Hi from Hansini.
I am sorry if this story moves too fast without much of the detail we all enjoy but it’s because I have a lot to cover in only one story.
Now, when we came back from New Zealand, Mootie and I were invited over to the house of one of his colleges’ for a meal. At first, we weren’t sure since we didn’t know them that well but then, we decided to go. They were a nice couple, a bit younger than us but the evening went well. Hamza worked for Mootie and his wife Kalki worked at a small restaurant in the middle of town. They lived close by to us, on the same side of the river as the Game Reserve. We could have easily walked to their house.
When we got there we found they had invited some other friends too. Kalki had invited a friend from her place of work, Sairu and her husband Payam, another couple whom I later discovered; they also didn’t know that well. I’m not sure why they suddenly went out and invited almost strangers to their home. Maybe they just wanted to make new friends. Maybe they had other ideas as well. Anyway, they did and in the end, I was pleased they did.
As I said above, the evening went well. We had a good meal followed by a few drinks. Good conversation, some lively discussions and a lot of laughs. I soon discovered that these people were a tiny bit naughty too. Some of their jokes rested on border-line for this type of occasion. Not that it worried either Mootie or me.
As we broke up to return to our house suggestions were made that we should do it again sometime.