Parents Mentality

I am very lucky to have my parents who have now understood the finer things in life and at which winning is not everything. I am taking up this topic just for one reason...how winning is important to parents which might not be so much for their kids.

Aunt from US: Hey you look tired?
Me: Yes
AFUS: Why?
Me: Was playing cricket for four hours.
AFUS: Ohh! nice! so did you win?
Me: Yes...(i wanted to say..i really don't care if I win or lose all I did was had fun.)

Yes, yes I don't have kids and don't know much about it though no formal studies on that but basic nature is...why are parents so sucked up on did you win or not?

The questions should be Did you enjoy your game? or Did you learn something new?

Here they are emphasizing all about winning and losing in a cricket match which is played in a ground with guys who just want to have fun on a weekend.

Another interesting story which I heard was this in a Parents and kids counseling room:

Counselor: So tell me what would you like your kids to become?
Parent 1: Engineer
Parent 2: Doctor
Parent 3: CA
kept on going till the last one.
Counselor: mmm interesting...so no one wants their kid to become a well behaved and helpful human being....

Look at all the things which we do today is run a rat race even which we win we are still a rat...quoted by someone which I don't remember. Parents compare ohh look at XYZ he has gone to US and you are still here...the kid would just think and say see what Mr. Nandan Nilenkani or Mr. Sunil Mittal has done and you are still here.

So to all the parents out there..I know it is a big bad world out there but if you constantly remind your kid about it surely they will be shit scared to go out there and enjoy instead just run around.

Last Day of 2009

As our regular ritual we have to go to a party where there is booze and food on the house that means pay up and everything is yours. We end up going to a place in Andheri called Grande Imperial whose cost was steep but looked promising.

Reaching around 10.30'ish and looking at the crowd who were entering it was fun to see some college going kids getting all decked up to party. The girls were in their best clothes, high heels guys were wearing black shirt and fundoo hairstyle. I was just smiling all the way while waiting for a friend to arrive.

We go in and actually see kids who are just 17 and drinking...it is not that I mind their drinking but the organisers should not what if they get caught. So 12 am Wishing my friends people started throwing alcohol here and there which few drops fell on us. As we knew about their age status we just had to stare.

Bar was always full and alcohol was flowing...and kids could not handle their drinks. I saw the most number of people puking around in all my party years.

We had a grand exit to 2009 and making a Grand Entry into 2010.

So everyone shout out loud with me "HAPPY NEW YEAR"

Start of a New Decade

And 2009 is about to end and with it a new decade starts in next 10 hours...many things have happened over the past 10 years good, bad and ugly. If we start to make a list, we would go more than 2+ pages of blog.

For me, I don't recollect the good and bad just move on and keep on learning which should be my next years resolution...starting with web designing to making pastries and travelling more.

You would say why Pastries, hey this one thing would put me in high pedestial of being cute and nice...giving free cakes to people in birthdays and making it more personal.

Losing weight which I have being putting it all through 2009 but no more of pushing it ahead in 2010. Few signs are showing so all in all have to work on it.

So let us all Glitter this year and make everyone happy.