Rockin Diwali...

Diwali brought a welcome break for me after a hectic 4th term here at Great Lakes. But since we had only 3 days before the next term began, I thought of saving some money by not going back home, and going to Bangalore and celebrate Diwali with cousins instead.

Well, there is definitely something with me and Bangalore. Around the same time last year, when i was supposed to go to Bangalore for my cousin's engagement, i reached the station well in time, sans my luggage. This was because i got late at work and had to ask ma and pa at the last moment to get my luggage to the station. They did make it, just a couple of minutes after the train's scheduled departure time, but luckily, thanks the the ever so "punctual" Indian Railways and the relay between me,ma-pa and my cousins PK&DK, i got my luggage.
This time around... the story was similar. Only this time I myself made it a little late to the station and Indian railways wanted to prove a point this time which meant I missed my train. Actually planning to board a train at 6 AM, when I am seldom able to make it to a 9AM class on time, was perhaps asking for a little too much from myself.

Anywaz, i somehow made it to Bangalore. Man!!!did the rockin trip make up for all that preceded it!!! I was treated like a celebrity. The variety of cuisines i had would make any gourmand feel envious. It started off with delicious Sindhi kadhi chawal for lunch at my cousin Mahesh's house. I think my Marwari Bhabhi was only experimenting, with me as a scapegoat, but you rocked Bhabhi... :)
This was followed by a dinner at my other cousin Vandu's place where i got to eat some authentic North Indian food after ages (Well, North indian food in Chennai is hardly North Indian). The luscious Shahi Paneer and the gorgeous Rajmah were too good to resist, and i ate as if i had been castaway to a distant island called Chennai before I got rescued.
Lunch next day was a sumptuous buffet at Aroma of China. Wow!!! A delcious 4 course lunch!!!
Boy!!! Suddenly I felt I had worn the wrong-sized Jeans. I hope no one saw my tummy bulging out of my tight Tee.;)

I was off to Italy that evening. Oops!! i meant Mahesh's place. I was asked which sauce would I prefer for Pasta - white sauce or red?? Well it was a difficult choice to make, and before i could decide, the chef (read Meenakshi bhabhi) had given me a "buy one get one free" offer. it was as if she read my mind when as a response to her question I thought "both!!!" :)

This was just a description of half of my journey. i don't want you guys drooling while reading my blog ;)

Well, I wasn't just gluttonising in Bangalore. a few more things that i did were..errrr...boozing, sleeping...and....yea how can i forget this. It was Diwali guys... it was after 6 years that I burst crackers. And this was really an icing on the cake. I could never have imagined such a grand Diwali away from home. From the silliest of jokes at Mahesh's and vandu's place, to the dart games and those "JD on the rocks" pegs with Amit, to the crackers, to the last evening at Hard Rock Cafe, i had a real rockin Diwali at Bangalore. I certainly could not have asked for more!!!

6 hours is a very small journey for such a rockin place to meet some people, and more importantly, to eat.. would do it more often now. :)
Cheers!!!