This Land of Ours!
We are getting better and singing adds some variety to the English Support class activities.
Connecting with Canada in Chandigarh
On Thursday, we joined other Canadians abroad and some friends of Canada at the monthly social held at the Consulate.
Urvashi Sandhu is an employee at the Consulate and also the mother of a UFV Chandigarh student.
The Consulate and UFV Chandigarh are missing former Consul General Scott Slessor. The staff is awaiting the appointment of Scott's replacement.
Abbotsford was well represented at this month's event with five young interns and two old instructors joining the celebrations.
Friday! Another dinner out and another new restaurant for us. Ghazal is a very classy spot to dine in Sector 17, and we accompanied the Anands to sample a sizzler.
And sizzling it was! This was the most delicious, and largest, ground chicken patty I have ever had. It was served sizzling hot on a bed of spinach.
No surprise when Gurneet is around. No matter how large the dinner, we must stop at Giani's for ice cream after.
On Saturday, Gurneet had a very bad. "Where is my bag?" he said in the morning. "It contains my life! It has my computer and my backup drive." He was in a panic and accused everyone of playing a prank. But no one knew where it was--except Radhe. Fortunately, he had found it outside on the step the night before and put it away safely. Gurneet bought us all Indian Chinese for lunch to celebrate! Minutes later, Gurneet said, "Where are my car keys? I have now spilled food on my shirt and must go home to change." Again, panic and accusations. The keys were found. At the end of the day, Gurneet was back to saying, "Where is my bag?"
The lesson in this story? Even good guys have bad days!
On Sunday, we took a sentimental journey back to our old neighbourhood and the park where we jogged many kilometres last year. Terraced Garden is just a 25 minute walk from our new guest house in Sector 44.
Work has begun to prepare the beds for planting. By the time we leave in December, the park will be in bloom with all varieties of chrysanthemums.
We weren't surprised to see a friendly and familiar face when we arrived at the park.
UMT Barbers are still doing a great business everywhere around the city.
Monday's Organizational Behaviour class was busy working in teams that were formed based on their learning styles.
I think the differences in the ideas generated convinced even the skeptics that we learn and think in many different ways--and they are all good!
We had a huge storm on Sunday evening. Lightning! Thunder! Strong Winds!
Many trees, dry after the long, hot summer, just broke apart or toppled over.
On the positive side, the storm seems to have cleared the air. It is fresher and less humid.
On a very sad note, we learned that a student at SD College (where our campus is located) was killed in the storm when a brick wall fell on him.
