Last Sunday was a busy one. It started off meeting up with a roof repair man at house we are looking to refurbish. This man was in his 70s but moved with much agility. He was accompanied by his wife I believe, who helped with the ladder. The roof needs a lot of Japanese roof tiles which aren’t that expensive but each tiles do add up.
From there is it was off to the park to get the kids to dispense some energy. But before that, shopping at the farmers market. The weather was warm with a slight breeze which made it actually pleasant to be outdoors.
The youngest went on this net thingy for the first time and had a blast. He can’t really play with his older brothers and their friend just yet, he still needs some special attention. So while my friend watched his kid and my twins, I watched Aijah. At one point I watched as they all ganged up on him ( my friend ). The punches get harder as they age.
I was surprised he could actually climb to the top without crying out for help as I was not in the mood to get on that thing. Later in the evening he came back to this spot but the only difference is his big brothers and their friends were there shaking things up. And this made him cry out for help. But I didn’t jump to his rescue, I told him to come to me so I could lift him down to safety. Hehehe.
There will soon come a time when the kids want to play with their friends alone and we the parents will be left wondering where did the time go. ( as my wife often reminds me). So it is best to get as much time with them now while they don’t mind our presence.
While at the park my friend who owns an South Indian restaurant messaged me as it has been almost six months since we have met. So after the park I stopped by to catch up and have some beef biriyani with the family.
I ended up going over my budget for the week with this one, but it was worth it. Vejay is really good with kids and they had a blast joking around with him. Makes me wish I could be that kind of a person that kids really love to be around but I am usually the bad cop while others play the good cop. But hey someone has to do it.
We had a big platter of beef biriyani that was refilled about three times. I was surprised that the twins gobbled it up even though it was full of herbs and spices. vejay was delighted to see that.
The biriyani came with fresh yogurt, beans curry and eggs on the side. I really like that some of the beef in the biriyani still had the bones on it. It’s tastier that way.
I never fancy squeezing lemon on any of my dishes but the twins have a thing for eating lemons as is. I guess they get an extra boost of vitamin C and the food doesn’t go to waste. The herbs and spices used to make the biriyani really hit the taste buds. At times, when eating the rice alone it tasted a bit bland but then pockets of herbs 🪴 just seemed to appear from nowhere.
It was a good Sunday. And ending it by having dinner at Vejay’s was a great idea. And of course Vejay said the same thing he always says to me but with slightly different wording: “Time to start your own shit, this pond called Japan is too stagnant, we have to start some shit.”
True words and over the years I’ve started a lot of shit but now I want to start some smart shit.
