At the Delhi CWG Opening Ceremony

I've been on the move so I couldn’t update my blog as much as I had wanted to. Sooo….this post is really late but ‘better late than never’ I suppose.



Went to the Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony with dad and my sister; great experience. Didn’t think our country could really pull it off and frankly I even questioned the act of India proposing to hold the Games in the first place (even crazier that it was granted!).

But then, as the ceremony proceeded, I slowly changed my perspective and ever so slightly became proud of being an Indian (which I never was. Period.) The decorations were beautifully done, diversity craftily presented, beliefs magically communicated. I could tell everyone, not only me, was impressed. I especially looove the big drums, well that might sound kinda kiddish but I do; they’re so huge and make such big ‘gong’ sounds :) And oh…the light shows were absolutely breath-taking! Seriously!



It was fun cheering on Sheila Dikshit (Chief Minister of Delhi), and APJ Abdul Kalam (former President of India), and even more fun booing Suresh Kalmadi :D (unpopular chairman of the Organising Committee for Delhi Commonwealth Games).

Was holding my breath when the Indian contingents came into the stadium since I knew beforehand the Mizo traditional dress (Kawrchei & Puanchei) had been chosen to be worn by the girl who leads the team in. It’s a shame the subsequent Mizo Cheraw dance was not very conspicuous due to the large amount of people in the field at the same time, all dancing to the music.

We walked more than 3kms to the stadium, then back again (same distance). And by the end of the day, my feet were killing me…literally! I’m not exaggerating when I say my feet were swollen by the time we got back to the hotel, plus cramps the next day…whew.

I was interviewed by this reporter; I got really awkward hehe, but I think I got my point through :) Dad clicked this picture.



And now, I’m back to same old boring daily routine; so bland.
I’m searching for books which really interests me, to keep me occupied and enlightened. I’m currently devouring Barack Obama’s ‘Dreams from my Father’. Very very interesting but very very philosophical; slows down my reading pace :p