1. Send out birthday cards.
2. Improve my BMI on the wii.
That's it. Maybe having fewer resolutions make it easier to keep them longer.
Are you making resolutions this year? Did you keep any from last year?
Friday, December 18, 2009
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Japan!
Arrived at 6.52. In the shuttle from 1 terminal to the other in Narita.
7.13 - waiting in line for immigrations, the line has a sign saying
"approximately 15 mins wait time from this point"
9.02: on the JR train to Tokyo. Customs, immigration and buyong the
ticket took longer than expected. Bought my ticket back at. Ewr4.10
from Shinjuku. I have exactly 7 hours to spend.
9:43 transferred to the Yamanote gGline from Tokyo and now in the
Akhihabara electronics district. Most of the shops are still closed so
think I'll have a coffee.
10.02 at a coffee shop but can't read the name. The coffee is nice and
strong and from Antigua, Guatemala. This place is so smoky though I
feel like I'm smoking 2 cigarettes a minute just sitting here.
10.50 walked around a bit in akhiba - its a lot more like Richie
street in Chennai than I would have imagined. Except for the costume
shops and maid cafes. Could have probably spent a couple of days here
but have to head out. Didn't have time to actually go to a maid cafe
since they all seemed to open only at 11.
10.55 - On the train to Ikebukuro.
11.35 Walked to sunshine city in Ikebukoru but it was too big and too
overwhelming. Looked at some crazy game stores. Didn't know Japan was
so into slots and such.
11.40 Stopped in a small restaurant and pointed at some Gyozas. Not
hungry enough for lunch but skipped breakfast so wanted a bite.
12.18 Got out at the Shibuya stop. Even Japanese beggars come to me -
some things are the same everywhere in the world I guess.
12.32 Sitting in the starbucks on the second floor as per Rhiannon's
recommendation. The changing of the lights and the human traffic is
really amazing. Too bad that's there's too much glare and I can't get
a good shot, even with the polarizing filter. Thinking about lunch..
1.02 Had lunch at a noodle joint and heading to Harajiku. Pointed at
some noodle soup which turned out to be really good. The pace and
energy of this city is giving me a major buzz.
1.03 They listen to Madonna and The Beatles in Japan anyway
1.22 Walking down an alley in harajiku - this place is crazy. Am lost for words.
2.03 Bought a baby kimono for Aditi and some other stuff at Oriental
Bazar. Going to Meiji shrine now.
2.07 Stopped in a Wendy's to use a rest room and the place was filled
with smoke. Who'd have thought fast food places have smoking sections.
2.43 Visited Meiji jingu - a complete change from the bustle of the
city. Inside the temple grounds, all you can see are fall colors and
hear birds chirping. in there, it could have been anywhere in Japan,
there were no signs of the city at all. I needed more time there but
back on the train to Shinjuku.
2.54 Some of these Japanese school girl outfits are just too short - I
have to look away because it feels like I'm invading someone's space.
This might be something that I won't "allow" Aditi to wear.
4.02 Walked aimlessly through Shinjuku for around 45 mins. Passed some
crazy red light looking place. In the last 15 mins, I crashed
completely and my feet started killing me. I need more time. The
nightlife in Tokyo will have to wait for another time.
4.03 They opened the doors to the Narita Express and I got in, glad to
be able to sit down. Hopefully will have time for a couple of beers in
the airport and I should be all set for the flight home. I wish I had
something profound to say to sum up everything but that would probably
be presumptious.
4.17 An hour to go to get to Narita. My shoulder has started hurting
as well as my feet now from carrying my bag and camera on it the whole
way. Feeling really stupid now for not buying myself a kimono or the
man's equivalent of it to match the ones I bought for Beks and Aditi.
Somehow it just didn't occur to me at the time.
4.28 These train seats are so much more comfortable and have so much
more legroom than the flight seats. Not looking forward to the flight
but looking forward to getting back.
5.35 two really sweet policemen in the airport train station asked me
for my passport information.
6.07 Finishing my second glass of Yebisu dark which I gulped down
quickly and heading to board the flight. Thus concludes my 12 hours at
Tokyo.
7.13 - waiting in line for immigrations, the line has a sign saying
"approximately 15 mins wait time from this point"
9.02: on the JR train to Tokyo. Customs, immigration and buyong the
ticket took longer than expected. Bought my ticket back at. Ewr4.10
from Shinjuku. I have exactly 7 hours to spend.
9:43 transferred to the Yamanote gGline from Tokyo and now in the
Akhihabara electronics district. Most of the shops are still closed so
think I'll have a coffee.
10.02 at a coffee shop but can't read the name. The coffee is nice and
strong and from Antigua, Guatemala. This place is so smoky though I
feel like I'm smoking 2 cigarettes a minute just sitting here.
10.50 walked around a bit in akhiba - its a lot more like Richie
street in Chennai than I would have imagined. Except for the costume
shops and maid cafes. Could have probably spent a couple of days here
but have to head out. Didn't have time to actually go to a maid cafe
since they all seemed to open only at 11.
10.55 - On the train to Ikebukuro.
11.35 Walked to sunshine city in Ikebukoru but it was too big and too
overwhelming. Looked at some crazy game stores. Didn't know Japan was
so into slots and such.
11.40 Stopped in a small restaurant and pointed at some Gyozas. Not
hungry enough for lunch but skipped breakfast so wanted a bite.
12.18 Got out at the Shibuya stop. Even Japanese beggars come to me -
some things are the same everywhere in the world I guess.
12.32 Sitting in the starbucks on the second floor as per Rhiannon's
recommendation. The changing of the lights and the human traffic is
really amazing. Too bad that's there's too much glare and I can't get
a good shot, even with the polarizing filter. Thinking about lunch..
1.02 Had lunch at a noodle joint and heading to Harajiku. Pointed at
some noodle soup which turned out to be really good. The pace and
energy of this city is giving me a major buzz.
1.03 They listen to Madonna and The Beatles in Japan anyway
1.22 Walking down an alley in harajiku - this place is crazy. Am lost for words.
2.03 Bought a baby kimono for Aditi and some other stuff at Oriental
Bazar. Going to Meiji shrine now.
2.07 Stopped in a Wendy's to use a rest room and the place was filled
with smoke. Who'd have thought fast food places have smoking sections.
2.43 Visited Meiji jingu - a complete change from the bustle of the
city. Inside the temple grounds, all you can see are fall colors and
hear birds chirping. in there, it could have been anywhere in Japan,
there were no signs of the city at all. I needed more time there but
back on the train to Shinjuku.
2.54 Some of these Japanese school girl outfits are just too short - I
have to look away because it feels like I'm invading someone's space.
This might be something that I won't "allow" Aditi to wear.
4.02 Walked aimlessly through Shinjuku for around 45 mins. Passed some
crazy red light looking place. In the last 15 mins, I crashed
completely and my feet started killing me. I need more time. The
nightlife in Tokyo will have to wait for another time.
4.03 They opened the doors to the Narita Express and I got in, glad to
be able to sit down. Hopefully will have time for a couple of beers in
the airport and I should be all set for the flight home. I wish I had
something profound to say to sum up everything but that would probably
be presumptious.
4.17 An hour to go to get to Narita. My shoulder has started hurting
as well as my feet now from carrying my bag and camera on it the whole
way. Feeling really stupid now for not buying myself a kimono or the
man's equivalent of it to match the ones I bought for Beks and Aditi.
Somehow it just didn't occur to me at the time.
4.28 These train seats are so much more comfortable and have so much
more legroom than the flight seats. Not looking forward to the flight
but looking forward to getting back.
5.35 two really sweet policemen in the airport train station asked me
for my passport information.
6.07 Finishing my second glass of Yebisu dark which I gulped down
quickly and heading to board the flight. Thus concludes my 12 hours at
Tokyo.
Monday, December 14, 2009
5 Other Cute Things Aditi does
Since I've been on a complaining bent, I thought I should try and focus on the positive for a change now.
1. She's learnt how to shake her rattles and does it with gusto, vim and vigour. I love how amazed she looks every time.
2. Sometimes she throws her arms around me and tries to eat me up. Love.
3. She's starting to try and pull herself up but right now she just rolls over and looks innocent, like she wasn't even trying. (She probably isn't but its fun to see how she'll soon be able to control that action.)
4. She finds in funny when I stand over her and drop her soccer ball and catch it just before it hits her face, sometimes I miss but she finds that even more hilarious. (It's a soft toy people!)
5. She can count - at least till 3 which when Ro will swing her over to me and vice versa. At the count of three she already has this gleeful look of anticipation on her face. Also applicable when I just swing her up in the air.
1. She's learnt how to shake her rattles and does it with gusto, vim and vigour. I love how amazed she looks every time.
2. Sometimes she throws her arms around me and tries to eat me up. Love.
3. She's starting to try and pull herself up but right now she just rolls over and looks innocent, like she wasn't even trying. (She probably isn't but its fun to see how she'll soon be able to control that action.)
4. She finds in funny when I stand over her and drop her soccer ball and catch it just before it hits her face, sometimes I miss but she finds that even more hilarious. (It's a soft toy people!)
5. She can count - at least till 3 which when Ro will swing her over to me and vice versa. At the count of three she already has this gleeful look of anticipation on her face. Also applicable when I just swing her up in the air.
Filed under
Aditi
Sunday, December 13, 2009
We interrupt our regular scheduled programming to let you know that A. has moved from her bellyflop method of crawling to a more traditional one hand in front of another in tandem with knees style. I'm thrilled and more than a little scared now. Let the childproofing begin! Now back to whining about her sleep :D
Filed under
Aditi
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Reason why I am willing to try CIO.
1. Neither she nor I are getting enough sleep. This means my judgement is really wonky and its really difficult to tell why she's cranky. Is she sleepy/hungry/teething/falling sick/separation anxiety/fussing?
2. She has no routine - in the sense that despite having a more or less fixed naptime and bedtime, her sleep varies so much, both the time it takes to fall asleep as well as how long she stays asleep, which means I can't plan anything.
3. Kinder, gentler methods have failed to improve her sleep.
2. She has no routine - in the sense that despite having a more or less fixed naptime and bedtime, her sleep varies so much, both the time it takes to fall asleep as well as how long she stays asleep, which means I can't plan anything.
3. Kinder, gentler methods have failed to improve her sleep.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
