My Iftar Soiree

I love meeting new people. This is a recent development in me. I was never really a social person, but recent experiences and such has caused this change in me. So today when i was asked to attend an iftar party of a colleague of my boyfriend, i was immediately on my toes for it. Although coming back from office never fails to put me in the worst mood of the day, i was determined to go to that iftar party today no matter what mood i was in. It was not really the first time i’ve met Aman bhai and his wife. We had a brief encounter at Sangam (the hot spot of uttara) one day and i immediately took a liking of the couple .

The house was very near to their office and my house too, in fact. So the short rickshaw ride helped to put me in a better mood, thankfully, and i was able to manage a smile when i entered their house . It was packed with people. And i met all the people i keep hearing about everyday. I may be a bit more social than before (the minimum requirement i presume) but too many people still scare me. However, the few familiar faces helped me to regain some sort of equilibrium :S.

The house was very comfortable looking and the people there were the comfortable-hanging- out-the-first-time type . Thank god . Especially the father of the host He was a very friendly person and just like the couple themselves, i instantly took a liking of him too. The wife, Roshni apu, is such cuteness that i found myself chatting and chatting with her in her room. We talked about their marriage, the places they visited and checked out pictures. She is a fun person to talk to.

I am not a good host, neither am i a good guest. A good guest creates less hassle and helps the host in preparing for iftar and dinner. I did neither. Not that i didn’t try, i did. But Roshni apu is too nice to make her guest do the work. So she multitasked. She talked and kept me entertained and served iftar and later dinner. I was impressed. Well iftar was delicious and so was dinner which we helped ourselves to a lot later. The reason for late dinner being “addapitafying” . And when dinner was finally served, it was so yummmm .

One very interesting outcome of this little soiree is that i have finally met a couple who share my passion for traveling. And during my few hours stay there, we sketched a few trips in our heads and i am really looking forward to them. Can’t wait!

Thanks Aman bhai and Roshni apu! for such a wonderful evening

~ by Simin on September 26, 2008.