Two holidays in a week! What more could anyone ask for?
I always have this compulsion to do 'something' on holidays. So on Monday, which was 'Id', I took Ruatfeli and her cousins to Millennium center. Some enterprising people have set up shop right on the front, with inflatable pools and beanbags and the likes. Feli went bonkers, giggling and laughing and falling all over herself; 'A nuam lutuk! A nuihzathlak e!!' etc.
And today, we went on an impromptu visit to Hmuifang tlang. We asked some other people to come along, but they all declined, so it was just us, with my niece and nephew and Mami.
The road to Hmuifang was pretty decent, but full of turns. Feli puked all over me in the car, white pieces of rice on my clothes and the car seat. We all got out and Rina did his number too, in yellow. We cleaned up as best as we could and finally reached the place, everyone tired and some in a sour mood.Things improved after lunch, and we explored the more accessible areas. Hruaii got a leech on her foot, I was more freaked out than her.
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| The Restaurant |
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| With Hruaii |
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| With Rina |
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| Wild berries? |
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| Mushrooms, poisonous?? |
It was a great outing, wide open spaces, grass, trees, tipsy taxi-drivers on a day off (!). And on the way back, Feli bestowed a little more puking on me, this time Kurkure flavoured with a lot of tomato sauce.
It was fun, but no more road trips in the near future, the end does not quite justify the means.
5 comments:
Nice pics, very very happy happy, all of you :)
And oh, you guys had a holiday on this Monday's Eid? Over here, except for the banking sector, nobody else had a holiday that day :(
I've gone past the kiddies' toy fest outside the MC a few times and always wished I had my cam with me. Glad to see you took a few. Feli's started sounding like a real little character lol. Just love her shiny straight hair.
Kim, we do try to be happy happy, but life does have its share of tears :P Mizoram is the best place on earth, for a government employee that is, we probably have more holidays than anyone else :)
Calliopia, the colourful toys do make one wish to buy carloads of them. But kids get bored so quickly and toys simply become a nuisance after sometime. And it's a blessing Feli's hair is turning out like it is, it was a big source of worry for me when she was a baby :)
Give it a second thought. I think you should do this more often. Perhaps you should have spent the night.
A trip such as this help in building relationship. One may ask what is there at such places. Nothing. And thats the point. Nothing. We live in a world of distraction where it is impossible to have a quality time with friends and family.
A trip such as this gives the opportunity to just sit, relax and chat.
On a walking trip to Ooty, I found myself in my hotel room in the morning with the only thing I have in my possession being my tiny backpack and that was everything I was responsible for in the world at the time. How easy life is I thought, at least for the short period of time.
I have been to Hmuifang twice before and after Christmas. Sadly it was closed from 21 Dec. A holiday resort closed during holidays!
Benjamin, your Ooty trip sounds so great. To be responsible only for the contents of one backpack...that sounds soo free! I am going to do it too one day, God willing.
The problem with holiday resorts and other places in Mizoram is that they are all closed on government holidays! Even restaurants are closed on Sundays! It's frustrating that the only day of the week you can actually enjoy yourself, all shops are closed, and all you can do is go to church or watch TV :(
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