Durga Pujo changes the face of the city, at least to a certain extent. Here are some of the things I came across while wandering around in the neighbourhood (all of these are makeshift structures, in case you are wondering):

Sometime I feel sad.. thinking that these will be pulled down by the end of this week . But, on the other hand, as they say, “আসছে বছর আবার হবে” (we’ll be back next year) .

• The beginning of 2008 has been a little rough for me, as I had fever and headache for the past few days (starting from the 2nd, to be exact). Luckily, things seem to be getting better now, and currently, the fever seem to have subsided, leaving behind a pretty nasty cough though .
  My Hyderabad trip, on the other hand, turned out to be a refreshing break, and I met my little niece for the first time .
   
• It looks like I’ll be going for Gnunify, though the details are not finalized yet.