Random things

A week in Delhi...back...happy...

1. Its not cold anymore...no need for a quick fix...no matter where you go at what point in the day or night it can't possibly get any close to what you have been calling 'cold' all this while...the heat somehow feels like a blessing
2. The roads seem wider, wider than ever. Driving on them bliss...nothings a tough squeeze anymore. I feel like driving all over town with a rare overpowering confidence that comes outta having seen the worst.
3. No more contemplating where to go and when based on parking speculations which almost always give into Murphy's divine law.
4. I don't cock my ears to the sound of a few words of Hindi dropped about anywhere in the vicinity of where I am located. Hindi music now sounds normal, not an unusual luxury.
5. Windows don't need to be closed for fear of prying neighbours (read Punju women) who somehow always manage to catch you doing or saying something that can be fit into any context in any way and used to their best advantage.
6. People jostling on the roads IS cause for concern...and cannot be undermined/ ignored as a fight over stupid (read utterly important) things such as parking space.
7. It is absolutely normal to wear a jeans and a tee!...a visit to the local kiraane waala (panwadi) whatever the case may be does not require matching earrings! Flip flops are wearable and not regarded as signs of tam influence.
8. A gurudwara is a landmark! You aren't posed with daunting questions like 'which one?'
9. Surds suddenly CAN be counted without the risk of being beaten up at their mention.
10. Swearing is serious business, not way of conversation.

Things that make me wanna go back
Rampyari chai
Fruit mojitos
socks
Heaters
Quilts
Aloo tikki
Radio Mirchi
NSD
India Gate
Fab India
Costa
CP