Venkat's Random Thoughts

 Rivika - My grand daughter and best friend On this very day 11th September ten years back two things happened, 1) The tenth anniversary of the terrorist attack on the twin towers in the US and  2) The birth of my Grand daughter Rivika, The second child of my son Anand and Mallika. Both the events are unforgettable in my life ,On the day of the 9/11 attack, I was in Bath UK on a visit to my son in UK and heard the news on the TV at a relation's house. On the day of Rivika's birth I was in Mumbai and on hearing the news , i booked my tickets to visit my son's in laws in Ghaziabad, U P to visit the latest arrival. I immediately posted on my Facebook page the following lines.   "Off to Ghaziabad to meet the latest addition in the family!!      My grand daughter" Needless to say I was very excited and was keen to see and hold this bundle of joy in my hands. We did travel and attended the naming ceremony in Ghaziabad. I next met her on her first birthday when I ...

AM I GETTING ADDICTED??? Am I Getting Addicted to this blogging thing? That is the thought which is foremost in my mind as I start scribbling(kirukking to borrow a favourite term) another blog in the series of many more to come.(now that I am a confirmed "Blog Addict" ) This one started in response to the comment on my earlier blog "When is the next one coming?". I have a funny feeling that I am being spurred on to this thing by a group of people who are egging me to write more and more blogs so that they can read the same and pass on their comments. I wonder whether they are in turn getting addicted to writing comments on other's blogs. The culprit again being my nephew who got me into this thing in the first place. Anyway having begun this I should carry on unmindful of whether I am being egged on or I am getting addicted. This is really getting to be a "HABIT" now. I must tell you something about HABIT . ( I am sure many of you who read this must b...