One of the reasons why I haven't updated. Also have been busy with stuff to do for home and work. Off on holiday next week to Goa (yes we really cannot think of any other destination but what the heck, it makes me happy) and a bit panic stricken as the entire family is going in one car. That means the husband, me, the son and the in-laws. Have gone crazy shopping for different dietary needs and restrictions to keep us fed and satiated through the 11-12 hour road trip. Chocos/fruit/honey loops and whatever else Kellogs can throw at me in a coloured, sugary form for the son; namkeen and chivda packets for the MIL who (I think) likes being surrounded by food once she is seated inside a vehicle and on a highway; juice packets and tetrapack shakes for the milk fiend son; things to munch for the husband who I plan to keep happy as he's going to drive me to places like Florentines and Literati and my friend house in Altinho and keeps asking if there's anything 'interesting' to eat while driving long trips.
Utterly envy those people who can decide at night that they are going to take the car and drive off to places 10 hour away in the morning and do nothing more than pack a few clothes and toothbrush. Used to think of myself as one of those cool types till I popped out a child and realized I'm the most hyper, overprotective, what-if type people I'd ever met. I'm a packing maniac who needs therapy, especially before a car trip. Box of tissues? Check. Wipes? Check? Change of clothes just in case he spills water? Check. Change for change of clothes just in case he spills the tetrapack juice? Check. Pillow? Check. Blankets? Check? Books, handheld game, colouring and activity stuff? Check. More books, activities and colouring stuff just in case the first lot don't work? Check. Every available and portable food item he likes to eat? Check. Scissors, just in case I need to cut something? Check. Torch, just in case we got stranded in the middle of a forest? Check.
This time the in laws have been added to the list, turning me into an utter nut. Like I said, they also come with certain diet restrictions and though they are spending only two days in Goa and the hotel assured me they'll discover new heights in Jain culinary requirements within that time span, I am still in the packing nut territory. Nobody in the family has insisted on being equipped with their own personal mini diner cum bedroom cum walk in closet in the car either. But I'm a woman on the run. Cannot help it. Tomorrow I think I'll stock up on some Haldirams, including instant bhelpuri mix. And perhaps some tea bags for emergencies like when the hotel room ones get over and room service takes too long. Just in case.
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Ah yes Florentine's. Must go. But I have to say Rash, you pickd positively the worst time of year to head to Goa. The crowds are crazy right now! Definitely not someplace you want to take the old folks to.
Oh they just want to sit and stare at sea. Plus I stay in Utorda, which doesn't have the mad rush, so saved.
lol! i'm one of those people who pack at the last minute. But I've got a lot of practice now, what with all the trips i keep taking. And my handbag always has the most oddest of things in it anyway! Then again, I end up buying most things at petrol pumps on the way. :P i always return with a heavier bag than when i leave!
Enjoy your break! :o)
Goa in dec? Serious wannabe aren't yu?
So, I assume you will consume cauliflower vindaloo and okra xacuti in Goa? Enjoy!
Sonia: Return with a heavier bag than leave? That's the norm with me too hehe
Anon: Wannabe? I sure am. Now go ahed and get lost.
Rupa: Cannot stomach cauliflower in any form but yes, the okra xacuti had a certain je ne c'est quoi abt it. The evenings when we dined alone were rather bland and non experimental with the standard fish curry/sorpotel combos though :)
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