Well yeah... it happens for us girls every month!!!! An excruciating week and then the world rights itself once again.
Yes, everything does go topsy turvy... its been years... and am still not used to it!! I dread it... I hate it.. but cant ignore it!!!! Happens at the most god awful times it could possibly happen... a big presentation... traveling long distance by train... a trip that you looked forward to all your life...your best friends wedding... your own wedding... oh man!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yeh kabhi peecha kyon nahi chodta...
Well whatever it is, it is that one thing that unites all women universally!!!!!! You will find women gleefully discussing the pain aspect in detail!!!!! And no, we are not trying to be one up on one another... its the pain that binds us all... that omnipresent pain that only a woman.. ONLY A WOMAN can understand!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You wait for it... the way you wait for an honoured guest... wishing, hoping .. oh god please let it happen now and not then.. not when i am traveling!!!! When it comes, you hate from very core of your heart!!! And as it is getting over... the smiles are back in place.. the gloom has lifted.. and you start looking forward to your life again!!!!
Some home truths...
1) Well, it does pain a lot you know.. earth shattering, mind numbing continuous pain.. you cannot eat.. cannot sleep... and definitely cannot work... for all those of you who say.. "dont take any medicine, you know its not good for you".. well why dont you suffer once and see!!!!!!! Phat jayegi!!!! Really!
2) Mood swings happen! We do get temperamental... well bear it!!! Think of the scene from Casino Royale wherein James Bond is butchered continuously through the night... yes thats what happens.. and there is no respite!!!!!!! So there are going to be mood swings.. at times we will like something and the very next instant we will hate the very thing... accept it...it is only going to be extremes.. too bad!!!!!
3) There are other symptoms associated with it.. yes, back ache, head ache, body ache, nausea etc everything happens.. and yes all this along with the pain... this is something i figured when i did this study on menstrual cycle (as in it happens to other women too and as badly as some of us)!!! It was quite amazing to meet / know .. or read the data of about 1000 women !!!!
4) Any other pain is also magnified!!! So keep away.
5) Need a lot of pampering. Without any questions asked!!! :)
6) Cheery. gloomy.. gloomy cheery.. one can be both.. didnt i already cover this point.. but so what .. re iteration is good!!!!
7) PMS exists!!!!!! The above mentioned starts happening a few days before... and we do not realise it, recognise it many a times!!! But others should!!!
Oh well... basically a little sensitivity goes a long way.. let me rephrase that.. a little sensitivity EVERY MONTH goes a long way!!!!!
And whoever from Whisper coined the phrase.. have a happy period.. should go jump into the well!!!!
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Post 30 workouts pain!!!!
Life is tough!!!! Last 2 days - yesterday and today i.e. have bee really tough in terms of working out!!
Maybe because there has been no change in me... all the happiness that woman talked about at seeing the "small change and be happy" philosophy has gone out of the window. They made me workout 1.5 hrs yesterday and today too!!!!!
My brain was anyway fried at work today....none of my limbs are under my control now!!! Each step taken seems like a victory!!!
Gosh life is tough. Maybe i should have said i am very happy with whatever they said the change was!!!!!!! Gawwwwwddd its so strenous!!! My legs are vibrating with pain.. vibrating.. or pulsating.. oh well, whatever!!!!!!!!!
Maybe because there has been no change in me... all the happiness that woman talked about at seeing the "small change and be happy" philosophy has gone out of the window. They made me workout 1.5 hrs yesterday and today too!!!!!
My brain was anyway fried at work today....none of my limbs are under my control now!!! Each step taken seems like a victory!!!
Gosh life is tough. Maybe i should have said i am very happy with whatever they said the change was!!!!!!! Gawwwwwddd its so strenous!!! My legs are vibrating with pain.. vibrating.. or pulsating.. oh well, whatever!!!!!!!!!
Monday, February 23, 2009
Delhi 6 and Valkyrie - back to back
But before I start on that…. I am so excited!!!! The most fabulous thing in the world .. the most brilliant thing– AR Rahman and Gulzar winning an Oscar…. However, why didn’t Rahman mention Gulzar in his speech… but never mind!!!!
So back to Delhi 6 and Valkyrie… I love watching back to back movies. The thought when one movie is about to end.. hey I am going to watching another movie after this.. so its not really coming to an end!!! Though it didn’t happen that way this time…
Delhi 6
It started off on a good note. I liked the sights and sounds of Delhi.. was looking for it keenly .. found it the various characters.. the glimpses of food they show and of course the Ram Leela … It was nice .. well at first… and then…
Abhishek Bachchan is accompanying his grandma to Delhi (from US)… he has this accent which is quite nice.. doesn’t look fake.. he actually looks like an Indian dude America returned… who expresses astonishment at everything that happens here.. right from traffic.. to cows giving birth on the road (really?)… a politician barging into a ramleela and giving a speech… some things are deliberately ostensibly made to be delhi.. cow giving birth on the road… oh well!!!!
So anyway, here they are .. in old Delhi… the bylanes of old Delhi… which has been shown / built very nicely.. then come this bevy of characters .. a laala and his young wife.. 2 brothers who have fought and put a wall in between the house… a jamadaar.. a shopkeeper, a photographer.. all of them of various castes/ religions living together.. this togetherness emphasized by everyone running to rush the grandma to the hospital!! This part you can identify with.. I guess anyone can because it is true of any city in India!!!
And then comes the Black Monkey.. which has been used as a .. I cant say a metaphor.. used as a.. as a .. ok I am not getting the word for it.. but basically the story revolves around these characters .. and how the black monkey weaves in and out of each of their stories.. now again this is something a delhi-ite will identify with… many many years ago, there was this rumour of there being a “monkeyman”.. towards east delhi / north delhi side…and the news channels were interviewing people wherein the people said all kinds of things .. showing scars and scratches that the monkey had made.. saying its a giant monkey etc.. … of course it was not as sensationalized as it would have been in the present context!! But yeah I remember it very well!!!
Everyone takes support of Black Monkey for their own purpose.. one guy to flee.. one woman to hide her affair.. kids to hide their mischief.. and of course it becomes religious / political.. with people saying monkey is muslim / hindu…and politicians jumping into the jambouree!!!!
I really liked the concept!! How this “Black Monkey” incident has been used to reflect on insecurities.. and how it totally becomes something else all together…
What I didn’t like was that the movie becomes too preachy in the 2nd half!!! A scene where Abhishek Bachchan talks about how there is god in each one of us… RDB sent a strong message but without being preachy!!! And the heaven scene wherein Abhishek Bachchan is with his Grandfather (Amitabh Bachchan) is a bit too much!!!!!
So the movie was ok.. not that great… the concept was really nice though!! But you end up feeling strange when the movie gets over!!!
ps : The music is most awesome!!!
Valkyrie
After Delhi 6 got over, we thought of watching Valkyrie.. but we had not booked the tickets.. the deal hatched with my husband right then being we will watch it only if we get the back row seats… so I fought, clawed my way through the ticket counter.. and actually got the "2nd row from back" tickets.. I really wanted to watch another movie.. so we got the tickets and we were back in the theatre.. the person at the snack bar asking us.. weren’t you here a while back??Believe me… it a joy to be back inside the theatre within 5 mins of a movie ending!!!
So Valkyrie is based upon a real incident (which incidentally I had heard about ) .. in the sense that .. I had watched a series on discovery/ NGC on all the failed attempts made on Hitler.. there were 15. This was the last I think.. and a few months after this incident Hitler committed suicide.
Tom Cruise plays the role of the protagonist, Col. Stauffenberg who is recruited into a team of people trying to kill Hitler and take over Germany. He looks extremely strange .. he shouldn’t be … right???? Esp being Tom Cruise.. I think it’s the hair style!!!!
So anyway, the entire movie revolves around this plot.. how they plan and try to assassinate Hitler and take over Germany irrespective of the assassination!!! They fail and are all killed.
That is essence of the story. I liked it .. though I wont call it riveting! It was nice and crisp!!! Yeah.. good to watch!!!
So back to Delhi 6 and Valkyrie… I love watching back to back movies. The thought when one movie is about to end.. hey I am going to watching another movie after this.. so its not really coming to an end!!! Though it didn’t happen that way this time…
Delhi 6
It started off on a good note. I liked the sights and sounds of Delhi.. was looking for it keenly .. found it the various characters.. the glimpses of food they show and of course the Ram Leela … It was nice .. well at first… and then…
Abhishek Bachchan is accompanying his grandma to Delhi (from US)… he has this accent which is quite nice.. doesn’t look fake.. he actually looks like an Indian dude America returned… who expresses astonishment at everything that happens here.. right from traffic.. to cows giving birth on the road (really?)… a politician barging into a ramleela and giving a speech… some things are deliberately ostensibly made to be delhi.. cow giving birth on the road… oh well!!!!
So anyway, here they are .. in old Delhi… the bylanes of old Delhi… which has been shown / built very nicely.. then come this bevy of characters .. a laala and his young wife.. 2 brothers who have fought and put a wall in between the house… a jamadaar.. a shopkeeper, a photographer.. all of them of various castes/ religions living together.. this togetherness emphasized by everyone running to rush the grandma to the hospital!! This part you can identify with.. I guess anyone can because it is true of any city in India!!!
And then comes the Black Monkey.. which has been used as a .. I cant say a metaphor.. used as a.. as a .. ok I am not getting the word for it.. but basically the story revolves around these characters .. and how the black monkey weaves in and out of each of their stories.. now again this is something a delhi-ite will identify with… many many years ago, there was this rumour of there being a “monkeyman”.. towards east delhi / north delhi side…and the news channels were interviewing people wherein the people said all kinds of things .. showing scars and scratches that the monkey had made.. saying its a giant monkey etc.. … of course it was not as sensationalized as it would have been in the present context!! But yeah I remember it very well!!!
Everyone takes support of Black Monkey for their own purpose.. one guy to flee.. one woman to hide her affair.. kids to hide their mischief.. and of course it becomes religious / political.. with people saying monkey is muslim / hindu…and politicians jumping into the jambouree!!!!
I really liked the concept!! How this “Black Monkey” incident has been used to reflect on insecurities.. and how it totally becomes something else all together…
What I didn’t like was that the movie becomes too preachy in the 2nd half!!! A scene where Abhishek Bachchan talks about how there is god in each one of us… RDB sent a strong message but without being preachy!!! And the heaven scene wherein Abhishek Bachchan is with his Grandfather (Amitabh Bachchan) is a bit too much!!!!!
So the movie was ok.. not that great… the concept was really nice though!! But you end up feeling strange when the movie gets over!!!
ps : The music is most awesome!!!
Valkyrie
After Delhi 6 got over, we thought of watching Valkyrie.. but we had not booked the tickets.. the deal hatched with my husband right then being we will watch it only if we get the back row seats… so I fought, clawed my way through the ticket counter.. and actually got the "2nd row from back" tickets.. I really wanted to watch another movie.. so we got the tickets and we were back in the theatre.. the person at the snack bar asking us.. weren’t you here a while back??Believe me… it a joy to be back inside the theatre within 5 mins of a movie ending!!!
So Valkyrie is based upon a real incident (which incidentally I had heard about ) .. in the sense that .. I had watched a series on discovery/ NGC on all the failed attempts made on Hitler.. there were 15. This was the last I think.. and a few months after this incident Hitler committed suicide.
Tom Cruise plays the role of the protagonist, Col. Stauffenberg who is recruited into a team of people trying to kill Hitler and take over Germany. He looks extremely strange .. he shouldn’t be … right???? Esp being Tom Cruise.. I think it’s the hair style!!!!
So anyway, the entire movie revolves around this plot.. how they plan and try to assassinate Hitler and take over Germany irrespective of the assassination!!! They fail and are all killed.
That is essence of the story. I liked it .. though I wont call it riveting! It was nice and crisp!!! Yeah.. good to watch!!!
Friday, February 20, 2009
People full of gas
Well, i am strongly motivated to write on this topic.. i saw Scarlett's bitchy post!!!! And i decided to supplement it with my own .. i find myself writing about this person i met a few days back.
Every statement of his starts with an "I".. i doubt if there is a "we" in the dictionary!!!
God forbid if you ever are in a discussion with a third person (along with him).. if you have bad throat or are bored of talking.. then definitely the right person to be along with!!!
If you ever say anything negative about this person... well you don't need to really worry.. he will never hear it... because he is so full of himself.. so he will see you lips moving.. you might be saying "you are such a sadistic ..." and he would probably construe that as " you are the best person in the world"... he doesn't ever stop praising himself..
Will take credit even for the earth rotating if possible!!!
Wish i could prick them to let out all the hot air!!!!
Have a happy weekend!!! :)
Every statement of his starts with an "I".. i doubt if there is a "we" in the dictionary!!!
God forbid if you ever are in a discussion with a third person (along with him).. if you have bad throat or are bored of talking.. then definitely the right person to be along with!!!
If you ever say anything negative about this person... well you don't need to really worry.. he will never hear it... because he is so full of himself.. so he will see you lips moving.. you might be saying "you are such a sadistic ..." and he would probably construe that as " you are the best person in the world"... he doesn't ever stop praising himself..
Will take credit even for the earth rotating if possible!!!
Wish i could prick them to let out all the hot air!!!!
Have a happy weekend!!! :)
Thursday, February 19, 2009
30 workouts and counting
I completed 30 days of workout!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No wonder I am feeling totally drained and exhausted!!! :)
So post the 30 day workout they take measurements.. to check if you have met or started meeting your objectives or not!!!
There is absolutely no change in me after 30 days of working!!!! No change in the inches.. not lost inches across various body parts... except for like 1/3rd 1/4th of an inch in a place or two!!! And if anything, i have gained 500 gms!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol
So i asked her... this is not good right? AT least somehting should have changed.. for the better or worse.. but a change nevertheless... She tries to console me .. " you see your muscles are developing, thats why the gain.. " and after sometime "you see, different people have different objectives.. for me i would be happy with the your result" To which i replied " hahahahahahahahahahahaha.."
But it is really strange... how is it possible.. that a person who doesnt exercise at all... post 30 days of working out is exactly the same!!!
I keep telling myself and all others around me.. I am feeling really fresh.. (the first line is meant to be funny).. i am feeling fresh.. more flexible..
Hmm...the things we say /do to ease our mind!!! :) No no, i am feeling more flexible, definitely !!
One of my aunts... on meeting us exclaimed..
Aunt: you have lost weight.. no not you.. you (husband)..
Me: dont you mean me?
Aunt: you (me)?? Not you .. him... you look exactly the same.. he looks as if he has lost 2 kgs..
So much for gymming!!!
Though i am not trying to lose weight.. i wish people could just say something like.. oh you look fit etc etc
I wonder in such cases who would be more frustrated.. people like me (if they exist) or the instructors (why the hell am i wasting my time with this woman kind of a frustration)... i guess people like me because we have paid!!!!
So post the 30 day workout they take measurements.. to check if you have met or started meeting your objectives or not!!!
There is absolutely no change in me after 30 days of working!!!! No change in the inches.. not lost inches across various body parts... except for like 1/3rd 1/4th of an inch in a place or two!!! And if anything, i have gained 500 gms!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol
So i asked her... this is not good right? AT least somehting should have changed.. for the better or worse.. but a change nevertheless... She tries to console me .. " you see your muscles are developing, thats why the gain.. " and after sometime "you see, different people have different objectives.. for me i would be happy with the your result" To which i replied " hahahahahahahahahahahaha.."
But it is really strange... how is it possible.. that a person who doesnt exercise at all... post 30 days of working out is exactly the same!!!
I keep telling myself and all others around me.. I am feeling really fresh.. (the first line is meant to be funny).. i am feeling fresh.. more flexible..
Hmm...the things we say /do to ease our mind!!! :) No no, i am feeling more flexible, definitely !!
One of my aunts... on meeting us exclaimed..
Aunt: you have lost weight.. no not you.. you (husband)..
Me: dont you mean me?
Aunt: you (me)?? Not you .. him... you look exactly the same.. he looks as if he has lost 2 kgs..
So much for gymming!!!
Though i am not trying to lose weight.. i wish people could just say something like.. oh you look fit etc etc
I wonder in such cases who would be more frustrated.. people like me (if they exist) or the instructors (why the hell am i wasting my time with this woman kind of a frustration)... i guess people like me because we have paid!!!!
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
New Vodafone commercials
Ok.. this is going to be a small post.. trying to catch a movie.. Three Kings.. Saw half earlier.. saw the first half again today.. the minute we got to second half.. i got a call (this always happens to me without fail) .. was catching up with an old friend... did see glimpses of the movie.. Mark Wahlberg being made to drink oil , tortured etc etc... but i still want to know what happens in the end.. posting during the commercial break!!!
Many minutes later....
Saw the movie.. got the basic gist.. i think i should watch it again... its a good movie!!!
So, the vodafone campaign.. very very cute.. esp the.. no wait.. that one.. all of them.. yeah!!! All of them.. whichever i can remember.. there is this boy-girl one which i find amazingly cute.. she sms's "dhal gaya din" and the boy types "tak" and so on.. they complete the badminton song!! Another one was 2 friends smsing random stuff!!!
I am definitely the TG for this campaign.. i sms a lot..
Hang on... most of my messages are STD .. i think the campaign talks about local smsing... whatever!!!
The campaign reminds me of myself!!!!! The days i used to sms my husband when we were dating!!! I meant in terms of the number of messages exchanged.. and yeah, the small aaltu faaltu messages you do tend to exchange during that stage of life!!!
Even now many a days.... i exchange about 50-60 sms's with close friends of mine... I remember once when we were in Bombay one evening exchanged about 70 odd messages about various TV shows that me and my friend were watching at the same time!!!!!
Its good fun!!!! I really look forward to my phone pinging to show that i have received an sms!!! And most of the times i am happy to receive it too!!!! :) That secret smile on the face when you receive an sms... that you dont want to share with anyone!! Hmmmm :) Its nice!!!
Many minutes later....
Saw the movie.. got the basic gist.. i think i should watch it again... its a good movie!!!
So, the vodafone campaign.. very very cute.. esp the.. no wait.. that one.. all of them.. yeah!!! All of them.. whichever i can remember.. there is this boy-girl one which i find amazingly cute.. she sms's "dhal gaya din" and the boy types "tak" and so on.. they complete the badminton song!! Another one was 2 friends smsing random stuff!!!
I am definitely the TG for this campaign.. i sms a lot..
Hang on... most of my messages are STD .. i think the campaign talks about local smsing... whatever!!!
The campaign reminds me of myself!!!!! The days i used to sms my husband when we were dating!!! I meant in terms of the number of messages exchanged.. and yeah, the small aaltu faaltu messages you do tend to exchange during that stage of life!!!
Even now many a days.... i exchange about 50-60 sms's with close friends of mine... I remember once when we were in Bombay one evening exchanged about 70 odd messages about various TV shows that me and my friend were watching at the same time!!!!!
Its good fun!!!! I really look forward to my phone pinging to show that i have received an sms!!! And most of the times i am happy to receive it too!!!! :) That secret smile on the face when you receive an sms... that you dont want to share with anyone!! Hmmmm :) Its nice!!!
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Yeh dilli hai mere yaar.. bas ishq, mohabbat, pyar..
The subject line is obviously borrowed from the title track of Dilli 6!!! They are playing it quite a lot on the radio.. and its kind of stuck in my head!!!! So today its going to be all about delhi!!! My favourite favourite city ... have been there most of my life.. also been in Bombay, Bangalore now.. oh and also Goa... Why do i love delhi so much -
In random order -
1) Delhi has seasons... actually!!!! There is a winter, summer, monsoon, spring, autumn... everything!!!! Its fun to be in a place where you can actually experience different seasons!!! And there are loos (i mean hindi ones.. i.e. sandstorm / duststorm) and then hailstorm!!!!! You get a chance to wear all these fancy sweaters / jackets...
2) Wide roads - delhi is a pleasure to drive in.. roads are really wide!!!! 4 times that of Bombay!! Even though i used to drive about 60kms everyday to work.. i used to love it... driving was my way of easing stress!!!! Increase the volume, roll up your windows and sing along... or better still roll down your windows when raining or during winters.. and drive on these wide roads.. fantastic.. you can actually feel fresh air on your face as opposed to smoke!!!!
3) Space - while we did in live in a small house in Delhi.. actually i should say small by Delhi standards... and medium by Bombay.. in Bombay same place would invite an astronomical rent!!!! Our society was huge!!!! Each flat could park 2,3,4 cars or more if they wanted.. we had 3 gardens within the society itself!!!!! In Bombay, one needs to take permission and you are allotted a parking space!!!
4) Every house has a balcony!!!! No matter how small... no space etc etc... every place has a balcony!!!!!!!!!!!
5) Parks - there are many many parks in Delhi... every mile you would find one park at least!!!
6) Flyovers... there are now i have heard more than 40 flyovers in Delhi!!! Have you seen the Medical one? Quite amazing!!! I wonder how Delhi progresses so much.. other places like Bangalore, Bombay still the same. And the flyovers are really wide and actually do ease traffic!!!!!
7) Metro - i guess once the metro is up and running, the same will be true for all the places... but until then, Delhi metro rocks!!! Used to travel by Metro earlier.. extremely convenient and it has AC too!!!!! But i have heard that now its extremely crowded!! Though it sure beats traveling by non AC bus!!! BTW DTC also has an AC?
8) Delhi people - whatever you may say about them... they maybe loud, raucous, aggressive.. i still like them!!! Very generous set!!! Though if you by any chance bump into a car by accident, you have had it!!!! Delhi does make you quite street smart!!
9) Salwaar Kameez shopping / tailors - the most awesome salwaar kameez material you get there.. go to a punjabi heartland.. like rajouri garden in delhi.. and you will get the most awesome stuff!!!! Never ever seen such stuff anywhere... i switched to readymades now for the want of such material and of course for the want of a tailor... delhi tailors were brilliant.. they understand shape, size, design very well.... bombay tailors were always busy.. and blore tailors.. well!!!!! The less said the better!!!
10) CP / SN/ India gate - love these places - have been my favourite haunt.... the circles in delhi.. or roundabouts.. very cute and love them!!! The history of the city... at anytime given point in time, you will actually be passing by some historical monument or the other!!!!
11) Delhi is quite clean as compared to all the cities i have visited.. surprising but true!
12) How can i not talk about food. I kept it for the last as there is a lot to talk about!!! Lip smacking, droolworthy etc etc (am already drooling)
In random order -
1) Delhi has seasons... actually!!!! There is a winter, summer, monsoon, spring, autumn... everything!!!! Its fun to be in a place where you can actually experience different seasons!!! And there are loos (i mean hindi ones.. i.e. sandstorm / duststorm) and then hailstorm!!!!! You get a chance to wear all these fancy sweaters / jackets...
2) Wide roads - delhi is a pleasure to drive in.. roads are really wide!!!! 4 times that of Bombay!! Even though i used to drive about 60kms everyday to work.. i used to love it... driving was my way of easing stress!!!! Increase the volume, roll up your windows and sing along... or better still roll down your windows when raining or during winters.. and drive on these wide roads.. fantastic.. you can actually feel fresh air on your face as opposed to smoke!!!!
3) Space - while we did in live in a small house in Delhi.. actually i should say small by Delhi standards... and medium by Bombay.. in Bombay same place would invite an astronomical rent!!!! Our society was huge!!!! Each flat could park 2,3,4 cars or more if they wanted.. we had 3 gardens within the society itself!!!!! In Bombay, one needs to take permission and you are allotted a parking space!!!
4) Every house has a balcony!!!! No matter how small... no space etc etc... every place has a balcony!!!!!!!!!!!
5) Parks - there are many many parks in Delhi... every mile you would find one park at least!!!
6) Flyovers... there are now i have heard more than 40 flyovers in Delhi!!! Have you seen the Medical one? Quite amazing!!! I wonder how Delhi progresses so much.. other places like Bangalore, Bombay still the same. And the flyovers are really wide and actually do ease traffic!!!!!
7) Metro - i guess once the metro is up and running, the same will be true for all the places... but until then, Delhi metro rocks!!! Used to travel by Metro earlier.. extremely convenient and it has AC too!!!!! But i have heard that now its extremely crowded!! Though it sure beats traveling by non AC bus!!! BTW DTC also has an AC?
8) Delhi people - whatever you may say about them... they maybe loud, raucous, aggressive.. i still like them!!! Very generous set!!! Though if you by any chance bump into a car by accident, you have had it!!!! Delhi does make you quite street smart!!
9) Salwaar Kameez shopping / tailors - the most awesome salwaar kameez material you get there.. go to a punjabi heartland.. like rajouri garden in delhi.. and you will get the most awesome stuff!!!! Never ever seen such stuff anywhere... i switched to readymades now for the want of such material and of course for the want of a tailor... delhi tailors were brilliant.. they understand shape, size, design very well.... bombay tailors were always busy.. and blore tailors.. well!!!!! The less said the better!!!
10) CP / SN/ India gate - love these places - have been my favourite haunt.... the circles in delhi.. or roundabouts.. very cute and love them!!! The history of the city... at anytime given point in time, you will actually be passing by some historical monument or the other!!!!
11) Delhi is quite clean as compared to all the cities i have visited.. surprising but true!
12) How can i not talk about food. I kept it for the last as there is a lot to talk about!!! Lip smacking, droolworthy etc etc (am already drooling)
- Chole bhature - never ever had anything better anywhere.. a long time back one colleague in Bombay told me that there is this brilliant chole bhature guy.. try him.. the chole was thin and watery!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Since then i have kept away from it in bombay / blore.. though now i have been told again to try this place in Blore which apparently serves good stuff.. as it has been recommended by a delhi-ite, i am willing to consider it!!!
- Chaats / Tikki - In Bombay once i fought with this guy.. who sold me cold chaat.. i was so annoyed.. alu chaat has to be hot dude!!!! And served with this green chutney
- Parathas - Please go to Qutub Institutional Area to have hot parathas - if you ask for butter.. they will give you this huge chunk of butter on a fork... with red chutney, green chutney and achaar!!! With tea during winters - awesome!!! I always would have more than i could... like they say pet bhara neeyat nahi bhari!!!!!
- Rajma chawal - am missing it .. sniff sniff .. so dreadful :(
- Chole kulche - It only costs 5 bucks.. can you beat that.. was my lunch many a days !!!
- Chowmein - Never had such a mean chowmein anywhere but CP - Shankar market
- Gol Gappe - please, its called Gol gappe not puchka / paani puri etc!!!! Gol Gappe sounds so much better!!!! Gol Gappe everywhere has been decent.. the tastes have been different though!!!
- Other nick nacks - black chana boiled with lime/ onion and loads of green chillies - we identified a candy man nearby to enable us to have this!!! Boiled chole, similar preparation as above- yummy!!! Mooli (Radish) / Kheera (Cucumber) / Kakadi (dont know whats it called) with masala... ganne (cut sugarcane).. salted ber..boiled egg with onions/tomatoes put on top... oh good lord there are too many things!!!!
- And of course Kaake da dhaba - when you order from there, you need to keep an extra bowl/katori with you, so that you can separate the ghee/oil from the gravy.. but tastes phenomenal!!! All the other dhabas too!!! Maa ki daal is quite amazing!!!
- And all of the above in winters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just imagine!!!!!!!!!!! Hot Jalebis.... hmmmmmm
There are many other things but i am literally drooling all over the comp!!!! So i will stop now!!!
Need to have dinner.. my appetite has just shot up!!!! :)
ps : i like bombay/ banaglore too!!! No offence meant :p
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