(Un)Healthy Baby ???

As usual..the mom and professional both kept me busy enough all this while..not to forget the wife who is right now trying to help hubby darling get through the intial phases of MBA prep..

the mom in me was joyous when my son was adjudged the 'Healthiest Baby' in a competition organised by the the Health Services Centre and yours truly was the 'Special Mother'.A panel of 3 doctors had interviewed and observed around 30 children before making the decision.
But the happiness was shortlived as Simar was taken ill from the very next day..he has recovered only yesterday after about a week of stomach upset, vomiting and fever..
Now coming to the wifey..

My husband has been preparing for the GMAT..now that is just one teeny-weeny part of the MBA admissions process..simultaneously we also got down to going to the various b-schools and deciding upon a first list of b-schools and then shortlisting it and then re-re-re shortlisting the list until we reached a number of 5 b-schools...oh my!!what a gruelling process that is..and this is just the beginning..

we are right now at the stage of filling applications and drafting and editing of the essays..meanwhile the transcripts are also being done..in India specially that is a major process..as we all know the way college authorities react to such requests of ex-students..anyway..kaam karwana hai to kuch bhi karke karwana hi padega..so ho jayega...
thats it for now..will keep posted..

September life

Its been long since my last update..kya karen? life has been hectic and Ive been so busy in the past few days..i finally found time to update my blogspot today..
First and the most important is my baby-Simar..he is doing great..just starting to talk..he tries imitating our words and has so far been successful with 'mummy', 'baba', 'papa', 'aai', 'bottle', 'aata', 'dahi', 'dal', 'band', 'office','mum'..hey!!I never realised there was a long list...(all moms are so obsessed with their children)
Let me get to other things now,i dont know what went into the head of my husband..he just woke up one day and declared 'I am going in for MBA'..jaise ki woh koi laddu ho,ki gaye dukan par aur 100 rupaiye kilo ke bhav se le aaye..
Anyway, if he has already made up his mind, then there is no point discussing it further.
one decision made.but this decision has many sub-decisions attached to it. Where to do MBA?which B-School to go to?where to go for executive MBA or Regular MBA?
which ever you decide, you got to get back to your books coz you have to take the GMAT test..
so now i shall start a series of posts on GMAT takers' spouses coz although there are a number of posts/blogs of the GMAT takers, there are none of the spouses of the GMAT takers..so I shall diary the experiences of a GMAT taker spouse..coz as much as you need to know what it is to take a GMAT, you also need to know what the people around the GMAT takers go thru...

Simar's Bday

sorry for this late update..but i thought better late than never...my son, Simar's birthday went off well..and as i said earlier, my husband was as cool as he could be.....Simar is 15 months old and learning to speak now...he started off with 'mamma' after the boo-boos and moo-moos..and he is getting really naughty now too..the other day he dropped a whole bucket of water on himself...i guess he likes playing in water..children you know..they sometimes can be oh-so-develish and the other moment sweeter-than- angels....

My son's first birthday

my son's first birthday is approaching...

and the excitement doesnt seem to end anywhere..all relatives planning and putting in their different ideas to make the day a memorable one for all..lists of invitees being made and changed and rechanged..invitations being sent..

and the worst of all is who is going to wear what..you will get what i say when you come to know there are atleast 15 ladies who need to answer those questions...after all we need to so much time to thing of what to wear when it is our son's birthday...(of course nobody has discussed what my son is going to wear but his mom has done that for him)

and all this when both me and my husband are relocating to a different city...and just like everyone else i have been loosing sleep over how are we going to manage and my husband(as cool as ever that he is)has been asking me to cool down and relax...'Sab ho jayega'..

now frankly i dont know ki kya ho jayega aur kaise..well i have no choice but to wait and watch..

the Dichotomy of Life

I got 2 news this week..one happy and one sad..one life had taken it first steps in this world and another had left without even a notice...the joy of the birth of a friend's child had dimmed with the death of another close friend..after all how old was she??it seemed just like yesterday when we first met at out training in 2003..she was so full of life and enthusiasm..she never showed her sorrow at being away from her family and specially her little son..she had so much hope for the future..and in one blow all that was over...one fatal accident changed all that completely...

While one was leaving, another life slowly arrived into this world and filled the lives of all around with happiness and joy..chetan was so overwhelmed by her arrival..you can see tears of happiness in his eyes in the pictures..she is their bundle of joy..

this,my friend is the dichotomy of life..with sadness on one side and joy on the other..both are a part of life..you have to experience and go through both....both unavoidable..and you live on with courage to face sorrows and hoping for a better future...


May God give strength to both..tripti's family to overcome the sorrow and to Chetan to give his daughter a good upbringing and great values...

KOSHISH KARNE WALON KI HAR NAHIN HOTI

Lehron se Darkar nauka par nahin hoti,
koshish karne walon ki haar nahin hoti

Nanhi cheenti jab daana lekar chalti hai,
chadhti deewaron par, sau bar phisalti hai.
Man ka vishwas ragon mein saahas bharta hai,
chadhkar girna, girkar chadhna, na akharta hai.
Akhir uski mehnat bekar nahin hoti,
koshish karne walon ki haar nahin hoti.

Dubkiyan sindhu mein gotakhor lagata hai,
ja ja kar khali haath lautkar aata hai
Milte nahi sahaj hi moti gehre paani mein,
badhta dugna utsah isi hairani mein.
Muthi uski khali har bar nahin hoti,
koshish karne walon ki haar nahi hoti.

Asaflta ek chunauti hai, ise sweekar karo,
kya kami reh gayi, dekho aur sudhar karo.

Jab tak na safal ho, neend chain ko tyago tum,
Sangharsh ka maidan chhodkar mat bhago tum.
Kuch kiye bina hi jai jaikar nahin hoti,
koshish karne walon ki haar nahin hoti.

- Harivansh Rai Bacchan

me, myself..param

Ok so this is my first time with blogging..i start with myself(oh so self obsessive that we all are sometimes!!)..i m a wife, a mom of a sweet 10 month old son(simar)..he is the centre of our world..and a HR person(it is all about people and management)..my favourite pastime is playing with my son...he acts like a stress buster to me..when i m home after a long day at office, a look at him refreshes me completely..he makes such beautiful expressions on his sweet face i forget myself and my tensions..the way he explores his surroundings reminds me that life is about enjoying the simpler pleasures..life is so innocent at his age..oh i could go on and on about simar..I just love him..