10 November 2013

Annual Run with “Luchi Bhoj”

After our Sunday morning Bengali run today, we all gathered together for our annual post-run picnic with luchi, mangsho, aloor dum, begun bhaja, dahi vada etc etc. Do not worry if you do not understand what those food items are. All you need to know is that what we stock up in calories on this day, we spend the rest of the year running every Sunday to get rid of them 🙂
This is also a good way to attract other Bengalis to our Sunday morning run event (for the food, if not the run). So, this event is alternately also known as our Annual Membership Drive day 🙂
28 people in all – although 3 did not get a chance to run or walk with us!!

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9 November 2013

I have created a Frankenstein

Got a call from FedEx last night informing us that Natasha’s large print job was over. Natasha, who was getting wary of getting the printouts in time for her debate today, had asked me barely a minute back if they had called.

So, I yelled from downstairs to her (she was in her room upstairs), saying “They just called”.  And for good measure threw in “To say they love you” 🙂

Nikita, her 9 year old sister, had this quizzical look on her face – so I told her “There is a song – ‘I just called to say I love you'”

Without missing a beat, she retorted “Mmmm hmmm… I bet, YOU have never made that call” 🙂

[And all these days, I thought, one wife was enough to humble me for life 🙂 🙂 ]

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9 November 2013

Religious wars!

The religious wars over android vs iOS vs Microsoft has not escaped the team I work with. A classic conversation over drinks this evening….
Raj (a diehard iOS hater) : “I tested out Surface this weekend”….
Sunjay (iOS fan; but more importantly a fan of poking fun at Raj) : “So, it was YOU…” (Implying that only one person tested out surface this weekend)….
I am still trying to get over Sunjay’s sharp and quick wit on that one.
Very very funny. Unless you are a FB friend of mine who works at Microsoft, of course!!!

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5 November 2013

Indian Mars venture

India did today successfully what only US, Russia and the EU has done (and China and Japan failed in the past). Launched successfully a mission to Mars.
Proud and jubilant leaders from India, in a rare moment of camaraderie, declared that when India puts its mind to something, it is an unstoppable force. In fact, emboldened by this success, they solemnly swore to conquer the next frontier – indoor plumbing 🙂

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4 November 2013

Divine Vine :-)

Natasha (15 years old)  found out this afternoon that I have a Vine account. She had been berating me ever since…

A few minutes back one more of those war of words started. But this time it ended in a very different way.

….

Natasha: “You don’t understand Vine. Vine is not for you”

Me: “Says who?”

Natasha: “All kids countrywide says so”

At this point, 9 year old Nikita who had been intently watching us offered this…

Nikita: “Yeah, Daddy. Vine is for troubled teenagers countrywide” 🙂

For the next few moments I could not decide whether to laugh my head off or separate the two girls from each others’ throats 🙂

I was certainly saying “You go, girl!” to Niki mentally 🙂

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