Rohan's "Ippi"
Here begins the gargantuan task of catching up with Rohan's doings over the past 3.5 yrs. Let's begin with one of his favorite activities - the "ippi". Intrigued ?? That's baby talk for "doing ipdi" (in Tamil). Huh ?? Whatzat mean ? Okay ok ... it just means he is asking you to lie down on the 2-seater sofa that we have in the living room. What does that mean to him - you might wonder ... Once you lie down on the sofa - well actually you're not expected to completely lie down - your back should be on one armrest and the legs spread down on the sofa - get it ? Once that happens, your body makes interesting patterns on the sofa coz of your .. er .. weight. Master Rohan likes to call these "bumps". And then presto, he can run his toy cars on these bumps (usually 2 at a time). Some of the things you need to be aware of while the "ippi" takes place :
- usually lasts for an hour or more. So better take a book and read while you're at it. Or have the TV remote handy. Or the newspaper.
- No sleeping or shifting of the body weight or the legs. Rohan does'nt like his bump patterns altered. Capisce ?
- No getting off this thrilling activity without permission from the lord himself. He and only he can decide when you get off. If you dare to disobey, prepare your ears for a deadly assault of cry-o-matics ...
More to come ... watch this (blog) space ....
- usually lasts for an hour or more. So better take a book and read while you're at it. Or have the TV remote handy. Or the newspaper.
- No sleeping or shifting of the body weight or the legs. Rohan does'nt like his bump patterns altered. Capisce ?
- No getting off this thrilling activity without permission from the lord himself. He and only he can decide when you get off. If you dare to disobey, prepare your ears for a deadly assault of cry-o-matics ...
More to come ... watch this (blog) space ....

