Shyam's Blog

Dec 31 2009 No plans of going out for midnight gala. Looking into this year, it has been a calm year for me compared to past 4-5 years. 1) Enjoyed each bit with our son. At the start of the year, he was 1-month old. Each milestone he crossed is a moment to recollect. 2) Career-wise, it was hectic year at office. Otherwise, 2009 was a year I didn't move geographically or even team-wise. Since 2005, I had been mobile upto 2008 - changing locations, companies, etc. 3) On the music side, I didn't focus much as I was busy at work.

It is rare for my wife and I to watch 2 movies back-to-back within 24 hours. Last night, we watched 'APKGK' (Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani). Today, we went to theater to watch Avatar (3D). I had booked online for Avatar and had informed my wife about the plan. We arrived at the theater at 1:30 pm for our 2pm show. While we were in the line to collect our tickets, my wife saw a big poster of Avatar and asked me this aloud - "What is this movie? Is this a Hollywood movie? Looks like lot demons and ghosts!!! I thought this to be a Hindi movie going by the name." One person in front of us turned back and looked at us with surprise after hearing my wife's comment ;). About the movie - It is fun to watch it in 3D. Storyline is total fiction. As my wife puts it - "this is typical Hollywood movie showing full graphics and action."

In our office, I have a daddy bunch of friends. All daddies are one year old - meaning, all have kids who are around 1 year old. We share lots of fun talking about our kids. Today, it was the day to discuss about rhymes. One dad shared rhymes videos he had downloaded for his 10-month old daughter from youtube with other dads! I got those home and showed it to my son. He got glued to the screen and didn't move even when his grandpa distracted him. He has already started telling.. "baaa baaa..." (implying, show me ba ba black sheep).