Wow tomorrow is Saturday and Appa will take me to the gaming arcade in the nearby mall. At first, I thought Appa is doing this weekend ritual to spend additional time with me but later I realized he is just trying to run away from household chores. Amma has started to play spoilsport by giving Appa the grocery list, so I am not sure how long this weekend thing will continue, anyways will cross the bridge when it comes
These days I see quite a few colorful wrist bands sold in the Mall, Amma tells me that they are not just wrist bands but sacred thread called rakhi and my sisters will tie rakhi on my wrist on the day of Raksha Bandhan. Amma also mentioned that in return for the rakhi, I should vow to protect my sisters for their life time + give them some gifts.
I am actually looking forward to the Raksha Bandhan festival, I just love festivals, last month there was this eid festival and we celebrated eid at our school but not at home because we are not Muslims. I have not understood this religion thing very well yet but my understanding is only human beings have religion, other species like Tigers, Monkeys, Dogs, Crows, Snakes, Cats, fishes etc have not divided themselves by religion .. ever heard of Hindu Lion or Christian Monkey ??
Anyways, coming back to the Raksha Bandhan festival, I am worried about the gifts that I need to give to my sisters. I am not sure about my elder brother but I am totally broke, I don’t have any money to buy gifts. Moreover, I have no source of income and my parents don’t pay me for any of the work they ask me to do. In fact, I do complete justice to the job description of a 2 year old boy, I do things like - keeping the toys back in my toy rack, getting the T.V remote for my father when requested, turning on or off the fan/lights for my parents, eating tasteless roti sabzi each afternoon, taking bath every day, brushing my teeth not just once but twice a day, watching those boring videos on you-tube when my parents want to have a “chat”, and many more difficult things but as I told you I am not paid anything for my efforts. The only option now is to sell some of my toys on OLX and use that money to buy gifts…. let’s see how it goes
Wish me luck and have a great weekend ….
These days I see quite a few colorful wrist bands sold in the Mall, Amma tells me that they are not just wrist bands but sacred thread called rakhi and my sisters will tie rakhi on my wrist on the day of Raksha Bandhan. Amma also mentioned that in return for the rakhi, I should vow to protect my sisters for their life time + give them some gifts.
I am actually looking forward to the Raksha Bandhan festival, I just love festivals, last month there was this eid festival and we celebrated eid at our school but not at home because we are not Muslims. I have not understood this religion thing very well yet but my understanding is only human beings have religion, other species like Tigers, Monkeys, Dogs, Crows, Snakes, Cats, fishes etc have not divided themselves by religion .. ever heard of Hindu Lion or Christian Monkey ??
Anyways, coming back to the Raksha Bandhan festival, I am worried about the gifts that I need to give to my sisters. I am not sure about my elder brother but I am totally broke, I don’t have any money to buy gifts. Moreover, I have no source of income and my parents don’t pay me for any of the work they ask me to do. In fact, I do complete justice to the job description of a 2 year old boy, I do things like - keeping the toys back in my toy rack, getting the T.V remote for my father when requested, turning on or off the fan/lights for my parents, eating tasteless roti sabzi each afternoon, taking bath every day, brushing my teeth not just once but twice a day, watching those boring videos on you-tube when my parents want to have a “chat”, and many more difficult things but as I told you I am not paid anything for my efforts. The only option now is to sell some of my toys on OLX and use that money to buy gifts…. let’s see how it goes
Wish me luck and have a great weekend ….
