Today was Meghna and Aditya’s grandfather’s 80th birthday celebration. Their entire family came together to celebrate; the grandchildren put on a marvelous show with singing and dancing and piano playing while other family members gave speeches about the man’s life and “happy birthday”. And of course, no celebration is truly complete without Srinath Uncle indulging in a bit of karaoke fun. After the program, there was a wonderful Woody’s lunch.
All in all, I had a marvelous time – except for the fact that my shoe broke. That’s right, the sole of my shoe came completely off after I stepped out of the rickshaw at Woodlands Hotel. Dressed up in a bright gold salvar, with tons of bangles and jewelry and my hair done up, I probably looked ridiculous flapping around with a faulty shoe.
Eventually, I took to hopping around, taking huge steps with only one of my feet so the sole wouldn’t flap under itself. I was able to ignore it for most of the program and lunch, but it definitely made finding a rickshaw to come back not so fun.
Maybe I really should invest in some chappals. However dirty they may get, they never seem to fall apart like this.
-June 25th
Yep, you were quite the sight! I can't stop laughing at the memory; especially since I suffered through something similar with my (actually Ajji's) chappals during our last trip to India!
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