Character: Uma

Uma and Pathu enjoy listening to me read books. I doubt they understand much, but they stay attentive. 1

Weekly Notes 47/2024

I struggled with work early this week and mainly couldn’t focus well. But by the end of the week, I was okay. I must catch up on my TODO list and ensure I can start well on Monday. On the bright side, Echo is doing much better than last week.

Uma watching ants at Farm 1

Weekly Notes 46/2024

Uma started play-school to spend time with other toddlers. She loves it. It was supposed to begin with one hour and gradually increase to three, but she’s already spending over two hours. Even on day one, She didn’t cry or make a face. She was happy to walk in and spend time with...

Echo (the dog) at Home. 0

Weekly Notes 45/2024

Most of us think democracy is fair. I think it is only as fair as people around us are. It won’t remain fair if we don’t work hard to keep it that way. The most horrible leaders are chosen by us (the people), from orange men in India and the US to Hitler...

Uma at Park 8

Minding My Business

Today was my first encounter with moral police, though I wasn’t his target—a teenage1 couple in the park2 was. As I entered, I noticed a young couple hugging, maybe even kissing, but I couldn’t see clearly as I was not paying much attention. Then I saw a man with a toddler approached them....

Elephant statue made up of Lantanas at Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru. 0

Weekly Notes 43/2024

The weekend was busy but good. We got quite a few house-related work done. We are in the last ten weeks of the year; It seems like it’s going to be a more hectic year-end than I had imagined.

Uma scribbling with Crayons. 0

Weekly Notes 42/2024

It was meet people for coffee week. I met Peppo colleagues at a wedding. We all work remotely, so we rarely meet unless there is a reason. I also met Mridu, Prabhudh, and Vaishnavi for coffee at Kara. Both times, Uma was with me. She does seem to enjoy meeting people and is...