Smiley Moon - Truly Wonderful!

This is how the Bangalore sky looked on 1st Dec., 2008! I normaly walk my way back to home (which is actually just a house, not a home), and last evening saw a couple of lasses on the street clicking photographs of the sky. I was stunned to see this wonderful sight: two stars had assembled near the crescent moon - making it a perfect moon-smiley!

{edited later: these are not stars - these are Mercury and Venus! Thanks to Ashish for watching CNN and letting me know).

Called mom, but she could not trace the moon from Gwl! Went home, dusted my handycam, and clicked a picture - and have placed it here without any enhancements. Isn't it just too great!

To whom do I dedicate this picture to? Hmmm ... to didi (who's back in Singapore and missnig India like yenything), and her naughty little child who enthralled me every minute with his new-found antics (the latest one was to pose like a teapot and, very cutely, say, "look I am a tea-pot!") .. Oh! I miss him so much!

[mood change]

Everytime I am sitting in the waiting lounge to board a plane, I observe this: the moment the 'boarding' of the jet commences, more than 50 people line-up in the queue. I wonder, "Why"! Everyone has numbered tickets, there's no way they can get a 'better' seat by beating others to the gate! But 10 our of 10 times, I see them lining in the queue. 

This time, while I was boarding a plane to Delhi, I wondered about this again. Called Parle to talk about this (he confesses that he is always in an analytical state) who opined that it's because these people want to grab hold of the baggage space overhead. My argument was that luggage can be easily put under the seat ahead of yours, but Parle made me concede that everyone needs space enough to spread their legs. 

After the recent family gathering, I am again longing to spend another few days en famille, and then yet another few days. I can understand, didi, how you must be feeling. 

Happy is the man with a loving family ... in a neighbouring town.