Thursday, June 23, 2005

Mumbai Redux

Tazme, more National Geographic, so you can skip this post!
Just came back from a day trip to Tel Aviv! It brought back memories of Mumbai ...
January 1998.... the end of my internship... My friend (He-Who-I-Will-Not-Name-for-Reasons-of-Privacy) and I spent a glorious week in the beautiful-in-a-weird-sort-of-way city of Mumbai... aah, the vada pavs we ate, the kms we walked (and cab-bed)... Yes, "Kya aap Prabha Devi chaloge?" did not work; what worked was "Bhidu, Prabha Devi chalo!"... He-Who-I-Will-Not-Name and I were loathe to leave but we needed to head back to our mundane existance!

Tel Aviv yesterday brought back those memories... I walked and walked and walked ... all over the place and belive you me, there is no better way to see Tel Aviv.. ... the Yitzhak Rabin Square... the Shouk... one of the traders in the market, on learning that I was from "Kashmir", made me his "neighbour and brother"... too bad he didnt offer any free goodies to his 'brother"... Dizengoff Street and the numerous brides and grooms heading out 'into the sunset' from the wedding gown shops there... and the Beach!!
Aah, the Beach..... If you are headed Tel Aviv way, do not miss the Beach... the sun, the sand, the people... wah!... the day ended at the Deck...
Me thinks Me is going back there at every opportunity! Am now back in Be'er Sheva now, but yesterday lingers on...

13 comments:

Taz Snow said...

Hey! I know He-whom-you-will-not-name-for-reasons-of-privacy ! What be these pressing reasons of privace, I say?! You talking about my dad here :o)

Anonymous said...

Aaah yes - I may be your dad dear child .. but still my privacy needs to be protected from the hordes of women who tend to go into a frenzy everytime they see me .. or even read about me. Not very sure if they do this coz of my chiselled body or greek god looks or the genius intellect. Don't grudge my privacy

Anonymous said...

BTW - anna .. i must say those are some of my favourite memories of any vacation I have taken!! Awesome stuff .. i want vada-pav

Taz Snow said...

Dad...why are your privates un-named? Shud have thot, what with all those frenzied women, you would have figured out nomenclature by now. Sheesh...what kinda genes do I got?! (Vee : ALL POINTS ALERT - REFRAIN FROM DENIM ALLUSIONS)

Anyways, enuf of you...this be for Dents... I just checked my email - cool pics, I say *wink* *wink* ...we shall definitely talk more about those later!

Since my Denty-photo quota is filled up again, you have my permission to continue with the National Geographic...for now ;o)

Vidya said...

Hey there the-one-who-wishes-to-remain-unnamed!
it's the voice, dude, absolutely the voice! Long time no hear that absolutely sexy voice of yours! you sound sexy even on comments on denti's blog. so wassup? mail sometime. lets see if u sound as sexy over email!

And dents, looking good.. as ever :D

Anonymous said...

Yes Yes .. this .. is .. I (roll CNN intro music)

Yeah Vee .. saw your blog too .. looking cool .. lots of photos of Aditi .. lots of reference to your corpulence .. but no photos to prove that!! Chicken!!!

Vidya said...

Dear Sexy-one-who-shall-not-be-named
(this whole thing makes u like Voldemort)

when i see pics of yours, u can see mine!

damned if that didnt sound sidey

Vidya said...

Voldemort, Ur intro music is more star wars... dunno why, but that seems more u :)

you want to be Han Solo or Chewbacca :D

Taz Snow said...

Woman...stop calling my dad sexy. Where is Arun, I say?!!

Ofcourse, totally unrelated point that you are totally right about the voice and all that! :oD

Anonymous said...

And so I who must not be named sit above you all at 9500 ft and say .. you all must grow up!!!

Vee - I see marriage has not dimmed you general lust for life .. or is that life of lust?? BTW .. you better not be expecting a topless pic like Taz has posted

Denish said...

Lard bulk-de-most
Lovely news!! The Indian Army will love you!
Congrtatulations!

Taz Snow said...
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Taz Snow said...

You know what they say about folks who sit at such high heights...big fall big fat splaat!! You better watch that mountain of snow you are perched on daddy-o...Lard Bulk-de-most...har har har :o)

And reg. topless and all that...is a baby picture for Lard's sake! 'sides that is about the most anyone is going to get to see ;o)