I'm waiting for my driving videos to upload, and it's taking hooooooouuuuuuuurrrrrrsssss.
I'm looking forward to breakfast today. I asked Aunty if I could have egg dosas again, and she said yes! I can't tell you how delicious they are. I need to learn how to make them. Raja will kill me though, because they are really bad for you, and we both need to watch our weight. (Right now, with all of this delicious food, I am watching it increase...) I am not over eating, I am just eating so many delicious things, many of which are fried, or have butter or cream in them.
Yesterday, Aunty came in to my room and we had another wonderful conversation. We are going to Bangalore on Sunday, and Aunty and Uncle are coming along, mostly to spend time with the kids and babysit a little so that Raja and I can explore. Aunty grew up in Bangalore, although it's completely different now. On Monday or Tuesday (probably Monday) Raja, the boys and I are going to take a little detour to Mysore. Mysore is where Aunty lived for six years while getting her M.D. (becoming a doctor.) She told me how wonderful it was to go to school there and how much fun she had with the others in her dormitory (like apartments.) She said she was very shy and didn't talk very much, and that the other students used to write "dumb girl" (in Tamil, of course) on her books. Remember, "dumb" didn't use to mean "stupid. " It meant "not able to speak." Aunty was anything but stupid! Back in those days, it was not that common for women to get advanced degrees or become doctors. Because Aunty's grandfather was a famous doctor, he heped make it possible for women (including his granddaughter) to become a doctor.
Aunty was an excellent doctor in her own right. (I'm sure she still is, only she's retired and doesn't practice anymore) She got to travel many places in the world, including all over Europe and the United States to practice and learn more about different kinds of medicine. She worked on developing vaccines to prevent illnesses that used to kill thousands and thousands of people. Like I wrote before, she was an incredibly intuitive diagnostician (meaning she could tell you what was wrong with you), and people would call her from all over to help diagnose illnesses. She would work very hard. Being a doctor must have come in handy with her own children. For one exampe, when Raja was little, he became very very ill. It turns out he had lead poisoning!
According to Wikipedia:
Lead poisoning is a medical condition caused by increased levels of the heavy metal lead in the body. Lead interferes with a variety of body processes and is toxic to many organs and tissues including the heart, bones, intestines, kidneys, and reproductive and nervous systems. It interferes with the development of the nervous system and is therefore particularly toxic to children, causing potentially permanent learning and behavior disorders. Symptoms include abdominal pain, headache, anemia, irritability, and in severe cases seizures, coma, and death.
It is very fortunate that they caught this in time, don't you think? No one is completely sure how he got it, but sometimes children put things in their mouth. In the old days a lot of paint had lead in it. So did pencils. He probably put the tips of pencils in his mouth, or some paint flaked off the walls and he put it in his mouth. Who knows?
Anyway, Aunty told me all about her travels, and how much she enjoyed them. She also told me that many of her classmates became very well-known doctors and professors of medicine all over the world. She says that they still remain in contact with one another, and when she used to be able to travel more freely, many of them would meet every year in New York. They are like another family, and it is a very special thing to have friends like that. One of the reasons I love to travel so much is that I want to have good memories like hers to think back on when I am old.
Anni is leaving today for Australia. I'm hoping she can come by at lunch time to say goodbye. I'm going to miss her so much! The Man Cub is sick today with a little fever. The Monkey had one a few days ago, so maybe a little virus is going around. MC is in the other room watching Harry Potter. I think it's his favorite movie to watch when he's sick. It's actually one of mine, too. He's watching number Four: The Goblet of Fire.
My movie is still not loaded. I'm afraid I'm losing hope.
I'll try a photo post, and keep my fingers crossed.
Until then, be good!
I'm looking forward to breakfast today. I asked Aunty if I could have egg dosas again, and she said yes! I can't tell you how delicious they are. I need to learn how to make them. Raja will kill me though, because they are really bad for you, and we both need to watch our weight. (Right now, with all of this delicious food, I am watching it increase...) I am not over eating, I am just eating so many delicious things, many of which are fried, or have butter or cream in them.
Yesterday, Aunty came in to my room and we had another wonderful conversation. We are going to Bangalore on Sunday, and Aunty and Uncle are coming along, mostly to spend time with the kids and babysit a little so that Raja and I can explore. Aunty grew up in Bangalore, although it's completely different now. On Monday or Tuesday (probably Monday) Raja, the boys and I are going to take a little detour to Mysore. Mysore is where Aunty lived for six years while getting her M.D. (becoming a doctor.) She told me how wonderful it was to go to school there and how much fun she had with the others in her dormitory (like apartments.) She said she was very shy and didn't talk very much, and that the other students used to write "dumb girl" (in Tamil, of course) on her books. Remember, "dumb" didn't use to mean "stupid. " It meant "not able to speak." Aunty was anything but stupid! Back in those days, it was not that common for women to get advanced degrees or become doctors. Because Aunty's grandfather was a famous doctor, he heped make it possible for women (including his granddaughter) to become a doctor.
Aunty was an excellent doctor in her own right. (I'm sure she still is, only she's retired and doesn't practice anymore) She got to travel many places in the world, including all over Europe and the United States to practice and learn more about different kinds of medicine. She worked on developing vaccines to prevent illnesses that used to kill thousands and thousands of people. Like I wrote before, she was an incredibly intuitive diagnostician (meaning she could tell you what was wrong with you), and people would call her from all over to help diagnose illnesses. She would work very hard. Being a doctor must have come in handy with her own children. For one exampe, when Raja was little, he became very very ill. It turns out he had lead poisoning!
According to Wikipedia:
Lead poisoning is a medical condition caused by increased levels of the heavy metal lead in the body. Lead interferes with a variety of body processes and is toxic to many organs and tissues including the heart, bones, intestines, kidneys, and reproductive and nervous systems. It interferes with the development of the nervous system and is therefore particularly toxic to children, causing potentially permanent learning and behavior disorders. Symptoms include abdominal pain, headache, anemia, irritability, and in severe cases seizures, coma, and death.
It is very fortunate that they caught this in time, don't you think? No one is completely sure how he got it, but sometimes children put things in their mouth. In the old days a lot of paint had lead in it. So did pencils. He probably put the tips of pencils in his mouth, or some paint flaked off the walls and he put it in his mouth. Who knows?
Anyway, Aunty told me all about her travels, and how much she enjoyed them. She also told me that many of her classmates became very well-known doctors and professors of medicine all over the world. She says that they still remain in contact with one another, and when she used to be able to travel more freely, many of them would meet every year in New York. They are like another family, and it is a very special thing to have friends like that. One of the reasons I love to travel so much is that I want to have good memories like hers to think back on when I am old.
Anni is leaving today for Australia. I'm hoping she can come by at lunch time to say goodbye. I'm going to miss her so much! The Man Cub is sick today with a little fever. The Monkey had one a few days ago, so maybe a little virus is going around. MC is in the other room watching Harry Potter. I think it's his favorite movie to watch when he's sick. It's actually one of mine, too. He's watching number Four: The Goblet of Fire.
My movie is still not loaded. I'm afraid I'm losing hope.
I'll try a photo post, and keep my fingers crossed.
Until then, be good!
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