How I learnt to drive

I have finally got a scanner!! Thanks a million, S.
This one is for you, you know what good driver I am :)

Dot and his problems

What is an existential crisis?

Unfortunately, there is no cure for this..

The Goa I see

I recently made a trip to Goa. Now for my folks, Mapusa is not a tourist destination, but a place where they spent their childhood, and much of their formative years.

So whenever I go there with moi parents, its always a trip to various temples, aunts, uncles and cousins, with an occasional beach thrown in. Whenever we visit relatives, they get nostalgic, point out to their lovely empty houses, and speak resignedly of how none of their children want to stay in Goa anymore. ( Sadly that includes me as well.) Would I live in Goa, if I had a choice? "I certainly would, if I were offered gainful employment there." is what I always answer.


Some photos. Nothing very artistic in quality, but they remind me of how green and serene Goa was.

To clarify: I love cats. I have many many more pictures of these lovely ones, but resisted putting them up :)

Our old house is in a village rather out of the way. It is only recently that a asphalt approach road was built.

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We did go to the beach, but it was raining and the tide was going out. For the first time ever, we saw life guards on Goa beaches. They were shooing people out of the water. I also saw many many drunk, lecherous, badly behaved men and women. It bothers me deeply when people come to beautiful places like these, litter and spoil the atmosphere.

I would say the beach was the low point of my visit.

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The drive back was however lovely. The weather was cool, with just a bit of rain, and the sky was beautiful, just like this.

 

Last photo of the post with the mandatory sunset sky :)

The horizontal Almari

This was a conversation I had with my cousin and dad. Just a quick doodle.
Possibly non-Hindi speakers may not identify with it!

guy in the mall

I hope he was okay.

In the driver's seat

I recently learned how to drive, and its been fun times since. I feel so very grown up now ;)

The week in pictures

I recently got a point-and-shoot camera. It is a Nikon Coolpix, and so far I like it. Its easy to carry around, has a great picture quality in all kinds of light, and has a rechargable battery. In my own small way I am trying to contribute to the environment. So remember kids, don't use disposable batteries! Not only do they discharge fast, but cannot be recycled.

I liked the moody greens and blues on this tin-fence. Someone out there has a eye for colour! It was a rainy, dull day and this fence was quite standing out.

The world is full of people who park carelessly. The Pune Municipal Corporation has a solution for such, this yellow device apparently is known as a "jammer". I feel for the poor guy who found this on his car, I really do.

Our garden produced these gems the other day. It is an edible root, we call it सुरण . I think they are called "yams" in English. The flowers of this plant are exceedingly stinky. I thought it looked rather like a turtle. And the small one was a baby turtle.

That, is my garba outfit. I rarely dress up but when I do, I go all out!

And this, is a picture of a guy whose signature they did not trust. My poor friend had to give his thumbprint to buy his bike.