Nikhil Kini's Blog

June 20th 2006 -  Today was Game 6 of the NBA Finals between the Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat. Dallas had a 2-0 lead and were down 3-2 going into game 6. This was a huge turaround for Miami being down 2 games. They played really well and won Game 6 and are now the "World Champions". This is something that I do not understand. How can the US call itself World Champions in all these sports which they never win.

They call the winning team the "World Champions" in Baseball, Hockey, NFL and Basketball. However at the international level, this is how the fared recently

• The US finished 6th in the recent FIBA World Championship
• The US did not even make it to the Finals of the World Baseball Classic
• The US did not make it to the Finals of the Ice Hockey Championships as well.
• No other country plays NFL Football at an international level

June 18th, 2006 - Its Father's Day today. This is my first Father's Day and I surprised my dad by getting him a card and a "Jock of All Trades" photo frame. I had put a picture of my dad and myself in the frame and its was a perfect gift or my father who loves sports. My father and I spent the day at home doing guy stuff.....Watch TV what else!!!. With the World Cup in progress, thats all my father does on Saturday and Sunday mornings.

In the evening we went out to the Strip mall behind our apartment. We went to Pier One, bought some flowers. We then went to Cold Stone Creamery for some ice-cream. It was really crowded. We finally got some Chinese Dinner from Chin Chin. All in All, it was a memorable first Father's Day.

June 17th, 2006 - World Cup Soccer 2006 action continues today and there is a big game on the TV as the US faced Italy. Everyone assumed that Italy would defeat the United States but the US managed to hang on to a draw and fight to stay alive in the touranment.  They now have to defeat Ghana to make it to the second round.

Also, today my grandma is leaving for visit my Aunt Hema's place in San Diego. My aunt, uncle and cousin are coming over to pick her up. They had a 2-hour drive, but the traffic was really terrible and it took them a bit longer than expected.  Once they came, I spent some time playing with my cousin Ayush. Once they left, I was a bit upset as the house was really empty. We are going to San Diego next weekend and I am excited about that trip. I really like to go out.

June 16th, 2006 - Tomorrow is June 17th, my sister Neha turns 7 years old.  We are celebrating her birthday today by going to a Mexican restaurant, CozyMels. The restaurant is a nice place and my parents used to go there for dinner once in a while before I was born. This the first time I went to that restaurant.  I was rather tired and fell asleep very quickly, but this bartender kept waking me up with the sounds of bottles and glasses. My sister had a grand party in Bangalore. She invited all her friends to the party and also had Micky Mouse and Donald Duck there too. She also had a magic show for all the kids. I wish I could have been there, must have been one heck of a party.

Hope you like me in my new summer sleevless outfits. They are really comfortable in this LA heat.

15th June 2006 - Two days in a row, I had been out for a stroll and I was very excited this morning when my mother  placed me in the car seat. I could not comtrol my joy and I started kicking my feet. Little did I know what was in store for me.  My mother was driving today and on the way we saw a big fire at a store in Santa Monica and we had to take a detour. We finally arrived at Dr Dennis Woo's Clinic. Dr Woo has been my pediatriian since I was born and I first met him at the hospital. Since then I have visited his clinic as per the schedule.  He's a really nice doctor and he always answers my parents questions very calmly. Sometimes he makes me cry though but I suppose he is doing his job.

we went in and sat in the well-area waiting room and there were lots of babies like me . Most were my age. Nurse Stacy called me in and took al my measurements. I now officially weigh 17 pounds and 2 ounces and am 27.5 inches today. She said I was a big boy and said I was as heavy as a turkey.