Birthday party at 32!!

Went to my sons friends bday party one saturday.Had pizza,fun and went back home..SURPRISE!!!Camera flashing,video rolling..man I was in the spotlight..All my friends were there..atleast those that could make it.I was dazed.I couldnt believe that Vidya(my wife) had actually arranged all this.She has never ever surprised me before and also on this grand scale..there was food ,music ,games..all the kids had videos to watch..Amazing!!2 hours into the party she is still busy you know talking to people she is meeting for the first time and I am still dazed!Unbelievable..I steal a moment..a kiss..a thank you..It was too surreal.
The most amazing part was ..we had another secret we hadnt told anybody else..she was 8 weeks pregnant!!!She was nauseous,tired and sleepy(unlike the first time when she was pregnant and that was smooth sailaing all the way)..I just couldnt beleive she had taken the time everyday last 2 weeks to arrange this party..
Man..I thought ..I must be lucky..Did I tell you that I have never had a Birthday party in my life!First time in 32 yrs and that was great!!Felt like a kid..a little embarrasing at times..but the thoughtfulness(is that a word) was aawwright!!!.Nice!
That was sweet..got the memories on tape.

Those who Came:
Sandeep,Archana,Sparsh
Subhash,Madan,Minu,Saatchi,Simi
Suresh,Maha,Rohit
Hong,Alice
Sreevalli,Shiva
Raja
Shari,Naresh

India vacation???

Well I wouldnt call it a vacation..starting with booking our tickets just 3 weeks prior,sending my (just expired) passport for renewal,giving vaccines to my son (3 of em just ) just 2 weeks b4 travel,yet to start packing,assuring my manager that I dont have to check email everyday,moving my plants to a friends place,staying up till the wee hours to complete the work which I might miss completing during my vacation...the list goes on.
Trying to get to talk to someone about the status of my passport is horrendous.You have a number to call which prompts you to call 2 other numbers,one of which always goes to a mailbox called "INFORMATION" and the other which cycles you back to the first number!!!Arrgh!!!.The email lets you type some information and off that goes..no one knows where to cos the emailid's are hidden.
Well one good thing about such short-notice-vacation is that the "shopping for india" was reduced to just a marathon mall-hopping straight 8 hours.Thats it!! We were done..we were so proud that we (being chronic shoppers-who-return-like-crazy) had done the impossible.Longer notice meant more planning,shopping,returns,requests from home,shopping and returns.
Officially my wife is working for a week (outsourcing) and managed to squeeze out another week.So I have to hop between her work place and our home town with my 3 yr old in tow!!!
Would be very sad If I didnt make it(thanks to Indian embassy) and had to stay 2 1/2 weeks alone in my house!!!
Getting late..gotto work..

Fanatical muslims in India too!

Is it my gullibility that makes me think that ALL Indians are moderate and tolerant of each other..Or am I not reading about the parts of india where religious zealots butcher each other and there is only a mention next to the obituary columns ,over shadowed by the really big "cleaning soap" ad?My school friends were muslims and christians and others ..Thinking back now I realise they are muslims and christians but back then they were just abu and suresh and shakir.Not to stereotype ,but why does muslim dominant countries have such acts of terrorism-Indonesia,Iraq,Afghanistan,Syria.Do they not have "Moral Science" classes anymore to dicuss honesty,ethics,respect etc?Are we not taught to live as decent human beings as a society?

I dont get it.what could prompt 18 and 22 year olds -play cricket one evening,wake up the next morning and blast away a bus.I mean how much resolve should one have to do this.I cant bloody well decide what model of grill to buy (for the money I am prepard to spend..)
I really hope that these guys were either drugged or hypnotised or something..but again that is what I want to believe hoping that innocence is not all lost on this world.
Office..tomorrow..gotto sleep..

My friend Pravin Srinivasan

I am trying to find this guy.Not that he owes me something,just that he dropped off the face of the earth after his marriage.Last I heard he was with Wipro in bangalore.

More details about him-A psg tech mechanical engineer,who hates computers,chose to work with the largest software exporter in india after his MBA(irony:).

Chandramukhi

Just read about Chandramukhi's release.I am so thrilled .At the same time unhappy that I cant watch the movie on the first day.
Anybody out there who has seen the movie are welcome to pass on your comments!!