3 Nov 2009
So, it turns out that it wasn’t a new holiday. Its quite an old holiday that’s celebrated by the Sikhs. It was a quiet day today. I came home a little earlier as my student didn’t turn up. (He’s Sikh. Still on holiday, I think.) I needed to get some groceries. Fortunately the main shop that I needed was open. It’s quite funny really. At home we often talk about the local grocery shop on the corner being owned by Indians. Well, that’s cause that’s what they do here. So. I went to my local dairy (He He) and got the essentials.
The evening was a lot quieter. Only a few fireworks popping off. I suppose you’ll be having a whole lot of noise over the next couple of days. When you hear the fireworks, imagine that 20 times louder and you’ll get an idea as to how loud it got here. Probably about as loud as Sparks in the Park when you are right next to the stadium.