N and I walked to Tom Thumb a mini mall. It took 30 mins to reach there. N made Dosa for breakfast. Madhu came at 11.15 to pick us up. I drove the car back to her apartment. The only confusion I had was the switching of left and right between the indicator and wiper switches. Ofcourse I did not stop at the stop sign once, because I could not see any moving objects in the 360 degree radius. Madhu went to gym and came back. After lunch and nap left at 5pm to dinner at Madhu's friend's house. Back by 9pm - R... read more

Got up at 230 and worked till 6am. V was studying for the exam late in the night and again after 6am using the laptop. Slept till 8am. 8 to 9 went walking with N around UTD campus. Jacob joined us for lunch. It was not at 8 am when we walked around UTD campus. But it became quite hot by noon. N does not drink water from the fountains... it was $1.20 for either a bottle of water or coke from the vending machine. So did not buy. Got water/dr pepper free alongwith Pizza at 3.30pm. I took lots of pizzas and distributed to Viswam's team who was standing near their poster. Overheard four students preparing for the exam ' paatha bit nnu theriyakudathu. athu pOthum'! - R Had chapathi, rice and cauliflower that i ... read more

No program for the morning. R went for a long walk. Did laundry. Jayanthi came home for lunch. Had lunch of vathal kulambu, beetroot and cabbage. Rested for a while after lunch. Jayanthi and kids and DB were home by 3.30pm. Left the house by 3.45 and went to Dulles International Airport. It was such a huge airport...really huge. Had the sandwiches i had packed and brought before boarding the plane. Plane left on time at 7.10pm and reached Dallas FortWorth half an hour early. The sight of the city lights just before landing was awesome. We were out by 9.00pm. Madhu came only at 10.30pm. For the first time could wait outside without feeling cold. After a long drive reached Viswam's apt. V and his friend were busy playing Halo with AJ/Prathu/Sachin. Had a couple ... read more

In the morning left with DB and the kids to their school..Butler School. Observed Jayanthi's class till 10:15 and then went to DJ's class to observe the elementary children. Back home for lunch. R went in the evening with J to watch the karate class. After dinner at 630pm went to the school again for a presentation by Samyukda and her classmates on their trip to california. Watched 'Let's Dance with the Stars' a reality show on T.V. before going to bed.... read more

Got up at 6:30am. Shanthi left for work at 6:45am. She had made idly for breakfast which we had at 8.GS made some fresh orange juice for us. 9 to 10 R and Viswam played Nathan56 with four other players from India/USA. Shanthi was back by 10:30 and we all went to Costco and --to pick up some groceries. Lunch at 12:45..kurma, rasam, keerai, Prawns and brinjal-drumstick fry. At around 2:45 left on a long drive to the Naval Academy. Met Kisshan and looked around a bit. On the way stopped at a mall and R had a proper Sub sandwich there. We had frozen yoghurt. Rashmi was back home shortly after us. After dinner R and Kisshan played TT. Then THIS IS IT movie in the home theater. We had watched the first 20 mins ... read more