Bashing, Birthday and Booze

It was a bust weekend. India managed to thrash Aussies again, taking 2-1 lead in the 7 match series. As always, I enjoyed every bit of it. Match scorecard here - http://www.cricinfo.com/indvaus2009/engine/match/416238.html

I also had a memorable evening on the birthday. The day started pretty ordinarily and winding off as a regular Friday - work in office, lunch with colleagues and I was wrapping up to leave early. I had no plans for the evening and just got some dinner packed from a local food stall and wanted to have a quiet evening with myself. But it was not destined to be.. someone up there wanted me to have a good time. One of closest friend in MBA days, was in Singapore and he dug out my numbers from somewhere. As surprised as I was to hear from him after almost 5 years, he came down to meet me at my place around 10 pm. He was in town for some meetings and was leaving on Saturday back to India. We got a chance to catch up on the past 5-10 years, time we spent together in the MBA school hostel and the friends and events. It was so much fun. We kept chatting all through the night, with booze off course. He went back to get ready for airport around 6 am in the morning, then I hit the sack. We called some of the old friends we lost touch with for some time and it was just amazing to meet him and spend all that time catching up. We cooked some Maggie and kept the drinking going all through the night - thank GOD for sending him ( sounds too gay isn't it) ! He has also grown up the corporate ladder and is now heading a biz unit as India leader, settled with family and blessed with a girl child. Our lives have taken very similar courses in last decade or so. We used to be the known "drunkards" of the hostel days and so it was almost fitting that we sat and drank through the night, as we met after 5 years.. he he..

Back home, Aryan and Nikita are enjoying time with the grandparents and also getting ready to come back. They would be here by next Monday. I am also getting close to finishing the Mahabharat "watching" on the DVD packs. Keeping busy and waiting for them to return.