In this frigid cold when the strong gusty winds pin down the already single digit Fahrenheit temperatures to 20-30 below zero I thought I was insane to venture out. But, I am so glad that I went. :)
I just got back from a low-key lazy Sunday hangout at one of my firangi classmates place. And surprisingly, I REALLY had FUN! I had been quite unhappy with myself for not being able to make it to their parties or generally, not hanging out with them ....blaming it on the cultural gap that prevented any sort of normal conversation beyond first 15 minutes or the lack of any motivation, like beer, to stick around after the small-talk had ended. How wrong I was! These guys are not only quite easy-going and fun, but genuinely nice people and very warm and welcoming too! I can just be myself and just be genuinely interested in hanging out with them! It is just the same amount if effort you put in when you go to any new place, even in India, and meet new people.
Damn! And I thought I was a loner and goner! :P
Just for sake of completion, here's what we did:
Laura, Charlie's wife picked me up from the el station. I really appreciate her coming out in this cold. We chatted about advertisements, comedy shows and cartoons over drinks. When it was time for dinner, by popular vote we decided on Thai. Among the really good ones were the smoky tasting drunken noodles, the glass noodles and the green curry. The spring rolls were the first ever that I have eaten cold and with zucchini, but they were yum! The topic of grave discussion at the table, as people struggled with their chopsticks, literally to make 2 ends meet, was about the sex separation in Hyenas! Can you believe that! :) Well, it looks like you can't just look and distinguish a male hyena from a female! And there's more to it, but I will leave that to your wikiing skills. Also, we deliberated on why there aren't as many people with extra digits even though it is a dominant trait! We had home-made ladoos that Aai had sent for dessert and they totally loved those "little, dough cookies!" :) Then it was videogame time! And they had a Wii! So I virtually snowboarded and lost all the times! :( And they we cabbed back home!
It was "a nice...a very nice" evening!
3 comments:
Hola! nice post u got there. stumbled in here while blog hopping on a frigid pennsylvanian night!! A Lot of the firsts seem really familiar..Comforting to note that I am not the only IBCD struggling to maintain a balance between desi and pardesi :-)
hey iceman!
thanks for the compliment of stopping by and leaving a comment! :)
Hey!
When did u start blogging again?? :) Great to see your post! Interesting bit of info abt the hyenas, there :D And, above all, grt to know that you are settling down :)
Post a Comment