Phew!

Bush is finally out of India – SAFE AND SOUND. Don’t get me wrong, it was pretty exciting to have him here - EVEN THOUGH my trip to the “garden city” got postponed; EVEN THOUGH my maid’s husband got thrown into jail for a night because he was seen loitering around at midnight before Bush’s arrival (what if he was planning a coup!); EVEN THOUGH we had to sit through ALL television channels talking about his dogs – sergeant Oreo, major Snoopy, etc.; EVEN THOUGH my husband has been returning home late last few days due to the million police checks on the way from work to home; EVEN THOUGH….

But truly, I miss him already :-( The police guys are back to their defined job roles – tearing up “challan” sheets for non compliance of pollution checks, and, travel has become uneventful and routine.

I will get back now to day dream about John Howard’s visit to India…who knows - he may take a detour and visit my city. Then we wouldn’t have to wait for Hillary’s visit for that complete facelift. Aaaahh…the sweet indulgence of fantasies :-)