"Chichu mama, eppo enna pannum" ( uncle whats now ?) "nee school ponum " ( you must go to school) "Appo evening collage okya" (can we do collage in the evening ?) "ok for sure" "Ok chichu mama, bye poren" , and after the exchange of ample amount of flying kiss. " come soon ok ? " It doesn't matter whether he is leaving for school or I am going out, its always come soon for him. "chichu mama down poi tata pannanum " (say bye when I go down). We live in 10th floor and his day care is nearby. The view to the long road is quite clear from lobby and vice verse. So for the next few minutes we keep waving to each other making funny faces. The bittersweet feeling of watching him go is hard to explain. Back home, Everytime I leave my home, my parents would make it a point to send me off from the gate. They would wait patiently until I walk the whole street. The good bye is never complete without a waving from t...