Buddha Moon

21/05/08 PM
It's 6:00, dinner at 8:00, I walk to the ocean front and take notice of the crowd. Children are climbing on the Gandhi statue. All along are ice cream carts, with this heat business is brisk, cooked corn placed in a styrofoam container for on the go eating, balloons and fruit. The surf is high with the the moon rising near 7:00, Families are camped on the sandy walkway eating their dinner. Couples and friends stand near the crashing surf and are soaked. They laugh and wait for the next. Boys scamper after toys which are slingshot into the dark night, and whirl in twirling colored light back to earth. Lightning flashes out past where the lighthouse rotates its beacon. Fun is everywhere, a carnival atmosphere. This is the Buddha moon, full moon in May. It is the moon under which he was born, attained Englightenment, and died. His birth? 2552 years ago.
Dinner is the standard; vegetarian curry, rice and yogurt. Bread and porridge are also available - not this time. I have asked Milan about the utensils, stainless steel. Now that's settled!