February « 2008 « Karthick Raghavan

Me : Hello buddy, how are you?

My Alter-ego : I am fine man. Long time, no see?

Me : Hmmm, I was kind of out of my mind for sometime now.

My Alter-ego : Oh I see. What’s that you want from me today?

Me : What’s the difference between a businessman, carpenter, a dancer, a doctor, a driver and an IT(Information Technology) professional?

My Alter-ego : Only way is by the skills required by the profession. No one person in particular is superior or inferior.

Me : If so, why is there a huge difference in the individual salary or money these people make? Why is that people degrade others based on profession?

My Alter-ego : Tough questions to answer. I don’t know. May be you can ask people about it.

Me : Do you know why?

My sister and my cute little niece will be here by the second week of march. This in itself thrills me and makes me to feel very nice. It’s been two years since my sister left us after her marriage. Thanks to Skype, we never felt that she is miles away from us.

After the entry of Aanya, the scene changed a lot with all of us shifting our attention towards her. niece My dad makes it a point to ask me or Balaji if Gayu was on Skype. He checks his emails daily to see if there are any new photos of Aanya uploaded. Weekend never passes by without him logging in to Skype at least once in three hours to see if Gayu was on. The news of my sister’s itinerary brought excitement to us all. Mom is really happy to have the young one back in India. Balaji as always is calm, composed. But he hinted that he will take Aanya out to railway station to show her train. One of our uncles did that to Balaji. Dad is sure to tend the visiting ladies with utmost care and warmth.

What am I doing amidst all these? I am thrilled as everyone is. I was even thinking of what to do if my niece started walking when she visits us. I was thinking of buying her anklet (kolusu) so that we can enjoy the jill… jill… sound when she walks around the home. Also, I am planning to take a week long vacation in March just to ensure that I am with my cute little niece.

Excitement to be continued…..

Update Sis and niece did not turn up due to some unavoidable reasons