Chapter 297

Things went on as usual the following and without any incident. Her work load was light and as she had promised she made it a point to spend some time with Pryag. He seemed content and appreciated her efforts. They went for a movie and a dinner. The movie was not very interesting for her but he seemed to enjoy it. She felt like it was more of a documentary and lacked some of the things that Indian movies normally have. He picked the movie and he thoroughly seemed to enjoy it. She realized that she was unaware of a lot of things about her ancestral roots and culture back there whereas he was seemed to almost know everything and was in tune with what was going on. She would have preferred to watch Brad Pitt planning how to rob a bank or Tom Cruise romancing a leading lady or Hugh Jackman fighting fiercely as Wolverine or Brandon Ruth soaring in the high sky in his cape or Toby Maguire with his baby face trying to figure out what to do or Matt Daemon searching for his identity in the streets of Europe. But on the contrary this movie focused on three sisters providing home and shelter to a stranger who ends up staying there as a paying guest and two of the older sisters falling in love with the same guy not knowing that he has a family that is left behind and was there to make end meets. The movie was even boring as it was concentrated on the deserted and doughtier part of Rajasthan and spends most of the time expressing the pain the people encountered to get some water to meet their day to day needs and how much they suffered at the hands of the city council. She had extreme difficulty sitting through the complete movie and she enjoyed the intermission very much. She spent the second half in the expectation that the movie will be over soon. Pryag commented that it is very rare to see a movie that focuses on real problems and issues and appreciated it very much. He even knew the names of couple actors and commented on their performance.

On the contrary the dinner they went to the following day was quiet commendable. The food was a fine dine. They went to a Thai restaurant and it was a remarkable evening. They started of with Fresh Spring Rolls that were rolled in rice paper, served with peanut sauce, stuffed with tofu, carrot, mint leaf, roman lettuce, bean sprouts and red cabbage. It was a delight to ones taste buds. Then kicked off with Drunken Noodles. It was made of spicy flat noodles that were pan-fried with some chili, garlic, bamboo shoots, bell pepper and sweet basil and Gang-Kua-Sabparod Goong which was the house special that was made from pineapple curry cooked with peas, carrots, tomatoes. The added touch was from the coconut milk and basil. Even though it was not the usual rice that but it tasted very nice with the sticky rice that was served. By the time they were done with the food and enjoyed the Bangkok Galore that they ordered they were she was full. But Pryag took a risk and ordered Fried Bananas and Honey for dessert. She intended only to taste it just a bit but ended up eating her share completely. The bananas that were coated with rice flour and tapioca and were deep fried. They were served with a scoop of ice cream on top. When the ice cream melted a bit due to the heat from the bananas, it sort of blended with the flavor of the bananas and a small taste was so divine she couldn't help herself and had continued to savor every bite. They had spent some time talking about various cuisines that they have dined together and their favorites. It had been a very pleasant conversation and they both have realized that their tastes were quiet similar when it came to most of the desserts and very varied in the entree. She always preferred to eat light and on the other hand he liked a heavy satisfying meal. They had also talked about gender differences and he had agreed to many thing she said relating to his sister, mother and aunt. She had done the same discussing her brother, his father and a few friends. It was an amazing evening and he had dropped her off at her home and giving her a hint that he has a surprise in store for her hiking her curiosity.