Amongst Many .. one fun event in India

You know .. when we visit India for whatever time we have got, I try to get a lot of occasions that say "Wah.. Yee Huee Naa Baat". One of this moment was achieved in this trip. Amhee sagaley mavas bhavanda with their better half's and kids met at Rahul's house and had a BLLLAAASSSTTT.
Nitu cooked some great food and Shweta and Rahul were true host catering to the needs. Best part was singing.. man.. singing at 3 AM in the morning WOW.. good times.
You sometime spend time organizing such an event. But this happened and happened in a manner that it met and covered for all the times that we did not meet.
Bhachey, Baheenee, Vahini Mhevna
Mandelee Paplet Zhinga
On Man.. That was the party That Night

How was the New Year??

New Year this year was spent partying ofcourse. Different thing was it was with many people after a long time. When I say many there really were a lot of people and best part was all friends. Rashmi's Aai-Baba, Shivani Kekare (our close family friend) baba - all danced... Dance means.. literally danced.. thumka vagairey.. can u believe it. Thinking of this alone makes it well worth. Girish Kelkar and others put together a great party.
I don't think I have photo's of the event but you know some things are in the memory and there is always a rollback in memory for these. Cheers

Another Niagara Trip

This was probably our 2nd Niagara Trip in span on 3 months. Both were unique on its own. This time we went with Rashmi Aai-Baba. We did Glass Museum @ Corning - what a nice place that is. Stroll down the street, walk and talk just soothing. Then to Niagara Falls in Canada and then to Ottawa. Ottawa for the capital city is very very easy going. Market Place is probably one of the best locations I think I will want to go many times. Real nice place.

Real Nice Quality Family Time

We spent a week driving around Canada (Eastern part). Spent a quality time with family in the Toronto area. Enjoyed the amazing Niagara Falls. It was our 5th time and is gorgeous each time we see it. We then went to thousand islands, Ottawa, Quebec City and finally Montreal and back home. Quebec City is one of the best places I have been to and its a place I wouldn't mind going every summer. Very nice. All in all a great family time and a great vacation.

My wild caught Discus

After keeping discus, acquiring and keeping wild caught discus is a great experience. Over the period from March 2010 to May 2010 I acquired great quality wild stock from Oliver Lucanus (Belowwater.com) - Exquisite wilds. Very happy. The fish are the best in quality. The fish color up every day and look different in each shade of the day. A true spectacle to watch and be owner of.

My first Discus Breeding w/ Frys.

During Christmas vacation (Dec 2009) hanging in Philly area, i decided to visit friend Hans (known in discus hobby as Discus Hans) Its an amazing hatchery with more than 5000 fish (yes u read that right). I picked up my long awaited, long wished Marlboro Reds. These were 2 adults or young adults fron 2 different tanks. With able guidance from Hans and some negotiations with Aditya - I picked the pair.
They were in my tank Dec 28th. In QT for a week and then Jan 4th they were on their own in the 29 gallong tank with breeding cone. Jan 7th 2010, they laid eggs, Jan 10th I had wigglers, Jan 15th they went free swimming attaching to parents bodies and today Jan 22nd they are all over the place.
Been an interesting week with the frys so far.
The frys went off the cone wigglers to parents body attachment. Today they are really free swimming.
Its a great site to watch. The parents are getting offensive everytime I approach the tank. Feeding FBW 3 times a day and 5 gallon water change everyday. I do not have aging mechanism yet so very cautious of how much water change I do.

Nice Christmas Day 2009

This Christmas Day we decided to do something different. With 90 miles from NYC, we said lets go to Manhattan and see the Rockerfeller Christmas Tree (this year it was from CT - 78 feet tall) and then have lunch at the famous Carnegie Deli.
It was a perfect day - 50 deg F and no wind in Manhatan - seems like a meteriological wonder. Works perfect for us.
Carnegie Deli sandwich was worth the hype. The place is really unique. Huge, tremednously huge sandwiches. That day just in sandwich we must have ate a full turkey. Rashmi and I shared a gynormous Turkey Rubin and my kids had a turkey sandwich and then they ate for 2 days on the leftover. Believe me they eat well.. not nibling kids by far.
We spent rest of the evening @ Time Square and when on the "Top of The Rock" observatory to see the NYC skyline at night. It was an awesome sight and remind you with 50 deg weather and no wind on Dec 25' 2009. Amazing day. We spent remainder of the vacation with Rashmi's brother Shailesh around Philly area visiting Hershey Park and Philly Zoo.
Time well spent and Christmas to remember.