It was a fine early morning; 7 AM...I was still contemplating whether to wake up and go to office on time or just snooze again and get delayed like usuall....then came in the call! a formidable call...my maid's husband called to tell me that she's not coming since she fell off the stairs and hurt her leg, he was taking her to the hospital!
My world shook....I just realised that i did not even know the cronical order of getting things done before i left to office...
BTW, My maid - my god :) comes in early, cooks for us, cooks for my son, i leave to office and then my son wakes up - so she takes complete care of him, takes him to school, serves food for my hubby and on my son's return; she gives him lunch, gets him to sleep, takes him to the park in the evening and feeds him dinner by the time i arrive like a queen and give her 'permission' to go!! so now you know why i got paralysed...
then..slowly I started seeing some light after the blackout and woke Ravi (My husband - poor soul who was in deep slumber) and asked if he can take care of him after school since he did not have any work planned for the day - he mumbled yes and i had won the first battle of the day...
then i came to the kitchen wondering what all i can think of cooking - I know to cook but don't cook by choice so.... I finally settled for yesterday's stuff reheated and ready to eat :)
Cooked rice and dal for my son and by then my cleaning lady arrived...while I was crying over her shoulders, Ravi who had fully woken up threw this Hiroshima bomb on me saying 'he remembered that he had a few appointments in the afternoon and was shocked that he had said Yes earlier!!!!!!!!#*@($&^#(#&*@(*&^$ - I was so shattered that the look on my face made my cleaning lady raise to the occassion and say that she'll take care of him but till 5 PM....
then I ran the marathon of waking my son, feeding him and finally putting him in his playschool by 11:30 AM....Ran to office, worked worked worked...outsourced post 5 PM baby sitting to my father till i came back by 8! Phew! what a day.....that was when i realised that we are sooo dependent on our maids that even one day them not coming in...a weekday....I am deaddddd!
so much of coordination, so much of outsourcing.... so much of marathon running....
are there any working women who do all this by themselves?? My Hats offff to them!! :)
the next day when my maid came back, limping to prove her point, I was never happier in my life....
seems blueee that a maid's re-entry into the house could bring so much joy...but its true :)
Gosh! Life is so dependent on people whom you think are the last ones to impact your life !!
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Saturday, July 24, 2010
@ Cubbon Park!
Cubbon Park people!!!
I should have listened to Shalini earlier :)
Cubbon park, of all the years of being in Bangalore, was a place I had seen about 18 years back and lo! behold!! had the opportunity to see it again..
Like all pakka-Bangaloreans, the words Cubbon park, Laal Bagh would mean boooo! must be because we've all been there as kids and it just was not sounding interesting now!
Yesterday; I did think that I should take my son out - usually it would have been to a park nearby or a mall or Ameaba games' zone...
but I thought why not the Toy Train @ Cubbon Park!!
within 15 minutes we got dressed and raced towards Cubbon Park.
you won't believe, I even had forgotten the route and where exactly was the entrance to kids' baal bhavan there :)
however, once we reached there, it was complete nostalgia for me! I remmebered all the good times me and my cousins used to have there....made my 2 year old son sit in the train for the first time :) he was a little scared but then, who isn't for a first time!
It was not even that crowded, and we had a good time going around the park in the train.
when i saw a few tourists enjoying it is when i realised that the Toy Train at Cubbon Park is still one of the tourist attractions that people who visit Bangalore are told to go and experience! Phooyi!
anyways, then were the series of gymnastic bars, swings and swings - they have to actually do some circus to actually get to the slide thingi :)
my son had such a good time!
Its not only that...its the full-space around to run around and up and down just everywhere...
I know that its there in any big park around...but there's some magic in Cubbon Park - I think its because our memories are also mixed in it! and it feels different!
then the cute boating ride...its around a small pond which is so funny that its so small - he takes us 2 rounds though!
was this what we used to jump up and down for in our childhood days? I was wondering how when i saw the reason in front of my eyes! My son was so ecstatic about the ride! no wonder i thought, he will also remember this forever...
hmm...the day ended well...the usual corn wala was nearby - may be he was the son of the guy who used to sell it when we were kids :)
then the gas baloon :) oh! man! I was feeling all old, nostalgic and lonely :)
Everything was nice there... the breeze, the weather, the people (no crowd), the place, the environment! the atmosphere :)
I bought exactly all that me and my cousins would have bought in those days now for my son...he had such a big smile on his face throughout....
Best part is that together, i spent not more than 100 bucks! its still the same costs there, Train @ 10Rs, Boating @ 10Rs, entrance 5 rs etc! comparing with those sleezy rides in the Malls etc - isn't this the best times!
My learnings of the day: listen to friends (My friend shaali used to always say take him to Cubbon Park but i acted all hep and thought it was not cool or very boring there), remember childhood and the reasons for the fun we had then...
It was a fun day, lot of good times; then and now
for those who have'nt visited or taken your kids to the Cubbon Park! do it people!
its worth it!!
Love Sangs
I should have listened to Shalini earlier :)
Cubbon park, of all the years of being in Bangalore, was a place I had seen about 18 years back and lo! behold!! had the opportunity to see it again..
Like all pakka-Bangaloreans, the words Cubbon park, Laal Bagh would mean boooo! must be because we've all been there as kids and it just was not sounding interesting now!
Yesterday; I did think that I should take my son out - usually it would have been to a park nearby or a mall or Ameaba games' zone...
but I thought why not the Toy Train @ Cubbon Park!!
within 15 minutes we got dressed and raced towards Cubbon Park.
you won't believe, I even had forgotten the route and where exactly was the entrance to kids' baal bhavan there :)
however, once we reached there, it was complete nostalgia for me! I remmebered all the good times me and my cousins used to have there....made my 2 year old son sit in the train for the first time :) he was a little scared but then, who isn't for a first time!
It was not even that crowded, and we had a good time going around the park in the train.
when i saw a few tourists enjoying it is when i realised that the Toy Train at Cubbon Park is still one of the tourist attractions that people who visit Bangalore are told to go and experience! Phooyi!
anyways, then were the series of gymnastic bars, swings and swings - they have to actually do some circus to actually get to the slide thingi :)
my son had such a good time!
Its not only that...its the full-space around to run around and up and down just everywhere...
I know that its there in any big park around...but there's some magic in Cubbon Park - I think its because our memories are also mixed in it! and it feels different!
then the cute boating ride...its around a small pond which is so funny that its so small - he takes us 2 rounds though!
was this what we used to jump up and down for in our childhood days? I was wondering how when i saw the reason in front of my eyes! My son was so ecstatic about the ride! no wonder i thought, he will also remember this forever...
hmm...the day ended well...the usual corn wala was nearby - may be he was the son of the guy who used to sell it when we were kids :)
then the gas baloon :) oh! man! I was feeling all old, nostalgic and lonely :)
Everything was nice there... the breeze, the weather, the people (no crowd), the place, the environment! the atmosphere :)
I bought exactly all that me and my cousins would have bought in those days now for my son...he had such a big smile on his face throughout....
Best part is that together, i spent not more than 100 bucks! its still the same costs there, Train @ 10Rs, Boating @ 10Rs, entrance 5 rs etc! comparing with those sleezy rides in the Malls etc - isn't this the best times!
My learnings of the day: listen to friends (My friend shaali used to always say take him to Cubbon Park but i acted all hep and thought it was not cool or very boring there), remember childhood and the reasons for the fun we had then...
It was a fun day, lot of good times; then and now
for those who have'nt visited or taken your kids to the Cubbon Park! do it people!
its worth it!!
Love Sangs
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
What are my worries?
What are my worries as a mom of a 2 year old..... what should i teach him first, English or mother tongue, what should I make him do? Drawing, identify alphabets or just play away to glory....
Which School to put him in - God! that's the most difficult phase that i am going through...
SCHOOLS
are expensive schools the best schools? can people paying 1 lakh per year bring up better children than the ones who end up paying in thousands and put their child in a school nearby home....
ICSE? CBSE? why not state-syllabus?
Why is a mom worrying so much...
Which School to put him in - God! that's the most difficult phase that i am going through...
SCHOOLS
are expensive schools the best schools? can people paying 1 lakh per year bring up better children than the ones who end up paying in thousands and put their child in a school nearby home....
ICSE? CBSE? why not state-syllabus?
Why is a mom worrying so much...
Come Together - Modern Moms
This is a call to alll Buzyyy & Young Moms who want to make all the difference and bring up their child with a difference, ensure the best is given and they know the values as well as have great ambitions and shine high....
lets see the kind of topics that we might come up with....
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