Hi, I am Sanjiv and I am about 4 years old. Today is Saturday. It means Ravi appa will be at home and play with me. He will also give me a bath. He is supposed to do it on all weekends. Actually, he does it everyday. Why? I simply holler and force him to give me a bath in the morning. Good thing too. Otherwise he will continue sleeping.
Today it has been no different. Ravi appa tried getting out of it saying that today Amma will give me a bath. Usual tactics. I cried and there he was giving me a bath. What is more he took me to the bank. There was one long queue and I kept wanting to go-back home. This time appa won (ie because I also did not cry).and later on took me to the ATM. Now this is something that I have never been able to understand. Whenever I ask Appa why he comes from office so late, he says that he has work to do. When I tell him to simply sit at home and not work , he says he needs the money and for that he has to work. This is very confusing. All you have to do to get money is to go to the ATM and do some thing with the keyboard there. Now why don’t grown ups understand simple things like these ? If you want money simply go to the ATM. Why work ? When I ask Appa this question he simply laughs. That is not funny.
In the afternoon Appa took me and Amma to a movie—Love Aaj Kal at Nirmal mall. Very confusing again We go to the mall to eat, buy books, have a ride on a toy horse and see the movies too. Anyway I enjoyed myself. I asked for popcorn before the movie and during the movie. Appa had to go and get it right in the middle of an important scene. Serves him right. He had most of my popcorn the first time. Appa grumbled that the movie was very bad. Really, I enjoyed myself. Lots of noise and I went for a walk whenever I felt like.
After the movie I asked for balloons and a ride on the toy horse.. When I didn’t get it, I tried my usual hollering. It didn’t work this time.
We next went to uncle Ram’s house whose daughter Anagha was celebrating her birthday. I was really naughty there. I ate all the cake and didn’t wish Anagha at all. I really don’t like babies all that much. They cry too much. At night Amma had to forcefully put me to sleep. This time I didn’t holler. Look I am not really a cry baby. Anyway I was very tired and was happy going to sleep. I dreamt of popcorns and money making machines. Appa says that he dreams of them too.
