Tingya!

माझे आभाल

माझे आभाल तुला घे, तुझे आभाल मला
आथावाच्या पारुन्दिला बांधू एक झुला

माझा झुला...
माझा झुला, तुला घे, तुझा झुला मला
वार्यावर पसरला मखमली चा शाला

माझा शाला...
माझा शाला तुला घे, तुझा शाला मला
माझे आभाल तुला घे, तुझे आभाल तुला...

I had watched this movie "टिंग्या - Tingya (the small one)" a while back and was blown away by the performance of the little child actor. This movie had just this one song and it talked about sharing your dreams, your aspirations, your comforts with each other. Pretty interesting movie overall, recommended watching..

Paint the love!

My 9 year old nephew Yash was pretty happy with the gifts that I gifted to him for Diwali. New shoes, 2 Nintendo GameBoy games, new clothes etc. etc. And above all this, he is super excited with the arrival of Neil into our lives. The above image is what he came up with in 10 or so minutes using Windows PAINT on my laptop. He explained this image is about Pi and Neil playing in a playground. Nice ain't it :)

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Hippity Hop..

I have started liking listening to Hip-Hop nowadays. Usher, Missy Elliot, etal are pretty good talents to listen to. However what hurts my sensibilities is the amount of profanities some of the guys use :(

Here I am, swaying to the music, the tempo and the beats and then some singer starts mouthing the foulest of lyrics. Eff this-that, suck this-that, shove this-that, my big this-that, steam this-that. The list goes on and on. Some amounts might be ok on the ear, but there have been times I had to lower the volume just because of the jarring lyrics. 

I wish there was a cleaner hip-hop genre for sensibilities like mine. As an aside, I wonder if this intolerance is also because of age? :P

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Tidings!

Hmmm, last few days have been of a different kind. The build up was close to 9 plus months in the making. The anticipation, the constant discussions with Pi, the mental preparations have all culminated with the birth of my son Neil on the 10th of October.

People have been asking, what my reaction has been. The first reaction has been that of sheer relief, to see both Pi and Neil both coming through fine. And now slowly things are sinking in. Long gazes at the little one, marveling at his perfectly formed fingers, enjoying his first crying, you know the usual moments and emotions that every new parent goes through. Yes, the sleepless nights are thrown in too! And along with all this is a renewed sense of responsibility towards one more being on this earth..

Thanks to all friends and well-wishers who have congratulated and wished us all well through the past days. Responsibly yours :)

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Moment of Truth...

When I was growing up, I was stressed upon the virtues of telling the truth all the time. I was told, that telling the truth may have consequences afterall - but that it is the best thing to do.

As I started growing up and started understanding the ways of this wicked world a bit, I realized that hardly anybody tells the truth! You realize People lie to friends, to co-workers, to lovers, to bosses, to families. Ask yourself if you have never lied. If you ask me, I have lied whenever I felt the need for it (thankfully not very many occasions though) :P

One fine day, GOD came up to me and said - "I will gather all the people you have interacted with all your life - your family, friends, colleagues, everyone, and ask you questions pertaining to them, that you have to answer truthfully! If you answer all of them truthfully I will give you 10 crore rupees!!"

Isn't that a moral dilemma?? How enticing and tricky at the same time! If I stand up in front of everyone and tell the truth and nothing but the truth, I stand to gain enough money to retire for life immediately! On the other hand - having to answer truthfully might mean scandalizing your family, facing untoward consequences from friends, awkward relations with colleagues etc. etc. Its like standing up to possibly have your reputation tarnished forever having dug deep into your conscience to answer questions truthfully. I ask myself, does money make it worth loosing all of this?

God, I am still deciding whether to take up this offer. You tell me, are you ready for your Moment of Truth?