Am scheduled for two back to back talks at IDRBT tomorrow in this program of theirs. I am talking on “PHP best practices” and “PHP libraries for Rapid Development”
Thanks to all of you who have congratulated me on my acquisition of Nikon5700, Much to my frustration I have not had any time to experiment with it except in the “Fully Auto” mode. Like I told
I will definitely post more pictures when I get back…
Should document the Sunday before it gets lost in the melee of Monday….
Woke up late… browsed the morning news, played some matches which Aasim. At around 12 we decided it was time to move out, Aasim had been promised that we will go to “Fun and Food” water and amusement park about 35 kms from here. The funny part was the shock and vehement opposition Aasim put up to Swati wearing just a T Shirt and swimsuit for driving… he was very relieved when she put on her wrap skirt 😀
A swift drive by Swati and we were there in no time and all of us into the Wave Pool in a blink of an eye… once Aasim had his fill of pool and slides we had a snack of “Pav Bhaji” by the poolside – it was soon time to leave – a bit too soon but we did not grudge that as we were supposed to be at my Khala for the Iftar.
Now Iftar’s there are a lavish affair with all sorts of stuff ranging from kebabs to milk sweets. A bit later the dinner was Beef Biryani eaten the traditional way. Sitting cross legged on the floor and using hands rather than spoon/knife/forks – I always feel that Indian foods are best enjoyed when eaten without the impediments of unnecessary cutlery… Using cutlery on say a nan and mutton curry is like making love thru an interpreter.
In other things, once again thanks to
This year promises to be one hell of a show… It feels great to have been part of the team which has made the event possible not just once, twice BUT three times in a row. More important than that, our participation has earned us a whole lot of friends 🙂
P.S. There are other big(ger) names as well but thats just a rumor 😉
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30 odd 6 year olds, about that many parents, 3 teachers, lots of good food, children’s music = Aasim’s 6th birthday party.
It was yesterday evening – amazingly we are still perfectly sane and unhurt 🙂
I did start with taking pictures but soon realized that I was more needed to attend to guests so I abandoned my quest, will soon put up whatever I have snapped. As a parent the enlightenment for me was how much the girls of Aasim’s class are crazy after him – there were fights for who will be next to him when he cuts the cake and then one exclaiming – “Auntie look I got Aasim” and proudly showing Swati in her plate the piece of cake which had Aasim’s written name on it.
Even though busy I did manage to flirt enough with one of his good looking ex-teachers to convince her to come for a portrait session, yeah Swati assisted me, so don’t bother with all those wry comments.
And that brings me to the other good news – I will have my new camera within next 15 days – the lost $$ (thanks to some stupid bimbo in a US bank) have finally reached my account!!
Amidst the increasing madness and chaos we decided to grab on to that last grain of Fantasia and elope for the afternoon…. We forsake the car in lieu of my Scooter!! The early winter breeze and the still warm afternoon sun was soothing…
We quickly finalised a larger bicycle for Aasim’s sixth birthday and then on the way back entered into a book expo not expecting much BUT there Swati discovered an unexpected gem. Part two of a book which I had given Swati nine years ago.. Presented by Pritish Nandy it is a collection of translated poems by the ancient Sanskrit poet Amaru – Unchained melody
“Her breasts were crushed
in his embrace
as joy raised
goose pimples on her skin
Her clothes fell
fell well below her hips
as passions rose.
STOP!!
Enough! she said.
And then?
Then I do not know what happened.
She fainted, fell asleep
or simply became one with me.
Who knows?”
Two days without receiving a single email – I am not missing anything 😀
Here one person who is enjoying Diwali most is Aasim – well he is supposed to BUT this time he is much more involved. He went out (with his mom) and got lots of electric string lights and has put it all over the windows of his room, His mother is supposed to draw rangoli every morning in the courtyard and gifts are to be sent to his friends…
Speaking of gifts looking at the amount of sweets sent over from US of A to people in Nagpur it looks like the IT industry and Indian IT pro are doing much better this year…
Wishing every one a very happy Diwali!!!
BTW – Aasim has learn’t his first swear word – “Damn” 😉
Picturesque – speechless