The India Report!

I just can't believe it has been almost a month since we got back from India. The whole trip kinda whizzed past so fast, it just feels like a dream. A wonderful dream with a whole bunch of memories, though. My Madras, (or atleast it still was, till I lived there) has changed for the worse. More people, so more cars, so more traffic and so more pollution. All that people talk about his "land". There is a land here, there is a land there. I understand there was/is a super dooper real estate boom in India, but it sure has driven our Indian brothers to a "land" obsession, if you will! Anyways it was good meeting friends and family. But the highlight of the whole trip was my G'pa who is 91 years old and my son Jay who is 1 year old met. It was a beautiful sight to see these 2 men born in 2 different worlds and generations hang out together. I think they both had fun. On Jay's birthday my G gave him a gold medal that he won for a Bible Quiz in 1938. That was pretty awesome. Now back to work, more in the next post.

My Pride!

Silly Smile

I think one of the most wonderful things that I have come to enjoy in the past few months of being a Dad, is to watch my son smile and even sometimes laugh in his deepest sleep. It is just overwhelming. But it just hit me yesterday that he has been doing that lesser and lesser these days. So as I was in the process of coming to terms with the fact that I wont be seeing his blissful grin as often as I used to anymore, I realized something! An epiphany, if you will! :)

When Jay arrived into this world a tiny infant, he came with no cares. And the first weeks and months he was in a transition phase of realizing that he is not in the place where he came from, anymore. And, soon enough, he realized that fully and started to "worry" about things of this world and not about the "stuff" that used to be on his mind, prior to his ineffectual enlightenment....the "stuff" that brought him joy when he closed his eyes and made him cry when he opened it. But now that he has seen this world and the vain things it has to offer, the "stuff" has been replaced by "Barney" and "Buildings" and "Toys". And soon he will be a toddler, a teenager and then an adult and start pursuing the things that have no consequence at all!

Sad...but true isnt it?

Although it is impossible to remember the "stuff" anymore and not to "worry" about the cares of this world, I think we need to stop once in a while and set our priorities right, make sure we are chasing the right things and not the things that are futile in the eyes of eternity.

Smile a little, it does make a difference!

Peace!

Our New Alarm Clock

Have you heard about this Alarm Clock? It is pretty hard to get! You order one and it takes months for you to recieve it. The interesting thing about this alarm is that, it WILL wake you up. It doesnt matter how tired or how deep you are asleep. It has no Snooze button, and it would'nt stop till you are fully woken up. By the time you shut it up, you will be all good to go! So guys and gals if your spouse is one of those people who hits snooze and keeps sleeping for 2 more hours, you need to get one of these alarm clocks. It comes in various colors and sizes and some may even say it is cute!

But there is one problem with it though, you cannot set the time on it. It will wake you up when it feels fit. Sometimes it is at 6:30 AM, sometimes at 5 AM and sometimes at 2 AM. But the manual says, you can train the alarm clock and gives you instructions to do so, although it is not guaranteed. And the coolest part is, you can name the alarm clock whatever you want. We named it "Jayden"...Our Bundle of Joy! It is the best alarm clock EVER! GO GET YOURSELF ONE! It is totally worth it! :-)

Peace

Two Weeks!

Well Jay is 2 weeks old now! It has been a very interesting 2 weeks. Life has been quite different. Different...good though! And Jay has been good to us, thus far. He sleeps well, eats well and does everything well. So we are not like super sleep deprived. So thats a good thing. We took him to church yesterday! I know I know, it is too early, but I think its all good! He didnt like the darkness in church though..he likes the light! Not suprised being the son of "Lamps"... :)

Peace!

A Series of Fortunate Events

Wow what a week this has been! Definitely not one that I had in mind. But a great one though. What a honor to see this little person come into this world. I have heard people say, it is the greatest thing. But I felt it for myself. Refreshing! Reforming!

Something else that blew my mind away! During her 2+ days of labor, D was in great pain and pressure, but never did she shed one drop of tear. Made me proud of her. But last night, I was sleeping in the guest room and she came running to me with tears in her eyes. Suprised, I get up to find out she just could'nt handle Jay crying and started to cry herself! Wow phenomenal! Instantly she had transformed to a MOTHER!

Peace!

Yohooo It's a Boy!

Introducing JB...

Showers of Blessings!

Saturday was a good day! Not only because it was D's Baby shower day, but also because the charade of falsehood of making the whole deal a surprise was finally over! It was a great day! She was blown away by the way the whole deal was cautiously executed. It not only made the day special for her, but also the people who made this happen, extra special. The effort was directly proportional to what D meant to them and that was phenomenal! Yesterday we were watching the video and the look on her face when she walked into that room was priceless! It was worth every lie that I had said in the past 2 weeks! But thank God for good friends and we were truly showered with blessings and gifts!

Well now that the Baby Shower is over, we are starting to get ready for the arrival of my boy in a whole different way. Detailing the car, vacuuming our home, dusting the walls, cleaning everything possible...and all this for a little person who is actually going to mess up the place, way more than we could ever imagine! Another "Irony" moment! :-) But nevertheless we do! And hey need to catch up on some more parenting skills! Any advice?

Peace!

Tony and Danny!

They did it! Texas all the way! Sadly I missed watching the game cos I was busy watching Ocean's 13 with the boys. I was so convinced that there was going to be a Game 5, that I skipped the game. But apparently the Spurs have proved that they are the best. And my sweet wify is so happy that the NBA season is over, but Romo and the boys start in 3 months! Hehehe! Anyways, glad Parker made the MVP this year, though Duncan is still the best! I still think about the way the Mavs went down and it hurts my heart! But hey, there is always the next season. One of these days they will make it...I think....I hope....!

Ocean's 13: Good movie! Smart jokes! Better than Ocean's 12! Ocean' 11 is still the best! Wonder if there will be an Oceans' 14. But I think they ought to stop. Pitt and Clooney have done a great job, as always!

And oh yeah my wife is full term now...which means Jay will be out anytime! Can't wait to meet him!

Peace

Good Day!

Well Monday was a holiday! President's Day! First time ever I am getting a day off on President's Day! So it was pretty cool! And so Tuesday rolls by! Had to get up early to drop Uncle and Aunty at the airport. But it was pretty late when we went to bed! (chatting away) So when I got up early on Tuesday Morning, I was not in a very amicable mood. Then Deepa had to say something which ticked me off even further! Then on the way back from the airport, Traffic Jam! Can you believe it? So anyways, I hop on to V's car; really tired and crazy mad! But as we got on to the HOV lane and as V was drving at around 50 mph a very brilliant driver almost cut into our lane, but suddenly noticed us and cut back out. Scared the crap out of us! And guess what? Made me extra-super mad now! And to top it all, I found out that the phone I bought just a few months back (from Ebay ofcourse) quit working and the replacement costs a fortune! And then when you think it doesnt get any worse than this, things at work suprisingly decided to quit working!

So when I was amidst this crazy worn-out day, I get a phone call from my sweet wify from the doctor's office! And then she told me that everything looks good, and my boy looks very healthy in the womb and so is the wife! That's it man! That did it! A wave of joy and gratitude swept through me and I was suddenly overwhelmed with excitement and sheer bliss! And then looking back at the traffic, my phone, work, drive to work...nothing seemed to look awful no more! I inadvertently started to look at everything in a diferent persepctive! I realized I can always get some sleep tonight. I realized that inspite of the traffic jam I got to work on time! I realized how big a danger God has saved me from in that HOV lane and that it was just a phone! I unwittingly became consicous of the fact that life was bigger than my inconsequential and trivial qualms.

Call it profound or enlightening or obvious or even obscure! But I choose to call it a "Miracle". The miracle of life! The miracle of life in our Good Lord! So Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls....Have a great day and cherish every bit of it!

Peace!

It's a Boy!

Yes SIR...Its official now! I am going to have a baby boy! Is that cool or what? Well I always wanted a boy, so I am happy. But the fact that my wife wanted a girl saddens me a little. But hey! Thats life isn't it? Easy for me to say eh? :-) But she is very excited too. So It's All Good!

Peace!

Humanity!

Well yesterday I got to see my 10 week old kiddo's lil' limbs. They were actually moving man. It was phenomenal. Blew me away! Truly great is our Lord's doing!

I just can't believe that the Son of God chose to take that route of frailty and lowliness almost 2000 years ago. And all that, just for me and for you! So that you and I can be saved through HIS suffering. Well I am appalled by that fact and also by the negligence of humanity towards this great sacrifice!

Case and Point: We are here in this world for a very short time and we have the rest of eternity to either MOURN over how we lived these few years or REJOICE throughout!

The choice is yours dude!