You might wonder why I have not put a picture of you yet on this blog? Well, due to strict orders from your mom and dad. They do not want photos of you in the public domain, and I completely respect that. So, sorry that you have to wait for a while before you enter the cyber world rightfully approved by your parents. Right now, your only representation is me, unless you have another admirer who is doing something similar. I feel like a Tamil movie director who launches a ‘fresh face from Bombay’ for a Pongal (harvest festival on Jan 15 if you already haven’t figured out) release. I launched your career in the cyber world, but how it goes from here totally depends on how you put yourself out there on the internet. But given the short evolution, you have come quite a way without even realising it.
From the Womb to the World to the World-wide web. Now thats a WWW right there.
Ok, let me just touch upon the state of affairs of the cyber world. There is Facebook and there is other sites. FB is the ubiquitous social networking site that symbolizes today’s youth (broadly defined as anybody from 12 to 52) and defines bonds (Christmas photos album with family), friends (top 5 friends), relationships (mostly open or complicated), personality tests (Am I like Johnny Depp?) and the like. Doubt if Facebook would be in existence in some form 15 years from now (my estimation of when you will start understanding all this) but if it does, somebody is making a lot of money.
You are fast asleep as I write this letter, in your larger-than-life crib with your little fingers folded funnily. Guess its the tiredness from saying hi to all the people who have been visiting you, whispering in your ears, touching your hand to see how soft it is, and all that.
Alright then, time to get some sleep and board the train to God’s own country (Kerala) in the evening for a friend’s wedding. Oh wait! Your dad wants me to accompany him to shop something for you.
