It’s a murky day today. Its been
raining since I don’t even remember when. It is cold in June. It is the sort of
weather that would make you climb under the duvet and not see the world. It is
the kind of weather I hate. Or maybe I should say I used to hate.
I am reformed. I am not hating it. I am not loving it either.
I am liking it would be close enough.
I am liking the fact that I don’t have to
hunt for a seat on the right hand side of the bus. Let me explain. The sun’s
oblique rays scorch the left hand side of the bus i.e the east. It is more of a
problem for me since
a. I read a book on my phone and the reflection and glaring
rays really bother me.
b. I sit on the top deck of the bus because I like sitting
there. The lower deck distracts me, people getting in and out, the activities
on the street what not. I am very easily distracted.
So I like the fact that I don’t have to go searching for an
appropriate seat.
Also the blanket brightness removes the feeling of the
passage of the day. It is the same bright day from 0600 to 2130. Literally. But
when rains and the associated clouds come into play, the texture of the day keeps
changing. Sometimes it dull, sometimes its dark, sometimes it becomes a teensy
bit bright and then rainy. It seems to have a bit more variety. I dont mind that.
It reminds me of home, of Bhubaneswar – of the monsoon. It is
nearly monsoon time there. And it reminds me of how much I hated it growing up.
And all the stuff we used to do to dry clothes. We Indians are passionate about
drying clothes arent we? Something I feel we share with the Brits. Any day the
sun shines I see clothes magically appear on the clothes lines. I wonder if people
wait for the sun to wash. Or they put clean clothes to wash just because
its sunny or they put dry clothes on the clothes line just for laughs. I cannot
check, but I remember back in India the passion with which we needed to dry clothes.
We used to string wires across rooms – bedroom, dining space – anything goes. And
put all the wet clothes there with the fan on in full speed. We hated the “fan
dried” clothes. And waited for the rains to stop. We do not face the problem of
drying clothes because of the dryer. But there is an inherent dampness in the
coats and the shoes. I would prefer it dry, but I don’t mind it.
The place where I live, there is a general misty feeling
around. An earlier me would have hated it. This new me finds it poetic! I am
alarmed. I asked K if everything is ok with me and he said “It actually is
beautiful, why wouldn’t you find it beautiful ?” Point. He can shush me!
I am happy with the changes though. Age has come with some
positive changes I would say. I am not grumbling as I stand in the bus stand
and the bus is delayed cos of the rains. I am also thankful for the right choice
of footwear and outerwear which enables me to be relatively dry (of course this
is a skill developed over the years of residence in this country. I have
figured out what to wear when :D ) . An earlier me would have worked from home
under such inclement weather ;) But I am liking coming to work and sitting in
the climate controlled 13th floor, where my window seat gives me the
privilege of looking outside and the murky sky while appreciating the artificial
brightness inside (I am not being sarcastic ).
Working at office is helping me
to be more disciplined rather than foraging through the fridge and food cupboard.
The rains are supposed to get worse over the next 2 days. Bring
it on. I feel prepared :D
1 comment:
Here we would do anything to get rain, it’s so hot and then shortage of water..
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