break in school

One of my friend is doing his MBA this year. My daughter was pretty attached to this person. Once in a while, she keeps inquiring about him. She couldn't comprehend the need to study once you are grown up. And, this is what transpired between us today ....

Kiddo : S mamman is studying?
Me : Yes
Kiddo : {Eyes all popping out & mouth wide opened}
Me : What happened?
Kiddo : He is going to study after taking a looooong break from school???

How can one not smile at these questions ... :)

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do it yourself ....

There were two things I could never comprehend doing alone - eating & watching movie in a theater.

I enjoy food the best when the dinning table is overcrowded ... :) All the people, the varied topics that come up for discussions, the laughter, the wine .... I need it all. Otherwise, I am reminded of office cafeteria where you gulp down the food & get back to work. Movie watching for me translates to those days when my brother would books tickets in huge figures & we all have a mini-picnic :)

A friend of mine & at times my brother used to watch movies all by themselves. And I used to wonder, how could someone ever do that. If someone asks me, I would say, that is exactly why we have television & entertainment unit at home. For me, watching movie in a theater is about all the people around.

Recently, I ended up watching a movie AND eating alone. And quite surprisingly, I didn't miss the crowd :) But yes, I still am not sure whether I would like to make a habit out of it. I would still love to have all those people while going for a movie. But watching a movie of your choice, when you want it and with no-one around asking, 'What did he say? What did she say?" is also good :)

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sooo embarrassing

Bangalore is such a huge city that we keep bumping into some friends or the other whenever we step out, especially during the weekends. Have been having these incidents with a couple of my school friends and we have been "planning" to meet up ever since.

Finally it happened last weekend. Three of us just decided to have dinner together. And what did I do??? Ended up asking my friend how he is related to his elder brother. Everyone just froze for a moment & burst out laughing ... :D

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idea!!

Kiddo {trying to set up the xmas tree} : You know what? I have an idea! {Pauses for a second, then continues ....} No, I doesn't have an idea.
Me : ?????

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An interesting piece of statement that initiated some thread within me ....
"Maybe the chamak-dhamak (glitter) blinded when viewed from a close range. But, things were clear from where I stood, somewhere in the peripheral"

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Kolaveri Di - Review/Comments

I was trying to keep nans' updated with the latest in the music industry ;) After patiently listening to the complete song, all she had got to say was ...
"White-u girl-u? How can girls be white, they can only be peach!!"

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that time of the year .....

Looks like its that time of the year when people realize that their targets for the year still remain their targets for the year. But the year didn't wait for them. It will be over sooner than they would like and a new cycle will start.

Thanks to the recent lifestyle changes, every one I know has one item in their target list - a healthy regime, if not more specific targets like 6 pack abs. I have been wondering for the last couple of days, why is everyone actively monitoring what they eat & trying to squeeze in a workout into their busy schedule. It was only when I checked today's date that it dawned upon me :)

I am reminded of one of my friend's blog :)

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