Moments 2010

It’s the last day of the year. Like every TV channel, let me do a recap of 2010. So, here goes my 2010 moments.

Moment of madness

When my friend P told me the dates of his engagement and marriage, I thought I would miss both and I was mighty upset about it. But, thanks to my idiotic manager that time, (She has left the company. So, I can safely call her idiot since she will not do my appraisal) I had to come back to Bangalore and so could attend his engagement. I wanted to make him feel special. So, after buying the formal present for his marriage, I collected photos of him, created a collage, printed, and framed. All this in one day. And since I was 8 months pregnant that time, people thought I was mad to stress myself so much.

But then, I was as excited as a kid in a candy shop and could not sleep even after two days after his engagement. :D

Moment of happiness

Contradictory to what people think, I was not happy when I knew I was pregnant. There was more fear in me than happiness. My body became weak and I needed support. So, I was wondering about the things happening to me and how I am going to take care of home and work. But, the moment when I heard baby’s heart beat, there was happiness and mind became clear that everything will be alright.

Moment of disbelief

The moment when the nurse placed a small baby beside me…. There was absolute disbelief that I have become a mom…. [And that disbelief still exists in a corner of the heart. How did I become a mom overnight?]

Moment of self-realization

The period in labor was nothing as I thought. It has brought in so many changes in me. The increased respect towards women, tolerance to pain, a greater belief in Almighty, offering help to others, importance of patience are well understood, thanks to that experience. There are some things in life that will happen only when it has to, irrespective of how much you try.

Moment of jubilation

When India won the Mohali thriller against Australia. What a match! Have you ever seen Laxman so animated.

Moment of sadness

Seeing my mom cry because of me! Never should that happen again.

Unlike other years, I am more excited for 2011. I am sure this year will bring me lots of happiness. If motherhood does not bring happiness, I do not know what will.

So, Goodbye 2010. You were great!

Welcome 2011. You will be double great!! :D

Wish you all a very happy new year!!!

CEO at 20!!

Yup… My boy is going to become a CEO at the age of 20. Can you believe at the age of three months, he is already a part of meetings?

Today, I had a meeting @ 3 PM. As most mothers do, I had to multitask since the meeting coincided with his feed time. So, at 3 PM, I joined the meeting, pt my ear phones, pressed the mute button, and started feeding my boy. The meeting was for an hour. My son drank for 15 minutes and then decided that the string attached to mom’s ears were more interesting. So, he was pulling those which resulted in many disturbances in the call. After persisting for five minutes, I decided I had to take care of him at once. So, I pressed the Speaker button. And what happens next??

The boy ignores everything and keeps looking at the mobile phone in deep concentration. (I wonder if he was taking notes mentally…. Kids these days, you may never know :)) At this rate, I am sure he will become a CEO at the age of 20. (and in every interview, my son will dedicate all his success to his mother.... *day dreaming continues*......)

And yes, I was an active participant in the meeting and sent the MoM just before typing this post!

All hail multitasking!!

3 Months (of knowing myself)

My son completed three months in this part of the universe yesterday. This post is pretty much a round up of three months.

We will start with things that I am grateful for.

- Thank you son for sleeping right through the night on most days. (A big kaala tikka) Just for records, let me tell you that there were days when you wanted to explore the night life. But they were far and few between.

- Thank you for being such a lovely baby who cries only when the stomach wants some food (Kaala tikka again). I am sure the Lord would have told you of your mom’s capabilities (or the lack of it) before you decided to see the world. Please remember always, holding a crying baby is definitely not your mom’s skill.

- Thank you for making me understand that you can be happy if you look at simple things in life and enjoy them. For example, how can you look at the clothes that are hanging outside and smile at them whenever the Chennai breeze makes them move a little. “Enjoy the little things” is going to be my mantra soon.

- Thank you for taking the vaccinations so easily (Kaala tikka again). Even after they injected you, you did not react for FIVE WHOLE MINUTES. [We will ignore that your mother cried the moment the nurse inserted the needle on your thigh] And when you cried, I fed you and you happily slept.

- Thank you for posing so wonderfully for the pictures. The moment you found out that there was some light from the camera, you kept on looking at it, and I kept on clicking (much to the dismay of the grand mother).

- Thank you for letting me discover another side of me. I never thought I will be able to wake up at 2 AM and 5 AM without an alarm.

- Thank you for laughing at all the funny faces I make. As of others, I can only pity them.

- Thank you for making your grand parents smile every single moment, forgetting all other negatives in our life. Your smile is enough to remove the cloud of sadness at home.

I hope you are in a good mood now with so many thanks coming your way. So, can I ask you for some help now?

* When your grand parents, uncle, and me are at home, you are happy to look at the fan and tube light and smile at them. But when I am the only person at home (apart from you, of course), you expect me to sit beside you ALWAYS. My son, please understand, I may also have some other important work (like eating).


* Your skin is so sensitive that most of the times I see red spots on your face. Please understand this and don’t keep on scratching some part of your body with your nails. I swear I cut your nails everyday but what can I do if it grows like loan interest rates.


Can I also place one more request? Why don't you grow a bit faster?

I can't wait to take you outside and show the entire world to you. I can't wait to read books to you? I can't wait to take you to restaurants and eat with you.

Looking forward to have fun with you.

Love,
Mom

Songs to sleep

MSV and Illayaraja try to make my baby sleep. [Well it takes a long time for them to succeed because it is sung by me]







My mom sings the following songs.

- Malarthum malaratha from paasa malar
- Athai madi methai adi
Don't laugh at the next video. I have no clue why my mom sings this!!



I will keep you updated on other songs that my son gets to listen. Poor Boy!

Jewel on the eyes

Technology based product that changed my life – Contact lens

When I was 5 years old, one of my teachers found that I struggled to copy the lessons written on the black board to my note. She doubted I might have some problem with the eye and she wrote a note to my parents asking them to check my eye sight. And that is when my relationship with eye specialists started.

My father wears glasses and hence the probability of me having some power in the eye was high. But my parents never thought I will have a power of -7 in both eyes at the age of five. So, I wore glasses with a string attached to the spectacles at the age of five. I don’t remember much from my childhood except that there was some kind of complex within me because I wore glasses. My class mates made fun of the fact that I was wearing thick glasses. [Well, nothing serious. But you know in that age, it was a BIG thing]

As I grew up, though I was comfortable with wearing spectacles, there was a still some sadness because everybody said I would look better without them. In fact, my biggest disappointment those days was I can not see for myself on the mirror how I look without spectacles. I did not like seeing my photographs and I preferred writing to myself than speaking to others. Thankfully, the brain was functioning properly. I was good at academics and also got prizes in the competitions attended. So, people stopped referring to my glasses. But a bigger problem persisted. My eye power kept on increasing. From -7, the power had increased to -12 when I completed college.

So, I thought of moving to contact lens as one eye specialist told me it might at least help in arresting the increase in power. I had to join a company in a few weeks. As the saying goes “You never get a second chance to make a first impression”. I thought it might be better to try it now since nobody would know me at a new company and I need not carry the baggage of those heavy spectacles with a big frame.

How has life changed after using contact lens??

For people, looking from outside, there may not be any major change except that there are no glasses. But for me, lots of small changes in the mind. I am confident of the way I look because I know no reference will be made to glasses. Isn’t beauty a combination of confidence and grace? When someone comments that I look good, I say a silent thank you with a smile. I have taken loads of photographs and I am happy looking at it. Today, I am good at my job and can reach out to anyone and speak confidently. Even with those heavy glasses, I might have spoken to people but after a lengthy thought process. Now, there is nothing stopping me.

But the biggest impact of using contact lens was the realization that I want to live this way, with a confident look and a happy smile always and I will not go back to those heavy frames anytime.

The problem with contact lens is that they make their presence felt always. And in bad days, you might even regret the decision. You can not wear it continuously for more than 10 hours. Traveling will be a problem on rainy days. Add to it, working in the IT industry is no good for the eye. So, I further decided to go for LASER surgery and get the power corrected. Thanks to the doctors, today I have 6/6 vision.

Had I not used contact lens, I might have never gone for surgery. It was that experience without glasses that made me realize that the surgery will help me portray myself in a better way and will help me reach my goals.

You never spoke a word,
I never bothered.

But you look away,
And make my heart sway.

Your eyes told a story,
Don’t close them and make me lonely.

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