“Where do you live?” January 5, 2007
Posted by Simba in : Bookie Rookie, Frivolous Me , 6 commentsAnd I squarely looked at the beggar for taunting me about the 50p I gave him. He wanted a buck and nothing less. I would have happily given him if I had it but I was just taken back by the audacity with which he talked back to me. Jeez, don’t you get anything for 50p was a ridiculing question for which I was asked “Where do you live?”
Before I start rattling about my experience here, I would like to thank a lot of people who went out of their way to get in touch with me. It really meant a lot to me and hope I was able to add a cent or two to make your call or visit worthwhile 
It has been a good self-discovering trip for me. Though I anticipated very less time on hand, it has not been the case. Just meeting a few friends here and there & eating as much Indian food I can LOL, I have easily put on 5 pounds in 2 weeks, thank god, I am out of here soon. Not that I am hunting for the best restaurants in the city and invading them but its been like, you go out to meet friends which extends to a lunch or a quick snack in a small fast food joint to stuff myself with the rava-idly (the south indian delicacy - winning hands down over the rest!) And living in the US, I constantly crib about the lack of tasty dosas around Raleigh-Durham and the moment my mom came to know that, she has been feeding me dosas of every variety she can conjure up, all shapes & colors & tastes. Just one word - Yum! Of course, MTR being bought over by McCormick and Co. is not easily digested by her!
Its amazing the number of people I see flocked in all the malls of Bangalore. I have tried my best to stay away from any of the malls for the lack of space to breathe freely. But this trip did a lot of good in terms of making my entrepreneurial idea much stronger. I have been thinking about setting something back in India and during this trip, I have torn down as many magazines I can to see how the retail industry has been faring. Really impressed by some of the giants spanning into retail. Any news about fashion & retail and fashion retail is my kind of news these days. And with a friend in tow who is into total branding, it’s a sweet deal. If I can shell an admirable amount of $ on a cool haircut in a hip hair salon here, then I think there is so much more potential around. Now, it will be more realistic planning about when I can take the leap and things I need to do before that leap. Silent prayers!
The last year has been really bad in terms of my general reading abilities. I think I had just lost it in me to read a book but this time around, I have been so into reading that I am almost impressed with my skill. Since I left home, I have finished two good books and am onto third one. 3 in a matter of 2 weeks is commendable – don’t ya think so! I was not too crazy about “The Inheritance of Loss” by Kiran Desai. Somehow the booker winners’ have failed to impress me beyond a certain point. Maybe I am not that grown enough to understand and appreciate the suaveness in them. I am more into variety now, hoarding my baggage with new authors and can anyone explain my sudden interests in reading Indian expats! I will end now… need to go out for lunch and munch on some more rava-idly with that spicy chutney and sagoo. Ha!