Whose Line is it anyway ? - #5

• Ever since our baby grew up from being a baby to a toddler, he has his own shopping list when we go to a store. Usually we let him have in his hand, some item he fancies while we shop and when it comes to checking out, we tell the billing clerk that we dont want that item. We dint realise the young one was observing this until recently when we were standing in the line for checkout, he looked at us and showed his item aloft and told "Amma, when you are billing, you should not say "We dont want this item"? okay" - We complied with his request amidst our laughs and me wondering what would be our next strategy in this battle of wits now that our trick has been exposed.

[Typically I have used these "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" posts for my kid's comments. But then you never know where cute/interesting comments can come from. Do you ? Well, here's an example]

• Since I am this major Harry Potter fan, my wife gifted me a 5DVD collection of the first 5 HP movies for my birthday. I leisurely revisit the movies in parts. One night I was watching HP #3 (my favorite of the lot). My wife strutted in to the room while ,on TV, one of the HP character's (Remus Lupin if you care) was turning into a were-wolf. My wife is not a big fan of HP stuffs and thinks its too unreal and of course, at that stroke of night, dint relish the idea of seeing a man turn into an ugly werewolf with an ominous roar. Later on when I very eagerly explained her what interesting event was happening there from a story's point of view, with a relish of disgust, she blurted out - "Why should he turn into a were-wolf ? such a scary animal with that voice. Why not turn into a were-rabbit or, say, a were-puppy ?". What to say - Speechless, I only managed a laugh.

Today's pic is an apt one for the post. Taken at the San Diego Zoo, it shows one of the zoo's pride possession - the Koalas - my wife's favorites. This pics shows an young one comfortable in the presence of its mother and to our luck, both were awake and moving when we went there.