Of Mulayam and our Youth...

Elections are back, and so are the promises...the weirdest being SP's "Ban English schools and computers and all other machinery that gives unfair advantage to the rich" rubbish. When I read it the first time, I thought it was a strange output of my forever sleepy countenance. But no...the man was actually promising to take us back to the pre-industrial revolution era. To top it all, Nafisa Ali (who I did respect until now) and Sanjay Dutt (ya don't really care bout him) supported this junk!

Seriously, what exactly is Samajwadi Party's gameplan for the coming years? Reduce UP into a MUCH worse condition for the next 5 years, and promise to bring computers/ machines and English into the state in the subsequent elections? It is alarming to say the least!

And you know what's even more alarming than this? When the exalted "youth" of the country were asked for their comments on this, they all seemed to equate it with the annual "Ban Valentine's Day" ritual that we witness regularly. For God's sake you Roadies/Splitsvilla obsessed freaks, it is NOT the same thing! Wonder what the youth of UP have to say about this...never thought I'd see such dumbing down of people... for all the English, computers and technology that we are exposed to...

Delhi!

Do you know what is the first thing I do when my flight lands from Mumbai to Delhi (and they finally let us out of the craft after going round 'n' round in circles for half an hour :D) ?? ... I breathe in deep... It is amazing...the air in Delhi smells like something else altogether...You can smell the remnants of winter, and a hint of spring...and then ofcourse...there is the awesome smell of planes all around you...and the lack of humidity...it is DIVINE...it's like I had been holding my breath for months at a stretch in Mumbai...and I am FINALLY able to breathe! It feels AWESOME!

So I'm back in Delhi...for good :)... Home feels all the more amazing, and the enjoyment is all the more intense, because I'm not doing the countdown (3 more days and I have to go back...2 more...you get the point!)... Everyone is still pampering me ( apart from my bro...who will NOT give me the remote...and continues to worship that @#$@#!$#@$#@$ Raghu Ram)... Food has never been better ... CNG ensures that no one thrusts smoke down my throat on traffic lights even if I'm in an auto... I just met up 2 of my old room mates from IIFT ... AND visited PVR Saket after aeons for "Confessions of a Shopaholic" for 50 bucks in a multiplex :D! Life can't get better :D .. Touch wood :)

Feels great to be writing again... I go AWOL from blogspot for more than 2 months at a stretch... it just shows I've lost it!

It's back to blogging... back to eating good stuff... back to breathing air without killing my lungs...it's back to LIFE!!

Long Live Delhi! :) :) :)