To avoid anymore embarrassment we moved on to the centre of the camp where they had neatly laid out carpets, there was this low height dinner tables with a stylish old lantern and cushion laid all around and so we decided to wear of our high by resting for some time. The camp site was so romantic, with the sun setting and a gentle cool breeze blowing across and revelry all around. (I so wished Vikram was a girl, but thank God I was not that high to think otherwise). The DJ started playing some nice Arabic numbers and the kids started dancing around. There was this little girl maybe 6 years or more, she was dancing so well with lip synch et all, a born natural performer. I couldn’t help but wonder at times how children are so incredibly innocent and this world just goes and takes all that away. Why can’t we always be kids? Why do we have to grow up? Well I am a kid at heart no matter what you say!
Anyways, we had no idea how the time flew by and it was already 7:30 when there was announcement for Dinner. It was a mighty buffet and since we both had a light lunch we both had planned on a hearty dinner. There were separate queues for men and women, vegetarian and Non-vegetarian (I am guessing it was because of the steady number of Indian tourists), as soon as the announcement was made, all the Indians rushed to the buffet like a pack of hungry wolves. Bloody Indians! I tell you, Indians and food go like Hand in Glove. We waited a while and then we jumped in too, the Buffet was enormous (I wish I had taken pictures of the Buffet table without looking scandalous), it had like 4 different types of Arabic salad, hummus (Arabic Chickpea Dip), Garlic Mayo sauce, Biryani rice, Plain rice, Egyptian Macaroni, Noodles, some kind of vegetarian curry, Dal and Raita. I skipped most of the veggie section because I was craving to try out from the barbeque assortment.
After this I headed alone to the barbequed grilled section since Vikram is a vegetarian (Waste of ticket money!), I had no idea what they served me, but it all looked delightfully appetizing. Some 4 types of Barbequed sticks and chicken curry (The little goats that I saw earlier which were tied in a corner came to mind!). If you thought this was it, you were wrong, dessert included all kinds of fruits (which I don’t eat in raw format) and what I think was Custard and of course Lime juice. It was a sight to juggle two plates; a can and my SLR back to the dinner table. You get to observe such opposite ends of the spectrum in a diversified gathering like this, for e.g.: the difference in the way, Indians fill up their plates like its the end of the world and there's no tomorrow (Paisa Vasool hone tak) and how the westerners neatly arranged theirs.
So we finished our dinner and were just relaxing and the lights suddenly dimmed down and the volume shot up with some catchy Arabic Folklore tune. And we all knew what that meant, I quickly prep up my SLR and just then she arrived like an enigma (Got some astounding shots to drool over later). She was dressed in a typical belly dancer fashion, plenty of makeup and mascara but definitely a sight to admire and to behold. Her body was agile and flexible like a Boa Constrictor, the way she danced and the moves she performed were mythical. We were all left enchanted in her wake. Even the women were enjoying and had their jaws dropped to the floor. I am sure they secretly wished to be like her.
(To be continued....)
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