...Let's roll the Dice...

Well, before you take a quick pass at this post as just another COVID-19 myth, measure or misinformation, let me be crystal clear. I am not here to spread any new information, or to start a rumor but to share how my family and I are dealing with the daily news about COVID-19, and how we are making our self-isolation fun. A lot of us are going through a similar phase, and a big challenge stands in front of humanity. Up until now, the world has seen two gruesome World Wars, and today it sees yet another one. We all have a common enemy, and together, we have to unite and fight COVID-19; and one of the simplest ways is self-isolation. We are a family of three, which includes my wife, my 18-month old son, and myself, and we live in Bothell, Washington, USA. Now before you start Googling ‘Bothell, Washington, USA,’ let me save you some time by enlightening you that we live very close to what you would call ‘Ground Zero’ for COVID-19 in the USA. The  first report of COVID-19 in ...

It's February, and time for yet another blog to fulfill the 2020's resolution of 'one blog a month'. This time around, I have decided to share a personal experience, something which I endearingly miss whenever I reflect on cherishing the moments. Last year, in early 2019, I took my 12 weeks paternity leave to take care of my five-month-old son. My wife was going back to work after her maternity leave, and my mother was going back to India after helping us out in the initial parenting months. All this meant that I would be all alone at home with my son, to take care of him, play with him, and, more importantly, bond with him. So why the best February ever? As part of the twelve weeks paternity leave, I had three weeks in January, four each in February and March, and one in April. Due to a significant snowstorm, my wife worked from home for a few weeks, and my mother was coming back for a second-visit in mid-March. Between both these events, I was left with the wh...

The year 2020 is here, the start of a brand new decade, and just like every January, most of us are still figuring out their resolutions or beginning to fulfill them as promised. All my life, I have never made any concrete resolutions because of the 'Fear' that I might fail to live up to them, but somehow this year, the 'Fearless' in me is pushing me to make one. So, at least for 2020, I want to commit myself to post a blog entry every month about something that resonates with the month in play. And that brings us to January. It's 2020; it's 20 years since the new millennium started. Twenty years back, in this very month of January, a Superstar stepped into the world of Cinema and instantly created a buzz for the moviegoers from around the globe. I am talking of none other than the Millennial Superstar -  Hrithik Roshan The actor who took our hearts with the innocent 'Rohit' from  Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai  and to date continues to dazzle us wi...