Friday, April 19, 2013

23:54 IST
Toy Room, Inderpuri
New Delhi, India

Early morning summer breeze in Delhi has a distinct sense of coolness about it. It almost feels like I have a little AC cut-out-window in the room, cool air wafting in and mixing up with the warm dry wind of the fan. Woke up early to go to purani dilli. Its empty in the mornings. Quite a pleasing sight. Except for the garbage every ten steps on the street. And clothes hanging from bunches of electric cables overhead! But no matter what time of the day, Jama Masjid ALWAYS takes my breath away. It startles me every fucking time! Walked along the City Wall, a fortress-like structure of the 'seventh city of Delhi', built by Shah Jahan. I don't get these numbers. Delhi is one city. What the fuck is the seventh and eighth thing all about?? Must find out. Anyhoo, the wall badly maintained. Climbed up and walked like a queen, looking DOWN at the puny creatures of the earth. A halwai was furiuosly stirring his halwa in a giant kadhai (big enough to hold the moon) with a massive bamboo stick! Dry heat. Dry hair. Irritated. Lack of fucking space caused irritation today. Banged doors. Must not do this. Im not 18 anymore, even though I can't bloody WAIT to get out of this place, just as I had felt several years back. Must act my age. 12? Shutup. Job job fuck-job-ing the job.