Monday, January 26, 2009

Republic day: Jai Hind!!

We had a flag hoisting ceremony in our society. Me Mumma Daddy got ready early morning in our white dresses...

The flag did not unfurl as it should have...


People gathered together and planned on how the flag should be folded and tied. I heard them out and gave some sound advice.



While the seniors worked on the implementation of my plan...

I kept the crowd enthralled with my Talwalkar's body building poses!!

The filler kept the crowd engaged and the flag was ready for hoisting :-)

And lo!! It was up there and flying high!!

The children sang patriotic songs... ably assisted by the seniors

Then we ate some snacks and had our quota of juice :-)
Me and Abhi :-))

Family in white!


Jai Hind!!

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Goa- sea, pool, dolphins...

Mumma Daddy are quite keen on making me experience new things. This time, they wanted me to experience a train journey. I normally prefer flights.

Well, to cut the long story short, I kept vigil while the seniors had a good night's sleep. After all, there are so many stories of luggage theft!



Goa, finally!! The air was so fresh!!



We checked in, ate & slept so that we are ready for the 3 day extravaganza!!

Day 1

Good morning!! What a lovely day!


Just the kind of day to spend on a beach.



I did some artistic work on the sand


Got back in time for breakfast!! Then we changed into something more comfortable & moved to the pool :-))

I remembered Dory from 'Finding Nemo'. As a tribute to her undying/unflinching spirit, I sang the memorable song 'Just keep swimming, just keep swimming, just keep swimming swimming swimming' about a 100 thousand times!! This I did on my own in the baby pool. Guess Mumma Daddy were very proud of my feat.





It was time to relax. It was a warm day. All this exercise made me tired and happy


Afternoon siesta...

Since I got my afternoon beauty sleep, I decided to be kind. While relaxing in the resort garden, I thought of giving mumma daddy some private moments together..so i wore my shoes & went away to a corner...
I waited for them to come & fetch me back...
God!! how boring this 'wait' can get...
Finally mamma remembered & called me...
I ran into her arms & clung there for quite sometime...
Afterall, this is my most favourite place in the whole world...
Despite such a packed schedule, I managed my mandatory evening walk, in order to get the gastric juices flowing...


Peaceful day.

Day 2

This was supposedly the sight-seeing day.

We had the bus exclusively for us... but the ride was very long & boring. I passed time eating kurkure (which I cajoled mumma into buying, when she was buying kajoos for her friends!) and Frooti.




The boat ride was fun. If you want a glimpse, please visit us to see the videos...




Folk dances...


A beautiful sunset...

To make the return journey exciting, I insisted on some stories.... we had a good laugh, since mumma came up some new stories/characters. Daddy mixed 2 stories- Rohit & Mohit in the Park with the Sanders story. Guess he made it up on the spot. But then I did not mind his creative inputs!



I liked Cristina, the young lady. We got along like a house on fire! She was waiting for me, since she knew I would be leaving tomorrow and she would not be around. So sweet of her...


Day 3

I was woken up quite unceremoniously by Mumma Daddy. They created a lot of noise about some dolphins, boat, beach. I was not very interested but had to give in to all the coercion...

The deal was clear. I get ready if I get to wear my glares :-)) Haha


The boat ride was amazing. I took the front seat on daddy's lap and loved the cool breeze blowing thro' my hair... This is life




There were lots of dolphins.... but they were very quick. I kept alerting the boat driver by shouting 'woh dekho, woh dekho' whenever I spotted them. This helped mumma daddy also to get a good view. They would have missed it otherwise because of their slow reflexes!!


This made them very happy.


This is the place I used to call 'Goa ka Ghar'. Others call it Ramada.


Once we were done with the dolphin cruise, I kicked some waves before we called it a day.



It was a nice end to the 4 day trip!! I had a blast!!

Lest they forget, I also did a small drama acting angry & all that. This was to ensure that mumma daddy get acclimitised to my regular tantrums :-)

Monday, January 12, 2009

Practising for the 'Mumbai Marathon'

Hope you guys are ready for the marathon!!







Tips for the last week:
  1. do not run long distances
  2. stretching is important
  3. keep yourself hydrated
  4. wear something comfortable on the D day

Enjoy the run!

Thursday, January 8, 2009

2009: Some views

Corporates are finding it difficult to manage cash-flows, business development...these times seem to be tough.


The road looks lonely...


Will companies survive?
What about the GDP? Will we be able to maintain 6%? And keep inflation in check, as well...


I guess there is no option but to rise & shine!


You may falter a few times... but these should be considered as learning experiences.

My advice to the corporate leaders is to give these tough times a tough fight!! Just a matter of hanging on for a couple of quarters.
Mushqil waqt commando sakht!!

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Happy birthday Daddy!!

It was my daddy's birthday on 01 Jan!! What a day to be born!!

Since he conked off at 10 pm on 31st, me & mamma got some time to make a birthday card for him :-) The cover has been exclusively done by me, and mamma held my hands to write the message inside.



I think he liked it!!
We had a party in the evening with some of daddy's office folks.
Daddy's birthday cake

Daddy's friend Mahendra uncle also had his b'day on 1st. They cut the cake together.

We enjoyed eating the cake after that... and sang the b'day song also. Mamma cooked chinese cuisine and I enjoyed eating 'sadap sudup' and icecream with plum cake, with everybody!! Overall, a day well-spent!

Happy new year to all of you!!