Sunday, August 18, 2013

The search for Shambhus

Its been ages since i went  out on one of my random walks with a  purpose, some how Ahmedabad  is not the right  place to go for walks its either too sticky or well  this season too wet.  Its not just the weather  it just doesn't  feel right for some strange reasons either the roads are too full or too empty or just too dusty.

But i guess thats the way it flows. Ahmedabad  is a  nice  city to be in though. People seem nice, its a  bit disorganised but then which place in India isn't except for  maybe Chandigarh. Its filled  with superrich people and with people who love to eat out. Be it street food or restaurants  everything seems so filled. Do people not cook  at home. I guess when theres no alcohol you need to find other  ways to let  your hair down. Its a bit weird for a  stranger  in town used  to his drink. Its not that  i drink too much its just that  now that  i know its  not available that  i think about it  at times. I don't  crave for it just think about it once in  a while.

Im sitting in a  cafe today came out just for a  change  of scenery sadly enough my search for Shambhu Cafe was futile as there seem to be only two particular units in town which have a  nice sit in place, others are  these  roadside  shacks horrible stinky  places. Very nice sp cold coffee though .  Thick creamy yummy thats basically what  i was  after so after  having a  coffee while  holding  my nose i came across the road in lure of free wifi which today is slow so im not using it. im carrying my own 3g equipment  thank god for that.

So im sitting in a decent  cafe with an AC having a  shite coffee and  some ok pizza veg of course .  Didn't  realise  i had  worked up such an appetite.  there  are only two people in the cafe maybe its the time. The couples discussing marriage which probably is their  plan for  the  future. The girl discusses how  she needs to change her job, her frustrations and her  plans. Working in the  big 4  seems to the  common dream here.  I have come across so many people  in the  recent  past that either are working there or have worked there  and though they all praise it but they are just so completely sapped of it. She does not want to work there.  But i got sidelined i caught a  bit of their conversation based around the  girl not wanting to work after marriage or taking it easy. The  guy agrees but with a slight change  in his tone im not too sure  if  he's happy , but  he's supportive . Now shes complaining about how the guy  didn't  quite prepare her for an interview he had arranged  , damn so much complication. Do normal people discuss this,  is this what  couples conversations  today are  about. I guess it depends upon what  phase of the relationship you are in. Damn so many unhappy people so much mess in the  world. I guess thats the way it goes.

Job hunting  has been such a horror , that  i just get put off by even someone else's angst about job search. I guess  im a true escapist cos id  even run away from these  conversations.

Its started raining remember  the wet i had the sticky before  now  on my way back i might just get the wet too. Its just drizzling its quite nice looking out of the  window watching  people  go by . I hadn't quite noticed the  rain till the  girl mentioned it.

Now she talks about marriage and about how her family is looking to get her married soon , what shock thought  they had solid plans for marriage, i guess  life is really complicated, suitors in Agra are  mentioned. The  plots  getting thicker and  my ear stand up  as the conversations  goes down a few decibels.   Theres a  complication between the boy  and his father  he works with his father  but the  girl perceives some sort of a  distance between them. Her father wants  her to get married, she has to go meet this boy in Agra, she doesn't want  to but has too as she cant quite refuse point blank i guess i walked  into a real situation here.

This  phase  of a  relation is so boring and probably so important  again something  that  i get uncomfortable with, not about  hidden affairs but  about the  certainty of getting tied down to one  single  person. Again not that i have this whole bunch of women in my cupboard or that i am a  polygamous man , im strictly monogamous in fact im chronically single for quite  some time now. But its just like with the  drink i guess  when im certain that this is  it ill miss it the  most ,ill moss being single or having a choice.

The discussions moved  on while  im contemplating my position and the discussion has moved on to what to eat and where to go Funs had discussing the  various couisines  they could try including snake and others they are  veg  probably both of them. They decide that enoughs been achieved  here and its time to leave,  The girl is summing it up  well while shes  leaving "Kya  discussion hua or  koi solution nahin hua".

Its  just amazing how frivolous  relationships are i mean two minutes ago there seemed to be so much gloom and the conversation had  almost died  out  and  all of a  sudden the  love is back again just because  they discussed about where  to eat. Lovers have such short memories at times maybe theres a  learning to be had there that  solutions  will come and  there no great use  in contemplation take  life  less seriously and  it will  be  better. Or maybe its just that we are Ahmedabadi,s food  , talking about food makes  us happy .

Shambhu dear Shambu where  art though i seek thy thick sugary cold coffee to make me happy again.    

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