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My secret affair with Sports.. ;-)

As a part of employee engagement our organisation organises an annual sports day.. As a part of the same we hosted the Badminton and Table Tennis tournament today for Branches in our region.. For various reasons a colleague and me were the only 2 female employees who registered to take part in the event.. Although I 'love' sports I don't own any sporting equipment.. So I just borrowed racquets from my colleagues between their matches and played.. The actual fun began when we began warming up and people around watched me in surprise.. Received compliments saying I play well.. You see, I don't really have the slim, lithe figure of a sportsperson.. It's a universally accepted (but not always true) fact that 'fat' people can't play sports.. So while all the other 'fit' and sporty people were running around the court trying to smash the shuttle cock, I managed to get by just because of my height and fairly long limbs.. One of my bosses asked me if I

Happy 8th birthday to my Princess.. :-)

Dear Nikki, Eight years ago on this day I walked into the labour room at 7 in the morning..You seemed to be in no hurry to come out.. So they had to induce labour.. It was afternoon and you still showed no signs of coming out..Even the nurses around me were getting impatient and one of them asked me "What is this? Your baby doesn't want to come out?".. Then at 3.30 pm my water broke and after 2 hours of labour you arrived at 5.30 pm.. You were born.. Not just you, a mother too was born that day.. and for me, it was love at first sight.. You were as long as my forearm.. It felt like I was holding a doll..and for the first couple of days I just spent my time staring at you in wonder and amazement.. so many thoughts racing through my mind.. Here is this baby.. All mine.. mine to love, care, nurture and take care of.. I made you from scratch and I am wholly responsible for you.. I was filled both with awe and fear.. Awe because I couldn't believe I had given birth to