Saturday, July 24, 2010

vaguery in the field

It has rained in Ahmedabad for nearly a whole day, withonly a one hour gap in the middle. It has been most lovely. Splooshed about all morning and slept all afternoon. Drove across the waterlogged city in the evening and returned to Doctor Who at night. Now that I am no longer alone at home I can watch these at night (otherwise too spooky).

Meanwhile I am debating the wisdom of having my hair rebonded. I invite comments from any of you who have had this done- or considered it.

Additionally I wish to complain about the rigours of having to manage a large household (3 people) on my own. This means buying food and water, instructing the cook about what to cook when, and dealing with grocers, laundry women, gardeners and a whole host of other people who float in and float out. The thing about living inside an institutes campus is that nearly everything comes pre-organised. There are minions to help with everything, and helpful aunties to call when in doubt. And despite how easy everything should be its driving me mad.

One more week of planning menus and I shall be climbing the walls. I need to leave before I totally forget what it is like to go to work everyday. To have to make deadlines instead of thinking about how the vegetables are rubbery during the rains and that its not a good time to eat palak.

3 comments:

pi-pu-xi-xu said...

You have such lovely hair. Please don't go and rebond it like every second person. Too blah, it is.

And come back to Delhi. Soon. :)

oof ya! said...

no re-bonding. STIRCTLY NO. fake straight hair is the same as a padded bra. EVERYONE KNOWS THAT'S NOT YOUR REAL STUFF.

sp said...

ppxx- oo thank you. but post rebonding it would just need a wash- and then no worrying about whether it decides to go berserk or not. how much time i would save in wondering about the humidity and etc.

oof- i would pick a squabble with you about your views on padded bras (which i think are wrong- because by the same token one should also not wax or embellish any other parts of the body) but i miss you as you have not called me a gazillion years. so i shall fight with you about that first.