A very chadstone Xmas

I took the day off for Xmas shopping. Sweet. Over work as a concept anyway. Here's the photographic evidence.

Posing with shopping catalogue. She really wanted a pair of new shoes.
Naina got confused between cultural traditions. Here's her doing namaste in front of a Xmas tree.
And Sarva was disinterested in the whole glowing ball thing.

Gecko Olympics

For keen followers of the Hampton East quarterly 4 year and under Olympics, N improved her ranking this quarter from 8th to 5th.

A sample!
Clearly beating up on some of the smaller kids


Medal winner


Indoctrination

Movements

We're coming to Perth and India.

Deepti and the kids are coming to Perth on Xmas day and I'm joining them on new year's eve. I think zoo trips, swimming lessons, shopping and overeating are generally in the plans. Due to impending India trip, we're coming back on 6th of Jan.

Then on Jan 21, the Naina, Sarva and Deepti are off to India. A long stopover in Bangkok will be a challenge, though the next flight is to Gaya and Deepti's family will be waiting for her. Times have changed and it is great to be able to sit on a plane in Melbourne (and say bye bye to sad ole me) and the next afternoon, be in Gaya (40-50 km from Patna), saying hello to Deepti's family.

The plan is a bit open ended; the tickets are booked for around Naina's birthday (April 20) but not quite sure of the exact date. I may join them at the end of the trip coming back. I think three months alone and looking at walls of the house and I will deserve a trip to see them. I might be a wreck otherwise.

The idea of being "bachelorlike" fills me with dread. I can't think of much worse now. This is going to be tough. How many pizzas and KFC can I eat?