Melbourne river cruise and street performer in southgate

This weekend was rollicking. On saturday, we had dinner with A and C with their sweet baby girl of six months. She was hugging and kissing shubham all the time. May be she was missing her brother, who is of same age as shubham. On sunday morning, we went to city for cruise. It was not a cruise as such. We had promised shubham to take him in ship, but we later discovered that it was not a ship but just a ferry. But shubham was so excited to see ferry riding over the water. Now, he has experienced yet another dimension of his passion. He is passionate about anything that moves, especially vehicles. Planes, helicopters, car, buses are his favourate word. When, we lack of ideas and time for planning any weekend trips, we would just take him for a ride in any bus or train, he would be happy just because of that. Till date, his knowledge of vehicle was of anything that moves on the road and sky. Now, he knows its possible to have ship, boat and ferry in water. Ship is now the keyword for him this week. He wants to get in the ship, a bigger ship next time, he says. Well, may be, lets see

Then after our trip back from yarra river cruise by ferry, which we considered ship, we got some free street entertainment. At the side of southgate precinct in city, a street performer was performing tricks. He swallowed 1 meter long balloon. He asked people to tie his hands, legs, and he was put on a sack and again bounded by a nylon rope and iron chain. After the pressure and excited got mounting with every bondage that increased on him, he got excited much more but Shubham started getting frightened. So this man will be the next thing for shubham. I guess, every parent sometimes use some 'fear factor' on their children when no coaxing, persuading works. So, probably, this 'chained man' will be his next 'hau guji'. I am not so much in favour of using fear to persuade children. But despite reading all parenting books and despite all the knowledge in book, there comes a time in a parents life when they begin to search for 'last resort' and usually it is the use of this 'fear factor'. It has been happening with us lately. Despite our very sweet, cute gentle and best mannered boy, as described by everyone who has seen him, only we know how difficult and how exhausting he can be at times. But , of course, shubham is shubham and we don't want him to be any different.