Archive for February, 2007

How do you answer these questions? -1

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007
Well I admit I am “know-it-all”… I have been generous with my advise and philosophies to whomever cares to hear (and hence the existence of this blog that no one reads or leaves comments!!) but some questions baffle me…I am surprised how R manages to answer them..
Well now readers (if any!!) please leave your comment on how I should deal with this situation,
We work 10 hours a day.. We leave home around 5.30am (yes I know most of you think it is middle of the night!!) and get back around 6.00pm and then fiddle around the house (the pleasures of homeownership!! everyday there is something new and the garage is overflowing with boxes from the old apartment) and on occasional evenings I headsto Stafford(a good 25 mts drive without traffic) for my dance classes and then there are the homeworks, take-homes that  needs to get done, the photo assignments R covers and oh yes! I forgot to mention our regular trips to Ikea (for your information they did end up there this weekend too…)well you get an idea how my household is?
and now coming to my’s question…. I feel I am not being a good wife!! (Gosh!!).. I feel I don’t cook regularly (I agree… ), I hardly has time to clean the house and maintain it clean (as I have seen my mother and grandmother do back home in India), i don’t have time to check the laundry, load the dishwasher and the list is endless!!!
Well.. what should I say to console myself ? R would love your inputs too…
Note: R is great working around the house… whenever I am tired (that is almost every evening), R makes sure I am well fed and the dishes are washed and everything in between….Thanks R…

The circus called family

Friday, February 23rd, 2007
As I see it, family is just a circus.. they can make you laugh, cry, ponder over facts and even push you to the extreme… yes I know there are times when you wish you could kill one of those so called well-meaning relatives, who always have an advise for the unknown occasion….At such situations I envy R.. he can easily ignore things he doesn’t want to hear and forget them… unlike me who remembers everything and stews over things…
The laughing part is fine… but it is the crying part that remains forever… you never forget the stinging words someone said to you…I  sure have millions of such memories pushed back to the corner of my mind and believe me they come out at least expected times creating another round of those scary knife throwing moments!!
These are some tips I have learnt on how to deal with the family circus and their ringmasters
- Always have a plastic smile mask on your face…. smile and smile and smile… and greet everyone..remember those clowns in the circus
- But never spend more than a few minutes with any well-meaning relative… quickly make your escape.. remember those acrobats? swing in and out and they make a ever-lasting impact..
- Never sit around idle when there are relatives around.. act busy..
- Never argue with the well-meaning relatives.. just smile at the unwanted advise they dish out and say “I’ll try” and check out nearest escape route
- Always have a place to vent off… like I do to R after every major encounter… crib/cry whatever and get it off and get ready with your mask for the next show..
Life goes on….you smile and you keep moving..
Good luck with your family circus!!

Dance like no one is watching!

Friday, February 23rd, 2007

For those who don’t know.. I learn and performs Bharatnatyam (an ancient Indian classical dance form) with Sunanda’s performing arts center (SPAC) in Houston. I have been with SPAC for a little more than a year and I just love it. Weekends are time for classes and practice sessions…They practice in a studio in Stafford,TX… Interested in joining SPAC? Email  or leave a comment and I’ll get back to you..
Kinkinni is SPAC’s first annual dance recital in Houston. And it is going to be an interesting event.. with live orchestra and music. I am in a dance drama depicting the ten avatars of Vishnu – Dasavataram….
Our group has been practicing hard… and there is a long way to go before they can be on stage on the 18th of March…
Be there to enjoy a evening of classical dance and music
Remember March 18th, Old Stafford Civic Center, 5.00pm
For more details and tickets, contact me!!
And to all the gals at SPAC… good luc!