My tiny superman..

My son is 13 months old and he is a smart boy. He is very friendly with everyone. He laughs, plays and spend time with everyone, he sees. he haven't yet started to talk which is due to the limitation provided by us(being alone in US with only a few to visit him) Things are fine with us. But people back home(My parents and in-laws) are expecting much from him. They want him to eat, play, talk & know things better than other kids. They want him to be a SUPERMAN, which is impossible. I was thinking, Why racing in childhood??? Is these comparison necessary? I don't want him to be a superman but a man... I want him to be a winner but on his own way. Like a normal mother i too am dreaming that my son will rule the world one day. In which way??? that he will decide.

My swiming experience

This is where I first tried to swim..
When I know that MYMAN knows to swim, I was really glad, that he can teach me. I was looking for the opportunity to learn from him. Once we went to our farm house, and there we had a well. When i looked into the well, it was little frightening and was very wild. I asked MYMAN to teach me. And we both got into that well. After a while in the water, I realized my mistake. The well contained lots of slippery rock, which made me tremble and was not meant for beginners. That too, me who was scared of water.. hmhmm. I needed a good pool where i can hold something, when i need a support.

So the next time we both went into a near-by swimming pool. There i went inside the water, I had lots of support. MYMAN tried to teach me. But I could not hold my breath as he told. I toiled a lot. but I found it much difficult. i started feeling that I could not learn to swim. I left it that day.

After 3 long year, here in US I joined YMCA. There is a heated pool here. I used to go there daily. whether I swim or not, I will be in water for a while. Slowly, I started to hold my breath. Now, I can swim for sometime and I can be in water for a while, holding my breath, though i am not a good swimmer.

Every beginning is difficult. What we need to invest is time and patience to learn something..

My Love

This is my fav one. Every bit in this poem makes me feel MYMAN.

The gentleness
of your hand
wrapped
around mine...

The tenderness
of your fingers
when you touch
my hair...

The soft whisper
of your breath
against my neck
when u hold me...

The strong
comfort
of your arms
at the end
of a long day...

The passion
in your kiss
that makes my heart
skip a beat...

The warm
reassurance
of your body
against mine
as we fall asleep...

Every time u touch me,
I find another reason
to fall in love with you
all over again.


---Obviously this is not my poem, someone wrote this.
But whenever i read this, my passion towards him grows intensely, that i feel like holding him close to my heart...

Spiderman

Yesterday, me and MYMAN saw the movie, Spiderman. After a long time we both were seeing a movie together. It was a old movie, the hero Tobey Maguire was looking too young. Kirsten Dunst looked the same. I have seen this movie lots of times. But i never concentrated in this point.
With great power comes the great responsibility..
Wat a cool fact... given by Spiderman ;-)

When i was a kid, i had no power at home and obviously no responsibility at all. But now, being a married woman i am enjoying all powers at home. Along with it came the responsibilities too..

I should write alot. Writing helps to keep myself busy while i am in a miserable state...

Dandiya

One good friend of mine first told me about the Dandiya function held in New Jersey. Being a south indian it was my first time to visit a dandiya function. I was enticed entirely on my first view of them. The whole street was filled with gals and boys of all ages dancing gorgeously to the rhythmic beats of the song. Most of them were holding decorated bamboo sticks called dandias and were dancing elegantly using it. Both gals and boys were dressed attractively wearing lots of ornaments and colorful dresses. The view was mesmerizing. I cursed myself for not carrying the camera with me as i could not capture the event, but i used my mind instead.
Dance is not my piece of cake. But after seeing the ocean of people dancing and the energy generated, I bought a pair of dandiya sticks from a near-by shop and got inside. I was jumping like anything. I could not keep the rhythm of the dance and my dance dint bring any charm. Anyone who observed me would have laughed loudly. Anyway at the end of the day, i enjoyed alot and i even learned a new thing, how to jump while others dance ;-)

I love my library.

When i came to my house here, i never thought that i will have a library near by. When i first went there i was really happy to see the rows of bookshelves filled with number of books. i was calculating how many days it will take to read all the books in the library. But the reality is, i could not finish even a single book in 10 days.
I can take any number of book, but the time period is 21 days. I could renew again. Still that limited me to take only 2 books at a time, which is good. Otherwise i will take 10-15 books at the same time or even 100 books and stack them at home, Making a new mini library at home ;-)

Thanks Giving Day

I see lots of ads in TV about this 'Thanks giving day'. I was wondering what is all about this day. I came to know it is a Harvest festival just like our "Pongal" and it also marks the official begining of Christmas season. It is a family function here. People decorate their houses. They visit, invite their relatives and friends & present them with gifts and party with food and drinks. The main menu item is the Turkey. The other important items are corn, pumpkin, beans and squashes. Lots of sales and Discounts are on this day. And shops are open from morning 4 AM to enable people buying gifts. I am seeing lot of people coming to our apartment complex to visit their friends and relatives. I feel like visiting a function like this. But being a fresh NRI, that is impossible... But may be in future.