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Birthday Celebrations

It’s Friday night here in Hyderabad, and I am at the guesthouse, taking it easy for once. We went out yesterday, and I ended up getting really, really sick. As part of the celebrations of Kendell and Megan turning 21 on February 28th, a few of us went dancing at Liquids. Liquids is a swanky club on the third floor of a building in Banjara Hills. There’s a cover charge for guys, and drinks were far more expensive than I would have liked, but it was in celebration of the birthdays, so I went along. It was worth it though. The view from the large windows of club allowed us to look out over Hyderabad. It was tres jolie. Afterwards, we went to Ahala, another expensive club. But, we got into this one for free. It was Australian theme night, so naturally there were a bunch of girls in cowboy hats and small clothing dancing making their way around the club. Gotta love those Australian cowgirls. It was insane fun. For a good hour or two we danced to good music, crammed between dozens of people. An after that, we went to an after-party at Gotham’s house. Gotham is an Indian who lives in Australia, and is back staying with his family. Their house was ridiculously large. There were multiple levels on the inside, and more than a couple huge, stone patios outside. Gotham took me to meet his father shortly after we arrived. I walked into a room to find his dad lying in bed, covered in a sheet, with a woman hiding in a ball next to him- awkward moment number one. We proceeded to have some drinks and dance a bit more, but I ended up getting really sick for some reason. I ended up on the floor of the bathroom in some random house- awkward moment two. Then, I was taken to the sister’s bed to sleep while the rest of the group carried on- and, awkward moment three. At around six in the morning, I awoke to Lila, and the early morning call to Muslim prayer. It’s a really odd feeling when you wake up feeling like crap, in some random bed, in a random house, hearing the call to prayer in the background, and then being taken home in somebody’s car while the sun rises on the horizon. I got to bed around 6:30, and have since been sleeping off the sickness. If all goes well, I’ll be in good health before we leave for Goa on Wednesday night.

Posted at 09:50AM Mar 01, 2008 by Adam L Barkl in General  |  Comments[2]