Growing a Beard

Last night I went out with my dear colleagues Sasi, Nikhil and Hari, who by the way shares the surname of the legendary sitar player who taught George Harrison how to play the instrument.

The ride to the centre of Hyderabad which is approximately 20 km from Hi-Tech city took us around 40 minutes and it was my first experience of real Indian traffic and driving. We went to a pub called 10 Downing Street which in the beginning was a surreal experience since the place looks just like any other English pub (but slightly over-AC’d) and after a couple of Kingfishers I almost forgot I was in India. The beer here is stronger then the stuff I normally drink in Dublin and drinking it at the same pace as back home makes you quite…happy! Very groovy with added special effects such as fear of collision/death together with constant honking as well as motorcycles, rickshaws, bikes and dogs swirling around the cab on the way back to the hotel.

At home, I went to bed with a smile.

-Hessam – Finally growing a beard