Ganesh Utsav at Farmington hills

Last weekend was Ganesh Chaturthi. I had been to Farmington Hills to meet my friends. Three of my friends Nikhil, Kapil and Saurabh picked me from AA. These guys along with Gunesh and Anant had shifted into a new apartment few days back. I reached home with all the décor. Two people, Kapil and Gunesh did most of the work. The other two, Sau and Anant were busy setting the network connections for the computer. They finally surmounted the task. All of us slept late that night, which resulted in getting up late the next day. Next day we did a few preparations and left for Rohits house. He and Supriya (his better half) had really decorated the place well. The Prasad was really first-rate; I liked especially the flavored milk.
From there we came back to our house for the aarti. Saurabh and I had cooked a good recipe for lunch. After the rituals we then munched. A friend had invited all the people for dinner and aarti at his place, so everyone left for that. I, Saurabh and pankaj instead decided to go to a temple. We went to Lansing and the temple was really superlative. Devotees had turned up in large number and so people were finding it difficult to park their vehicles. From there we returned home.
The other people came home at 4.00 am next day and we all went to a theatre in Novi. This was the place where they were showing the cricket match on a big screen. We were before time and so we got seats of our choice. Meanwhile an imprudent fellow while parking his car in the wrong slot hit our car. The explanation given by him was boisterous. He said that eventually when he arrived close to the car instead of stepping on the brake pedal pressed the accelerator by mistake. This was really insane. He literally smashed both our cars. It was sad as Kapils car especially was only a week old. There were a couple of scratches on Rohits BMW too. To add to this India lost the toss and also lost the match.
Then Nikhil dropped me at AA. I was really tired when I came back but even then went with the junta to a nearby mall. It was a nice short trip to meet my friends.

My Birthday

This day is special for everyone and each birthday is celebrated in a different way making it memorable incidence. My birthday this year was no exception to it making it too a special birthday. The birthday celebrations did not start on that day or the previous day. The plans for celebrating it were being made few days in advance, with Monto flooding all mail boxes. I was happy to see Monto so enthusiastic for my birthday. Was it because it was his friend’s birthday or for something else, whatever it was hats off to him. It started with Monto coming home and taking Harry and the two aunties for shopping. The real work started at 8.00 and they had lots of things to do with few people. I was not sure whether these guys could really get food ready in time but to my surprise the food was ready at 9.30, with two salads, soup, two types of Pastas and rice. It was really delicious food.
Initially we celebrated Sonia’s birthday as her birthday is one day before mine. It was a good birthday till now the devil act was still to come. Then some music was turned on and people danced, the controversy over playing the music was always there with few people who wanted to play the traditional hindi songs while others who wanted English songs. Five minutes before 12.00 phone calls started coming to wish me for my birthday. The moment had come for all the guys to show their hooligan act. As soon as I cut the cake I was smeared in cake all over my face. My hair was looking like shampoo had been applied to them. I had to take a really nice bath to get rid of the cake. After the bath I had to invest some time in removing the cake from my ear, which had turned me virtually deaf.
Then some nice birthday wishes came my way and I had my dinner. I knew worst things were yet to come so I did not eat to my full. As expected, Balle and Monto grabbed my feet and hands respectively to lift me up in the air, so that they could give me birthday kicks as present. Each one in turn had his chance. One kick was bad which hit me on my back. After all this then I could have my incomplete dinner again and the party was nearly over.
Next day due to that kick I had to apply all types of ointments on my back and had to take pillows to sit. Things did not stop here. In the evening we had an opportunity to have some samosas at the ISA meeting. A hindi movie was screened that day and it was really a horrible movie. People started walking out of the classroom in few minutes. The bollywood fan (Jammy) too could not bear it. Being a weekend we then finally went to hit the dance floor. I was actually not feeling like dancing as my back was hurting, but it was bugger boy who made the DJ make an announcement to wish me on my birthday. That was really nice of him and I was so happy that I danced after that. All these incidences were more than a birthday gift to me. The day ended but was filled with fun.
All thanks to all my friends here at AA for making this a beautiful birthday for me.

Canoe Trip

This is my first blog. I happened to fall into this habit due to my friends here in Ann Arbor. The junta here keeps blogging and it is fun. the place has been a happening place. Last weekend was fun especially the Canoe trip was filled with fun and vigour. It was tiring as we all had slept late the day before that and had to get up early to leave. The fun started early morning itself. It was decided that one person would have to make a double trip. So happily it was Monto who volunteered. It was a nice opportunity to spend with time with the new junta. But the need for a second trip was cancelled. So we all left and Monto was comming back we happened to wave to stop him but unfortunately he did not see us or he pretended to do so. He thought ignorance is a bliss, but my friend he was wrong this time as everyone had already left home. So finally with a wierd look he reached the place alone to find all people had reached and were ready to leave for Canoeing.

Now dcube started pairing people for the trip. He systematically paired experienced people with the novices so as to make sure everyone would complete the trip safely, or atleast I hope that was the real reason! I and one more of my friend China (being commited) sat with some guy so that these guys could have fun with the new junta. We started and had to pass through a small patch initially and then we joined the big river. All people almost started together. Then suddenly we found that Monto's and my boat were way ahead of others. So we skillfully parked our canoes and waited for people to come. Then finally Dushant arrived and then we all three set for our journey. Monkel was racing his Canoe thinking it was his TRW vehicle and we always used to find him somewhere ahead. This was due to his habit of racing stimulated his nervous system to do so.

Meanwhile our Canoes where getting stuck everywhere and in that there was one hillarious incident. China and his team mate were trying to rescue someone else. While doing that the other fellow inspite of Chinas command was rolling the Canoe. Suddenly in a flash of a second china is in the water that scene was really funny and to add to his anger his mate was still in the boat with the boat upright. This was simply unbearable to China and so this boy pulled him down into the water. Then these guys like bandits stopped each and every Canoe to get them into the water. Dcube and his canoe partner were watching all this and looking at this they themselves stepped into the water. In between even our Canoe got stuck but Nari ( Jammy's friend ) provided us with sufficient energy using his Canoe to free us. Then our three Canoes reached the destination thinking that we had to reach in 2 hours . Slowly the others arrived. Nari came last and suddenly we could see a half dozen people hovering near his Canoe, some genuinely trying to get him out of the Canoe while others plotting of a plan to drop him in water. The evil minds finally succeeded to pitch him into the water. This fellow later using his mammoth body lifted and dragged jammy, but jammy pretending an appendix problem found out a canny way to escape his clutches.

Later the few Car owners went to get us some food and pop. Tthe pop incidence reminds me of somehting. I opened a can and all fizz came out of it. Jammy smartly collected all the of it and poured it on my head. I inturn ppured the whole can on his head but hurt him a bit for which I am really sorry. So this sticky mess was all over our bodies. Once the food came people hogged like mad.

The day dint end there after we arrived home all of slept for a while and then went to play beach volleyball in the willowtree court. This was too much for one day but it dint stop there. We found out there is some stuff Disco Dandia being played somewhere. So we all dressed up in traditional clothes left for it. The dandia stuff was full flop as the music was nowhere close to any dandia music and the stupid DJ that day had made up his mind to burst our ear drums. Suddenly people started leaving the place and the show ended. All the guys then decided to go to Apt # 3036 to watch a movie and so everyone arrived. The bollywood fan, Jammy got a movie called " Jaan jai par Praan na Jay". I wonder where this guy finds such movies. The movie was worth watching once but definately no more than that. the movie had one really good incidence, which was spotted by me, china and Harry and we urged jammy to rewind and see it. That incidence is worth seeing cannot be told by narrating it. So I believe who ever has not seen that have a look at that incidence definately. The movie was a very good dozing medicine and very few people really with a lot of determination saw the end of the movie. That was the end of one of the most happening day leaving the memories for all of us to cherish. I am sure there are many more such days to come with such enthusiastic people around me and ofcourse including me.