Missed Ganapati :-(

Today is Ganesh Chaturthee. And I am in Belgium. While aai, baba, Purnima, Chandragupta, Rachana, Aparna, bhaukaakaa, leelaakaaku, Hari kaakaa, Padma kaaku, akkaa aatyaa are all in Bangalore. This is the second year in a row (and the only two years) when I have missed Ganapati. Last year I was in Korea. Last year it wasn't so bad as this time. This year, with everybody in Bangalore (and Sameer, Megha, Kalyani) to come on weekend, it's really very sorry that I should miss Ganapati. This year's Ganapati would possibly be the best Ganapati in last twenty years and quite likely the best in next twenty years as well. And I am missing it all.