I've been in Delhi for two days and am slowly adjusting to the different pace of life, the obvious poverty, the pompous show of wealth (remeniscent of peacocks showin' off their plumes, except even the females here agressively show their plumes as jewellry) and the great food!
I'm going to try for the very first time to break the tradition of putting on atleast 15 lbs (7 kilos) on my trips to India! Wish me luck! I've recruited my cousin's fiance to take me to the gym (so far, we've gone only a day and am sore as a dog! BUT we're heading out in ten minutes for round two!).
The most obvious changes in Delhi for me have been the dramatic drop in visible pollution levels since I was last here. My flight landed around 11pm and by the time I actually got out (with surprising ease at customs) it was 12:30am. Now, I'm used to walking into a thick blanketing fog of pollution that envelopes the city at night but for the first time I could see the red lights of the oversized truck burgeoning with hay as we honked our way to my grandfathers house. So, not everything has changed here. I still maintain that one can survive Indian roads without brakes but will be killed if the horn stops working!
I haven't ventured out on my own yet but thats mainly due to living with my grandparents, who are as most, overprotective when under their roof. Walking around Delhi can be a harrowing experience.
The sheer amount of marketing and increases in price (and goods) is incredible. Apparently one of the reasons they don't hassle people at customs any more is because most goods are now freely available here. Ironically, one of the gifts that an aunt sent for my cousin (as a wedding present) was made in India! Chalk one for globalization & marketing!
Well, I gotta run but I'll try and write regularly. I think it'll also help me clear my mind! :)
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LORD GANESH in a tree by the roadside
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