On Reincarnation

Driving to work after lunch, my dad tired, weary, and in pain from a recent tooth extraction talks to me about life, issues in life, and life after death... (in Bengali):

Dad- I have only one more reincarnation.
Me- Oh really?
Dad- yeah. I have a choice between a cricket or a butterfly.
Me- Go with butterfly.
Dad- I will do that. I just need to check the right box, and send in the form.

Always many laughs with my dad!

Texts From Dad - Game of Thrones in Real Life

Me- Hi
Dad- Where is she? I can't find her
Me- Who?
Dad- Ma
Me- I don't know... where are you? What's going on?
Dad- I found her next to south wall full of snow covered!
Me- What are you talking about?
Me- Game of Thrones?
Dad- Yes. Now we are playing real life GoT.
Me- Where are you and ma playing game of thrones in real life?
Dad- At Wall Mart


Get it "Wall" mart!

They aren't too pleased with season 3... wait till they see the red wedding... :-O

Texts From Dad - Pentathlons

Dad- where r u? What's up? R u coming? What do u say now? Love- Babi
Me- at pentathlon
Dad- What is that- a jungle or a store like pantaloon?
Dad- or like a python or mython like the dam near durgapur?
Me- a competition
Dad- who can compete you in Ummm... Ummmm....

the equestrian event

Life with Dad - Jetlagged and Hyper

Dad - I had to take antibiotics for my cold, the same cold u have now, because I was travelling... right now I feel like sleeping, but I'm drivin'
Me- did you just say drivin' without the 'g'?
Dad- yeah that's American English! Southern english.
Me- When did you learn that?! :-/




Me- So how was your meeting, with the client in China?
Dad- it was very good very good. They made me drink so much.
Me- how much?
Dad- I don't know, it was too fast, tak tak tak - baam! That's how they do cheers... tap the glass three times on the table, and then baam!! you drink all of it.
Me- Wow! How's your liver?
Dad- Fine, it failed once... but much better now. Thank you.

(basically sounds like they made him do shots!)





Me- When did you become so hilarious?
Dad- Always! Don't you see I always make everyone smile, wherever I go?
Me- Where do you get your energy sheesh!?
Dad- In China they call me "Superman" now, because they see how i work so hard, and only sleep on the plane.
Me- wow!

Gyros with Dad... he's my lunch partner!

Life with My Dad

it's a mourning dove sitting on my parent's deck... yes we know the christmas lights are still up, but it looks pretty in the summer too!

A Good Year - A Good Meal

I look out the window and see these birds cuddling... (there were two, one flew away). I pointed out this "nature's joy" to my dad.

Me: look there are two mourning doves!
Dad: ooh I see. We called them Ghughu Pakhi, when we were kids, in rural Bengal. Ghughu because they make the ghurghur sound.
Me: Oh.
Dad: Yeah when we would see one, my uncle would take out the gun and shoot them.
Me: What!? Why?
Dad: it was good meet, very little but enough for the family.

Astounding!

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Texting With Parents Massage / Message

Dad texts me, after I taught my mom and dad some yoga from what I had learnt at my teachers' training. Especially a potent relaxing technique using massage, in Savasana (dead body pose).

Dad: I really enjoyed your message - it relieved pain, relieved body stress and helped relax. Maybe 15 more minutes would  have been just perfect. Love you - your Baba.

Me: Massage*


The next day, my dad and i leave work for lunch break:

Dad: so you like your old father to drive you around, ah oh well you did give me a M-A-S-S-A-G-E


Me: If you want, I can drive!

Dad: Well but you always M-E-S-S-A-G-E during lunch break! We can't have driving and massaging at the same time!

Me: What?


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Allergy Season

Me: Are you sick? I Think you are sick, it's not allergies. I don't want to catch a cold from you, go home!

Dad: No I'm just acting!

Me: For what purpose especially you won't go home and play hookie

Dad: What is that?

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Life with Dad

1.

Dad and I are driving back to work from lunch break. We are waiting behind a car at the traffic light as the light turns from red to green.

Me: Why isn't that person moving their car yet? (since the car took more than 10 seconds to step on it).

Dad: Firstly it's a lady. Secondly, you have to always respect the ladies when they are at a stop light, because they have to do so many things there. Like brush hair, put on lipstick, put on the make up...

Me: WHAT!

2.

Dad has been having tooth problems and has been going to see the dentist a lot. He and the dental surgeon had a long conversation about the technical and mechanical aspects of the mouth. From one doctor to another type of doctor; they seemed to comprehend each other in the language of science. On the way home my dad comments:

Dad: God has made such a big design error. He needs to rectify this. There should be a recall.

Me: What are you talking about? You are supposed to respect God! No?

Dad: Yes I do, but doesn't mean he did not make a design error! Firstly the way the teeth are place in the bone... to the whole reason teeth don't last a whole life! (He goes into a technical banter about how the human dental design is so flawed).

Me:<confused face>

Dad: I demand a recall. Poor design. (shakes head in disappointment).




Breathe and brush teeth twice a day!

Scarf or Towel

I love fall and cold seasons because we get to bundle up and some of my favorite clothes can be worn only in winter, such as my favorite scarf!

I have a beloved blue and grey striped, wool scarf. I wear it from Fall to the end of Winter. It gets me in the spirit of the Halloween, Christmas and the magic of it all... all in the light of the wonderful world of Harry Potter. I say this because on one end it has the Ravenclaw house sign on it. I am a mega geek, however the scarf is functional, it keeps me warm, and has traveled with me everywhere. I bond with many a Harry Potter fan thanks to this scarf! Yes there are many Harry Potter fans, even though the the rage around it has sort of died down. I have lost this scarf many times, but it comes back to me through many miracles. I think it lost some length because of washing, it still has its utter softness though! Yes I picked Ravenclaw because I was in the blue house in school (Hogan House in AGCS Kolkata), also because I do find myself more intellectual and goofy geeky like Luna Lovegood! Pottermore's sorting hat put me in Griffindor, go figure! At least, I'm not a muggle! Anyway, I wear this scarf everywhere in the cold times, so I even wear it to work. Here's what happened.

My dad got back from India, and we were on our way to work together. On our way into the office, he asks me: "Do people see how you come dressed to work?"
Me "Yes!"
Dad "Don't they say anything?"
Me "Why would they? Is there something wrong?"
Dad 'The thing is, you are wearing a 'Gamcha' (a simple cloth towel in Bengali)!"
Me "It is not a towel!"
Dad "It is a towel. In India they would say it is a towel."
Me "People in India wear scarves, do they call it a towel?"
Dad "yes! and you are wearing a towel to work!"

:-O

Perspectives!!!


Breathe!

 For the scarf search ebay or Scarves from Harry Potter

How does this look like a towel!?

I never liked Cho Chang, but she was Ravenclaw too!!!