How often is our life defined by things that don't happen? I think all of us have waited atleast once in our life for some call, some sms or some e-mail that never came. Me? i have had plenty of those days very recently. Given the multiple number of e-mail addresses i have, personal and official, what i recieve mostly is junk mail or spam. Day in and Day out, all i get are forwarded mails that i dont even open. I used to get regular e-mails from friends but low out-going rates have made it easier for us to call eachother. and in some cases, we have simply drifted apart to write to eachother at all. Still, i love recieving and writing e-mails and there are some e-mails i wish i could read but they were never written.

However, this morning came a pleasant surprise. I got mail!!!!

My father is the most technology challenged person around. I taught him to use a PC some four years back but has never used a PC two dys in a row. it generally takes him four to five months to remember that he was supposed to practice. These days he is Montreal for Kyoto Conference and imagine my surprise when i opened my mail this morning and buried under spam, i find an e-mail from Abu.

I think i have a faint idea of how parents feel when their child smiles up at them for the first time or takes his first step. Today, my dad took his first steps in cyberspace. Way to go Dad!!!!