Baby Names?

Its time I started thinking of what I’m going to call my little bean. Since we are in India, there is no question of knowing if its a boy or girl till delivery. I was thinking of simple and interesting names that may be Indian, yet don’t have religious connotations.

Two syllable names would be nice.

Do you guys have any suggestions?

BTW, it did drizzle slightly this evening, which promptly put me in a tizzy about finally heading out. I’ve been cooped at home for days now, finding the heat and humidity outside unbearable in my condition, and wanting to see something unbound by walls.

Raka and I went out to a Jogger’s Park called Jhansi ki Rani in Borivali West. Its newly opened (about a week or so), and you could almost smell the newness of it, but its quite nice. There is a central lake thing which is quite empty at the moment, but I guess the upcoming monsoon should take care of that.

Typical jogging track flooring in red and yellow (when its grey, its road paving tile), plant beds in concrete borders next to the walking track, and so on. What was nice was the drizzle, the benches facing the lake and the old hindi music on speakers along the track. We walked the obligatory round or so, and choose a bench to sit on. Played games as we waited for the rain to intensify – it didn’t. I guess it wa better than nothing.

Nice birds around. Unfortunately, no camera. Without making an effort about the whole thing, we saw herons, cormorands and kingfishers. The park was so spanking new, that the rain puddled on the fancy floor, because no one had thought of drains yet and as we were ready to leave, we spotted some emergency digging happening. Good for them.

The crowd was nice enough as much as looking can tell, and as an experience of freedom from the relentless heat, it made my day. Some corn and coconut water later, we were back home, nowhere near dripping, for all our ‘get-drenched’ plans. Damp. That was the descriptor of our state after over an hour and a half in that drizzle. Whatever. It was fun.

Cheering the rain on!!!

If it continues, we have plans lined up. Splashing on the terrace of our building, clicking cloud photos when its not raining; heading off to Gorai to watch the sea and generally walk around, going to a couple of other parks nearby; going to the National Park…… Raka plans to go on a weekend hike next week if it rains…..

Bring on the rain!