Dinner with Son
The wife is travelling in work. Which means I have lots of time with the son over the weekend. Last evening we went out to the City. Took a metro ride from Byappanahalli to MG Road and walked down to Church Street.
I indulged Atri’s ask for a Captain America shield and Thor’s Hammer – franchised by Marvel, of course – at The Entertainment Store, a place that sells a LOT of comic, fan fiction and other stuff from pop culture.
We then went to On The Edge for dinner. Among my favourite open air rooftop restaurants in BLR.
About two hours of good conversation – the world as seen from a 6 year old’s eyes – involving Marvel Avengers, Lego Ninjago, Roll No. 21, art at school, his troubles with some homework, how he wants to be the fastest person ever in Tennis and so forth.
Always listen to the little things that little children tell you, those things are big in their world. It makes it easier for them to tell you the truly bigger stuff in both your worlds.
Dinner was a Mango and Papaya Salad accompanied by Chilly Lime Prawns in rice paper rolls, for me. Atri had a Fish Benedict, served on a bed of spinach and mushroom mash.
I drank a couple of Vodka Rickeys for good measure. Apple juice for the son.
Dessert was a NY styled Cheese Cake with Rum and Raisin Compote.
At the end of it, Atri said, “Giving you 100 marks Sumanth. No thousand. No, 59.8 thousand trillion marks and 55. For the dinner. You let me eat how much I wanted and bought me fish and cheese cake and apple juice. Great Sumanth.”
Am ecstatic.
We took the Metro back and then drove home from the station. Just passed out shortly thereafter.
An evening very valuably spent.