tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271469593304696364.post3752594371347857753..comments2023-08-07T16:43:34.477+05:30Comments on the blog formerly known as musings from mumbai: Reflections on another tripPreeti Aghalayam aka kbpmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11829919187093167561noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271469593304696364.post-54749599479498583032009-03-12T15:05:00.000+05:302009-03-12T15:05:00.000+05:30Ooh, now the air clears of the mystery. Very cleve...Ooh, now the air clears of the mystery. Very clever. There are some positives to being a consultant's wife, eh?Parulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253359833589556438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271469593304696364.post-28706172321136560502009-03-09T20:08:00.000+05:302009-03-09T20:08:00.000+05:30yup kenny. they will go and hang around GC and oth...yup kenny. they will go and hang around GC and other places till dawn and we will be the ones who worry. we will call each other and crib off okay?Choxboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741540918529448553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271469593304696364.post-82644831179768958932009-03-09T19:59:00.000+05:302009-03-09T19:59:00.000+05:30wj - yeah well. it could be fun. i am ready for a ...wj - yeah well. it could be fun. i am ready for a break from here for sure. seven year itch of sorts!Preeti Aghalayam aka kbpmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11829919187093167561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271469593304696364.post-45363612918941261722009-03-09T18:35:00.000+05:302009-03-09T18:35:00.000+05:30what! abandoning the garden! Then again, a year in...what! abandoning the garden! <BR/>Then again, a year in Chennai sounds good, love the place.wordjunkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06767884710407108103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271469593304696364.post-80561009377511429132009-03-09T17:19:00.000+05:302009-03-09T17:19:00.000+05:30yes chox, aloo mutter for a year, hopefully eating...yes chox, aloo mutter for a year, hopefully eating pongal vadai though. :-)<BR/>monster, well, she IS a geek after all! (cannot throw or catch a ball to save her life). <BR/>one junior at poonal, no one else. :-( am real glad i made it though. you know this means we are now that generation. parents. of big children. wow. the mind boggles.Preeti Aghalayam aka kbpmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11829919187093167561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271469593304696364.post-25233489539450023842009-03-09T17:04:00.000+05:302009-03-09T17:04:00.000+05:30you will join the ranks of the osho then, teaching...you will join the ranks of the osho then, teaching in the aloo-matar? <BR/><BR/>good you at least went for the poonal. any other folks we know? <BR/><BR/>and yay to the non-M for cracking that one about the seed.Choxboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741540918529448553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271469593304696364.post-26840691685402556542009-03-09T16:52:00.000+05:302009-03-09T16:52:00.000+05:30sb - i did think it is illegal. but she likes exam...sb - <BR/>i did think it is illegal. but she likes exams (so do I) so we let it slide despite my cribs. i was thinking for a bit about the fruit thing, but she assured me that she said cherry and the lady was impressed. they did not interview Mr.Blackberry and me (demure in a maroon salwar kameez) at all. I wish they had!! Lots more on schools coming up shortly here!Preeti Aghalayam aka kbpmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11829919187093167561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271469593304696364.post-55950802032118450612009-03-09T16:33:00.000+05:302009-03-09T16:33:00.000+05:30"School year"?! You mean your lucky monster has be..."School year"?! You mean your lucky monster has been allowed to study in school for just one year?! This is very enlightened of you. I suggest you just avoid the tedium of admission interviews altogether. <BR/><BR/>:D<BR/><BR/>But seriously. Isn't it now illegal to test kids at that age? I thought only parents were interviewed. (I bet you could answer which fruit has only one seed in it.)Space Barhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08251329008160756254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271469593304696364.post-65954078392332750362009-03-09T16:09:00.000+05:302009-03-09T16:09:00.000+05:30Girls, sorry to mysteriously introduce the Chennai...Girls, sorry to mysteriously introduce the Chennai angle. I am considering a year long sabbatical leave in Chennai to coincide with the monster's school year. The husband travels everywhere anyway he just has to spend his weekends in Chennai instead of Mumbai. Clever of me, no?Preeti Aghalayam aka kbpmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11829919187093167561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271469593304696364.post-66916914780531350822009-03-09T15:49:00.000+05:302009-03-09T15:49:00.000+05:30Same question as wordjunkie.Same question as wordjunkie.Parulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253359833589556438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271469593304696364.post-977536166384399602009-03-09T15:31:00.000+05:302009-03-09T15:31:00.000+05:30er... why schools in chennai, pray? Are you movin...er... why schools in chennai, pray? Are you moving?wordjunkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06767884710407108103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271469593304696364.post-51638432760700312872009-03-09T13:29:00.000+05:302009-03-09T13:29:00.000+05:30latter. in two different schools. and one question...latter. in two different schools. and one question i overheard was "name a fruit which has only one seed in it" :-(Preeti Aghalayam aka kbpmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11829919187093167561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271469593304696364.post-45850583761448107212009-03-09T13:12:00.000+05:302009-03-09T13:12:00.000+05:30please clarify - were those entrance tests happeni...please clarify - were those entrance tests happening in the west coast or the east coast? I am in disbelief if its the latter.Airspyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17731662994043369830noreply@blogger.com