Page 22 - Masala Lite Issue 168 December 2024

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[SING TO THE TUNE OF She already knows you’ve been naughty so
She already knows you’ve been naughty so
“SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN”!] be prepared for your downfall,
Auntie Claus is making her rounds.
Oh, you better watch out, you better not be petty,
Better not scowl, I’m warning you now, beti, She invites you to her house for tea,
Auntie Claus is making her rounds. She will serve you pakora and orange phad mee,
She has a box full of food ready to give you,
She’s making her mental list, she’s not checking it once, So next time she can mention how you’ve gained a few.
An unreformed party girl and mother twice, or at all, Oh, you better watch out, you better be prepared,
of two, author, editor and observer She already knows you’ve been naughty so Auntie Claus is making her rounds with perfect hair.
Sumati Huber tries to be prepared for your downfall,
make sense of our unique Auntie Claus is making her rounds. She doesn’t arrive in a reindeer-pulled sleigh,
Thai-Indian society and the aunties She sees you when you’ve been drinking, But with her driver who she scolds for
that she will one day become. coming late every day.

She’ll offer her opinions without thinking,
She knows you’ve been bad all year long, Despite that Auntie Claus does more than
So get ready to be told you’re always wrong. we could ever do,
Before you even open her daily WhatsApp that says,
Oh, you better watch out, you better not be petty, “Good Morning” to you.
Better not scowl, I’m warning you now, beti,

Auntie Claus is making her rounds. She might not be jolly and she definitely
doesn’t have a white beard,
She knows who you’ve been slyly dating, Her comments and stares might make you feel feared,
She points out when your weight is fluctuating, But she feeds you and bestows you with gifts and gossip

She will tell you when your skin gets too tan, about town,
Or why you should wear lipstick to land a man. We do love when Auntie Claus makes her rounds!