Saturday, July 25, 2009

Pets are welcome but your kids are not!

You know how you hear about these old women living alone with no kids but lots of cats, ‘cat ladies’ as they are called? Apparently, some of them are hoteliers.

Looking for accommodations in Carmel, CA, I found this -

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If you have trouble reading the image, this is what it says -

Children: Quiet, well behaved children over the age of 5 are allowed in designated rooms only. We strongly discourage children under the age of 6 years old. Please let us know if you plan to bring a child

Pets: Pets are now welcome in all guest rooms. We charge a $20.00 per pet, per day fee. Please refer to our Pets page for details of bringing your pet and let us know if you plan to bring a pet.

Friday, July 10, 2009

Huh?

A relative visiting from India talking to my wife at a party in an admonishing tone – ‘Enna, appadiyae olliyavae irrukae, sappadavae maata polla…’ (You are thin as usual. Don’t you eat well?). The same relative talking about her daughter-in-law with pride to someone else at the same party – ‘Ava nalla weight korachita. Kalyana time eppadi irundhalo athaey mathiri nalla olliya irrukka…’ (She has lost a lot of weight. She is nice and thin just like she was on the day of her wedding).