Monday, September 27, 2004

Diet Pepsi

Ankit was not allowed to have Pepsi or Diet Pepsi due to the caffiene and aspartame contents. Whenever he wanted to have a soda, he got to drink Sprite.

One day Ankit and Mummy were sitting in the Rainforest Cafe having lunch. Ankit was drinking his Sprite and Mummy was drinking her Diet Pepsi. Ankit asked Mummy what Diet Pepsi tasted like. Mummy asked if Ankit wanted to try some. Ankit said, "yes, just little bit". Mummy gave Ankit a sip of her Diet Pepsi to let him see what it tastes like.

Ankit took the sip and then sat back quietly in his seat. Mummy saw he didn't say antyhing. He was looking really scared. Mummy asked him what happened. He said, "I don't want to die". Mummy asked him why he thought he would die. "Because I drank die pepsi", he said.

Monday, September 13, 2004

Dinosaurs

Ankit had just now learnt about the variety of dinosaurs. One evening he wanted to watch the Jurassic Park movie, so Mummy put the movie on and decided to sit down and watch it with him.

When the dinosaurs came on screen, Ankit pointed at one and asked Mummy if she knew what kind of dinosaur that was.
Mummy: No baby. I am not sure.
Ankit: Let me tell you. It is a hokiesauras.
Mummy looks at him suspiciously, not sure if there is such a dinosaur for real.
Very soon, Ankit points to another dinosaur and goes: And that is a pokiesauras.
And then, pointing at third: That is a dokiesauras.
And so on went the movie.

After Ankit was asleep, Mummy was found googling for dinosaur names.

Thursday, September 09, 2004

Political stuff

Ankit, on his way back from his second day in kindergarten, is sitting at the back of the car, in a deep thought.

Mummy asks: What happened Ankit? How was the school today?
Ankit (bursting into energy): George Bush is the worsest president.
Mummy is shocked.
Ankit (continuing): John Kerry is good. I like John Kerry. I love John Kerry. We should choose for John Kerry.

Mummy, amazed, calls Papa. Papa can still hear Ankit going on in the background, all excited.

This election is REALLY dividing up the people.

Saturday, September 04, 2004

Capitalism at work

Ankit found out that once you are hundred years old you die. And he really worried about it all the time.

Papa and Mummy tried explaining to him that hundred is far far away, but he would worry that it would only be one birthday away when he turned ninety nine.

So one such day, when Ankit was asking Mummy why does he have to die when he turns hundred, she told him he has to grow up and live a long life before he will turn hundred.

Mummy asked, "What do you want to do when you grow up"
Ankit said, "I want to grow up to be an astronaut or a scientist or a magician or a superhero"
Mummy, finding a nice opportunity to close the "death" discussion, said: "Why dont you become a scientist. Then you can find a way to stop people from dying when they turn hundred".
Ankit said: "Yes, I should do that. People will be so happy because they will not have to die any more"
After a pause, he added: "And I will be so so rich".