As the kiddos are growing older, it is getting harder to remember finer details of things they didn't do earlier. Example, we were packing goody bags for their classmates on their 6th bday. Neel asks me to set aside the pencil with rockets on it for his school friend Donovan who likes rocket. On another day, Mili asks me to keep the paper plane gift for Varun in her class since he likes planes. It just struck me that they have begun to observe what their friends like and remember them when they see it. To think about others and keep aside their favorite things is just so sweet. Something I didn't observe when they were 5 😊
Chiang Mai Dec 18th, 2023 - A walk through a paradise of flowers, an immersive Thai culinary journey and the Sunday Night Market
We had a wonderful buffet breakfast at The Grand Napat and were ready to start the day. Somnath had booked a half day Thai cooking class and a van pickup from our hotel at 3pm. That meant we had the morning and early afternoon for sight-seeing. I had read about the beautiful flower gardens in Mueang Kaeo, Chiang Mai and even though the main flower season is in February, there were a couple of farms that still had flowers. What is the big deal with the Flower farms? The entry fee includes different props like wide brimmed hats, colorful umbrellas, baskets with artificial flowers and a couple of other things. The fields also have additional props that can be used while posing like a white piano, a swing, an English Red Telephone Booth! We saw many ladies dressed in beautiful dresses and lots of patient husbands with their best cameras clicking thousands of pictures. It is a photographer's as well as model's paradise. It was really tough to choose which farm to go to. Some revi...