Happy birthday to me in turmoil...

Running out of time for the preperation process, I also fell I'm running out of time in my life to enjoy, as torture had been the past year's best way of describing my work life. Maybe it was a balanced year, because it was a happy one getting together with someone I decided to live my future together. So public and private, I think it turned out to be a 50-50 year. I hope my 37th year will be very rewarding, but I realize already it's not going to start in a pleasant way... well, at least the cake I had together with my staff, my colleagues, and my wife was not bad... I didn't have time to cry, but I'd surely like to when I realize how many people care about me. Happy birthday to me and thank you very much!



And my wife gave me a gift...


with a cute messenger!

PS
It was a nice birthday to hear Vodka had won her 6th Grade 1 race taking the Yasuda Kinen race in a wild finish where she was still behind the runner-up 100 meters before the goal. I was so excited to see her run through the goal first with such a defecit! I'm under great pressure and in an unfavorable situation, but like her, I wish I can run through the goal line first!

PPS
We received an elder colleague today who had been here last autumn too. It's really tough to have so many guests at once at this crazy time, but it's my policy to welcome anyone... No one would want to come if I won't open my hands and smile... please enjoy...

We went out to dinner together...

I had some steak!

A birthday to worry through...

It was my birthday... I really didn't want to tell my colleagues about it, but they asked for a cake at the Chinese restaurant for me at dinner time.
Still, I didn't feel happy... I'm 36 and I'm going to start something very new in about a month. I should be happy that I'm getting the chances that all reporters would crave for. The private e-mails I received added some agony to my mental state and it doesn't seem like it's going to be a happy ending in that sense...
Well, when I get back I'll go over many things about my private life, and I will try to do my best to get some better way to make us happy... some better way... which I have no idea of...

After having coffee with my colleagues in the afternoon, I went out to the largest bookstore in Bangalore to buy some books...

bookstore with lots of books, but I had no idea where the books I want were placed!

yes, the books about Iran and nuclear proliferation!

stopping by a state-run souvenir shop

having coffee at a shopping center!

In the evening, we took a Rikusha for the first time to a restaurant!

riding through the M.G. Road...

a Chinese dinner for my birthday!

A birthday to start thinking seriously about my latter half of the 30s... I gotta settle down more and think about all the advantages I will get from all of this!

And...

bye-bye Mrs. Clinton!