Surya singing "oh oh ohh butterfly" song

Surya sang a little bit of this song. This audio clip was nothing compared to how good he can really sing that song. But unfortunately this is what i got to show. I will update a better clip if i capture one. Till then enjoy.


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Surya's dance class

Today Surya joined his first dance class. Nothing fancy. They teach some fun dance moves (Mickey dance - don't ask me what that is). He needs activities like these to vent some of his piled up energy, which otherwise would have us burn our carbs.

Hopefully he likes the class and learns some moves.

New House

Shailaja's dad is buying a new house in Ramapuram, Chennai. Its a house built on 1200Sqft of land.

The house is built in such a way, that it can be treated as two separate dwellings or combined into one big house. Only a door makes all the difference. Individually the house is a two floor apartment.

Ground Floor (Level 0): Living room, Kitchen, Service area and a Bedroom with bathroom.
1 Floor (Level 1): Living room, Kitchen, 2 bedrooms with attached bathroom
2 Floor (Level 2): Open terrace with one common toilet.

But when the house is occupied as one, it turns to..1 Hall, 1 Living room, 1 Kitchen, 3 Bdr + Bathroom, 1 Study/Bed room, 1 Service area and a toilet on open terrace. Oh by the way, did i mention a parking area for 2 cars (small cars) or 1 car and 3 motor bikes.

It surprises me how a 1200Sqft area can accomodate some much. Well the secret is, there is almost no space around. There is a perimeter wall 2 foot on the front and barely 1 foot on the back of the house, but that's it. I have to give it to the promoter of the building, who planned this really well.

Shailu, Surya and myself will be occupying the house for the next few years. Currently there is no plan to let out a portion of the house, but that could change depending on how safe or manageable the house is.

House warming is planned around first week of March and when that is decided i will send out invitations to every one. Please come if your are in the town or visiting and bless us all.

Finaly back in India

After a long and hard battle between my mind and my heart, i guess my mind finally won. Yes, i finally managed to convince myself to come back to India. It wasn't easy for me and it is not easy now to even think i did this. Only time has to put me in perspective. I still cannot forget every thing i left behind, Friends, Work, Apartment, Driving in US, All the place that i visited and all the places i haven't visited yet. This list can go on and on. But what is important now, is i am here and that i have to work hard to integrate.

Here is an example of what i am talking about. I used a call taxi to bring Shailu to my parents home. Once the taxi driver helped move every thing into the house, he was hinting at how this is New Year and he would appreciate some tips. So i pull out a 10 Rupee note and give it to him. He returns it back to me and says, you can keep it, its okay. That was embarassing. So what do i do, i go in and get 50 Rupees and give that to him. He is all smiles and no questions.

Now here is my thought process. Was Rs.50 too much? How much is Rs.10 worth these days? Is it simply that he wanted more money or am i too easy to be taken ride for? what ever it is, its going to be tough for the next couple of months.

Steve in the MIX

A new addition to our family.

STEVE (6week old pug)

He is cute, active and a great companion to Surya. Should i say, he is like a brother to Surya. They are playing together all the time. The jumping, chasing and scaring each other. Boy, can i wait to see this first hand.

Why Steve? Dunno, but it kind of felt right for this cute little pug of our.

Like its not difficult already...

Its almost 30 days since Shailu and Surya left to India and i am grappling between the though that they are not around to relax with and all the tasks i have to do at work. On top of this comes the in-evitable packing for the big ADIEU.

Packing aside, what's more difficult is the choice i have to make between keeping something and throwing that which i bought after so much tought and careful selection. Believe me its heart wrecking. And then there is things like Work/Experience documents, Medical documents etc etc, which i don't want to haul but have no choice.

So after all these years here i am cornered by my own choice of things, that sometimes feel like they are alive and looking at me with a sad face and as-if asking me .. "Are you really going to throw me out".

Act of emotions can only control me upto the point when baggage runs out of room. Once its full i have to harden my heart and through out the rest. Hopefully they will find a new taker before they hit the Chop-Shop.

P.S. I have paid for extra baggage (2 to be precise) to haul some more.

Vaaji Vaaji - Shivaji song adapted