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Then he drinks a glass <strong>of</strong> water, walks around the room − <strong>to</strong> build up pressure he<br />

says − runs <strong>to</strong> the bathroom and then throws up all the water he just drank. He<br />

has learnt this technique at some pseudo yoga or Ayurveda camp (I don’t<br />

remember which) in Haryana and is convinced that it keeps the three ‘forces’ in<br />

his body in harmony. For that camp he attended, I have had <strong>to</strong> invest three<br />

dollars in earplugs. But Kapil is the best cook I have come across. We tell him we<br />

don’t mind his cooking, though we all come home early every Tuesday. No<br />

matter what he makes, Dum Aloo or Dal‐rice we hardly have any lef<strong>to</strong>vers. I<br />

turn <strong>of</strong>f the lights anyway and sign in yahoo messenger. I see Aai and Baba have<br />

already logged in.<br />

The_kales: hi<br />

AmanK: Hi! Sorry was just finishing with the H/W.<br />

The_kales: In <strong>to</strong>day’s newspaper we saw pictures <strong>of</strong> that museum in<br />

Washing<strong>to</strong>n.<br />

AmanK: Which one, Smithsonian?<br />

The_kales: Yes, it was covered in snow.<br />

The_kales: Is there so much <strong>of</strong> snow there?<br />

The_kales: Aai sees the weather news everyday she says Washing<strong>to</strong>n DC<br />

was –8C yesterday.<br />

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