Mandatory Birthday Post

Trying to adjust my schedule for writing this post amidst the thinking that I don't have much to write, but this blog post is a mandate. 

The biggest news/expectation/event is that by next birthday I will become a father. Personally, I am not much excited about it (compared to becoming a married man); but looking at the surrounding, I am sure this is a big event of human life. Praying to God so that everything goes smoothly.

A date with wife on day before birthday

Life is kind of set now, except the one irritation point of finalization of the UK trip. The job is going very nice. The work from home has been the biggest gift I have received off late. This event has changed the course of the calendar year. Somehow, I believe God has been kind. The গৰিয়সী article is a nice thing to have happened recently. Even the office proceedings are going fine. After many years, I have realized this way. Good part is that the nearby future too looks optimistic with CSoD coming into the picture. I know good days don't last long; however, two things can get settled now- starting fatherhood and Nina's career.

Things are ok at home. The construction work at the second floor is taking away the normal peace. I have also decided to invest some money with the condition to take the rent of one of the house parts. Once the rest (50% done) work is done, I hope there will be full stability. The domestic help issue, Maa's health would continue anyway. 

Normal day today. Maa offered some prasad at the temple and  I recited the অষ্টোত্তৰ শতনাম with Nina. She prepared a cake as well. After dropping Nina for her rehearsal for 13 Aug, I and Maa went to Radhe khura's house to provide best wishes to Rajpratim before his journey with JNV starting tomorrow. Then we went to Samaguri and then to Bhini's place. Afternoon, I will be again visiting Bapupara xatra. I love normal non-celebratory birthdays only; not because of age, but to be honest মোৰ লাজ লাগে|

Maybe birthday is a good day to reflect the past and think for the future. For the past, I am committed to make the book ready. Bit slowness has come, but I will drive that away. The more I think about the necessity of penning down my thoughts, the more I am getting convinced of completing this book. The hardest part is finding a common thread throughout, which slowly emerging as 'Education as a tool to survive', 'decision making by lower middle class'. Let's see, I am not sure yet. 

For future, as people said, age 40-50 would have to be kept aside for family. In addition to that, let me write down some thoughts I keep having:

1) Finishing the A2O before turning 40. Write about the common misconceptions of our society through that piece. 

2) No hospitalization in foreseeable future. More time investment in health

3) Diversifying income, reduce dependency on salary, more real estate investment. Bring out a structure in the Puranibhita land.

4) Highlight the library, making it bigger and attractive for people of all age groups.

5) Establishing myself as a Public Policy expert in Assam; this has to do something through HBS. Elevating myself from a student counselor to a policy exert is still a pending task. 

6) Helping Nina taking her career to new height, and explore her parts of the world. Maybe another experiment like OLQ.

7) Working/accompanying Nina in a foreign land for 2-3 years.

8) Having a healthy family- fully moving Maa, me with 2/3 healthy and কথা শুনা children, Dada and Bou settling and then start flying, Moina and Tapan getting settled and becoming parents etc

9) Making strategies how staying at Agia does not make me a laggard, out-of-place person.

10) Can't decide still items-- trying politics one more time, until when to continue full time professional career, where to stay post retirement, domain change from current professional domain, how should I push my children (education/culture/sports/finance/others), what to do with Xomidhan to name a few.