W he nice that you are born ...
Since the exact date of birth is forgotten or no attention is paid to have, on 1 June, a majority of the Indians officially birthday.
In contrast, it is totally modern birthdays of the next generation even now
actually celebrate on
actual date of birth. This also applies to Prathibha, the daughter of my colleagues - it has been 1 year! It was
afternoon in an intimate cross-legged-round lunch, while the birthday child embedded in the cloth dangling from the ceiling and fell asleep. After the last wife of the house could convince now had to really eat enough to have invited Prabhakar for a house tour: during the last of the group were still there when the guide started, the first already inspected the last room, the bedroom (all-purpose) room. And I do not mean that the group was very big ...
Prathibha is awake - Photos shot wildly. It should be only a foretaste of the evening photo session.
brother, father and uncle are showing great interest in the German and the three Canadians.
What to eat in Germany? How many cars you have? As for the houses look like? Early Evening we will return to campus and then a few hours later the party goes. What happened in the meantime Kevin comes later.
on a wooden bench, installed on the back of a minivan, it's back to night birthday party. Even in the narrow street are the first male guests. The house itself (separated only one of many situations in the sexes) unimaginably full of women and children. Now that I'm only the only white still, and many guests for the first time I see I am like so often unwittingly at the center. The fact that the white man will also have a camera with a bright flash, which you can see themselves, makes the all any better. I mingle among the people that I know where I am much better - feel - but absolutely no longer strange. It is talking, laughing. Strangely, we hear this evening not make a sound of music.
start a small ceremony: the birthday child is brought in, flowers slung, cut a cake together with her mother and father (! But not eaten), dots painted on a small, eingeräuchert with jewelry overweight child balloons burst. A few "Modernos" vote
Happy Birthday , which does not find a popular and almost as soon as the balloon flies.
snacks for all: a kind of puffed rice mixed with peanuts, onions, spices, chilli and garlic, bananas and a sweet pastry - served on newspaper.
I come but to not eat (due to the abundance of the lunch even half as bad):
Do something, even a photo of me! ... And by me with Prathibha! ... And all together now! And now only the men! ... And now as we hand over the gift! ... And now you! Yes, then I had to get their turn on an obligatory birthday picture. And I do not feel much more comfortable than Prathibha, which almost constantly crying - but somehow it was cool. . Solemnly my gift will be presented (it is not easy to pack Lach gums if you have no tape has something Can you give a 1-year-old candy at all ...?) once appeared on the scene, many sensed their chance: brother uncle and father, other family members and all who wanted to be photographed just once with a white man see, one after the next to me - always without
smile that is not yet!
Actually, it was really really nice because many people I know were there. Only when you meet people that you only marvel and then press into the role of the strange white men, the nerves a bit.
Like the wedding (photos are here!), Was also the birthday of then pretty soon the stage. People come to eat, tells congratulates but then goes back quite quickly.
As the last guest, I will of course not allowed to go with "empty" stomach. More chapatis and rice meet yet undigested chapatis and rice.
Per motorcycle back to campus and welcomes cheuffiert six young students from Singapore who will be here for a month. I sleep well.
What was there another "Home Alone"?
between celebration and food, and food and celebrations came by Shanthi:
mood for a movie? Sure, I'm with you. Already set to Bollywood, I was quite amazed as it was we were watching an English film. When the film actually is not Hollywood and Bollywood with "English" subtitles and this was with projector screen, I could hardly believe it.
Our students are still learning English! As then few minutes later, the Indians were 16-25 in "Home Alone" their bellies with laughter, I was also not out of the smile. Reminiscent of earlier I looked at Kevin with us, we defending his home against the oh so evil burglars - always accompanied by roaring laughter from the Indians.
Next Sunday "Home Alone 2"! There probably is no end: -)
