So, I’m back yet again with my attempt to crawl back to posting regularly. Let’s see how this one goes. Shall we? Alright then!
Well, there’s not much news at my end. I’m as boring and useless as I was last week, only older perhaps. The only thing worth mentioning is that I’m writing today sitting at my new dining table, listening to old Kishore Kumar songs as the wind-chimes on my balcony dance to the tunes of the soothing Bangalore breeze. It’s actually quite relaxing I must say. In fact, I can also see my cook singing along. Well, looks like tonight’s dinner is going to be quite musical. What do you think?
Moving on. It’s only Tuesday and I feel exhausted already. What about you? I really wish Wednesdays were holidays as well, don’t you? Two working days each with a holiday sandwiched in between. Wouldn’t that be just great? This five day working week concept needs to change and soon. Weekends need to be longer and one should not have to wait for five whole days for it to come around. Well, I hope those in charge are listening.
While the focus is on weekends, I should mention that I ended up watching two back to back movies on Sunday. Spy and Jurassic World. My sister and husband somehow love watching more than one movie in the theater in a day. And obviously they drag me along as well. Now, while on the topic of cinema and theaters, let me share with you something that I noticed that day.
There was a family sitting in the row behind us during one of the movies, kids and parents et al. And all through the movie, the kids continued kicking at our seats. Yes, no respite at all. Now, I had wanted to give the parents a piece of my mind but S somehow stopped me from doing that. He’s a very peaceful kind of a guy. I know, it’s surprising. But anyways, this annoying behavior by the kids and the parents, who didn’t even bother to stop their kids, made me wonder. Don’t parents teach their kids basic manners these days? Or, are parents okay with their kids behaving like a bunch of Neanderthals? Honestly, I feel pity for the kids and the parents as well.
Tell me have you ever come face to face with such out-of-control kids? And what did you do? Oh and yes how was your weekend? I know it’s a little too late to ask this but who says I can’t?
Until Next Time.
Ciao.
Well, there’s not much news at my end. I’m as boring and useless as I was last week, only older perhaps. The only thing worth mentioning is that I’m writing today sitting at my new dining table, listening to old Kishore Kumar songs as the wind-chimes on my balcony dance to the tunes of the soothing Bangalore breeze. It’s actually quite relaxing I must say. In fact, I can also see my cook singing along. Well, looks like tonight’s dinner is going to be quite musical. What do you think?
Moving on. It’s only Tuesday and I feel exhausted already. What about you? I really wish Wednesdays were holidays as well, don’t you? Two working days each with a holiday sandwiched in between. Wouldn’t that be just great? This five day working week concept needs to change and soon. Weekends need to be longer and one should not have to wait for five whole days for it to come around. Well, I hope those in charge are listening.
While the focus is on weekends, I should mention that I ended up watching two back to back movies on Sunday. Spy and Jurassic World. My sister and husband somehow love watching more than one movie in the theater in a day. And obviously they drag me along as well. Now, while on the topic of cinema and theaters, let me share with you something that I noticed that day.
There was a family sitting in the row behind us during one of the movies, kids and parents et al. And all through the movie, the kids continued kicking at our seats. Yes, no respite at all. Now, I had wanted to give the parents a piece of my mind but S somehow stopped me from doing that. He’s a very peaceful kind of a guy. I know, it’s surprising. But anyways, this annoying behavior by the kids and the parents, who didn’t even bother to stop their kids, made me wonder. Don’t parents teach their kids basic manners these days? Or, are parents okay with their kids behaving like a bunch of Neanderthals? Honestly, I feel pity for the kids and the parents as well.
Tell me have you ever come face to face with such out-of-control kids? And what did you do? Oh and yes how was your weekend? I know it’s a little too late to ask this but who says I can’t?
Until Next Time.
Ciao.
Well, you certainly had an unpleasant experience at the theatre. I have turned around and sternly told kids not to kick the seats. Yes, directly to the kids and not the parents. It works. Then again, I have a low tolerance threshold for nonsense 😉 Weekend was hectic but with the new job I am happy, so it gets balanced out 🙂
Ah! Good week ends with back to back movies. Seems like a thing of the paSt for me now. Which brings me to. ..yes..kids. unruly little munchkins. I'd have given the parents a piece of my mind. Having a kid I know that they are well capable of doing that and more..but at the very least the parents should take care of the kids and apologise if the kids are misbehaving. But sadly, most parents…wait..Indian parents don't. Not in public anyway
I wrote two posts about kids and how out of control and ANGRY they tend to be now. I am still getting comments from people who agree and don't understand as well. I shout my grandson's praises for being such a polite, tender, well-behaved little boy and whenever we are in public, people comment about what a little gentleman he is. Isn't this the way it is is SUPPOSED to be?
By the way, did you like the movie SPY?
Yes!! Wednesday should be a holiday!
Parents don't seem to care at all about kids misbehaving in public. If you talk to them, they'll just make statements like "They're just kids." In fact, once (when I was a kid myself) I saw a woman scolding some kids because they were playing, shouting etc. on the main road. But the kids' mom shouted right back with a "Aapke bache nahi hain? This is how kids are."
Naba, you are so cute when you ramble! 😉 I so LOVE the idea of Wednesday being a holiday AND of course a three-day weekend…I have thought the latter for years as two days isn't enough to do all that you need/want to AND relax before you return to work (if you work full-time at a day job that is). 😉 ? And I used to watch two movies in one day, though no longer. Glad you enjoyed your movies though. And my weekend, well you read about it on my recent (gratitude) post…and thanks! 🙂 <3
you said it… holidays sandwiched between workdays sounds perfect 😀 but then koi sunta hi nahi . My husband always watched more than one movie on holidays… My brain refuses to process anything further than interval. When I hear the kids talk these days, I fear what I will do when it's my time.
I have a 6-day work week at my store! And the one weekly off is spent taking care of pending things at home! I don't need a 3-day weekend. I need a 3-week-long vacation!
And yes, I have come across such kids at my store sometimes. I just wish they had better parents.
There was a time when I did have Wednesday off but then Saturday and Sunday were working so not much fun there. As for the kicking child – I've been on the other side. Though I've been terribly terribly apologetic all the while. Once I actually made H sit on the aisle steps because he refused to stop. Sometimes kids listen to stranger aunties better – you should have told off the kid.
I have done both. On one occasion, I spoke to the parents, and on the other, I told off the kids. The latter is more effective. Kids seem to listen to strangers more than they listen to their parents. Also, on the occasion that I have spoken to the parents, they have mumbled an apology to me and some instructions to their kids, which worked for 5 minutes and then back to square one. Some parents just don't seem to care. Or they think that movie hall is their 'break time'. Sigh.
Oh yes, I vote for a Wednesday off too. Weekend is a such a great thing and there should be more of a good thing. No?
I agree we need to change the 5 day work week to 4 days and have the Wednesday off. It's nice to have a break in the middle of the week. If I come across such kids at the movies, I do tell them off. That's the only way they will learn or else they think they can get away with everything.
Wednesdays off sounds like the way to go definitely Nabanita.
I get annoyed by other's peoples kids. I can get annoyed by mine too BUT most of the time, I am really proud of their behavior in public. They know there would be hell to pay if they acted out like that. That behavior is rude. Sounds like your life is rolling along as life does. I have been more lazy about writing this summer. It has been hard, but I figure when I am ready to write I will. Why push it? Good luck blogging. 🙂
I get annoyed by other's peoples kids. I can get annoyed by mine too BUT most of the time, I am really proud of their behavior in public. They know there would be hell to pay if they acted out like that. That behavior is rude. Sounds like your life is rolling along as life does. I have been more lazy about writing this summer. It has been hard, but I figure when I am ready to write I will. Why push it? Good luck blogging. 🙂
Back to back movies, I haven't done in a while. Can you believe that a child kept kicking G's seat continuously during Jurassic World. He turned around once and asked him to stop. He had to repeat it once more for the kid to stop. Never hesitate to tell whoever is kicking your seat. Oh yes, I have come across such kids and adults too. Mine are well behaved though. 🙂
The beginning is idyllic in the sense what more do you expect in 21st century? As for the kid kicking the whole time in your back I had had once such enfante terrible who kept doing just that to my seat in a four hours hopping flight as if he was Ringo Starr reborn, and it hurt. More than the kid it was the cooing mother, who kept pampering and bucking him up for the feat, that I'd have loved to have a few words with. Thank you for reminding.
I have come across kids like these who are hyperactive. Sometimes its worked when I have turned back and told the parents while at other times they made a face or started arguing and I couldn't do a thing but just manage with that since I would have missed the movie. Sigh!