Birthday celebration

Flowers at the Austin Hindu Temple

My first birthday outside India. Went to temple after a really long time, thanks to Mukund who rented a car and gave me a ride.

Was supposed to go out with labmates for a beer, and had a discussion with Andy over who should pay for it.In America, everyone pays for the person whose birthday is being celebrated, which is very much unlike in India, where the birthday boy (or girl) gives a treat to everyone. I found the American way very different, but nice :)

Thanks to my professor turning up in lab, the beer plan got cancelled, but we did go for a pizza buffet later on. My labmates are just awesome.