Mosquito City!

From Delhi I flew to a city called Hyderabad. My buddy Pradhan calls it The City of Blinding Lights….I called it Mosquito City! I think they had a feast my first night there. I awoke in the morning with well over 100 bites on my arms and I didn’t even count the one’s at the “head table” (my forehead). I awoke in the morning with all these little red dots on my arms and forehead. It looked like someone had gone after me with a red sharpie! After a week they were all gone and I remembered to use my mosquito spray from there on out. I had no issues with mosquitoes until this city. I made quick friends with Luke’s dog Jimmy. He was a true sweetheart of a dog. Everyday he awaited the arrival of Luke or anyone who had gone out for the day. When they left…he howled, wishing he could join them. Each morning he greeted me with a wagging tail and a smile! Such a sweet dog. Luke’s dad makes an awesome cup of ginger tea! Wow what taste! His mom was so very sweet….she was shy about her English, but we still were able to communicate by using some sign language. Luke’s sister and brother in law were there for the week and his brother came home on a short leave from the military.
Time in Hyderabad was a bit relaxed. Most of the action happened on the weekend. On Saturday I met up with my friend Rajesh and another friend from the US named Katherine. We had our ORKUT meeting at Rajesh’s home along with his entire family. We had a great time singing and sharing. Both Luke and Rajesh translated from English to Telugu for me to the family members who didn’t know English. Even Rajesh’s grandmother came and joined us….she was a very lovely lady.
On Sunday, I was privileged to see a beautiful Christmas program at Pradhan’s church in the city. The children were adorable as they did a very unique Christmas play about “The Mystery of the Manger”. It was so nice to see all the talent these little kids (and older kids too) had. The play itself was seven scenes. Each scene was played out very well, including the awesome choreography of the dance routines done by the kids. The little ones did a great job in their group songs as well as their solos. Another amazing thing that happened was that I was introduced to one of my fellow Intuit employees! Imagine that! I came all the way to Hyderabad to meet up with Isaac Wilson from MV11!
After the performance we went out for some famous Hyderabad biriyani and then on to shopping for the beautiful Hyderabad pearls. It’s awesome when you got friends who know how to negotiate and barter. I just hope my daughter is happy with her Christmas present!!! If not…I have a very nice pearl necklace and earrings to add to my other jewelry.