ismael chang ghalimi

Tao Aidan Chang Ghalimi

Tao Aidan Chang Ghalimi was born earlier today, Tuesday, March 31, 2009, at 9:29 PM, at the nearby Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital in Palo Alto, CA. He weighted 8 lbs 1 oz, and measured 20.5 inches. Tao, his parents, and his big sister Neige are all doing very well, and are happy to be together with their family and friends.

And here is more on Tao, and more on Aidan.

Many congratulations to the parents!

Is that Tao as in “The Way”? What a great name!

May “The Way” come as easily to him as his name did.

Congratulations, Ismael!

You’ll be a great dad! So how much are you asking for your Harley?

Ben,

Yes, indeed, Tao as in Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching.

Thank you for your kind words.

Best regards
-Ismael

Andy,

Thanks for the kind words.

I already sold the bike when we moved to a new house. More stringent EPA regulations made it a loss less attractive, especially with respect to noise levels.

A Harley that can’t make a big bad noise is not much fun…

Cheers!

-Ismael

Dear, Cher Tao Aidan,

Tu arrives dans ce monde par une bien belle porte et je te souhaite de saisir la chance que t’offrent tes parents. I wish you happiness and balance. Be your new life turned to others and always driven by the search of common good.

Anne Lange

Congratulations. Although if you or May could have only waited for a few more hours he could have had April 1st as a birthday — a high holy day in my house.

Jonathan,

We thought real hard about it, but he was expected for March 30th, and we wanted to close this quarter in style, so March 31st was the deadline. That being said, March 31st 9:29PM PST is April 1st in many parts of the world…

Cheers!
-Ismael

Anne,

Thank you so much for your words of wisdom.

Best regards
-Ismael

Congratulations to you and May and thanks for helping the economy (kids are the best economic stimulates… ). Hope that Tao Aidan Chang Ghalimi will soon grow big and healthy so that he is longer than his name…

May god bless you with health and happiness!

Congratulations, Ismaël and May!

Tao, I’m very impatient to meet you this summer in… Tahoe.

Neige, don’t worry, it’s wonderful to have a little brother. Ask to your dad!

-Nassim (double uncle since yesterday, YES!)

Congrats to you and the family. This is great news.

Wishing Tao, Neige, Mom, and Dad a life of happiness and good health.

-Ali

Ali,

Thanks for the kind words!

-Ismael

Nassim,

You’ll have to talk to Neige to convince her of that…

-Ismael

By the way, in case you didn’t see the blog article we posted today, should you require a process diagram for future baby events.

Congratulations! Wishing you, May, Neige and Tao a gazillion simple pleasures… We hope to meet your little jelly beans sometime soon!

-Alpy and Bhavesh…

Alpana,

Ping me when you’re back in the Bay, and we’ll organize something!

-Ismael

Jonathan,

Very un-pc, yet very funny…

-Ismael

Qu’il est beau notre petit fils !

How beautiful is our grand-son!

Long life and good health to him.

Nous sommes très heureux pour vous trois, et nous vous souhaitons tout le bonheur imaginable et plus encore…

Congratulations!

Congratulations!

Ismael,

Congratulations and best wishes for you and all your (growing) family.

-Bob

Congratulations!

See you soon,
-Matt

Y-a-t-il de la neige à Tahoe? Voilà comment Jacques-Jacques-Alexandre nous a appris la naissance de votre fils Tao!
Nous nous sommes réjouis d’apprendre cette bonne nouvelle et nous vous adressons toutes nos plus sincères félicitations. Une photo nous prouve comment ce bébé est magnifique et combien le cercle de famille va entourer avec toute son affection, ce nouveau venu. Nous lui souhaitons beaucoup de bonheur, porteur d’un nom évoquant la sagesse confuséenne. Vous y avez ajouté un peu de la “Vieille Europe” avec Aidan, garant de la culture multiple dont ce petit bonhomme a hérité et qui fera sa force dans quelques années avec sa grande soeur. Nous espérons faire sa connaissance à notre prochain séjour aux US en août prochain.

Très amicalement
Any et Xavier

Any & Xavier,

Merci pour ces gentils mots.

-Ismael

Welcome Tao. Congratulations!

Bob, Matt, David,

Thanks for the kinds words.

Baby, mother, and sister are all doing great.

Take care!

-Ismael

Congratulations May and Ismael, what a beautiful baby boy.

Angus,

Thanks for the kind words!

-Ismael

Tao,

Welcome to this wonderful crazy loveable world!

Greetings to all from Hamburg…

-Mathias

Just saw this post. Congrats Ismael!

Félicitations à toute la famille !

-David

Congratulations, Ismael, what a beautiful baby boy.

-Srikanth