Ponthi Vaath
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Nov 9th, 2006 - My great-grandmother waited patiently for about 5 hours in order to perform the Ponti Vaath function. The literal translation of the term Ponti Vaath is seeing the great grandchild under the light of a sacred flame. My uncle had arranged for a small function for our very close family so most of my grandmother's cousins and their children had come to attend. A Hindu priest commenced the function by first creating darkness in the room and then he recited some sacred chants. Once that was completed, he put a cloth in front of my great grandmother so that she could not see me. My mother brought me out without any clothes, apparently that is how its to be done. I did not seem to care much even though there were 25 people watching my strip-tease. |
Jetlag
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 | Nov 6th, 2006 - My body clock has still not adjusted to the local time. I slept at 1 AM and was up by 5 AM and forced my parents to wake up as well. My mother gave me mild, changed my diapers and I was full form. Since this is the first time my grandmother has seen me since I was about a month old, she spent a lot of time playing with me. She has a big living room with lots of wide space for me to run around and play. I seemed to have a good time. The excitement was evident as I kept kicking my legs all day. My excitement seemed to wane as the day worn on and I was sleepy by around 8 PM. I got cranky and fell fast asleep. So far, my trip has been good and I have not fallen sick or become very cranky. Lets hope the rest of my trip remains the same. |
People I met today
- Mrs and Mrs Rupani and their daughter, Iccha.
Children's Day 2006
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 | Nov 14th, 2006 - Today is November 14th which is celebrated as Children's Day in India. This is also Jawaharlal Nehru's birthday and he loved children which is why its Children's Day. I have not had much of a Children's day so far. Seems like I have caught some kind of mild fever and I throw up my food once in a while. I was unwell for most of the night and kept waking up and crying. I seemed to be getting better as the day has progressed. By the end of the day I was much better. I threw up one last time at around 8 PM, |
InOrbit Mall Malad
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 | Oct 13th, 2006 - Its my first week in Mumbai and I started the day with a good sleep. I slept until 7 AM and my parents were also happy. Looks like my jetlag is gone. I spent most of the day playing in the living room. I met Doris and Philomena today and they gave them a big smile which made them very happy. In the evening, we went to the InOrbit Mall in Malad. This is one of the most popular malls in Mumbai and is built to international standards. The ground floor has some general stores while most of the first floor is dedicated to clothes. There are many designer clothing stores like Sheetal, Wills Fashion, Biba, Provogue etc. There is a small section dedicated to children's clothing too. The third floor is the food court. There are plenty of eating options starting from South Indian to North India, Chinese, American and my father's favorite food, the Tibbs Frankie. My father had 2 Mutton frankies. He was reminiscing the times when he used to pay Rs 7 for it and how it now costs Rs 35. It will probably |
I did not have a good time though, I felt sick for some reason and threw up quite
a lot. I still don't know why I feel sick. Maybe its something in the air. Hope
I feel better tomorrow.