Armaan Turns 12

26-06-2017

Armaan's Twelfth birthday, and he had some friends over for a PS3 party [ as usual ].
After which 3 of us went off to Smaash for GoKarting [ as usual ]

Happy Birthday Armaan !

On Clothing

Why do we wear clothes ?

Once we're past their functionality - waterproof, warm, light etc.

It seems to be a socialized behaviour , primarily designed to cover sexual organs at its bare minimum.
Why sexual organs ? To conceal intent. Leading me to find them deceptive.

Modern usage of clothing conveys this deceit further -- padded bras, corsets, hip shapers, shoulder pads etc.

Humans can be very deceitful.

Alisha makes Banana Fritters

She made these for her breakfast.

Conversation with Deepa

On the way back home, I casually enquired of Deepa, about what if any - were the benefits of preserving a minority culture ? What happens if the mainstream majority is crazy ?

It it better to join a common denominator that is larger ?

How does this work at various levels of human organization ?
Social, Religious, National etc.

Parasailing at Kamshet May 2016

Summer break for the young 'uns. And something I've been wanting to do for a while now.
So we booked ourselves for a weekend of Paragliding fun at Kamshet, about 110 Km from Bombay.
A nice and secretive lake, home grown affair. 

Reached there Saturday morning with jumps from nearby cliffs planned at 1600 hrs the same evening. Got to the jump-site apprehensive, excited and with a nice strong wind developing.

Big turnout  for tandem rides as well as student enthusiasts learning the skill.
Came back to the hotel around 2000 hrs, tired yet excited and to a nice hot dinner laid out on the rooftop overlooking the lake.

Fresh figs from the Fig Tree.