A story about the cool and icy, Ice Lemon House and its rebellious family . 

Where do I start, there's just too much on my mind right now, way too much to talk about. Hopefully I can properly express and pin it all down over here, so that I can come back every now and then, just to get a hint of nostalgia.

I am lucky enough to say that I have had the chance to explore around Bangladesh quite a lot, some nearby countries too. Even though most of these travel experiences go way back, most of it dates back by a decade or two. Recently I haven't gotten much of a chance to travel around, even if I did, it was mostly for work. 

On top of that, all of my past travel experiences were all planned out beforehand. We always had a few months or weeks to prepare, that's how I used like it, guess I had just gotten used to that format. 

This little "tour" of ours though, it was nothing like my previous experiences. This time the participants had to act quick, and there would be absolutely no democracy involved in the whole damn thing. This little decision and process surely did make this little tour of ours stand out from the rest, that's why right now in my books, it's ranked up high, in a league of its own. And I say this is actually the way to go, saves a hell of a lot of time, hassle-free and highly efficient. 

I bet no one expected all of it to go this well. One hell of an experience it was, quite therapeutic and a lot of healing involved, it's surely a first for me.

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Our little family villa, and the view it offered just a few steps away from the gate. We did have a bigger villa and another family suite booked, but nothing came close to this thing. I will forever remember this exact villa, The Ice Lemon Family, and our shenanigans. All of our hangouts and frolics were done in this villa or on this beach.

We all went there as strangers you can say, a team of 11, but after spending two long nights in that villa, we somehow managed to come out of there as a family. I won't go into the "details", because there is non actually. It was less talk and more about the feels you know, living life in the moment, how it always should be.

And of course, all of this wouldn't be possible without the man who lives far far away, yet somehow knows almost everything about this little family of ours. The man who wants nothing but the best for this little group right here. He Who Shall Not Be Named is also a part of this little family, he is The Dark Knight in this little group of ours. He's the one who quite selflessly protects, guides and pushes us to do better, from the shadows. A proper amount of effort and ingenuity alone is sufficient in his eyes when it comes to us, that's all he will ask of you. You can quite clearly see that he has built a soft corner in his heart, for this little group of people. Yet, if needed, he won't hesitate to perform his special move, **"the kaner gorai"** on any of us. 🥊🥊

Then we have our very own teddy bear, who's actually built like a grizzly bear. The man who carries this little beehive of ours, loves some good honey, has some really "sticky fingers" and with those fingers, he smothers us with all that stickiness, just to glue us all together. His job is to make sure that the bees are all up and active. As for us, the bees, our job is to work together, write, multiply, and to protect the queen, the queen in this scenario is our weekly Turni magazine I'd say haha.

And for the rest, I've said it already, performed it all LIVE. Not many people get to see that side of mine you know, not this early on at least haha. I've been a part of many communities and groups, but I've never gotten close to this many people this fast. You people are nothing less than family to me, whether you were there on the trip, or just present and active in our Discord meetings and conversations. 

You know who you are, and EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU MATTER. And I say this is just the start. 

**Cheers to you people** 🥃🏖☀️