Pongal consisted of a spontaneous trip to Bangalore. Do you ever get the itch, that feeling where you just want to get away. Go somewhere, anywhere and just do something, even if it is nothing. Well I did.
Supremely jealous that cousin Tara was off to Bangalore, I wanted to pop off the the Karnataka city too! So asked the boss if I could leave early on Pongal Saturday, booked my bus to and fro and I went.
After 6 hours of I was at a going away party for a guy called Punjabi with characters called Denver, Chika, Druhi, Ruby, Chunky, and the biggest character - My cousin Siddarth! Lubricated with Tequila, alcohol and hoka...fun, dancing and banter ensued!
4:30am - passed out
9:00am-woke up. went to Ruby aunty's
I was fed, watered and pooped! Then met up with school friend Harsha Vinay, who looked like our old Bengali batik teacher. Events at Pecos consisted of a big cuddle, lots of talk about our lives and loves, along with pork fry, pepper sausages and 3 pitchers of beer. Then a bizarre proposition to go to a circus???
Obviously I said Yes!
A Circus is the most surreal place....everything that takes place in a circus is completely removed from reality and nothing that you will ever witness in normal daily life. Sadly, this circus was even weirder that usual....firstly the entire audience just weren't clapping at any point when the performers were doing some amazing stuff. It was like they were watching TV...so no need for applause? The Master of Ceremonies was talking utter jibberish....literally I couldn't understand a word he said! And some of the performers weren't even that good. Like the juggler kept dropping his juggles?? Though I did really like the acrobats that were jumping around, and the motorcycle in the big metallic ball.
Harsha was hilarious, he really wanted to see Elephants playing football, it seemed to the be the only reason why he was there. Eventually we left the circus in the middle, and we did find the elephants but they weren't playing football.
Then I invited Harsha over to my aunt's place for the most mind-blowing payasam ever. However on arrival, there was only one tiny bowl of payasam left because a troupe of guests turned up (more than expected) and payasam was the solution.
I also got the chance to see my cousin's band Solder perform and they were great!
And then I got my bootie on a bus back to Chennai, where I arrived at 5 in the morning to a crowded bus station full of tired people, journey-swept across their faces, desperately seeking home....just like me.
Supremely jealous that cousin Tara was off to Bangalore, I wanted to pop off the the Karnataka city too! So asked the boss if I could leave early on Pongal Saturday, booked my bus to and fro and I went.
After 6 hours of I was at a going away party for a guy called Punjabi with characters called Denver, Chika, Druhi, Ruby, Chunky, and the biggest character - My cousin Siddarth! Lubricated with Tequila, alcohol and hoka...fun, dancing and banter ensued!
4:30am - passed out
9:00am-woke up. went to Ruby aunty's
I was fed, watered and pooped! Then met up with school friend Harsha Vinay, who looked like our old Bengali batik teacher. Events at Pecos consisted of a big cuddle, lots of talk about our lives and loves, along with pork fry, pepper sausages and 3 pitchers of beer. Then a bizarre proposition to go to a circus???
Obviously I said Yes!
A Circus is the most surreal place....everything that takes place in a circus is completely removed from reality and nothing that you will ever witness in normal daily life. Sadly, this circus was even weirder that usual....firstly the entire audience just weren't clapping at any point when the performers were doing some amazing stuff. It was like they were watching TV...so no need for applause? The Master of Ceremonies was talking utter jibberish....literally I couldn't understand a word he said! And some of the performers weren't even that good. Like the juggler kept dropping his juggles?? Though I did really like the acrobats that were jumping around, and the motorcycle in the big metallic ball.
Harsha was hilarious, he really wanted to see Elephants playing football, it seemed to the be the only reason why he was there. Eventually we left the circus in the middle, and we did find the elephants but they weren't playing football.
Then I invited Harsha over to my aunt's place for the most mind-blowing payasam ever. However on arrival, there was only one tiny bowl of payasam left because a troupe of guests turned up (more than expected) and payasam was the solution.
I also got the chance to see my cousin's band Solder perform and they were great!
And then I got my bootie on a bus back to Chennai, where I arrived at 5 in the morning to a crowded bus station full of tired people, journey-swept across their faces, desperately seeking home....just like me.
