The Kite Runner

I recently saw the movie " The Kite Runner " after reading the book ages ago and it was wonderfully done . Usually i find movies a let down after reading the books but this was a pleasant surprise. The story follows a friendship between two boys across continents . It is essentially a story about loyalty, duty and family.About family secrets that can disrupt a well ordered life. About leaving one's homeland and starting over again. The stunning yet stark landscape of Afghanistan is superimposed by the harsh brutality of the Taliban.

Cooking

I was never a good cook partly because in India there was no need to learn cooking . Initially i was in a boarding school and of course we always had a succession of cooks . During my holidays my Nani and aunts used to cook . Suffice to say by the time i landed in the US i had no clue about the kitchen. Since then i have come a long way .........
Poor DH was quite sporting when he was presented strange dishes ..
I now mostly cook Indian vegetarian food .. and enjoy doing it .. actually its quite therapeutic !

A New Canadian

Today is a big day for us , 8 yrs after leaving Indian shores i became a Canadian citizen. Its a bittersweet experience. Practically it made a lot of sense as we seem to have settled here and D was born here and it is a great country to live in. But i guess a part of me will miss the country of my birth.....

On a lighter note we had a great time with mom visiting, we went to the icefields, a dinosaur museum, lots of shopping ..like a mini vacation ..

note to myself will blog more frequently !

and now on to clean the basement :)

STINKY PILLOW

D has a favourite pillow he calls a stinky pillow. This pillow goes EVERYWHERE , so as you can imagine it gets really grubby ! SO when its time to replace i get a new pillow , sprinkle it with some water and give it to him, pretending i just washed it !

Yesterday DH asked D if he could lie on his stinky pillow? D very magnanimously said sure and then ran to his bed got his soother and offered that to DH too !
My mother is visiting today ! yippee! but i have so much housework to do as usual ! wish i was more organised and systematic :)

About me

A little about myself... i was born and bought up in India , did my schooling in Nainital, college in Delhi ,Lady Shri Ram College and Masters in Social Work from TISS , Mumbai .. growing up at different times i wanted to be a doctor, a diplomat or a teacher but ended up being a wife and mom ! so moral of the story , man proposes and God disposes... now my philosophy in life is what will be will be :)
I live with dear husband DH and son D in Calgary, Canada a long way off from where i started !

Life right now is a blur of playing with D, taking him to various activities ,house work, cooking , spending quality time with DH and D, reading when possible and of course the Internet !

finally starting a blog, inspired by all of my freinds , thanks guys!