The setting sun

The beautiful sight, that of sun setting across a largish water body, I saw first in TIFR more than a decade ago. The sequence of spectacular images starting from that of a flaming orange ball at an acute angle which makes the water look as if on fire. Then in the next shot, the flaming orange changes to crimson and the shape expands with horizontal streaks of purple, bright orangish pink around, the water surface almost at a tangent. Then comes the first dip, much faster than you would anticipate and before you know the water swallows it. You think you would hear a loud sizzling sound like when you pour water over a hot tawa, but no, the water gulps it down fast and smooth and you are left with this strange feeling. The feeling that you get after a train leaves the platform. All the mad energy and hyper activity of the platform packed and rolled in the train and gone.

Got reminded of it during a short trip to the land of yellow-black fiats. Sitting on the side of lake Powai with a friend and watching the sun set could see only the opening shot because before the orange could turn to crimson it went behind the hills and that was it. Loved it but missed the drama. Can't help but mentioning about the mosquitoes. Absolutely the most obnoxious lot, capable of piercing through the thickest of trousers.

Tete a tete with a T

The first thing any T-shirt of RRJ is subjected to in our home is removal of its brand tag. Just so that the synthetic piece of cloth doesn't become the epicenter of an extensive itching operation. While subjecting the third degree to the latest entrant to RRJ's wardrobe, a gift from friends, I got to read the following message written on the back of the tag

"Dear Mom
Wash me with tender loving care
I am allergic to dhobis
Iron me inside out
Buy me more often
Ta ta bye bye

PS: We'd like to get your kid hooked into the goodness of Tantra early on in life. That way he/she can grow up to be a 'free' spirit, and we can grow old to be respectable billionaires."

Such a cute ad! Made me almost keep the tag-letter with the T-shirt.