2002-04-12
Hello all,
My name is Balen (BAY-lin) and I'll be your host through this new adventure.
First, some background about me:
I was born April 10th, very early in the morning measuring 51 cm (~21in ) and weighed in at 3945g ( 8lbs 11oz ).
My parents are doing well (Mom is recovering quickly) and we would all like to thank the Nurses and Doctors in Labour & Delivery and in Maternity at North York General Hospital.
At the moment this site is very new, as I haven't had a lot of time to work on it with all the other things I have to do (the usual - training my parents, charming my grand-parents, eating, etc.)
In the meantime, however; here are a couple of photographs of me and my parents
There are also pictures of me with my Grandparents and my various Uncles & Aunts.
As with all of us, there is a tale to be told in the naming of things. Here
are a few links for those of you interested in the naming of me:
- Balen is pronounced BAY-lin, to sound like the Hindu word for rolling pin
- Balen is derived from the Sanskrit "bala" for youth. Bala-ji is also the name of an avatar of
Vishnu's.
- Sir Balen of Northumberland was also a knight of King Arthurs court,
and his tragic tale is told in THE TALE OF BALEN
by Algernon Charles Swinburne.
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2002-04-25
I am now just over 2 weeks old and look at me now - NEW PICTURES - yeah!
2003-12-25
My second christmas - This present thing is lots of fun. Notice that mommy is packing a special present for me, that should arrive in March - no-one has warned me about this yet :)
2004-03-05
I have a new baby brother - what fun! Welcome to the family, Tayin
2006-03-02
Mom and Dad just took us to Jamaica - I think I can get used to this.
2006-05-26
GOOOOOAAAALLLL!!!!. Okay, maybe not (it's a little hard to tell...), but look at me playing Soccer!
