"Happy Vishu", they said. I got treated to Uniappam and Aaravana Payasam. I didn't know it was also the Mallu New Year day. And when there's loads of people around, you don't search for a bowl to serve yourself. Just pour the goulash into the palm of your hand, and slurp it all up !

In another interesting development, Zerish just returned after meeting his Mommy in Kerala. The terse message on my cell flashed 'Sweet Treasure to be found at home'. That was very nice of him, because he had returned with, not ample, but a whole tub of chocolate. Yessir, there was Van Houten's Full Cream and Hazel Nuts, Tiffany's Yummy with all that caramel, Cadbury's Flake, Vochelle Bittersweet and more Fruit & Nut, the Galaxys - Crispy and even more Hazelnuts, the Guylian Praliné and also the mini Toblerones. Thanks to the Chennai heat, we were using spoons on every one of those bars. I spent an hour at his place and tried very hard. I didn't want to be impolite. But there's still too much left..