KASC Summer Picnic 2007
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- Category: August 2007
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11th Aug, 2007 - I am a Konkani by birth and my parents are Konkani's too. We are part of the local Konkani Association of South California. Every year, they organize a summer picnic and this year, the picnic was in San Diego. This gave us Angelinos a chance to mingle with fellow members from San Diego. We started off early and drove to San Diego. My mother drove for half the distance and my father drove for the rest. I was a good baby for most of the journey and did not cry much in the car. |
The drive should normally take us about 2-2 1/2 hours, but the traffic was so bad that it took us nearly 3.5 hours. My parents were surprised that I sat quietly. The picnic was at a location called Mission Bay which seems to be a popular picnic spot. The place was very crowded with lots of families having Barbeques etc. We managed to locate the KASC spot and then the fun began for me. My father first took me to the water. It was the first time that I was on a beach and my father was worried that I may be a little afraid. How wrong he was!! I immediately jumped into the water and started splashing the water. I was rolling in the sand and I really enjoyed it. After a while it was time for lunch.
Lunch was good, there was some good Indian food, Samosas, Naan, Rice, Channa Masala, Navratan Korma and Chicken Tikka. My father gave me lunch while my mother helped in serving the food to the guests. After lunch, I ate two bowls of Pista Ice-cream too. Time for Siesta....right? WRONG!!! Normally I take a nap in the afternoon, but this was not the time nor the place for a nap. I was too pumped up and wanted to run around.
I ran around the park screaming and having a great time. There were other children there like Anirudh and Anoushka with whom I played a little. In the meantime, there was Volleyball and Antakshari going on in the background. I kept running around and finally around 5 it was time to leave. My parents thought I would be tired and go to sleep but I was still ready for more. We finally headed home and I slept for a while in the car. My parents shared the driving responsibilities on the way back as well. We picked up dinner from Al-Watan restaurant.
What a great day.....I also got a nice California tan.....
