My sleep cycle has been affected so much because of Kimaya's timings. As a result, I've been lazing around all thru the day for the past few days and hence no posts...

I watch Zee Tv's Sa Re Ga Ma Pa very regularly. Past few weeks it is a challenge hunt for little champs - that is kids. One child in the final six is Diwakar and he is blind. He is very talented and one of the comments he constantly gets from Alka Yagnik is that his expressions are not good. I really wonder if someone cannot see the world as we all do, can the person express the emotions right?

Todays episode was very sentimental as the kids sang the songs that are thier parents favorites and the parents commented on it before the judges did. It was very nice to see that on the 'frightful friday' no one got eliminated.

Am also glad that for this selection, Zee did not use viewers poll to select the kids. I dont like the talent hunts that selects the winner based on audience poll very much.

It is sad that the Eng-Pak test series ended with such controversy. I support Inzy and his team with my whole heart if they have not tampered with the ball as Darrel accused. Such accusation without any proof, at this level is unacceptable. I think Pak board reps were trying to be diplomatic and made their team to come back to the field. If the team has really not tampered with the ball, then the umpires should apologise for what they have implied!

Kimaya has started to look at people and bright coloured objects(that's what we think). It is really nice to be recognised by your child and see them smile at you. It is also very fascinating to watch her change expressions when she sleeps.
Slowly am enjoying motherhood and am happy about that.

Women of the past generation - Cant imagine how they can live life like they do (Hey , am not a feminist). They got married when they were very young. Never questioned anything. Kept their thoughts to themselves for they have been told that they should not raise their voice! Men dominated and took them for granted and never appreciated them for anything. May be I'm generalising too much, but I think it is true in most of the tamilian families.
Just found out that my mom is afraid of telling what she thinks to me or my brother because we argue about most of the things that she says (as we try to be logical and practical) . And she has got the stupid idea that she is not 'good' enough to please anyone in the family - talk about being insecure in life!!
This is what triggered the lines in the first para...

July 13th 2006 4:55 pm - excitin day for both of us -we became parents of a lovely baby girl. have named her Kimaya - meaning divine in sanskrit. It is more than a month after she entered into our lives. My whole life has changed. Mood seems to be oscillating from one extreme to another. Yet to come to terms with the fact that it is a whole new responsibility - a big one at that!
We found the book 'First time parents by Dr. Miriam stoppard' extremely useful. Money well spent.
My advice to expecting parents - Dont educate urself too much on the subject - just stick to the docs instructions. That helps a lot.

She was really surprised by the way he had planned the celebration. Restaurant was a seaside open air one. he presented her a bouquet of red roses wishing her happy anniversary. With misty eyes he looked into her eyes and said ' I want to spend the rest of my life with you'. She will never forget the moment till the end of her life.