Yo everyone! So, this will be the first of hopefully many writings this year! Happy 2010!
I made a lot of friends in 2009. Not surprising, I changed day care and also I began appreciating the art of friendship. In my old day care, like in many companies in the Bay Area, people began leaving, just me and Abhinav were left after Seema, my first and only day care taker under stress and decided to close shop. After a point, after my mommy sought several extensions, I was the only one left there. I made the rounds to a couple of day cares and even a pre-school. I wasn’t particularly comfy with any. Shortly after my 2nd birthday, which you would have read about here, I followed my friend Abhi into Anita’s "Magic Kingdom". I would come to know that the magic was generated by us kids and did not involve any shows.
I was a bit nervous joining in late into this setting where there were already several kids, some that seemed to be having fun and others, well not so sure. But I got settled in quickly. What was not to like? There was a nice springboard to jump up on while watching Barney or Rhymes on TV without inhibition. Whenever I tried to jump on the sofa, neither mommy nor daddy would look too happy. Soon enough I would get the "No No"…. But in the Magic Kingdom no blocks!
I was one of the elder ones in this day care, so I felt pressured to lead the proceedings! There was so much to do, so much to explore.. I got on to it rightaway! This is where my biggest friendship of the year began, not with a live child, but Thomas and all his Friends! I absolutely love the gang! My personal favorite is James, the only Red engine in Sodor! I adore him and his ever smiling face! Since then I have gotten introduced to several other tanks and express trains in the island. I’ve watched hours and hours of footage on Youtube, DVD and TV… I hope to see Sir Topham Hatt sometime live!
But back to human friends, Aneesh, Abhinav, Sripathi, and Charan were the guys and there were Dansika, Heetu and Diva (Hansika, Hitu and Diya). I always liked to play with elder guys and in this department, I had to recruit outside the day care, and I found Atoooul, Sidu and my cousin Chaamoo (Atul, Siddharth & Shyam). I spent quite a bit of time in knowing my cousin Seevani (Shivani), Sahith, Adeee (Aditya) and my community compatriots in Aarush and Arnav. My dad is quick to point out that many of my friends’ names begin either in A or S 
I met many others this year albeit for a brief while, hope to see them again before they and I both grow older, which we are getting quite fast! I met with Aatmika, Anirudh, Rohan, Manty (Mantara), Rohun and brand new Vividh. Sorry if I left out anyone… my memory is fading fast with so much ground to cover!!
It has been a fab year for friendships! I hope to form a lot more lasting relationships in the months of 2010!
