(This was the second post on the family blog. We were very proud of this van. It was such a great car. Oh, the memories!)
It’s official: we are MVSOs (mini van sell outs)! But man, during our sometimes too long commutes or even in just our regular route home, the new sleek black Toyota Innova is so cushy comfortable! And for just in case emergencies, we have a DVD player that drops from the ceiling. I know, I know: pathetic! But oh so comfy!
Here’s a little info about the pics:
First, for any large purchase a puja is done. A puja is basically like a little prayer offering to the new purchase. Our’s included a nice necklace, a little Lord Ganesha and Christ sticker miniature for the dashboard (it wouldn’t be a complete Indian car with out the ornamentation), and a coconut. The cocunut is cracked on the ground and then sprinkled on the engine–just to make sure everything runs all right. Who knows? But, when in India, do as the Indians!
Sayed is our driver. He is super. The most distinguishable characterestic of Sayed is his pride–and then his sense of humor. He is very good with the kids. Sayed’s an aggresive yet safe driver. He adores the kids–kinda like everybody else! White children (I’m not trying to sound bad) are a bit of a novelty here in India. (Just yesterday on the beach some strangers wanted to take a picture of Gigi. Older brother Vincent politely declined, “No thank you.” It was a cute proud parent moment of our eldest son and his
Finally you can all see this Holly Hobby picture of little Gigi. I couldn’t resist. Her freckles and bright blue eyes were so cute in this shot. And the first pic up above at the top is simply a family picture in front of our new Innova, Toyota Mini Van! Yes! We are indeed proud sell outs!!