Thursday, November 20, 2008

Accompanied a friend to Nehru Place, _the_ computer hub of Delhi, today, in consideration that he'd been so kind as to remind me that it was his birthday as well as throw me (and others) a treat at Pizza Hut (the pizzas are still mediocre). He's got a good contact in NP with whom he always deals with - and who seems to be in awe of him, and that's where we headed to. To much irritation, him and the shopkeeper guy started discussing marriage. This was after my friend had found a doodle that could duplicate SIM cards (which is illegal), and went mad over the powers it would give him. It was unbelievable - a geek moment followed by a bland, trite human one! Are things right? Did every elder I know get like this at some stage, or just that such repressed-manner girl talk the new fad born from those Arjun Rampal and Ritesh Deshmukh movies?

So they continue talking about how marriage suffocates and how it suddenly throws 'responsibilities' that are difficult to manage. I guess that's why they remain - and should remain - unmarried, since they can't possibly imagine such a contingency and since they treat women like objects to be dragged along 'for the rest of their lives'. Asses. My friend invented an ex-girlfriend right there to add flavour, as well as made clear his inclination towards arranged marriage. The shopkeeper had apparently been to a bachelor's party the previous night, which is why the topic was so 'hot' for him to push into discussion. After much effort I was able to push my friend back into the SIM card doodle madness. But another day collecting evidence of how badly some people want to cuddle up and have babies by this age/stage.

Not really justifying why I continue staying in Delhi. Not for this, surely.

ps: bachelor's party in India basically means having lots of alcohol at a friend's place or a bar (if can be afforded) or somewhere outside with the car parked on a lonely stretch, and alongside freaking out over how things would change soon, when in fact they won't.

rightnow: doing nothing. still irritated over net disconnections, have temporarily resorted to a data card. irritated over having wasted 2 hours of my life watching "Get Smart". bruised my left trying to rip apart one half of a coconut - did succeed. contemplating dinner and music. the water must've turned cold, had planned a bath.
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