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Jaipur

This was one of our first trips as a family, with baby in tow. And Gosh we had so much to pack !! We arrived at the railway rest house( courtesy Papa), marveled at the sizes of the rooms and the sheer vastness ( and wastage) of space ( The rest house room had 3 more rooms inside, with a king sized bathroom and kitchen.. after living in Mumbai, there is an undue respect for space utilization..lol) Any way, we spent the day recuperating from the very early flight, by sleeping of-course (only after a good breakfast of “North India style” aaloo parathe).. Aekansh was quite taken by the garden in the rest house and “gardener uncle” with the gigantic moustache. Evening we had to get ready for the wedding that we’d come for in the first place.. so we dressed up .. Aekansh looking dapper in his royal garb .. reached the venue to be greeted by an army of relatives.. “wheezing buas” and “doting Taujis”.. then came the fun part -the baraat .. where hubby took the lead in dancing.. soo en...

Aekansh beyond 2

Aekansh Beyond 2 When you learnt to say Dadi chichertise (for exercise) when u saw dadi doing her physiotherapy exercises.. such big words ..  when u said " koji (khujji) ho rahhhii hai " in your usual drawl and pointed to your foot .. and when Mumma applied emollient on it u looked sideways and said " Takyu (thank you) Mumma" with the quiet smile on Ur lips .. ! When u said " Papa dump " and would jump straight into papas arms from the window-sill .. first rains U and ur Manna didi enjoyed repeatedly jumping in "muddy puddles",. When u say " cook Mumma" for look Mumma .. when u called the makeshift tent "Ee house" treehouse from Peppa pig .. and then made that ur permanent home .. even peeing in it .. and then when u were told off for not telling, u made ur trademark baby face and said   " eehouse ke baaar me "   when u took fancy to a little girl at the swings and chased her around until she was ...

Funny/ Interesting encounters with Patients

1.Elderly man with diabetes.. his name is “Mishrimal” 2.I called one very mature looking lady “Maaji”.. .. then asked her age for documentation purpose .. 32.. ok that’s only 1 year older than me.. Oops ! 3.Doctor ye  kis  Cheez ka thyroid  hai?  Khoon ka ya gale kya ?   4.Acromegaly patient’s lament “ Mere pair ke size ka joota hi nahi milta .. !!!” Acro-giant’s dad when asked whether his son was still growing in height “ Haan, mujhe lagta hai kyunki ab iska sar darvaze ki dehleez se chhoone laga hai “ 5. Turner syndrome patient’s lament “ Mere gale ke size ke necklace nahi milte” ( due to the webbing) 5. Know-it-all patient :Mere doctor  ne   bataya  “Yeh facial palsy idiotic  wajah   se  hai”.. Me:” Not Idiotic ,   idiopathic”.  6.Pt with adrenal Cushing’s immediately  post op ( pt being wheeled out of OT) , His brother demands “Mere bhai ka  chehra   abhi   bhi  Gol ...