Happy Onam...!

You are the only one that bloomed in my garden....so persist ! Happy Onam !

The month that went by...

                                                           

July ended with my Mom's retirement after working for more than 35 years ; there was a small get-together at home when her colleagues came to drop her home on her last working day and I wanted to be there since her getting back home from work was one of those moments that I looked forward to ; every day of my life ,until I left home for college. I travelled to Sweden with mon the next day from Cochin.

The month of August that went by was a hectic , eventful one with lot of packing , travelling , reunions , separations and emotionally charging moments.

 I was meeting my husband and my son was seeing his dad after 4 months. My lil one was a lovely champ throughout the flight keeping himself busy with the painting book and colour pencils that the airlines provided.It did not take him a moment to gel well with his Pappa.The week that followed was mostly travelling when we went to Paris and Swiss. The next week we were at Almhult - a tiny hamlet in South Sweden where my husband is placed since March. Almhult is known for IKEA and Carl Linneaus - the father of Botany.

Returning back was tough...couldn't complete my morning prayers the day we started -couldn't control my tears and prayers stumbled in my mouth. The most difficult time was in the airport ; from the time we got in the queue for security check. Mon was crying uncontrollably and it was only then that he realised that his dad wouldn't be travelling with him back home.

I know that is a lot of updates in a short post ... Shall try to pen down in detail of the travel and the places we saw as time and mind permits...

Story of life...

"...in the story of life, if it is being told true to time as actually experienced , then I would say seventy percent of the book would take you to age ten.
At eighty percent you would have reached fifteen.At ninty five percent you would reach to about thirty. The rest is a rush to eternity....."

An except from Doris Lessings autobiography 'Under my skin' -  I loved the lines especially the last one ...and somewhere I realise I'm in that rush to eternity :)

Read

Thanks to Preeti's post..I completed a book in 6 hours. A Self help book of around 200 pages ; 'If you think you can ' by TJ Hosington is a great read;  that interleaves 13 laws with practical steps and real life examples to form a symphony of success. Review here...

Aidenkuttan's elephants....!!!

Njan enna varakkane Immi...?

Hmmm...Aana...Aanane parayane Elephant...

An elephant with an eye, 4 kaal , 1 thumbikkai , 1 vaal...:)

Ivde 2 Aana...:)

Learning Champion !

Attended a  two day workshop on 'Learning Champion' program. It was a great one after a long time. The best part of it was I was in office by 08:30 and I could do that after around 2 years I would say...without the slightest exaggeration .

The workshop was on facilitation skills and and on the second day of the workshop , each of us was given a chance to facilitate a workshop -a short duration one - on our topic of interest. I chose 'Cancer Awareness' (Shall publish a post on it soon !) .

Though I fumbled for words , I looked scared , emotional - I enjoyed preparing for it, I enjoyed answering questions and I enjoyed spreading awareness :).

Blast...!

An Email Chain :

A : Heard some blast happened in bangalore ?

B: ya ..ya...even I heard and read ....in Malleshwaram near BJP office.
Security has been beefed up in Banaglore with Secuity people...checking the car to check for bombs in hunchbacks...nothing else to notice here as such.
Hope the bombs don't blast in our lifes with the steps that I'm taking with my career.
If you have noticed or otherwise....lot of compromises on my part from last July.
I don't know where I'm going to....listening to whatever you are saying...and at the end...it will be all 'MY money' for you and I will have to beg you even for a mobile recharge.
And also comments like- 'I knew you would come...which girl can say a NO to onsite and things '
Hope I don't blast !

A:

My Dear B,
Be Happy that you are still working and is working on your area of strength. All these sacrifices are to make sure that we make some good money in our early days so that we can relax later.  Also we need to spend our good days together not scattered across the world.

Your career is as important to me as it is for you. I don't have a background like *** to make you leave the job and ask you to take care of household activities. Even if i had also i would not have asked coz i consider my wife as my best friend not a slave.

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Little less than 4 years into marriage , I 'm confident to take my husband's love for granted and it is ok even if he doesn't buy me anything or call me or even wish me on my/our special occasions . ( not that he doesn't)
But there are times when I want to shout to him  'I LOVE YOU my dear ' from the depth of my heart.
The moment I read this reply from him for this arrogant mail of mine was one of those.
I love you my dear and thank god for you are mine :).
Husbands are better than wives ...is it :)