Developments...

The last 2 weeks hae been full of activity since Tanvi's birthday, which was a blast.  Tanvi and mum channeled all their efforts into cooking so we had a dream menu comprising hummous and tabbouleh, 5 layer guacamole and salsa dip with nachos, broccoli farafelle, rich chocolate cheesecake, and a greek salad. I compered and hosted the games and dad photographed the proceedings. We played a fun mummy game, where two teams had to make a 'mummy' and wrap it up in one roll of toilet paper. The results were fun, with one mummy and one half mummy.

Tanvi travelled to Dubai on the 6th for her GMAT, and i was amazed by her complete lack of

 tension before the exam. She did pretty well too. With just 2 weeks of studying she got a 690. We celebrated in the Mall of Dubai, which has a huge 3 storey aquarium filled with all manners of fish. Hammerhead sharks, baby white sharks, 

schools and schools of colorful fish, manta rays. Watching them swim was like seeing clouds floating. The mall of Dubai has humongous floorspace. The floorplan is circular, and it must at least be 200 metres going around one floor! It took mum, Tanvi and me a good 10 minutes to complete one round.

After she left on the 7th i was completely engrossed playing Metal Gear Solid 4 for the next few days. It is like playing the lead role in a tense war/espionage movie where there are plenty of

 mini-movies and of course the game itself. Also watched Shoot on Sight, a nice movie about a dedicated, moderate muslim cop 

(Naseeruddin Shah) caught in the social dillemma thrown up in the wake of fundamentalism and terrorism in present Britain. 

The last 4 days have been familiar action again. We are working on the first YES+ course in Abu Dhabi and there have been 2 intro talks with volunteers enthusiastically reaching out to new people. The course starts today evening. So hoping for the best in the days to come.