Who I am, What I do and answers to Qs like that

As mentioned before, a lot of things have happened since I went to India in May. When I say 'a lot', I really mean " A LOT ". I will try to write posts covering the major happenings here. Till I am done with them, I will add links to those posts here, ok? That way, you will not miss them. Here they come.... Landed in India. Airports and Taxi. Wait a little longer... By the way, click on the right to view some of my latest pictures.'' Note : The date on this post would appear as 1/1/2010. That seems to be the only way by which I can ensure that this post remains on the top (sort of sticky). If anyone has better ideas, please let me know.

Our Christmas trip was made even more special by another first. Amma and Nanna went to a movie while I stayed back! For those of you who know me, I have never been away from Amma or Nanna. I mean, not even for a few minutes. And now, they were planning to go watch a movie without me. That means, I had to spend almost 2 hours without them. To call it a challenge would be an understatement. It was a challenge for Amma to leave me and watch the movie peacefully (Nanna probably wouldn't mind). It was a challenge for Ravi Mama and Rama Atta to babysit me - that would be the first time they 'managed' a kid for so long. And it was a challenge for me, obviously. The planning was done. And we went to the theater just in time for the movie to start. Amma and Nanna got off the car. Ravi Mama, Rama Atta and I drove off to a mini-mall right across the street. The idea was that I would be distracted enough in a shop/shops to be manageable. I knew that 4 pairs of eyes were watching my ev...

Where did I stop? Oh yeah, we missed our flight. Nanna managed to find us standby seats on a next morning flight. And I was asleep. It was past 9 PM by this time. And we needed to find a place to stay for the night. We found a hotel near the airport itself - Comfort Suites . I don't understand this, can someone explain it to me.... why are hotels more expensive near airports? Is it a case of being taken advantage of? Demand exceeding Supply? Exploitation? Anyway, let me stick to the main story here. We went to the hotel at about 10 PM. I woke up by then :-) Nanna and Amma ordered a pizza. I helped them finish it off. Not by actually eating it, but by allowing them to eat it. That's a big help, isn't it? I am sure Amma and Nanna would concur! We finally fell asleep at about midnight. We woke up by 5 AM, got ready quickly and left for the airport. After repeating the same hassles as the last night, we reached our gate and waited. And waited. And waited. Waited till the airli...

It's Christmas time. And everyone in the US spends Christmas with their family and friends. We are no different and decided to do the same. So, where do we go to? After checking the maps, distances, airports, air fares and a lot of other factors, we finally decided on going to Ravi Mama's place in NJ. That is short for New Jersey.  NJ is about 550 miles from our place - too far to drive with someone like me (that is, someone who doesn't like sitting in the car seat for extended periods of time - read here , here and here ). So, we were left with no other option but to fly. But the nearest airport is about 50 miles for us... and the nearest big-sized airport is about 100 miles for us (either Detroit, Dayton, Cleveland or Columbus). After using a computer to crunch out various combinations (just kidding), we decided on a reasonable, not-so-expensive route. Columbus - Philadelphia! This tricky route included... a) A 100 mile drive from home to Columbus airport. About 2 hr driv...

Yesterday was Amma, Nanna's anniversary. It was yet another cold day. Is it just me or does everyone feel depressed when it is so cold? This year especially has been bad. We already had snow about 10-15 times.  Anyway, I don't remember much about last year's anniversary. So I was eagerly waiting to see how they would celebrate it. And girl, was I disappointed? It was just another day. Just another cold and dull day. Except that Nanna brought some roses for Amma. And invited Ramji uncle for dinner. Funnily enough, I got a nice gift from this uncle - a Barney DVD set. And we got calls from a lot of people. They called to wish Amma, Nanna a very happy anniversary. Of course, I had my special gift for them.... nice, wet, splashy kisses. I guess they liked my kisses a lot. They looked quite pleased. And I could overhear them bragging about my kisses to tata-mamma, tata-ammamma and everyone. And we took lot of pictures. I got new dresses for myself - for their anniversary. Who sa...