And then there was this.

So,when are we getting married?

Well when do you want to get married?

Some December, some nice cold December.


"cold" is the only thing she got wrong.

That sinking realization..

Conversation with Constable

"So, Y2K? How well do you remember it?"

Y2K? The millennium? Pretty well I guess..

"You probably remember clearly, right? Like, I can remember it like it was yesterday"

Sure..I remember what I did and all that.

"Exactly. See, the thing is - that was ten years ago"

Pause. Turns to the much-younger 25-year old guy called Cricket. Hey Cricket, you remember what you did on Y2K?

Cricket: "Nope, I was 15."

Curses, am old.

Not a fan of

- Superficial patriotism. The Bton city council is passing a resolution condemning Bhopal gas tragedy (no idea why though). The Indian students here all are raved up on this with a misplaced sense of patriotism, which is apparent when they ask me - "What? You're not going for this event? How can you not go?". Fuck 'em, these kids weren't even born when the dashed thing happened.
- Picking on people from the interiors of India for their bad English. Usually done by city prissies who link to marriage ads from Facebook or their blogs. What the fuck? Leave the guy alone. First, he's done nothing to you. Second, let's see you try and learn an international language from scratch and not try and fuck it up.

On the flip side, I think I discovered a likable new sport - rowing. Now, if only I can learn to swim.