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"Wish you were here"

"Boy, when you're dead, they really fix you up. I hope to hell when I do die somebody has sense enough to just dump me in the river or something. Anything except sticking me in a goddam cemetery. People comin and puttin a bunch of flowers on you on Sunday, and all that crap. Who wants flowers when you're dead? Nobody" ~Salinger (The Catcher in the Rye) "This is your boarding pass, Mr Harry Haller. Your luggage has been checked in. The flight, I'm afraid has been delayed by five hours. We're extremely sorry about the inconvenience." I decided to amuse myself by trying to figure out how much of the delay was due to the fog in Delhi and how much was due to the snow in London. While I was engaged in this little mental exercise, I overheard a cute voice behind me saying, "Yes aunty, thanks for the paranthas! They were awesome! Such a relief. Probably my last bit of good home food for some time". I turned around to discover that the owner o...