Day 8 (Mon)

This day has been the worst so far. It was very hot in the night and I had about an hour sleep from having to empty and control my bowels constantly. I think the worst is yet to come. NICE! What made things worse was the thought of the evening’s entertainment and how I would cope. Raj says that this sort of stomach upset is to be expected and that I should just work through it. It’s a right pain though because I’m feeling so drained of energy and can’t focus on anything apart from my stomach.
Raj’s friend Clifford came over early this morning to meet me. I wasn’t really feeling up for meeting with anyone new at all, so I just put on a polite face and listened to him and asked to odd question. I’m making things sound really bad aren’t I? Sorry, they’re not really. I suppose I’m just feeling rotten. Clifford was a really nice guy and an assistant pastor at a local church. He is also an excellent singer and guitarist, which is ace!
I spent some time in the office doing...well...nothing really. All I wanted to do was go back to bed, so I fell asleep on the stone floor using my bag as a pillow.
Raj wanting me to help with the preparation and the cooking of the food for the evening, but I wasn’t feeling up to it at all and decided to try and get some sleep instead. I felt kind of guilty leaving him to do it all but I thought, preparing food and having diarrhoea doesn’t really mix.
I got about 2 hours sleep, being constantly however by Raj banging around in the kitchen. I’m beginning to feel like I need my own space.
When I awoke, Danesh was already here. Praveen, Shrini, Francis and Rajheev shortly followed. These guys are awesome and so full of life and great fellowship. I had a great laugh getting to know them and some of the stories they were coming out with still make me chuckle now even as I write this. Although they are all older than me, I still feel like they are still my age in a sense. It is so true what people say, ‘You’re only as old as you feel’. Well for these guys it really does show telling stories of their university days as if it were yesterday. AWESOME!
Raj asked me to play again and I didn’t mind. The guys were really receptive and appreciative and my playing sparked more banter and conversation.
Francis had invited me over to his place for dinner sometime. I really hope to connect with these guys even though they are older than me. Hopefully good relationships can be built