It's been a hectic evening.
Izzy has fallen out with the Sikhs majorly and we have left the house so that she can catch her train.
The first plan was to go and watch a film at PVR Saket but unfortunately the film isn't even out yet. Mira Nair must have been talking about Salaam Bombay not the Reluctant Fundamentalist.
Izzy asked if she could get a lift with Raju to the station and he said that was cool. So we ate dinner at the diner and were expecting to watch the Holi celebrations at IHC until Raju text Izzy again saying 'which station?'. When she told him it was New Delhi he told her he couldn't because it was too far. So bad. The metro isn't open until 2 tomorrow, 15 minutes after she has to be on the train. Her sensible nature took it pretty badly as she had to pack etc. So we left stat and headed back to Govindpuri to pack.
Only auntie was there but even she wasn't being helpful. She asked for 750 rs from Izzy for the Punjab trip and Izzy explained that she already had 600 from when she offended her with the tip. It didn't get through to her so we enlisted Preeti's help on the phone. Izzy was crying and Auntie was not letting up and kept demanding money and making more excuses so Preeti told us just to leave and that she'd sort it out. I'm so glad Preeti is Punjabi.
So now we're in Paharganj in my favourite guesthouse and we both feel quite free and lovely. All of the guys here treated us so well: found my old passport and visa photocopies because I didn't bring them with me, gave me WiFi until I could pay in the morning, gave us the best room they had at a good price and were all smiles. I have almost forgotten why I left in the first place.
In other news, all of the Dancescapes errors have been sorted so I can feel a little more proud of it. Holi is happening tomorrow and I have my old holi-ed converses with me so that they can get dyed a new colour and I might repair them so that I can get a few more years out of them in their new shade.
Izzy has fallen out with the Sikhs majorly and we have left the house so that she can catch her train.
The first plan was to go and watch a film at PVR Saket but unfortunately the film isn't even out yet. Mira Nair must have been talking about Salaam Bombay not the Reluctant Fundamentalist.
Izzy asked if she could get a lift with Raju to the station and he said that was cool. So we ate dinner at the diner and were expecting to watch the Holi celebrations at IHC until Raju text Izzy again saying 'which station?'. When she told him it was New Delhi he told her he couldn't because it was too far. So bad. The metro isn't open until 2 tomorrow, 15 minutes after she has to be on the train. Her sensible nature took it pretty badly as she had to pack etc. So we left stat and headed back to Govindpuri to pack.
Only auntie was there but even she wasn't being helpful. She asked for 750 rs from Izzy for the Punjab trip and Izzy explained that she already had 600 from when she offended her with the tip. It didn't get through to her so we enlisted Preeti's help on the phone. Izzy was crying and Auntie was not letting up and kept demanding money and making more excuses so Preeti told us just to leave and that she'd sort it out. I'm so glad Preeti is Punjabi.
So now we're in Paharganj in my favourite guesthouse and we both feel quite free and lovely. All of the guys here treated us so well: found my old passport and visa photocopies because I didn't bring them with me, gave me WiFi until I could pay in the morning, gave us the best room they had at a good price and were all smiles. I have almost forgotten why I left in the first place.
In other news, all of the Dancescapes errors have been sorted so I can feel a little more proud of it. Holi is happening tomorrow and I have my old holi-ed converses with me so that they can get dyed a new colour and I might repair them so that I can get a few more years out of them in their new shade.
Some photos I haven't been able to add because they're on the tablet:
That same cute Asian child
Standard metro guy
Another standard metro guy
On the roof in the Punjab after being woken up by the children
Walking in the Punjab
Sidak and I in the Punjab
Candy in a hand pump basin in the Punjab
Sugar cane drink. He's about to run those canes through the mangler
Edit: photos from the camera
Early Holi fun
Early Holi not quite so
All of these stall popped up a few days ago selling water guns and balloons and pigment for Holi
Pre-empting celebrations
At the Diner
English movies? Not Hindi?! Wow.
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