So it's my birthday. Awesome. I'm halfway to being half a CENTURY old. Not too bad. I guess when you get older you're supposed to become depressed or something, but I think there's something wrong- I'm pretty cool with it. Hmm...

I know what you're thinking-- big birthday bash, people left and right getting trashed, and a whole lot of presents and cards.

Wrong. Three cards, no party, one gift, and no alcohol.

And you know what? I'm completely happy. (Although I wouldn't really be in the mood to have people trashed at my birthday party anyway.) I had a good day at work, I'm back in one piece after hours teaching class, and I had a nice chaat at a local restaurant. A bhel puri-- puffed rice tossed in a sweet and spicy sauce with onions, coriander, and topped off with some crunchy stuff and more cilantro. Delish, I think. There are a bunch of other chaat types, but this one's my favorite. Apparently people go crazy for it, but I don't know what the big allure is. A chaat by the way is basically a dish that you get as a snack. After lunch, before dinner. Relatively light depending on what you get with it. You couldn't go to a restaurant and say, 'I want chaat'. They'd ask, 'What kind'.

But that's neither here nor there. All I know is that I'm very peaceful and happy with tonight. It's been raining non-stop for the past couple of days and there's flooding around Bangalore. Over here as far as I'm concerned it's nice and cool, I have a blanket, and so far the internet connection isn't down. Vinoj is set.

That's it for now, and I'm pretty content. Talk lates..