My first Saint Valentine’s Day, post marriage was dedicated to world peace and harmony, though we never intended for it to be so J. Being Sunday I really had no option but to celebrate and why not.
I will remember this V-Day for a very long time, and for many reasons like the first after marriage, no time limit to come to home, watching a movie, and then the Indo-Pak food festival at Dilli Haat. All in all it was a great day and the last two events added lots of love and flavor to it.
It was just like any other Sunday, much required for me though. After changing my job it was the first weekend without any prior engagements. In the late afternoon we went to watch My Name is Khan.... halfway through the movie I was thinking is it a movie to be watched on this day, the V-DAY! Message from the movie was conventional, re-packaged with crisis facing the contemporary world; focusing largely on the plight of minorities and prejudice against them. But such movies should be made and served to the society and there cannot be a day as perfect as 14th of Feb to watch it. Well, I noticed for 2 hrs and 40 minutes, my dear Wife had wet eyes. I did not interrupt it at all. On the contrary, I was trying to figure out locations at San Francisco ( I tell you...those who visit seldom visitors are so curious).
After the movie, we headed to Dilli Haat for Indo Pak food festival. No idea whether there were groups from Pakistan or not, but Kebab Lounge from Noida had done a great job. They were serving cuisines popular in both the countries at a very exciting price menu. For having our share of Biryani, Mutton korma and Shahi Tukda, we had to stand in a queue which was ready to burst into the INA Market across the road. Finally, our turn came and the food was tasty and filling . Long live Indo-Pak friendship, food from the countries is as spicy as relations. I settled my dinner with Ice-cream while my wife opted for south Indian coffee...we are poles apart. However, I think poles apart hold the world together.
So this was in short the day in its totality.... count-down begins for the next...
