Most of the kids had a great time yesterday playing with colours. They said so in class and their coloured faces and hands bore testimony to the fact. Some of the older kids like Kartik must have stayed up late at night. Because he kept falling asleep in class! The other looked tired too.
Some of the kids brought us Holi sweets which we had for tea this evening. We also had some bananas from our very own tree! They were huge. Sweet. But not very. And not very tasty. Probably because they didn't ripen on the tree. The strong winds had knocked down a bunch and we let them ripen on their own.
Today was Chandna market day. When Bansi heard he would have to go to market on the bicycle instead of the motorbike, he was quite happy to let Bhola do the shopping! The bike needs repairs. And no one has bothered to repair it. So I am not letting anyone ride it any more. Besides, no one on the project has a license except me. Should there be an accident, I could get into a lot of trouble for allowing someone without a license to ride it. So till Bansi or Nilambar or Suman get a license they won't be allowed to ride the bike. In an emergency I could either call up Bhola or send for a taxi. And in any case, I could ride the bike too. It's mine, by the way.
All else is fine on the project. Graham teaches, does yoga and keeps pretty much to himself. He's the strong silent type! So the project is a quiet place at the moment.
There's a beutiful moon out there. I'll sit on the veranda and smoke a cigarette. Then call it a day.
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