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Long..long ago

Looks like it's been ages since I've come here. Life generally has been "busy".
I wanted to do a typical year end blog post, but then when I sat down to think about it everything was a blur....

Jan, Feb, March - totally lost, don't even know how I coped up after Dhruv was born. Things that I can remember VERY vividly -

The day we brought him home from the hospital. Seeing this very small kid right next to Dhriti, I was literally in tears. When will this guy grow-up, how will I ever live through the next 3 years and see him become his "own-self"

The panic and the "hyper-tension" when Dhruv was diagnosed with Jaundice. Yeah, I know it's very common and all that. But seeing a 3 day old baby in that state was just not something I could take.


April, May, June - whatever happened to these months?

July, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec - yes I could have simply said - rest of the year, but the "effect" is lost right? :) So, rest of the year was like "what home"? I was literally working round the clock.
Oh by the way, this year marks the beginning of being connected always. I now have a blackberry and it is addictive!

To sum it up, the year's gone by in a blur, I can't even claim that I've done decently well. Probably saying I scraped through and somehow managed would be appropriate

No, I don't have any new year resolutions but then I want the next year to be a little peaceful, I want atleast a few days off (or few evenings off), I want to see the kids grow up, I want to move to a own house (which means I need lots of money, which again means I need to save :)) )
And most importantly, I want the kids and the family and everybody generally to be healthy.

Looking forward to a rocking 2010!!

Mustafa....Mustafa...

....been to Jai Ho concert....unique one-of-its-kind experience.
Truly a genius...Rahman
and then there's that digital screen that someone designed...don't know who but mind-blowing work!
Having said that the arrangements done by GMR for the concert itself were pathetic...eekss...
but then what we took away from the show was a fantabulous...super experience.

The songs...most of the songs from Rahman movies that he himself sung featured predominently...all most all songs from Jodha Akbar...
and then ofcourse all his famous numbers...

There's something magical with music...I mean...years...ages after we passed out from B.Tech...I can still instantly connect...and go back as if it was just yesterday whenever I hear that Mustafa song...that one song was were ragging anthem...can't forget those days when we helped the non-telugu gang to learn the lyrics and sing (all of us together) EVERY night as an anthem....
And then now years later I heard that song from Rahman himself...and I missed them all...ALL OF THEM...I want my friends back...:(

The concert itself closed with Jai Ho and Vande Mataram...the entire public stood up...joined the song...shouted...and actually felt that pride when they said Jai Ho and Vandemataram...

That was ONE concert...

List...

Yeah...I couldn't think of a better way of doing this - Updates..!

1. Went to Shirdi last week, can't recollect much except the 2 (TWO WHOLE DAYS) spent travelling. There has to be a better way, better roads, faster travel, better weather...

2. Kids are doing fine. Both of them were sick but recovered now. Dhriti still has problem with her tongue...don't even know what the "name" is, but something akin to mouth ulcers...(just that it is 10...no 100 times worse than that)

3. Dhruv has become very very naughty. He CANNOT stay calm, stable for more than a minute. Good news is he is sleeping patterns are slightly better

4. Plan was to go to Tirupathi also this month (for Dhruv's gundu), but postponed it to Dec. Too many travels in a month, leave, finances, Diwali and many more reasons to it. So, bottom-line: He'll probably have a "gundu" for his birthday.
Oh my god, it's already almost one year!!!!Yipeeee...

5. Oh, somewhere down the line last month I realised a very simple reason for belief in GOD. Can't recollect what it is now, but it made a loooot of sense. And I've also realised that I am not a very "religious" person inspite of the family that I was born into. And the best part is there are many people now who are into rituals, why...why the sudden interest?

6. And swine flu. I am scared, very scared. But it is passing. I mean the scare. And I think it's a media thing also. For a few weeks everyday it was the headline. In between we had YSR tragedy and then now recently the floods and swine flu has taken a back seat. By the way, the floods are TERRIBLE.

7. Shiva is still travelling. In and out of Hyderabad. Right now in Dubai. Do I want to go also? Yes, ofcourse!!!

8. Aps has another baby girl, Ruchika....congrats Aps...for the baby, for the no-drugs delivery and ALL THE BEST. You need it :)

To end this all...

Tragic

One word to describe YSR's death...it's a pity his life ended the way it did..
And what a media circus it has turned out to be.

The price a man, more so his family has to pay for being a public figure. They couldn't even get to perform last rites.

What is the world getting to..a leader dies and his so-called "fans" commit suicide...?some people die of heart-attacks??I guess media also has to be blamed for the latter...24X7 coverage...is there anything else left???

Yes yes

the blog is still here to stay. What if I did not write a post since long, not even the monthly one??

I'll do it..

So, what (else) is happening?
Shiva is back to "roaming" and that means we are back to that "how will I stay here without you" mode. Emotionally it might seem very daunting and all but practically its not that bad. With this busy life time seems to be flying.

On an entirely different note, can't believe that Dhruv is already in his 8th month, it is as if he was born just yesterday!

Yeah, the kids are fine. Dhriti is going to school, was (and is) slightly unwell but getting back to normal. (Will have to write a separate post on this)
Oh, BTW I bought a new bike!!! And ever since I bought it, it has been raining.
Why did I not learn driving a car instead, donno. But yes, I would surely love to do that...drive a car...should get around to doing that. While we are on this topic...there are quite a few things that I would love doing. Why not list them down?

1. Learn and drive a car.
2. Yoga regularly
3. Come home early from the office, in time to get Dhriti to finish her homework, feed both the kids and get them ready for the bed (What? Yes I can't do all this most of the days..!!)
4. Stay in a own house not a rented one (and still stay close to the office!)
5. Quit job (maybe a little too much)
6. Get an MBA (and from not less than ISB or IIM)
7. Get-together with all the college friends (that coffee shop visit with Kiran is just not enough, we need to do this quite often, why can't everyone settle down in Hyd guys, please-pretty please)
8. Vacation with Shiva and the kids (and kids SHOULD behave well, no tantrums please)

oh and a lots of other things. I think I need to get going, there is work to do and an office to go to, kids to attend.

Chaloo them ciao. Will be back with a bang.

MIND IT! (Apparently quickgun murugan movie is quite riot!)

The family - Extra Busy

Yes, everyone's been terribly busy.
Both of us with work and Shiva with that extra travel too...
Dhriti with her school..homework etc etc
And Dhruv...yup he's busy too...eating/trying new stuff, crawling, crying
In general, it's been ONE BUSY FAMILY :)

What did we do last month...hmmm...that's the problem with not writing posts on time...but yeah here we go..
Shiva went on yet another trip to Dubai...
I was initially worried that Dhruv was not crawling at the same time (about 5-6 months) as Dhriti did...and probably a week after that he started crawling. And its actually very nice to see him do that!!

We went to see Dhriti's cousins dance performance and I sooooo very much wanted to get Dhriti to pick up an art/hobby. Its just that we don't really have the time to go drop and pick her up from any other extra circular activities.
Maybe I should at least see what their school offers and get her started. I really need more time...seriously!

Oh and I just realised I haven't really said much about what I have been doing...!
Yeah I've been doing work and more work. I've been spending lesser and lesser time at home..
And I've more or less stopped feeding Dhruv, it's over. And I think I am disappointed that I couldn't carry on with it till he was 1 (that was what I was hoping to do) but then I am again amazed that I could pull it off for so long.
It was definitely good while it lasted...much better, convenient and nice than the first time around.

So long then...