There's a two-day training program going on for a few folks at work. It's primarily about tubing and nuts and can be taught in a couple of hours but I guess for the certification, they need to make a big dog and pony show out of the whole thing. No worries, a little bonding time with a few colleagues and made a few friends.
Midway through the day we all got called for an emergency meeting. Everyone from work had gathered and were waiting for someone to talk. After a few minutes the property manager tells everyone about the arrest of Raj Thackeray, the leader of the MNS. His words, "A certain political personality was arrested, I don't want to call him a leader but yeah ..." Hilarious! Anyway, this arrest had led to violence in many parts of Mumbai by his supporters. Nasik was the next most affected and then Pune. About three different parts of Pune had violent incidents, mostly away from my area. Regardless, for the sake of safety, after work no one shall go home unescorted. Preferably take a Marathi-speaking person with you. Those who came by bus would have car transport arranged for them. Again, "I don't care what part of the country you're from, you're going to help each other out today." Felt kinda embarrassing that it needed to be said out loud.
Thing is, the affected areas were away from my route back home. But with all the people talking about this stuff, I started wondering if it was safe for me to go home by myself. Around close of work, DB, this girl who's been really friendly with me since I joined, came to my desk and invited me to her place. This was supposed to be just coffee and maybe dinner but it ended up becoming an overnight stay. DB lives with her husband and 9-year-old daughter and normally I'd be very apprehensive about visiting someone that fast let alone staying overnight, not to mention the fact that I had zero overnight belongings on me. I guess it speaks to how good of a friend DB has become that I didn't think too much of the whole thing.
DB's kid AB was awesome. She's this awesome bundle of energy and after a little while she became my friend. She loves to MC on her karaoke system. She taught me a few games which I loved playing with her. What was fascinating was that the kid grew up in Pune all her life. So she speaks primarily in Hindi, and a little English. So while her mom asks her questions in Telugu she responds in Hindi. It's another of those fascinating bilingual conversations that I got to witness. I'd been wondering if I could still interact well with kids around that age. I used to be good at it when I was much younger, but after last night, I can confidently say I'm still good :)
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