Thursday, November 11, 2004

Spiderman

Ankit loves superheros and has recently seen Spiderman.

One day he tells Chacha: "Chacha, you know, Spiderman in that movie, when he saved one guy, he told him 'I saved your butt' ".

Chacha, realizing this was probably not appropriate language for a five year old, corrects him: "Ankit, that is not the right way to say it."

Ankit, laughing, says: "Yeah, that is so silly. He saved his entire body. Why would he say he only saved his butt."

Going to Hawaii

Mummy told Ankit that they are going to go to Hawaii for vacation during holidays.

"If we are going to Hawaii, why don't we get a boat and just go one mile to Alaska as well", he said.
Mummy was confused for a moment before she realized the way US maps depict Hawaii and Alaska close to each other, at the bottom left of the 48 contiguous states.

"Baby, Hawaii is not near Alaska. Alaska is near Canada. You see it in the map near Hawaii because the maps are not long enough to show whole of Canada and Alaska on top. So they just put Alaska down near Hawaii by itself."

"Ok, then we can take the boat to go to Mexico instead", he replied.

Mummy thought Poor boy. After all Hawaii is drawn right near Mexico.

Sunday, November 07, 2004

Spain in Europe

Papa needs to go to Spain for work. So he has gone to get his visa.

As he is talking to Mummy on the phone about his visa application, Ankit overhears that Papa is going to Spain.

"I wanna go to Spain", Ankit says.
"Please. Please. Please.", Ankit continues as Mummy is on the phone.
"Please Mummy. I wanna go to Spain. I know where it is. I would love to go to Spain. I know it is in Europe. Can I please go? I have never been to Europe.", Ankit continues clawing at Mummy as she talks on the phone.

"Ankit. You have been to Europe.. remember England in summer?", Mummy tells him.
"Oh.", the tantrums come to a halt as he recalls that England is also in Europe.