mera des!

Well my first ever blog ,"Finally"! In a way lemme boast that i didn't have enough time to kill in my life so this time i get one and wanna relish that feel!I return after a year and a half to India n tend to scavenge on any food that I see!Food here would mean any thing that grew in the Indian soil and is consumable.Air India is one of the best carrier! People curse it n i still dunno why! reason I Surmize:when u want daaru n u see the air hostess, she reminds u of ur grandma , u feel awkward, u like to respect her age so end up drinking a cola. But for those like me who quit drinking occasionally or every now n then , n can withstand a 32 hour dry flight: air India is the best carrier! why? Food saar!

the flight lands at chatrapati shivaji antarrashtriya vimaan adda!i just cant wait to get out and feel the desi hawa! i go to the baggage claim area to receive my two huge bags! one of the custom official keeps an eye on me and was pretty sure that he has found a moron whos gonna be fooled. he comes to me and tells"Bees dhedho samaan bahar aa jayega" i.e. give me 20 and I'll make sure ur baggage is cleared. I say i don't have any illegal possession. he uses some technical and constitutional jargons , makes me feel that I am a terrorist whose gonna get a capital punishment!I fear and give him 10 bucks to clear it! i come out of the airport to meet my friend who was patient enough to wait for three hours!

i immediately see a restaurant and just rush to have a poori bhaji and filter coffee. i then want to cross the road and head to the parkin lot, but in vain. i realised i lost my crossing skills. i just picked up the courage to barge in through the traffic and reach the other end. trust me there was a fair amount of self satisfaction after the successful cross over.

Food is somethin I miss a lot. look at the intricacies we have in our cookin! like the thadka! theres a fair amount of risk involved with burstin of kadipattha and raai, but is worth the risk! all the firangs can do with aaloo is mashed potatoes, but here it goes with anythin n everything!

I go for a movie"bhaagam bhaag" during the intermission i come out to have somethin. a coke and a burger would cost me rs75, i said am ok with a rs15 georgia coffee which had like 6 tablespoon of coffee in it. i had to drink it fast before it got evaporated.the malls here are not expensive but the price tags "OUTRAGEOUS"

I also had the opportunity to drive from nerul to goregaon which like an hour na half drive. the lights are seldom followed. at one point of time i felt that the lights are intimidated and forced to change depending on the intensity and emotions of the vehicles. They say if u can drive in India u can drive anywhere in the world!Very true!

at the end of the day its a fantastic experience to see ur friends and family. If lifestyle is what u want theres always the green bill, but if life is what u need probably for me its mera des!