24 November 2014

Nikispeak …

Finally, some one on one time with ten year old Niki over lunch. Some samples of the conversation will prove why I look forward to these one on one times…

Me: What’s top of your wish list in life?
She: Getting a monthly allowance.
Me: Sure. We can talk about it. We just need to decide what I am not going to pay anymore for and what is your budget. You do need to keep track of expenses.
She: Hmmm…. Sounds like a lot of work. Let’s keep the current arrangement where you pay without any upper limit….

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Me: So, any cute boys in school?
She: Naaah!
Me: How come?
She: I am still in the cootie stage!

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She: So, Dad, did you buy mama any gift for her birthday yet?
Me: No. Why?
She: I was hoping to write my name also on your gift!!! I have no allowance money!!!

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16 November 2014

Why our leader was cautious today

Of the three founding leaders of Chalupa group, Sudakshina has broken a leg and Malobika has broken an arm. We noticed the third – as of yet untouched – leader, Samaresh ran very very carefully today πŸ™‚
We welcomed today another new runner – Subhankar to the group. And Nachiketa showed up too – without any instigating poem, whatsoever πŸ™‚
Ran into my good old friends – Dan and Tom on the trail. Initially I did not recognize them. Figured it was Doppler effect. They were approaching me at very high speed (both do 5Ks in 16 mins and change), so, I must have been seeing a distorted picture of them. Then, I realized it was simply because this is the first time I saw them running with their shirts on πŸ™‚

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