Thursday, January 15, 2009


I see him everyday, bent and tired of this world; a blank expression at the paving blocks, beedi in hand. I don’t suppose he has another set of clothes- the weary plastic mug laid front of him, waiting endlessly; I wonder what he must be thinking.. what his life in the past must have been like- what amazes me most is how quietly he rests on the footpath.. Sitting right across sukh sagar, how could he not look up at the food? I do not want to live his life, but I want to study it. His old eyes seem so controlled and calm that it amuses me. Not today, though- there was emptiness in that busy corner of Mumbai.




I am beginning to like the gill font better than courier font. It is time for change, again.



“Love your work, not your job.” Wise fellow.



A Spanish girl will be joining my office soon! My office is more like a zoo; people from all possible races with painfully different accents converge at RMA. The guy from Chennai takes three seconds per word to follow the new Zealander- the American cannot stop giving me gyaan on how differently ‘vet’ should be pronounced from ‘wet’. Our mallu accountant sometimes blinks at gujrati words smuggled into hin-glish. It is even worse, when the American is trying to speak in marathi, and the new Zealander in gujrati. I can only think of replying in tamil. Not so long ago, we almost hired a british chap- and for the life of me, I could NOT (desperately tried, but failed to) run with his fast lines. I mean, what’s with the hurry?? I was utterly disappointed when we rejected an architect from Rome- not good enough, they said. For now, make space for Spain, people- here she comes!

5 comments:

kaustubhans said...

Ha ha . . .quite a conglomeration of different nationalities isnt it ? Never knew there were fareeen people working in ur company ! But what strikes me the most in ur post is that you all become one as an entity when it comes to "scales and scissors" and all these distinctions, however crisp they seem, suddenly start diminishing ! I just wish some day, the whole world begins to work this way. . .

Anonymous said...

Though mostly limited to filled and unfilled spaces enroute in Mumbai, the sensitivity towards the world of the poor, a big and real issue in today's society, is welcome!

Unknown said...

Good good!Broaden the horizon.

Poorna said...

Well..
The poor Indian the western world likes looking at! Its amazing how people can live at such peace with themselves despite the state they are in. It happens only in India! Amazing resilience..

So I guess you'll get a "spanish touch" to your projects henceforth, with Spain becoming a part of the office now.. I m sure you'll have a lot to give and take.
All the best!!
Keep Blogging

Anonymous said...

be alive...detached...
and live with it...

i hope except architecture, nothing is your guideline for your time...

i love that you can express the multiple moments you experience at the same space and can recall em...