Roll Call

Ok, everybody seems to be all over the place.

Baba (Babua) is off to Tokyo I understand, where he is to meet Chhotokaku (Khokon), Arkakaku and Kasumi Oba-san (khurima). He returns to India via Singapore, so hopefully some chocolates will attach themselves to his luggage en route. Later he is to go to Vienna.

Barapishi (Khuku) is travelling around with Mejopishi (Keka); M'pishi has gone to visit the US and is looking very smart in her western attire. I know they've been to Disneyland but I've lost track of the rest of it. Chhotopishi (Kanchi) is there as well, of course, and I'm very impressed by the resilience of the denizens of Atlanta, GA. All three Roy sisters, just think of it.

It will surprise nobody to hear that Anindyakaku was in the US too. A month before M'pishi, of course. This is one couple that refuses to stay together. Such jet-setting...

Kaku is having Moore Avenue painted. Didi (Guria) is back in town, working in a legal firm off Prince Anwar Shah Road. Munia is probably finishing with a set of exams.

Ma (Swati) is coming to Calcutta in a few hours. She's here for a week and then Vicky (Soubhik) and Rahul (Bheblu) visit them at Madras for Jamaishashti. I stay back in Cal. Not sure if it's a good thing or a bad thing, but I'll find out soon enough.

Tua is in B'lore, sending me pretty earrings. (Thanks, Tua!)

Mithi and Medha have brought their mother to Calcutta for a holiday. Pishithamma was with them in Gurgaon and came along as well.

Dada (Lattu) is in Cal, helping to clean/clear out Moore Avenue. (Thanks, Dada). Vicky pulled his [share of the] weight as well, so thanks V.

Jimma is staying by herself in Garfa and seems to be doing a good job of cadging meals off folks. I'm pretty proud of her.

This is all the news I have and I'm aware it's pretty sketchy. So please tell me what you and yours are up to. Chhotima? Linnetpishi? Arkakaku? Chhordi? Indi? Anybody?

Tuadidi mailed me and said i could put up her latest update here

Saw a series of mails about the family blog...will check it out...last time i visited ...there were just phuli didi's posts...
well right now i am trying to figure out where to get lunch...am not feeling like any exertion greater than that....last week was crazy...doing overtime , which is ok, except for the fact that then i get back at three and sleep at five,and get really bad sleep...but i got a nice token of appreciation which was a really nice surprise...though now i think it was a ploy of my team lead's to first give me some appreciation which i felt was pretty undeserved , since i am pretty much paid to do what i do, and then to give me a bundle of more work than others .....very very nice ego trip in a way, but i get hungry and stomachachey at night!and felt so tired on friday night....weekends are sacred scarosanct heavenly delicious things and eternal glory to anyone who inevented them...this is the best part of being a working person as opposed to studying...but all said and done i prefer this to studying .....i get the money, weekends are freeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!, home is to sleep and enjoy in ...and nobody sitting on my head expecting me to top my classes ALL the time.its nice really....

this weekend is lazy...otherwise there are nice plays and things happening here. caught one at alliance francaise recently...nice comedy..there is a theatre festival going on , going to stage romeo and juliet tomorrow, its "far off " by bangalore standards, so going there is dicey...because while distances are really nothing, but it means a mini fortune in auto fare . film screenings happen too...and there is sme pretty active quizzing going on in this city...might attend a quiz some sunday morning later on this month provided i can get up.

food situation is nice too..though i miss the cheap peiping barbecue tibetan delights type chinese food

thats all my news. u can put it up on the family blog if u like.