At home enjoying the rains. The pictures really don't do justice to the real deal. It's as if the rain gods are having a rave party and don't want to stop.
The garage is flooded, mom's garden plants are droopy and heavy with water, nobody is in the mood to do much, except drink endless cups of tea and munch on jackfruit chips and hot "chakka ada".
Except, I made plans for today morning to visit some friends. But mom ,aunt and others (collectively) said NO! "as the roads will be flooded and too dangerous not to mention the traffic congestion and road blocks and delays". Well , luckily I am feeling a bit lazy else nobody could have stopped me. Not because I am the disobedient type but because it is hard to wait for the clouds to clear before venturing out when we are smack in the middle of the monsoons here. I am always a bit surprised when mallu folks use rains as an excuse for postponing plans. Shouldn't we have evolved with water and lightening resistant skin by now?!Hmmm....oh well, please don't pay attention to my unintelligent banter folks. It does get dangerous to be out especially if there is lightening and thunder which was the case yesterday evening.
Rains or no rains, I managed to squeeze in some traveling, a bit locally but mostly out of state. Was in Chennai for a day, where the weather gods appeared to be seriously pissed off. How else can one explain the ridiculous heat and humidity! Clearly I survived, a million thanks to whoever invented air conditioning. Global warming took a back seat and my carbon footprint may have spiked to unpardonable levels but I did not care. However , sitting in a cool, cozy room at home with the rains lashing at us, I do feel a touch a guilt now.
After Chennai, it was off to Mumbai to meet a friend. She and I hung around Mumbai for a day and then from there off to Delhi. Delhi was another torture site. No humidity but so dry and hot, you feel tired within seconds. We were driven around in a comfortable car with air conditioning which struggled to keep us cool. It was only the endless amount of water we drank and all the shopping potential and excitement that Delhi Hut offered that kept us alive.I don't normally jet set across the country every time I am here unless there is some work that needs to be done. So all this trip was mostly work and partly fun.
Anyhows, after Chennai and Delhi I am so glad Kerala is where home is. It is almost inappropriate how much I love this season. It does strange things to me-body, mind and soul. Boy do I sound mysterious or what?! :)
More monsoon updates later. Better still, come over folks and enjoy the monsoon magic in person!
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