Kaminey..

Happened to watch it on DVD yesterday..its a nice and different movie..but i dont know how it got almost 4 stars from many reviewers..it is a drug and mafia movie based in Mumbai..there have been many such movies..

Shahid Kapoor has acted brilliantly..even PC did a decent job..

Waiting how Ishqiya will be..the trailer seems interesting..

2012

I know that i am too late to see the movie..but finally managed to watch it today at Prasadz..

The first half looked a lot like the other doomsday movies like Independence Day, Deep Impact etc but the second half was good..the Arks looked awesome..the story had an almost Bollywood feel with the lead actors managing to dodge every danger..

Wondered why Jimi Mistry staying in Vijayawada(according to the film) had to put on such an accent..also the picturisation of Indian research centres without even AC was a bit sad! Despite being the person who reveals to the world about the looming catastrophe, Jimi and his family is killed by a tsunami..

All in all-an entertaining movie..i found the emotional aspects of the movie much more entertaining than the special effects..

Love v Money in marriage..

EA recently told me that one of his friends R was getting engaged soon..on further enquiry, i found out that he wasnt getting married to his girlfriend but a girl whom his parents selected for him..R didnt have the guts to convince his parents and went ahead with their wish dumping the girl he had wooed for months before she accepted to be his girlfriend..

The reason behind R's sudden change of heart was the fact that the girl's parents were desperate to get him as the horoscopes matched perfectly..also,the girl in question was supposedly fat and R wasnt too keen because of this..the girl's parents were offering property in Anna Nagar and a Skoda car..the boy's parents exerted pressure and he caved in..the boy's parents resorted to getting admitted in the hospital and emotionally blackmailing him into agreeing for the marriage..

I was shocked when i heard this story..i have seen this kind of dowry being offered a lot in Chennai..so many of EA's friends brag that they were gifted cars by their inlaws..these guys are perfectly capable of buying cars themselves..i noticed that this phenomenon of gifts from inlaws is more prevalent when the girl in question is not working..

Hmm..my heart goes out to R's ex-girlfriend..R has been going around telling people that he broke up with her coz she is too talkative instead of revealing the true reason..

I wonder whether such marriages which have their foundation in money are truly successful...will the guy really love the girl?

I'm back!

I cant believe Oviya is 2 months old..the first few weeks were such a blur that i wondered if i could survive..things are definitely better now though sometimes i still argue with EA that he is relaxing at Chennai while i am having sleepless nights here..

Oviya looks at people with wide open eyes and listens attentively when we talk to her..she wants to be carried all the time and cries when put on the bed.she doesnt seem to like the cradle much..she is really adorable when she is calmly moving her hands and legs and looking around without crying..she has started smiling randomly and the reaction she gets from everyone on doing so is beautiful!

My maternity leave gets over this month and i can get an extension of just another month..i am yet to decide if im joining back work..everytime i think about it,i am not able to work out an appropriate solution..on one hand i think i should be at home for atleast a year..on the other hand,i am wondering if i will be able to find a good job after the break..EA has been his usual calm self advising me..its me who has to take the final decision..

i saw a bit of the Miss World 2009..was sorely disappointed that the standard of questions has gone down so much..i couldnt believe my ears when there were questions like-"What did you like about Joburg,Why will u be a good Miss World, the wildlife in Africa, your most memorable day etc."

Also,saw a bit of America's Got Talent-there was a guy of Indian or Pak origin who was dressed in formals and danced to "Ik Pal ka Jeena" from KNPH..his moves were nothing extraordinary and I was shocked when all 3 judges loved his performance and he was selected for the next round..wonder what the judges would say seeing the performance of all the Indian dance show contestants..

PS: I was shocked when i woke up one day to the news that a separate Telangana would be created..never imagined it even in my wildest of dreams..i have been at hyd for 23 yrs and i definitely dont want the state to be divided!:(

Baby Oviya!

After months of going through names, EA and me finally decided on Oviya which means beautiful painting in Tamil...we had the cradle ceremony last Friday for which EA,MIL and SIL had come down from Chennai..the function went off without a glitch..Oviya was asleep throughout the function..

On Saturday, EA and me went out on a long drive after ages..had yummy kabab at Tank Bund and returned via Necklace Road..

On Sunday,we saw the movie "Kurbaan" at Inox in GVK One Mall..the movie was really good..i dont think Vivek Oberoi has acted so well before..its a pity that the movie is not a super hit..

My first proper outing after the baby!

This week i managed to go out twice and had a wonderful time..it felt so refreshing to get out of the house and get some fresh air..the first time i went out with Mom and yesterday i went out with Sis..

Yesterday's outing would seem like a routine one for most Hyderabadis-going to Chermas,hanging out at Universal..going to Lifestyle and then having a Frankie for dinner..Sis and me had an amazing time doing nothing but window shopping..the funniest part is that whenever we reach the Kids Section, i first run towards the big packs of diapers to see if i can get the little one's size!!Phew,how life changes!

I read two very interesting articles in TOI and Business Line today..one was about new age grannies who do not wish to be burdened with the responsibility of bringing up grandkids..it had a wonderful title-"Who will burp the baby!"..in fact,in my previous blogpost,i had mentioned how i delegate the burping part to my Mom and Ammamma!

The other article was about New Age Dads and the role they play in raising kids today..i promptly sent the link to EA...

Life seems better now..am kind of getting used to the whole baby routine..

Sanity returns slowly!

Hmm..in my last post,i had mentioned how emotionally draining the last month had been..i started reading books to divert my mind..i re-read HP-1&2 and read "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown..i am catching atleast half an hr of tv viewing too..its actually not impossible to bring up a baby but you need lots of patience and help and support from your family..i have Mom and Ammamma to take over the burping part once i finish feeding her..Sis also takes care of her for sometime and once she finishes her CA exams in 2 days she will be able to spend more time with the baby..Dad also chips in looking after her for short durations..i dont know how I will be able to manage once i go back to Chennai where i will have no help at all...

I am still a bit moody and cranky and i sulked when Mom and Dad went out shopping leaving me at home with the baby..when EA told me he was going to see the movie "2012" with his friends, i didnt talk to him for a while..i guess i have to go out a bit..i have been going only to the Doc as of now..it just needs a bit of planning with some timely pumping!

A month of motherhood..

So the little one completes a month today..the past month has been a real eye-opener for me..although i had read books and blogs about motherhood, the actual experience has been very profound..never did i imagine feeding a baby through sleepless nights would be so tiresome...the first week was fine and then the baby blues set in..that combined with sleeplessness made me a nervous wreck..i lashed out at EA at every given opportunity..i wondered "How do Indians manage to produce so many kids and still stay sane!"

Things are slowly improving..i am yet to feel that overwhelming sense of bonding with the little one..maybe i need to give it some more time...till then i just have to say-"Hats off to moms all over the world!"

Delivered a baby girl!:)

I am back home today after a 3 day stay at the hospital.. The experience was surreal..neither me nor my parents can believe it happened so fast..i went for a scan on Oct 8th in the morning..it showed that the amniotic fluid level had reduced drastically in just 3 days..i went to the hospital and got admitted immediately and an emergency C-Sec was scheduled at 1.30 itself...i filled all the forms and sent my dad to get my mom n sis from home.. i was taken to the OT and given an epidural..i was numb from the hips but i was conscious throughout..at 1.52pm, the baby was delivered..by 2.40,the operation was over.. the baby is a bit underweight..although the scan showed 2.5kgs,her actual weight is only 2.04kgs..the reassuring aspect is that she is perfectly fine otherwise..she needs to put on weight thats all..she was sent with me and was not put on a ventilator..a lot of my relatives said that someone or the other in their family is facing this problem of premature and low birth weight babies...

A preterm delivery..

From the beginning of my pregnancy, my BP has been a bit high hovering around 130/84..i was diagnosed with low amniotic fuid level almost 2 months back but since it was within manageable limits, i continued with my work till 33 weeks..

Today's scan has revealed that the fluid level is close to danger level and my doc has decided to go for a C-Sec this weekend itself..i will be completing 35 weeks this thursday..i am a bit disappointed not about the C-Sec thing but about the fact that had i been able to sustain a bit longer, the baby would have developed a bit more..luckily,i came to hyd in the nick of time..the rest at home has led to the baby's weight reaching 2.5kgs which is atleast ok..

There are many things you cannot plan in a pregnancy..my doc said that sudden BP during pregnancy is not under the control of the mother and it happens to some women..

So keeping my fingers crossed..i will be delivering the baby exactly a month before the due date..