTheir Captain has a hook for a handThat was eaten up by a mean, green crocWith

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So the Rickshaw driver dream that AM had seems to have been a fleeting one... He woke up in the middle of the night just to announce that he's now thinking of being an Actor again! Hmm.. How about that?

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So AM now wants to be a rickshaw driver. How cool is that?! This is making IM want to be a tractor driver. I've been spending many-a-morning trying to convince AM that even rickshaw drivers need to go to school ... at least to be able to read street names ;)

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We spent a lovely Sunday morning at the beach. The weather was just right. Not rainy. Lots of clouds. Nice and breezy. High tide. Perfect setting for some introspection. We dug holes, looked for sea shells, ran into the water and brought some back in a pail, made a castle, broke it, made it again, covered our feet with sand, watched airplanes, watched people play cricket, watched kids frolic with

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So finally, Mumbai is Sea Linked! :)What a first day for it though. Major traffic jams. People took 3 hours to get back from town to suburbs in the evening. Rather crazy I say! But you know what's crazier? Its the name game that the politicians are playing! One guy says lets call it the Rajiv Gandhi Setu... so immediately the other has to oppose and say Oh no! lets name it after Veer Savarkar!

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And we're back! What a trip! Its quite an experience traveling with toddlers!! Two weeks passed in a flash. The first week was all about the kids getting over jet lag, CN Towers in Toronto (scary glass floor on the 114th floor.. or was it 147th?!), meeting cousins after ages, Toronto Zoo, Sightseeing with the whole family (the last time this happened was 17 years ago), Niagara falls and Maid of

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So this whole "Swine Flu" episode is a bit unsettling... Only 12 days left for our trip to the US.. and to some of the most crowded places, like Niagara falls and Disney World. They had a discussion on the radio this morning where they were wondering if Indians are stupid or brave to travel despite warnings of Swine Flu... Obviously people who have planned and paid don't seem to be cancelling

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So, its Acting this time round for AM. His dad has convinced him that if he becomes an actor, then he gets to be anything he wants, a lawyer, a doctor, a policeman, anything...  :)But considering the stage fright at the Annual day today.... hmm... needs a lot of work!!

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So, AM has now decided that he wants to be a Policeman when he grows up.. no hang on.. what was that? Oh sorry... I meant he wants to be a Doctor when he grows up so he can give me an injection.. ah!Two career-choices-of-the-day!

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I've decided to track the evolution in the choice of future career of my sons, AM (3 yrs 9 months) and IM (1 year 7 months). Since IM can barely speak yet, we'll begin to track his progress in a little while. But what inspired me to write this is the little talk AM and I had last night just before going to bed. He was asking me why one needs to go to school everyday. So the obvious answer to this

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Happy New Year, folks! Last week has been a kind of revelation... nothing to be really proud of... a little disorientating, to put it mildly. Loads of things happened to make me feel that I'm, well... not that young... anymore. So I thought about it... and I have here my own list of the top ten (in no particular order) signs that you can look for, to determine whether or not you've had a

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Something unique I came across today. Disney is trying to sell me a trip to Disney World and this is how they promote it.What a great idea!! :)

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The following thoughts have been stimulated by the post, Cynic in Wonderland: Minding the Mind, by a friend. Dear Cynic, all your hypotheses about the slowdown in one's intellectual growth are just fine. What you have not done, is consider external elements that tend to shake up the equilibrium. Let me illustrate. A perfect example of these external elements would be children. Well, you did

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So, who are these guys?Just random, young, lost souls that fall into the wrong sort of company? I mean, what kind of brainwashing techniques do the head honchos use on these poor souls? Must be something really strong and scientifically advanced... if you can be led to believe that you should kill all these innocent people to get to heaven! And if you can be led to believe that it is your God's

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When everyone is cursing the politicos and how they don't do anything for the country ..blah blah blah, why should I keep my 20 paise to myself...So, I think that the people governing this country are on an average, a bit too old. What kind of person does India want as a leader? Does India want a septu/octo-genarian, silver-haired person, with years of experience, but who can barely walk, or has

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Being a mother of two toddler boys, the past three and a half years have been a whirlwind of experiences, emotions, and activity. In today's modern India, any pregnant woman or new mother is inundated with free, often uninvited, advice from family, neighbours, friends, co-workers, the person next to you on the train, and anyone at all. I'm sure everyone means well, but it does tend to get to you

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