Haiyaah!!

While creeping around in the morning with my camera I finally managed to capture the bai at work. At considerable risk to my life I may add..

Marriage on the cards with Ninja Bai

Nidhi is away on one of her trips AGAIN.

Im thinking of marrying the bai as she is always there for me.

But seriously, just when the bai posts were gaining traction, the bai has stopped providing amusing incidents.

In fact, she has become....

THE NINJA BAI

Like a true ninja, she comes and goes without anyone knowing she was there. She does her job silently and with deadly efficiency (efficiency=doing no work).

Nowadays, I dont even remember letting her into the house. And on the few occasions when I have been semi awake, the one thing I noticed was how silent she was. The hissing has stopped. No more clanging of pans. Even sweeping is done chup chap. She leaves with nary a sound from the door.

Im beginning to get worried. Call me paranoid, but I remember when my baby sister was silent, it usually meant bad news. She was probably yanking down shelves of books or destroying my most prized toys.

Must..stay..awake..to..spy...on..bai...zzzzzz

Bai Part IV

Due to the insatiable demand for Bai stories (ooh..am I a spin doctor or what?), I must give you this new tidbit on my bai..after which I will stop as she is probably reading this blog with her new spectacles and is not particularly pleased at my ramblings..

..anyways..

Her latest and greatest reply to anything you say nowadays is "Im not lying!!"

..for instance..

Nidhi: Bai, you missed a spot
Bai: Im not lying!!
(none of that preliminary "But I just cleaned it" stuff..see how machiavellian she is)

Me: Bai, theres all this glass on the floor, my feet are cut, have you swept the floor at all the last week while we were slumbering away?
Bai: Im not lying!!

And so on...

So finally Nidhi explained to her that we were not accusing her of lying to which she squinted owlishly at us, then made a pointed observation under her breath that we were standing in the hall, then grinned at us like a gremlin and melted our hearts. What does one do against weapons like that?

What to do if your geyser stops working

Take an ordinary electric kettle (the kind you make tea with..plastic ones will do just fine)
Fill it up with water
Heat vigorously (actually, just press the red button..the kettle will do the rest)
Empty the contents into a bucket, taking care not to spill any on your toes on the way from the kitchen to the bathroom.
Repeat twice.
Enjoy your lovely warm water bath while reminiscing that your wife had to take a cold water bath.