back after another unintended break...got quite busy with other stuff..
there is a website called http://chennaimoms.com. came across this site sometime in jan when i was googling for some reviews..found it to be quite interesting...have been a member since...a nice community of young moms..sharing the same thoughts and beliefs...a forum to discuss all kinds of issues- anything and everything from baby foods to playschool reviews to shops selling designer sarees..as someone in the group rightly said, its a virtual family!!
a few weeks ago, one of the members (actually the founder!) had expressed interest in particpating in Jaya TV' s Jackpot show as it would be a nice way to promote the website.. i was one among the early birds to reply to her post and soon, we found ourselves in Tellyzoom' s office( the company that produces the show). On saturday, we had a prelims round...The four of us- Bhavani, the founder of the website and mother of 2 lil boys, Nisha a mother of two and a part time editor, Sayee- an IT professional with a 3 year old daughter and moi- were waiting to be interviewed by the producer of the show..Our slot was at 12 45PM but we had to wait a good 2 hrs before we got to meet the her. It was a very generic interactive session...they first asked abt the website and then abt each of us..and some questions abt the show and finally, a set of survey questions that we had to answer...i shud say we did pretty ok..the final list of selected teams will be announced after the 16th of this month..and if we get thru, they will have the shooting sometime in august!! keeping our fingers crossed!! :)
more than the enthusiasm for participating in the show, it was the excitement to meet these young and interesting ladies with whom i have been interacting these past few months..i was finally abt to put a face to their names.. had so much fun..after a long time, got to spend time with ppl of my age, gossiping and giggling like high school gals...although there are regular meet- ups every month, i have not been able to attend any till date..hope to make it a must henceforth...a nice break from monotony for working moms like us!!
j
Monday, July 13, 2009
Friday, July 3, 2009
Back after a hiatus
hello ppl,
have been quite busy this past week..had a long weekend..left for hyd on saturday afternoon and returned on wednesday morning..it was a very relaxing and much needed (though a short one) break!!
sunday was my bro' s engagement..so the day was spent getting all geared up for the evening as i had a critical role to play.. as the bride' s would be naathanaar, i had to garland her and welcome her and then help her into her new saree and other such customs...got to meet a lot of my relatives after a really really loooong time..and of course had to keep tabs on jeetu as he was running thru the length and breadth of the hall...all in all, a gr8 evening!! will post pics soon..
monday and tuesday was spent with all my aunts and uncles, gossiping about everything from the bride to the seer varisai to the food the previous evening..typical maami talks...once in a while, it does feel nice to indulge in such mindless chatter.. spent some quality time with my cousin, who at one point of time, was the closest one! education, career and marriage somewhat thwarted tat bond..but best part abt our relationship is we could always pick up from where we left..be it a gap of one day or one year..so it was nice talking to him..
the return journey was a horrible one..i have vowed never to travel by second class with jeetu!!! wat a trying time it was for us!! the lil brat he is, kept running compartment to compartment, running and falling!! since i booked my tickets at the last minute, didnt get tickets AC and worse, mine was in S12 while my parents were in S4. finally after some coaxing and cajoling, managed to put him to sleep for abt an hour in the evening.. but i knew that i was in for a loong nite since he would be even more active after his short nap..as expected, he got up and had another round of all the compartments, then made him sit with his books for about half an hour..
when it was time to sleep, the nightmare started..although jeetu did feel tired and sleepy, he simply couldnt sleep coz it was so damn hot and stuffy and to top that, the train stopped at every station for about 15- 20 mins..he would almost be asleep and the train would stop and there would be no wind or breeze and he would wake up..it was so frustrating for me and very uncomfortable for the lil one!! poor thing, finally at abt 11 30, he could not hold it anymore and fell asleep..by then i had made a thooli for him with my dad' s veshti...thankfully, the train too picked up speed and didnt stop so often like before..both of us had a sound sleep till we reached chennai!!
to me, the joy of seeing the basin bridge signboard is simply unparalled!!! however short the trip, the indication that chennai is just round the corner manages to lift my spirits!!
will try and post some pics soon
j
have been quite busy this past week..had a long weekend..left for hyd on saturday afternoon and returned on wednesday morning..it was a very relaxing and much needed (though a short one) break!!
sunday was my bro' s engagement..so the day was spent getting all geared up for the evening as i had a critical role to play.. as the bride' s would be naathanaar, i had to garland her and welcome her and then help her into her new saree and other such customs...got to meet a lot of my relatives after a really really loooong time..and of course had to keep tabs on jeetu as he was running thru the length and breadth of the hall...all in all, a gr8 evening!! will post pics soon..
monday and tuesday was spent with all my aunts and uncles, gossiping about everything from the bride to the seer varisai to the food the previous evening..typical maami talks...once in a while, it does feel nice to indulge in such mindless chatter.. spent some quality time with my cousin, who at one point of time, was the closest one! education, career and marriage somewhat thwarted tat bond..but best part abt our relationship is we could always pick up from where we left..be it a gap of one day or one year..so it was nice talking to him..
the return journey was a horrible one..i have vowed never to travel by second class with jeetu!!! wat a trying time it was for us!! the lil brat he is, kept running compartment to compartment, running and falling!! since i booked my tickets at the last minute, didnt get tickets AC and worse, mine was in S12 while my parents were in S4. finally after some coaxing and cajoling, managed to put him to sleep for abt an hour in the evening.. but i knew that i was in for a loong nite since he would be even more active after his short nap..as expected, he got up and had another round of all the compartments, then made him sit with his books for about half an hour..
when it was time to sleep, the nightmare started..although jeetu did feel tired and sleepy, he simply couldnt sleep coz it was so damn hot and stuffy and to top that, the train stopped at every station for about 15- 20 mins..he would almost be asleep and the train would stop and there would be no wind or breeze and he would wake up..it was so frustrating for me and very uncomfortable for the lil one!! poor thing, finally at abt 11 30, he could not hold it anymore and fell asleep..by then i had made a thooli for him with my dad' s veshti...thankfully, the train too picked up speed and didnt stop so often like before..both of us had a sound sleep till we reached chennai!!
to me, the joy of seeing the basin bridge signboard is simply unparalled!!! however short the trip, the indication that chennai is just round the corner manages to lift my spirits!!
will try and post some pics soon
j
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