{"id":1237,"date":"2014-09-29T12:27:53","date_gmt":"2014-09-29T12:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sayedasifmahmud.com\/journal\/?p=1237"},"modified":"2020-05-12T13:06:34","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T07:06:34","slug":"on-any-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sayedasifmahmud.com\/journal\/on-any-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"On any Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Who else\u2026you!\u2019 Tapash replied when I asked who was going to apply for \u2018sick-leave\u2019 from Drik. It is always unbelievable for Drik that I can apply for \u2018sick-leave\u2019 because the whole Drik is sick and tired of me. Anyway, I didn\u2019t apply before we headed off for Hijla in Barisal where Tapash\u2019s in-law family lives.<\/p>\n

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Asif kept hammering us to go biking somewhere. Yes yes\u2026it was motorized biking, I mean, motorbiking. Though, Asif didn\u2019t have any faith on his motorbike. I already did some inter district bike trips before. Heyo! Inter-district may sound \u2018long bike trip\u2019 for some people but Bangladesh is a small country since 70s.<\/p>\n

Tapash had to attend a post-wedding custom sponsored by parents-in-law. The custom was called \u2018Jamai Shasthi\u2019. Jamai means daugter\u2019s husband and Shashthi is six. Tapash just explained what it is about. It is custom for Hindu community to invite the daughter\u2019s husband for at least six types of fruits that grow in wife\u2019s house premises. So, it was a matter of must for him to go to Hijla. But, I had doubt if Tapash was \u2018honestly\u2019 interested to perform this custom\u2026 and, I saw him \u2018pasting\u2019 himself with his wife after we reached Hijla.<\/p>\n

And, here is our \u2018battered\u2019 Asif. He wanted to have \u2018The Great Escape\u2019 from \u2018My City of Unheard Prayers\u2019.<\/p>\n

We made the decision. Tapash worked on the safest route phoning some people. I put some tools in my bag. Asif installed \u2018Candy Crush\u2019 in his iPad. We started \u2018On Any Sunday Friday\u2019\u2019.<\/p>\n

We reached in time\u2026no no\u2026I better say we reached \u2018in day\u2019 after crossing two rivers and amazingly \u2018tree-tunnel\u2019 roads. We jumped into a river. Asif and I don\u2019t know swimming\u2026so, we were in near the bank like ducks.<\/p>\n

I wonder if Haimanti wants to invite Asif and me anymore because we ate as if the world came to its last day. We made the pans empty in lunch and dinner every time without bothering the etiquette\u2026we even don\u2019t know the spelling of this word. I need to get help of the dictionary to spell the word \u2018atiquete\u2019 correctly. And, Asif just made me sure that he doesn\u2019t know the spelling as well. He said, \u2018etiCATe\u2019. There were at least four CATs in Haimanti\u2019s house. They also got that we don\u2019t have any \u2018etiCATe\u2019 for the cats. We left no bones left for them.<\/p>\n

Ohho, I forgot to introduce Haimanti with you people\u2026She is Tapash\u2019s lovely wife and our hyper-caring host.<\/p>\n