What a fellowship....

All the muscles, tendons and jaw bone on my face were in full swing yesterday evening. It was the night of dinner and fellowship amongst good friends. I was the happiest and most gladdest [ no such word but just trying to make a point-lar! ] time of my life when I could spend time sampling good home cooked meals and catching up in conversations. The meals were fantastic and everyone practically wolfed down the food and there were still plenty to take home because we could actually enact the biblical scene of feeding the five thousand for that matter when it comes to food! Well, most definitely, they won't look like us, round and cute! Ha.......Ha.........
It was really good to have Iggy and Zam around this time together with their children Sharmitra, Shalini and Shaila! [ newly extended family ] How they have grown up while it was always nice to have Dinesh & Abby together with Dave & Caleb [ our loving & caring family buddies ] for such an occassion. To add up to the already wonderful night, we had Errol & Jessica together with their children , Josephine & Jocelyn [ I am very blessed by their lives, warmth & care. This one is a special family! ] together with Steven & Wan Sin [ great-great buddies and family! ] plus Vive & Sathy [ My warm-hearted extended family ! We're still sorting out our skin colour problem eventhough we are family!] It was like the good ol' times ....but BETTER, man! Everyone kept tucking and attacking the food and it was such a delight! Laughter was the order of the day and the aura of great fellowship was all around.

Dinesh & the gang brought capatis with the really good dhall, curries and mouth watering varaval lambs pieces, fruits, vegetables [ this one is a combination of long beans,carrots and peanuts - this is actually an old recipe dish which I have not tasted for such a long time and I love it very very very much! Reminds me of the good ol' days with mom & dad !] and many more while Steven & Wan Sin brought the stupendously nice tofu with plenty of prawns & assortment while Errol & Jessica brought the rotisserie chicken which I felt was a truly awesome taste with all the herbs and spices lingering in my salivating face! It was a heavenly food experience. BTW, Vive & Sathy [ Really glad to have them around ! Such a blessing to my life ! ] brought Vive's mom special varaval lamb pieces and it was a real experience of taste and the soft succulent lamb melting in your mouth thing, man! This is the ultimate high you can ever get in one night of feasting. I tell you this, I know that the guys got rounder every time they took a step to the table, that's for sure ! I could almost hear the measuring scales popping out of its' mechanics while the alarm bells on cholestrol level hits all time high,man! Who's listening, actually! Eat first-lar!

We also managed to celebrate our to buddies birthday namely Steven and Dinesh. How old are they? Well........cannot tell-lar! But they are definitely off their teenage years, that's a confirmation! We had a jolly good time chowing down their birthday cake and having some fun at them. Then , the night belonged to the most shinning person in our fellowship, Iggy or Ignatius! His antics and his smooth rendition of topics ranging from politics to daily life happenings are a real treat and a class act,man. Way to go, bro! Never a dull moment whenever he is around! I tell you, Zam & Iggy are one class couple too! We laughed and laughed all in the name of good fellowship & fun. I tell you, I laughed so much that I virtually had my stomach exchanging places with my lungs and I was coughing so much that I thought they would have to get me a garland of flowers and write a eulogy for me soon!
Such was the passion, the light heartedness and the bond we have as good friends. To me , it epitomes the very fabric of what friendship is all about - good food, good environment and great fellowship. What a life, indeed! I have never been happier! There is nothing more I could have asked for a great night! Thank you everyone for a great time! I treasure this a lot!

As for the extra chicken varaval my wife made, well....it's the best in the whole world. I don't care what you people say but the bottom line is that my wife's chicken varaval is the bestest!