Yesterday, Nupur and I drove around town sampling Kolkatta street food. We started with the famous Kathi Rolls from the Bandis. Rs.20 for a hot, oily, spicy omlette wrapped in a thick paratha. It was sinfully delicious.

We then moved on to "Khidki" (tranlation = Window) where a handful of rajasthani men sit in a small window-size opening and sell bhelpuri and masala thumbs up. Another Rs.20 for lip-smacking, salty-tangy bhepuri. The masala thumbs up came in a terracotta tumbler that we smashed to the ground after using. Natural AND disposable. Pretty cool.

Then we hunted down this old kulfi man who makes a wicked Sitaphal Kulfi. Standing in an onscure corner of a small bylane, you wouldn't know about him unless you grew up here. I desperately wanted a second one but by then I couldn't possible eat another bite of anything.

Rs.60 per head in total for the food and about Rs.400 for the petrol :). The last time I was here, we were mostly home bound with an "there is nothing much to Kolkatta" attitude. But as wefinished our tour yesterday, Nupur's memory kicked into gear and suddenly there were ten other things I had to try. Unfortunately I already bought a ticket for tonight. So next time.

Oh Calcutta!

Am in Cal with my friend Nupur. I shamelessly invited myself over. The food is amazing and Nupur's energy is infectious. It's easy to piggy back on her life.

We stayed up till 2am and watched 8 episodes of Prison Break -- I am still convinced you're not meant to watch tv series back to back, they really get monotonous and trying. At the end of one of episodes a closing song began to play and my heart fluttered. I couldn't place the song until the lyrics began. The song brought back memories I didn't want to face. I realised that out of the blue something, anything, can just get you in the gut.

Something I read yesterday (paraphrased):
A soul mate is someone that mirrors you, that's why you feel you've connected so deeply and want to hold on forever. A soul mate can touch that part of you which you were either afraid of reaching or didn't think you could reach at all. But THANK GOD they don't stay for too long, because living with yourself 24/7, for the rest of your life, will completely exhaust you physically and emotionally.