Monday, April 23, 2007
Lisa's First Concert
Lisa's first concert was on the 30th of March, 2007. I've posted a link under "My Pictures", you can view them all. It was so much fun and she made us proud. Such a performer!
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Lisa's Sports Day
Lisa's first ever Sport's day was held on the 3oth of March.
That's her all ready for the very important day, in her white shorts (Mama had to go running all over town to find it) and yellow tee, representing the yellow tabebuia spring flower.
And guess what she won a medal and she was so proud, and so are we.
And guess what she won a medal and she was so proud, and so are we.
Monday, April 09, 2007
Summer
Summer is here with a vengeance! It's hovering around the late thirties here and stepping out at 2 or 3 pm is inviting loads of trouble, even with sunscreen.
The spring flowers are slowly giving way to fresh new leaves, if only it were spring time all year long! I'm waiting for the monsoons to set in but it won't be here till some time in June :( So till then, most people here in India have to deal with frequent power cuts and lack of uninterrupted water supply. The ones who can afford it are well equipped offcourse. There is the UPS that comes to the rescue when there is no power, underground and overhead water tanks, borewells and so on. But what do the poor do? Sometimes I don't want to think in that direction for obvious reasons. A lot of them stay in small one room huts with tin roofs and that would mean like living in a furnace. I noticed a large group of women queued up in front of a borewell pump, waiting with their plastic pots. How much will they carry? One, two, three pots?? On the other side, you'll see gardeners striving to keep the lawns green. Such double standards is something people here will never learn to do away with. The government offcourse does nothing, only occasionally bickering about the fact that all the rivers in India have to be interlinked.
The spring flowers are slowly giving way to fresh new leaves, if only it were spring time all year long! I'm waiting for the monsoons to set in but it won't be here till some time in June :( So till then, most people here in India have to deal with frequent power cuts and lack of uninterrupted water supply. The ones who can afford it are well equipped offcourse. There is the UPS that comes to the rescue when there is no power, underground and overhead water tanks, borewells and so on. But what do the poor do? Sometimes I don't want to think in that direction for obvious reasons. A lot of them stay in small one room huts with tin roofs and that would mean like living in a furnace. I noticed a large group of women queued up in front of a borewell pump, waiting with their plastic pots. How much will they carry? One, two, three pots?? On the other side, you'll see gardeners striving to keep the lawns green. Such double standards is something people here will never learn to do away with. The government offcourse does nothing, only occasionally bickering about the fact that all the rivers in India have to be interlinked.
