In the morning, we woke up and head over to Kadam Ga, a shrine famous for a stone with foot prints of Hazrat Ali, the son in law of the Prophet Muhammed. It was a beautifully decorated building. Display cases contained items like a broom and pieces of tile that had come from the main shrine of Hazrat Ali.
Afterwards, we walked around the bazar for a bit to help Ustad Anb Jogi find a bag. He and the other singer and his father then went to Radio Pakistan Hyderabad and I head to Hyder Chowk, I had forgotten my usb at a print shop there, so I picked that up and got a micro sd card from a photography shop. Since the singers did not have a dvd player, I needed to transfer the reference materials I had prepared for them from the dvd to the micro sd card that they could use in their phones.
Every step has me jumping through so many hoops. I happened to have my multi card reader, so at least I did not need to get that. I went over to Soomro sahib’s office to use one of his computers to transfer files. The office was locked. I called and it turned out he was in Jamshoro. I got lucky though, when one of the students I had taught dropped by as he works there too. Shahzad opened the shop, got some ice for the water, and got the computers going. I have to say, these students are so kind and helpful. It really is a credit to them.
I got the files copied, then he insisted on dropping me off at the radio station on his motorcycle, which was a big help actually as it was pretty hot. At the station, I gave the micro sd to Ustad Anb Jogi, then hung around for a while before heading getting another ride from Shahzad. Soomro sahib had returned by then and we all caught up. We took a little lunch break, then I got sleepy and took a short nap.
By the time I woke up, Shahzad had left. I sat with Soomro sahib for a while, before deciding to walk to the bus stop where I could get the university bus back. It is a lot easier to take the university bus as it takes me directly to the hostel, rather than the train tracks and it has fewer stops. The challenge is just timing. If I can work out to go according to the university bus schedule, then I can get to and from the city for only Rs. 10 each way and it is just the one ride.Along the way, I grabbed a fresh fruit smoothy, then walked to the market where the buses stand. I saw them off on one side, but there was still almost an hour to go, so I got some Pakistani Chinese food, then hopped on the bus.I was tired by the time I got back, so I took a nap. The heat wears me out, but I do my best to avoid being in the direct sun during the day. I woke up and ate the Chinese food before eventually going back to sleep.