Helping his mother clean the house:

At India Gate and to Presidential Palace:

Piyo enjoyed the earlier trip well. In fact, thats where he started to walk.

Now brother if Rani & his wife are here. Our initial plan was to go to Agra. But he fell sick because of heat. So we decided to go to India Gate with them.

We started by 4 in the evening since by then heat would subside. We reached by 5. We walked around the gate, took some snaps and then took a boat ride.

After a little refreshment, we travelled to the president’s palace. No we didn’t have a social pass, we were just roaming outside. Again, Piyo enjoyed the time. We would’be been there in the Raisina hills, where the Bawan is, at least for an hour. He ran, sang, yelled and all that without tiring any of us.

Then we went to Saravana Bavan for dinner, where again Piyo ate every thing he likes – kesari, dosa, pongal, and mini idli.

While coming back he fell asleep. But in all HR enjoyed.

Photos & videos will follow.

It’s just 40 min past 12. I have lived for 37 years and married for 5 years. What a life it has been!

I have hit the middle age. Have done many which I didn’t expect; never got to do what I had wanted to do. Am part happy, part sad. Wish it was different.

Eating & Drinking

Helping Mom in Cooking

Being a bird watcher

Playing in Park

Playing with Athai’s gift

When I took up offer in Delhi, I had mixed plans regarding staying here. Depending on the factors considered I choose to stay anywhere between 3 years to 7 years.

With many ups, downs and dilemmas associated with being an independent consultant, often I thought of leaving Delhi earlier than planned.

I got my contract renewed for another 6 months and thus planning to stay until September. It might extend to December, at which time I would have stayed for full three years here.

There are lots of plus here. The ones I miss are swimming and driving with family (have fond memories of driving to Tuticorin & Coorg). If I can do that here it will make the stay even more enjoyable.

Last few weeks have been crazy busy. In fact I worked more than what I worked in private. Worked on all Saturdays and worked more than 12 hrs daily. I desperately need a break.

(but I am doing many useful things – for the country & myself. So proud too)

Few photos uploaded in Piyo’s Album:

https://picasaweb.google.com/cephire/Piyo?authkey=Gv1sRgCJ_6ntKw_tXEsAE&feat=directlink

With shifting house during the weekend, I suffered neck pain & severe back pain. Thought hard about taking leave, but there is a program in Rajya Sabha secretariat today and I have to go. So managing to go.

Despite having troubles physically, financially (and hence emotionally) there is a sudden spurt of optimism in me that things will start working out just fine. That’s another reason why I don’t want to stay in bed and rest. I want to hit the road running & earning.

Am starting the decade through tough times. Had to shift house when got used to it; invoices not being paid for 3 months & so going through financial crunch; added to it, tenant in Bangalore flat us living out; stock mkt is entering a bear mkt and all investments are at all time low returns; not having someone to discuss professionally adds to the stress. Not being able to drive, or go for swimming or photo walk also adds to the woe. It could be seen as a end of rough times or beginning of tough times. Only time will tell.