Aug 25th, 2007 - The US Open 2007 begins on Mondayand they had some weekend festivities at the Arthur Ashe stadium in New York. My father was watching it and I started dancing to some of the music. I loved the beats. I predict that Roger Federer will win.

Aug 22nd, 2007 - Every morning my mother cleans out the Dishwasher and she has taught me to help her in removing the dishes. The moment I hear the dishwasher open, I run there and start helping her out. I even know where some of these things go. Its fun. Thanks mom for teaching me this.

Aug 17th, 2007 - I love playing with these IKEA Rings. Its my favorite toy at this time

15th Aug, 2007 - I turn 18 today. 18 months, not years. I am sure my parents are waiting for me to turn 18 years old. :-(  The day started off with a visit to  Dr Woo's clinic. I had my checkup done and the doctor said I was doing fine. I am 34 inches tall and weigh almost 26 pounds. He said I am tall for my age and average weight. I thought it was all over but then Nurse Stacy walked in with a box. That box always worries me. Before I knew it, I got two shots. She is good at giving shots and I am good at taking them like a man. I flinched but did not cry this time. Pretty cool huh!! She put some nice boy-bandaids on me and we went home.

In the afternoon, my mother baked a cake for me. She always bakes a cake for me on every occaision. My mother loves to bake and cook and my father and I love to eat her cooking. In the evening, we cut the cake once my father returned from work and then we went out to dinner.

11th Aug, 2007 -  I am a Konkani by birth and my parents are Konkani's too. We are part of the local Konkani Association of South California. Every year, they organize a summer picnic and this year, the picnic was in San Diego. This gave us Angelinos a chance to mingle with fellow members from San Diego. We started off early and drove to San Diego. My mother drove for half the distance and my father drove for the rest. I was a good baby for most of the journey and did not cry much in the car.

The drive should normally take us about 2-2 1/2 hours, but the traffic was so bad that it took us nearly 3.5 hours. My parents were surprised that I sat quietly. The picnic was at a location called Mission Bay which seems to be a popular picnic spot. The place was very crowded with lots of families having Barbeques etc. We managed to locate the KASC spot and then the fun began for me. My father first took me to the water. It was the first time that I was on a beach and my father was worried that I may be a little afraid. How wrong he was!! I immediately jumped into the water and started splashing the water. I was rolling in the sand and I really enjoyed it. After a while it was time for lunch.

7th Aug 2007 - One of my father's very good friend, Ramesh Uncle is leaving LA. He lives in Denver and travels to LA for work but this is his last week here. He is also Victor's father.  He starts a new job in LA next week and so we all went to dinner with him to the Belacn Grill, a Malaysian restaurant in Redondo Beach. My parents like this place a lot and we tend to go there once in a while.

I was restless from the start at the restaurant and wanted freedom from my high-chair. I kpt struggling in the chair but somehow my parents managed to pacify me and keep me put handing me straws, food etc. Eventually, I could not take it any more and had to be taken out of the high chair. I was free to run around the restaurant. There was a nice fish tank at the entrance and it seemed to fascinate me. There was a little girl in the restaurant and she played with me for a while too. Eventually my parents managed to finish their dinner and we went home. I think my parents will not be going out for dinner for a long time, unless its a special occaision.

Good Luck Ramesh Uncle!! We will miss you.