Our ninth baby

Today morning another baby squirrel entered our lives – this is the ninth one that has come to us and the smallest we have ever raised. Uh-Uh our first one was the smallest till date but much bigger than this one.

The eyes are not yet open, hair are sparse I am wondering if it will be able to survive at all.

He however does not seem to be in a shock – drank milk lustily has relieved itself after milk feeds. Total three feeds till now. We are giving him (yes it is a him) scalded Buffalo milk with honey at slightly higher than human body temperature -feeding by a syringe and a cut infant feeding tube and observing very strict hygiene when handling him

Peacefully curled up in Tarique’s shirt pocket, he is hating being exposed to light and cold hands.

His shouts out of resentment against light and cold are much loud for his size.

Hope the fellow survives.

Aasim came back from school and named him FrostByte after one of his UT2004 characters – “Frostbyte is strong” he says.

First pictures here and here

Lj meme

🙂 Thanks for the questions. I make the rules here!! * Leave a comment, if you want more explanations to my answers. I might answer. You may also leave a comment saying you want to be interviewed. * I may respond; I’ll ask you five questions. * You’ll update your journal with my five questions, … Continue reading Lj meme

Fountainhead -the movie

In one line, its good but not good enough!! The movie does not do justice to the book. The characters barring Roark and Wynand no where come close to what they have been described – specially the physical appearance of Dominique. At some places the characters mouth dialogues as if they are just reciting them, … Continue reading Fountainhead -the movie

Music Review

Picked up the much hyped Veer Zara audio CD for two reasons, I liked Madan Mohan’s compositions and I like Yash Chopra movies. My first reaction was that of disappointment – the music does not have that classic feel which I was expecting, the lyrics are good, but I expected more out of Javed Akthar … Continue reading Music Review

Scrabble buffs?

I am looking for online scrabble partners… any takers? Check out the interface here http://thepixiepit.co.uk/scrabble/ Please leave a comment if you are game

Songs on Krishna’s Peacock feather

Aasim’s school traditionally has its social gathering at Janmashtami time. His class needs a song on Krishna’s mayur mukut -any indian language would do. If any of my friends happen to know a song like this, please leave a comment. Thanks

Recipie for two – a perfect lazy Sunday – and its spoilers

Wake up, stay awake for a while then cuddle and sleep – wake up late Hot coffee with newspaper -spend an hour reading Roam around in the garden, take some pictures, talk to birds and squirrels Have a nice breakfast (fried sausages, eggs and bread) Aasim Wakes up – has his milk and watches TV … Continue reading Recipie for two – a perfect lazy Sunday – and its spoilers

Only the ones who have raised a Calvin will understand this

I was neck deep in work, aasim comes near me and says something (I could not understand it – his mouth was full) I asked him again without looking at him -what’s it? Aasim “oi homp ap pommnn imm mmm mooummt” I “what?” Aasim “oi homp ap pommnn imm mmm mooummt” Then I understood – … Continue reading Only the ones who have raised a Calvin will understand this

Gaim – Yahoo problems

Was wondering since morning as to what happened when I came across this http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5245821.html?tag=zdfd.newsfeed // Yahoo on Wednesday began blocking Cerulean Studios’ Trillian software from communicating with its instant messaging service in its latest step to fence its popular client from third-party integrators.// Well, people like me go back to YM official client till gaim … Continue reading Gaim – Yahoo problems