Maaro, Maaro...

The child's started reacting to Vas's words.. Every time she talke to him, hez kicking..

I am very happy !!!

Some one's gettin to kick Vas. :)

Kick your mom as much now, she'll kick ur tushy once u r out.. when u dont study, or when u dont listen.

Enjoy madi.. For now :)

Shocker...

I got the biggest Shock today... And I may have dragged Vas into it too.

Bad thing to do, but the magnitude of it is such..

I feel very sad, but somewhere there is some relief... It has helped me make some decisions which were hanging in Suspense..

For good or bad.. Time will only tell !!!

The First Kick !!

Felt the first kick of the child today..

An Awesome Feeling.. Ofcourse, as the time passes by, it starts feeling less awesome ;)

But for now, it is a time to enjoy !!

Musings of a father-to-be ... 1

Well, ok... The BIG news first... I am gonna be a dad!

After all the euphoria and the hullabaloo, sets in a fact - I have to fit in the shoes, previously occupied by my dad!

Think about family, sacrifice for them, think about children before yourself... BIG ideals, previously considerate antiquated by the same me, would now be my guides???

I heavily doubted it, a few months back... 3 to be exact.

Now, as days pass... I start thinking about the child and what his future should be... What the challenges would be. There is something tremendously exciting about holding a new life in your hands, molding their future, where every decision, every movement of yours would mold their life and how they would be.

As I watch my wife through the pregnancy, growing plumpier, the child growing, I feel a strong sympathy and a sense of great admiration for the female gender.

I cannot imagine my self, going through 9 months of my life, where every intake, every movement, every environment has to be critically looked at, to ensure the child's safekeeping.
Where every passing day, adds weight around my waist sapping out energy and a constant acidity to contend with. Where every night, brings out sleeplessness due to the additional growth in the body. A final end to this growing discomfort being a pain, only the mother can bear.

I feel a strong need to match her efforts for the child or to at least alleviate the discomfort a bit. Hence my meager efforts to take her out, help her avoid chores and to ensure the mood in the house remains jubilant.

While I dread, the days to come... I eagerly wait to hold that bundle of joy that would be my child. :)

SAGS ... :-D

Well, the things is, I was just having fun reading other's blogs & commenting.. When I saw this Tag -

" ‘My Sins against Gender Stereotypes’ and the idea is to list down ten things which you’ve ever wanted, or done, which your gender essentially should not want "

I have been, kinda, dared, to do this & hence here goes:

1. I love matching Mush movies - What !! They are sweet, fun & don't need too much concentration... And remember, guys are supposed to be all about Action movies.

2. I looove chocolates, ice creams - I even broke my leg once for chocolates :-D.. Was in bed for a full month, multiple fractures :-D

3. I love to cook - It is a great way to de-stress yourself (and stress up the wife, who has to clean afterwards)

4. If given an option, I will quit the job & happily sit at home - Bizarre ?? Come on, the luxury of not having to work & getting to do whatever you want! Who wouldn't want it??

5. I like to be color co-ordinated - Heard, this was again a women's domain ! And no, I dont co-ordinate all I wear X-(

6. I am into the mush emotions - It's said, expressing emotions is not manly.. Well, I believe the worst thing that can happen in a marriage is not expressing your emotions... When your own parents can't understand all ur emotions totally, how can a poor wifey??

Secret to a happy marriage, express urself ... For me, atleast (so, sayeth, Baba Ramky :-)))

7. I like shopping - Don't get too much of a chance in Mozambique.. So, yeah! I like to shop.

8. I hate beer - Doesn't really classify into a SAGS, but am now out of ideas... I hate beer, any thing else will do, but no beer pls !!

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Ok.. Am out of fuel here.. Will have to draw (/ Copy) inspiration from some other bloggers (/guys)... Will update later.

Oh! And I think I am the first guy to have filled this..

AND, I don't mind wearing Pink shirts.. So, not tagging any one :-P

Blogs & Friends..

Ok..

Been real long.. No blogs from my end.

Sorry..

Now, that that's done.. We move on.

Now that the year has ended (No, we follow Singapore Accounting, so year ends in the middle.. Stupid Accounting Standards !!), have started my return to humanity.

Was just reading a few blogs of Friends & know what.. they r funny.

Didnt realize that :-D

Like One Mrs.D, who claims to have not failed!!.. She did, when we were still preparing for that no-so-elusive IIM tags

And doesn't borrowing books & not returning, count??

Anyways, blogs are an entertaining way to stay in touch, when you are too busy/lazy to catchup.

Long live blogging!!

A very lazy & buggered,

Me.

ps: I again, promise, to blog regularly :-P

Life in Other Countries..

I wonder how so many people manage to stay Abroad ...

Away from the families,

Away from the Friends,

Away from that Support system,

Thats makes them run.

Alien people with a Alien language,

With different customs and all.

A Different world,

with a different colour,

Running Alone,

With no team in place,

Things are chaos,

And No order in tht.

The Targets however remain,

And the tensions therefore.

When will this End?

I wonder..