Monday, June 07, 2004

Op-Ed Piece 20040607

Flying Friends and Babysitting..



Yes, one of my friends, Ichaya has flown away, and boy her arms would be oh so tired when she reaches her destination. To India, where there is a new Prime Minister who is a Sikh or Singh. Yes and here's a warning to all of you who likes to tell Singh/Sikh jokes, DON'T. One does not poke fun when the retaliation is swift and precise, especially when a Singh/Sikh leader is in charge of a Nuclear Weapon laden country. Look at how fast the matter of Kashmir was solved, is going to be solved, sometime, i think. Anyway, DON'T.

Babysitting. One might think that babysitting is an easy task. Hey, what's so hard about sitting on babies, kinda cushy right? Corny you say? Maybe, but FOUR nieces and nephews are quite a handful or more, aged 2 1/2, 2, 1 1/2 and 1 thereabouts.. First time having them here without their respective parents. I can't even carry two without difficulty. Swarming and they have this ripple effect in motion; one cries, another looks on, another ignores and one more cries in response. Repeat. One must also take into account however, that the workload was divided among the household.

Respect for kindergarten and nursery caretakers should be shown as they are taking care of a great number of potential explosive material, without Hazmat suits. Oh, the possible chemical attacks from diapers and extremely loud aural attacks.. And one cannot help but miss their friends who goes away even for a short while and much more when the duration's longer. Be Safe you!

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