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Today we had a barbecue in the office. The usual stuff. It is getting boring nowadays and ennui is setting in. Saturday is going to be busy again as friends are coming. G and K. They are coming over after a long time. Our big trip to Hong Kong, Singapore and China is also drawing closer. I am not feeling much excitement about it as have seen most of the places on Tv.

For me the journey is the exciting part and not the destination. However, here the journey comprises being cooped in a pressurised tube for over a day. Also, since food is an issue, I don't know how the trip is going to be. R is going to be there and will be meeting him after almost 11 years! Looking forward to that part. He has not met M since she was a year old or something.

Have taken to reading a lot of blogs lately. Most of them Marathi. I am amazed at how some people have an understanding of life at apparently a tender age. But then they are rare. A majority also have fantastic memory and remember what they did during childhood. I can remember only a few things. However, the best part is that sometimes while reading somebodies childhood stuff, I find that "yes that happened to me also" or "yes we did the same thing" . There are of course variations.

Somehow, reading about people going back to India and having plans of bringing up their children there touches a raw nerve somewhere. I wonder, why I didn't do that. My excuse has always been the better lifestyle and education to M over here than in Bombay. Let's see... Got to go. The masoor dal is done the baath is done and the cooker with lobia is also done. Got to start prep work for Saturday too...