Nikhil Kini's Blog

13th June 2006 - As you may already know, I live in Marina Del Rey, CA. Today we went to the Lloyd Taber Public Library at the Marina. The library has a lot of books and they have a section for kids as well. When I grow a little older, I will come back for some books. The library is right by the Marina and its a very beautiful sight as you can see in the picture. There was a cool breeze blowing and it was a very plesant evening. I went to the library with my parents and my grandmother.  My mother and grandmother picked up a few books while my father and I went to see the boats and yatchs .  On the way back, we went to the Ralph's Grocery store to pick up some groceries and went back home.

Other than, I spent the rest of the day at home playing.

11th June 2006 - Sunday, the day to relax. After a long day yesterday, we were all tired and woke up late. Even me, I woke up at around 6, had some milk and went right back to sleep. My dad and I slept till 9:30 or so.  After that, my parents decided to leave me at home and go to Artesia to get some groceries. I could not believe they left me "Home Alone" (well, my grandma was there to take care of me) . The rest of the afternoon, we stayed at home and relaxed.

June 10th 2006 - Today was the longest I have ever been outside the house. My parents, my grandmother and I went shopping.....this nation's favorite pastime.  We drove about 50 miles North to the Camarillo Outlet Malls which is a large outlet mall in the Northern part of Los Angeles. We left early so as to get a nice parking spot. We reached there about 10:30 and the parking lot was relatively empty. We parked right outside the Nike store.

My parents went to the different stores here like Gap, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, Nautica, Eddie Bauer, OshKosh 'Bgosh etc. They bought some very cute outfits for me. I especially liked the reversible nightwear from Gap and the sleeveless T-Shirts at Oshkosh 'Bgosh. Look at me with all these new clothes. I am geared up for the summer. For the most part, I was a pretty good baby. I was happy as long as I got my food in time. I just got a bit grumpy in the afternoon. Must have been the heat.

8th June-2006 -  Its going to be an exciting time for sports fans around the world (not here in the US) as the World Cup "Football" tournament begins in Germany tomorrow. The preliminary rounds start tomorrow and the finals will be on Sunday July 9th  in Berlin. Typically, the rest of the world is on holiday during the World Cup season.  My father is all excited about the event and plans to wake up each morning to see the games. He refers to me as the alarm clock. I have to make sure I wake up at 6 everyday now.

Well, the NBA Finals between Miami and Dallas also commenced today. Dallas won Game 1. I watched the game for a while but then I fell asleep by the end of the game.  Lets hope Game 2 on Sunday is more exciting. 

6-June-2006 (6/6/6) - The popular Iron Maiden song goes 666-The Number of the Beast!! Is today the devil's day? Who knows? Its certainly a special day for those interested in numbers or maybe a bad day for those who believe its the Devil's number. Apparently,  some mothers-to-be have even made appointments to have labor induced on June 5, while others mock the superstition with plans to name their cursed little ones Damien (from "The Omen") or Regan (from "The Exorcist"). In fact, Hollywood released the movie "The Omen" today.

Oh well, there were more interesting things going on in my life today. Today is my grandparent's 35th wedding anniversary.  My grandma is here and my grandpa is in India. We went out for dinner to a Malaysian restaurant called Belachan Grill in Redondo Beach. The food was very good and they had a relaxing dinner.  I was a very good boy, I slept for a while and when I woke up my parents had finished their dinner and we were just ready to leave.