When I drove down to our flat in Jersey City to rescue Sona from the clutches of the winter storm, she came wobbling outside towards the car. In one hand, she was holding her laptop case. Clutched in her right hand was a swimming costume, large enough to cover her belly. Outside, the snow was starting to quickly fall, making the swimming costume seem as ridiculous as bringing along a surfboard, or a bottle of sunscreen. But winter storm or no winter storm, with just a month to go before baby#2 is born, we were determined to go on our babymoon in Atlantic City. With our baby in tow.
Sona’s Winter Storm Rescue!
An hour before the winter storm unleashed its snowy fury, Sona was sitting at home in Jersey City eating noodles and catching up on her favourite soap: Days of Our Lives, after a full day of work at The Bump…
What Do You Do on New Year’s Eve with a Pregnant Wife and a 3 Year-Old with the Flu? You Go To The Dollar Store.
This is the first year since Kavya entered our kahani that we’ve been at home in our own flat. For the past few years, we’ve spent Christmas and New Year’s in California with my parents. This year, we went on…
Our Last Christmas As A Trio in Atlantic City!
It’s been a few years since we’ve stayed on our home turf for Christmas. Last year, we were in California visiting my parents and a heap of cousins from India, who insisted on doing every tradition we knew about Christmas….
On Christmas Traditions: Lying To Our 3-year-old About Santa Claus and Other Rules of Being a Good Parent
No matter what part of the world we are in, whether we’re “home,” or away, Christmas is one of our favorite times of the year because of the different traditions involved, including our evolving ones. For Kavya’s first Christmas, I…
The Paranoid Traveller’s Data Backup Strategy
A few days after me and Sona returned from our six month honeymoon to India in 2007, our hard drive – a bulky Maxtor 350GB – failed, making that dreaded click of death. Data recovery experts quoted prices of $1500, which…
Eat This Page: British Blueberry Lemon Scones, Innit.
Scones. It couldn’t be anything else this morning. I wake up to the sounds of pitter patter on the air-conditioner, whose arse hangs outside the window. The first definitive indication that it’s raining. Most people would grumble because of rain…
Photo Friday: Napping Like a Boss in China
This guy needs to come out to New York and teach everyone the art of the afternoon nap. Most people will never get to experience the joy of taking outdoor naps in the middle of the afternoon. There’s nothing quite like it. When I lived in China many years ago, I routinely came across people who took their naps very seriously. I’d be worried about falling off that little slab of concrete. Also about someone pinching my shoes.
Sunday Funday: Snow and Pepperoni: A Classic Winter Dish!
Kavya insisted on going outside this morning to “investigate” the snow falling outside. She hadn’t eaten breakfast, and grabbed a couple slices of pepperoni from the kitchen table before hoisting herself up onto my shoulders, creating an interesting dish –…
Photo Friday: Sunrise in Hawaii’s Haleakala National Park
There’s nothing like celebrating Christmas in Hawaii, with its warm beaches, crystal blue waters, constant sunshine, and gorgeous sunrises, like this one I took in the early morning at Haleakala National Park in Mauii.
Jet Lag is Stupid And Other Helpful Advice When Traveling With A Little Human
We took Kavya on her first visit to California when she was a little over three months old, to Hawaii when she was under 2, and she’s always adapted to the local time pretty quickly. She sees sunlight and is down…
Photo Friday: Sona On Top Of The World in Hawaii
This is how we spent Christmas in Hawaii, soaring above the blue of the ocean. This year will probably be a little different . . .
