My ray of hope!!

You are here with us and now have become a part of our lives. It was difficult for us to understand our needs now we have figured it out. I am killing my time gazing at you, at your beautiful toes and tiny fingers.

There has never been a beautiful expression even by great artists than yours; the way your stretch, the way you yawn, the way you stare, the way you doze, the face when you burp.

I feel elated to converse with you through the oos and aas. I wish i could understand your thoughts and language better.

They say I make you feel secure by my presence, I think it is the other way round. When you nudge your head on the nook of my shoulders and sleep, you make me secure, confident, you make me whole.

It took quite sometime for you to smile at me, but it vanished all my pains and hardships. It was all worth to see the "toothless grin". I can do anything for you to see you smiling.

This is the way all the parents would have felt seeing their little one. Now it is my turn and am loving it.

My debt!

A dedication to my parents whom am always indebted to. Love you till I can fill this universe, which I am unable to express.

I had been a vigilant owl
Now I am a relaxed pup

I was taking good care of us
Now You are here for it

I have been impatient many times
You always understand me

I know I am not being right at times
But you know I am not so

You taught me to seek refugee in god
But I don have the need now

You sent me to hibernation as a bear
But it's time I rise swift as a sparrow

To help you not for all that you did
But at least a drop in your ocean of your love

I always feel I have not did justice
For all those you have done for me

May be I can reach half of it
In my next birth as your parent.

On Our way to meet you!!

Excited about your arrival after a long wait of gestation.
Preparing your nursery and learning to care for you.  Feeling the time crunch and overwhelmed about what more I could have done these days with you inside of me. Our life is going to revolve around you and has almost already begun. It has sure been a long wait to meet you face to face. But wondering who is going to be with me like you did all these days? 
Quiet as a cucoon yet boisterously kicking and reacting with me to the surroundings. You were such a beloved company and I loved every bit of these nine months.  
Oh dear I can't look at you as another individual. You a part of me and now I understand why mothers lose patience when kids turn away from them. But you are and will be an individual who you are destined to be and it is my duty to understand you. You will be caring,responsible and well aware of all your decisions. I wish you health, happiness, success, prosperity and also the strength to overcome your hardships and make your own future. I will stand beside you to help, guide and encourage you in all walks of life. Love you loads.

Its not the two anymore.

Change of body language;
My swiftness reduced;
Moving away from self,
And closer to the new comer.

Change in my own form,
Feeling beautiful at times;
With the new popping bump,
Showing me the new self.

People ogling at you;
Some with a smile,
Some with an exclamation,
I still don't get them

Exciting most of the times,
A bit overwhelming too;
Fastening our seat belts,
For the new roller coaster ride.

Old age is this!

I am the Focus of the wheel
With many spokes born out of me
As the wheel moved faster and faster
The spokes disappeared in the air
I still stand here all rusted and worn
In the speed of life, spokes have no time to spare for my well being.

Left alone amongst the family
Not a soul here to talk with patience
Answers in haste and disgust
Even though I was patient with them
They have no time to spare
I wait to see if they could spare tears for me.

The art of forgetting!!

All of us have been there. Been a kid, was so immaculate, unadulterated in thoughts and looks. We were close to nature, just the way god wanted us. As we grew up we learnt to live, learnt to talk, learnt to face people around us. As we gain various experience from the society, we learn the tricks and trades of survival.
Now we can be diplomatic, learning to handle all kinds of people though still a few can come as a shock to us. While we were that young, we dint know how to handle many situations. We ran to our teachers or parents for help. Now we cant do that too. We blow up our emotions are hide it forever. Sometimes we think we better not talk than to express it.

Just imagine how calm this world would be if we had not lost the art of forgetting.
The kids are adept in it. They play with their best friend all the time, help them, and push them away showing their anger of no reason; which might seem as a humongous excuse to ignore them. They go around, play with other friends, and come running back looking for their best friend, forgetting their pent up anger. The friend also accepts it and they walk along together again. Wouldn't it be great if all of our lives were such a beautiful fairy tale?

Spring Rolls

I recently relished in home-made spring rolls from a neighbour. Was just delicious and perfect. I found that there are spring roll sheets available at the chinese market nearby. I got them and here they are, my home-made spring rolls.

Ingredients:
Spring roll sheets - 1 pack
Onion - 1/2 medium sized
Carrot - 1 grated or chopped
Beans - a handful chopped finely
Potato - 1 small, chopped finely
Chilli powder- 1/2 tsp
Salt- as per taste

Method:
- Remove the spring roll sheets from freezer before an hour to fry.
- In a pan heat oil and when it is heated, add the onion and saute till translucent.
- Add the carrot and beans and let it fry for a minute.
- Then add potato and fry along with chilli powder and salt.
- Remove the sheets separately and fill it up with the masala.
- Roll it and seal it as shown in the figure.
- Deep fry it in oil and serve hot.