Alex and Matt...

A meeting with giants….

Alex and Matt are Denise’s pet dogs… these weigh 60 lbs around.. and reach up till your waist pretty much.. and she calls them poor babies…….. meri taan jaan nikal gayee.. uhna nu dekh ke.. and Paula kaur.. karee jaawe.. “oh my poor babies.. they are so cute.. come here honey.. come to mama.. “

Me thinking… hai rabba.. aah kitthey fass gaye… isde naalon taan billiean hi changeeyan san.. L. .. mera taan uparla saah upper te.. main statue ho k eek paase kharr gayee..  te sochan lagg payee.. baba ji bachaa lo…

And not only Alex and Matt.. we had Shadow and Alexci also.. and those were puppies… Paula said they were.. and the moment I had glimpse of them… I was like. Kehre angle ton?... 40 lbs de puppies.. L ??

One good thing it was hot and my fluid intake that day had been less.. nahi taan pata nahi kee hona si… I mean.. bande taan apas ch itthey baad ch mile.. pehlan dogs di milni karani pai gayee.. oh rabba .. jehraa cheek chehaara peya…… tabahee.. Shadow had a tendency to jumping up on people.. her owners assured it was a newly acquired tendency… are you kidding me.. but thankfully.. they had her on a leash…. Pretty much all the time..  Matt.. is a retriver.. these guys had trained him well.. after all the hulla baloo died down a bit… and I also got a grudging approval by the whole pack of wolf hounds… and a good deal of sniffing and attempts to paw me down….. I perched myself on the edge of a chair in the far corner away from all the activity.. which was kind of hilarious.. I almost felt like and outsider looking in.. but Rich, Denise’s husband is a really cool fellow.. it was just so much fun to take in all the subtle nuances and the casual talk.. that he has us laughing pretty much the whole of the time..despite the occasion dog trying to get everyone’s attention.. it was a fun enjoyable evening after the first hour.... secluded hills.. practically a writers place.. but to me it would be spooky .. I am a chicken ..at heart.. he he.. I am honest and admit my shortcomings up front…

Denise is a professional chef… she had made Spanish rice and grilled chicken and zucchini and Sangria.. it’s a wine cooler... it was a lil red wine in sprite and lemon slices and cherries ... and then she had this argentinan sauce.. with a name that my memory is not able to retrive.. with cilantro and garlic and onions… and of course salad.. comprising of foolgobhi…and kheera .. shimla mirch.. the so called bell peppers.. .. I mean.. I never ate kacchi cauliflower at home.. but lets go with the flow.. try taan karo.. she had ranch dip to go with it.. so that made is almost yummy (you are expected to say nothing if you don’t like it.. or say yummy even if you don’t like it ).... but food was good and the conversation interesting and hilarious.. but centring around the dogs pretty much.. and.. I had this observation that.. pets are like children to these ppl.. My cousin had another opinion about this.. according to him.. raising a kid is too expensive and kids are demanding too.. so folks often keep pets.. which keep them entertained.. look at my roomie.. the other day she brought a set of toys for her 2 cats…this idea was as strange as it was hilarious to me at first.. but I guess.. I am living with it.. ha ha.. ha..  She was planning to dress up her cats some silly costumes and taking pictures.. and we all have heard that.. many folks have left pets as the beneficiaries of their estates..

BTW.. Paula ji is gone away again and I and the cats are the only inhabitants in the place..  yaar.. sacchi watching Paula play with them..  I myself get this feeling that these meaaw’s are like lil babies.. oh my what am I thinking..kahin mujhe pyaar to nahi ho raha.. .. aur aaj.. jab mujhe who billi dekh rahi thi.. to mujhe who itni buri bhi nahi lagi… oh.. yeh kya ho raha hai… aur jab who parson mere kamre mein ghuss gayi thi.. mujhe tab bhi bilkul irritation nahi hui thi… aur .. Monday ko jab… main use khana daala tha.. tab bhi.. I think.. I am not sure I like them.. but I don’t hate them now… 

… chalo everyone is updated.. and this weekend I think we are having an Indian gathering.. if not that.. then eitherway.. I am going to the gurudwara n help with the langar preparation .. this Sunday… and getting a chance to meet up with some Punjabi families out here..

Work is going good…well.. I am having mixed feelings… I am not too sure if I want to continue with them if they offer me a position.. I didn’t like the culture very much…may be it would be better if instead I just concentrate on finishing up my degree instead of doing some steupid job.. but it’s a good learning platform.. lets see how it goes..