Good to see that Shammi has made his debut on our blog. Thanks, Shammi.

So, what's been happening with everybody for the past few months? Speaking for myself, I've been thoroughly enjoying the self-imposed break that I took by quitting my job in Dec. '08. I've been concentrating on my IIM-K course, helping (or impeding) Ashwin with his studies, improving my cooking, catching up on some good reading, etc. I could go on a permanent break, if circumstances would allow.

Amma had a surgery to correct a problem she's been having for several years. At her age, it takes her a lot more time to recover, so she's been resting at home after returning from the hospital. So, last week was spent in shuttling back and forth from hospital to home and sharing caretaker duties with Subodh, Sachin, Pratibha, Sahana, etc.

Recently, Ashwin introduced me to FaceBook and I created an ID for myself there. It's been a lot of fun on FaceBook over the last few days.

Ashwin's exams have been going on for a couple of weeks now. He's done pretty well in all of them. He's come a long way from the days of 8th & 9th standard when he struggled a bit in some subjects. The important thing is he's started working hard out of real interest, rather than necessity. He enjoys all the subjects, although he tends to gravitate towards Math & Science.

Sneha finished a session with Shiamak Davar's dance classes. She participated in a group performance, actually a contest among many of the class groups from across Bangalore on Sunday. Her exams have also started this week.

I had been to Sringeri for a function on Sahana's side of the family. I went alone because Sahana had been to Shimoga the previous weekend for a different function.

I have my 2nd term exams coming up towards the end of April, following which I have to go to IIM-Kozhikode for a week long in-campus session, which will kick off the second (and final) semester.

I haven't been to Mysore in months and months, thanks to my weekend classes. Mysore is my favorite escape from the hustle & bustle of Bangalore and the tension it causes, so I'm really looking forward to my next trip, whenever it happens.

OK, that's about it for now. Ciao, pip-pip & toodle-doo.