Pen said he was going into work for 11 so I got the children washed, dressed and fed and got them ready to leave at the same time. We dropped Pen at work and went straight to the mall. We went to my favourite shop first – Big Bazaar (the shop that has everything!) I cannot believe the size of the shop. You can buy clothes, toys, food, electrical items, jewellery, stationery … pretty much anything! And they have a hair dressing salon in there as well. It seemed like perfect timing as just as we walked into Big Bazaar Abigail fell asleep in the pushchair so we went straight to the salon. On the way past the toys I picked up a remote control car for Dylan which I gave to him in the box and told him that once he'd had his hair cut, he could have it. It worked and he was really good having his hair all cut off. He did cry a bit but he sat very still and I just kept talking to him about what a good boy he is and look at the new car he was going to have. I also told him that I was going to get my hair cut and he kept saying 'DJ hair cut, Mama hair cut'. Bless him. This is him at home with his prize toy – his new car – and looking really cute with his new haircut! I've also put a picture of me with my new hair cut (although I don't like the picture). I look as tired as I feel, but hey, at least my hair looks nice lol
The best part about it is … DJ's haircut cost £1, mine cost £2; with the remote control car priced at £3 – it all cost us £6! Bargain!!!
After Big Bazaar we went to McDonalds for lunch. Abi had woken up and needed feeding anyway and it was lunch time so it just made sense. Dylan has taken a real liking to McDs chicken nuggets, which is great. Up until very recently he wouldn't eat chicken and seen as they don't have fish fingers at McDs here, it's good that we've found something else he will eat. So, McDonalds in India has a different menu to UK. You can get the veggie burger, McChicken burger and fillet of fish (same as UK) but then the rest are different … no Big Macs or cheese burgers! Your other options are … Wrap Paneer Salsa (paneer is a bit like cottage cheese, used a lot in Asian food); then there is the chicken Maharaja mac and a Wrap chicken Mexican. I must admit, I'm not too adventurous when it comes to the other burgers, I just always have McChicken sandwich meal. Anyway, back to what I was saying … we had McDonalds and then I took Dylan to the big play area on the 2nd floor.
Because it was a Thursday morning, the mall was very quiet so there were only 3 or 4 other children in the play area so it was pretty much one adult to one child. Normally, you can drop your children and give your mobile number and then leave them there. I'm not entirely happy about leaving Dylan in there without me being around and secondly, I don't have a mobile phone yet so I couldn't leave him there as they wouldn't be able to contact me in an emergency. So, I just hung around watching him play. The ladies who worked there asked if they could take Abigail into the play area. I handed her over and she quite happily went to see what her big brother was up to. I will just explain here that the play area is only a small area and I could see both children at all times. I wouldn't have let them take the baby in otherwise. Anyway, as always, Abi caused a stir and people were coming up to the edge of the play area asking the woman to bring her over so they could see her and take pictures of her. She's like a little celebrity and she loves it! She's such a happy baby and will smile for anyone. With having both children in the play area, I had my hands free so I was able to take some photos …
On the way home, I tried to take a few pictures of what the roads, buildings, people, traffic etc is like. As I said before though, because of the time of day, it was fairly quiet. I did get a few pictures though – just to give you an idea. I was trying to explain to Debbie the other day just how different India is. I think unless you've been here, you can't imagine it – the sights, the smells, the sheer volume of people …
How many people on a bike?:
Don't know if you can read these signs (they're a bit blurry). One says 'England Wine and Beer' and the other says 'Erotic Hotel and Beer Bar':
Mechanics:
Building Site:
Shanty huts by the side of the road:
Motor bike riding - first one has no helmet and second one is on his phone!:
One of the hardest things about living in India is the street beggars that knock on your car window when you're stopped at traffic lights:
Laundry drying at the side of the road:
Rubbish by the side of the road:
After that we left the mall and came home. Both children went for naps between 4 and 5 and then we had a quick chat with my mum on skype. It's so lovely to be able to see and talk to family and friends when we're so far away from everyone! :)
In the evening, I took DJ and Abi swimming and Dylan was thrilled to see Issac by the pool. They had fun playing in the baby pool and splashing around causing havoc lol. We ended up having a late night with neither of them going to sleep before 9.30. Pen and I had ordered Chinese food but he was working till 10.30 and I ended up not being able to eat it because it was SO SO SO spicy!
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