Two weddings

 I just finished attending the weddings of two friends. One took place in Thane itself, where I was hoping to meet my old building friends, but only one of them was there. That one had great grammable locations, and lot of great food. It was held in Hiranandani One Park mostly, and the location has a long route that goes around the whole colony to reach the clubhouse, but there is also a short route from the gate to the right that goes directly to the Clubhouse. This one was fun because the food was great, and got to spend some time with old friends. 

Between these weddings, I met some old friends in Matunga, Thane itself and Chandivli. In all, I was just spending a lot of time with very good friends. I also met some old colleagues at the Yacht Club in Bandra, and got properly drunk on that occasion. 

For the other wedding, we drove down to Pune. This was a fun ride with a pit stop at the old Highway MacDonalds. The girl on the counter gave us complimentary cookies with our cold coffees and strawberry shakes. That drive was a lot of fun. We had booked an AirBnB in Baner of all places, which has turned out to be really happening now. I also checked out the new apartment my friend picked up which has a spectacular view of a construction site. I spent a good half an hour watching a pair of JCBs load up a bundle of metal rods onto a long trailer. 

The guy also had a racing wheel setup, as well as flight controller gear for Boeing and Airbus planes. The Airbus console was procured through a startup in China. That was a lot of fun too. We spoke about Indian Games, board games and for some reason, Ancient Apocalypse. 

The venue of the wedding was close to where the Expressway ends. It was on a river bank in the middle of some fields, an ideal location for the Groom and Bride who are both into organic farming and living in harmony with nature. Got to spend a good two days with friends, and it was a lot of fun. I had great, deep conversations with everyone, either about our personal lives, or ecology, or the relationship between humans and the natural world, and it filled me with hope that all my friends are conscious residents of the Earth. 

Now going back to Delhi and feeling like what I am doing with my life, living away from my friends. But I also like the independence, and even the anonymity of living in a city where no one asks you what you are doing, and you can make your own plans without having to listen to other friends. Anyway, speeding across the country right now, watching a far-side sunrise. The roads all over the country are great once you get out of Maharashtra.