1730hrs: shared taxi to mumbai. turns out goes only until vashi. 120 bucks. vada pav at a pit stop. fight between old man and driver. get down by mistake much before vashi.
1945hrs: travel by local bus to vashi bus depot. 8 bucks. get a seat after standing for twenty minutes. conductor announces my stop.
2040hrs: long phone call. frantic search for a taxi cab to Sion. finally finding one. reaching Sion railway station.
2230hrs: finally meet friend. drive to pot pourri. order a sizzler and a pasta. long dinner follows dessert.. may be he thinks only one of us on this table drink water ... finding laptop bag safe in car. am shown salman's residence and then shahrukh's residence.
0030hrs: the walk along "land's end" disrupted by police. seeing "pick up"s in progress. chilli ice-cream on marine drive (!!!). water in eyes. smoke from ears. burning throat. water water water. seeing cafe mondegar closed. seeing leopold closed. sitting on the parapet in front of Taj. Almost tripping and falling off on the other side of the wall (ocean). In alpha state (more later).
0130hrs: caught by police for driving in the wrong way. get out of trouble by age old Indian trick. drive to Trident coffee shop.
0230hrs: enter coffee shop. blah blah blah blah ..... ya da ya da ya da ... she said this .. he shouldn't have ... oh? I din't know this! ... I think quite the same about her .... No, I see it differently ... do you think there's a pattern ... ya da ya ya da... wow... That's Imtiaz Ali sitting there... may be we should go sit with him ... cafe americano please ... and an espresso con panna ... blah blah blah ... the education system of India ... (sees the time) what!
0455: lets go. the maid will be here by 6 am. how 'bout watching the sunrise? ... Ooh I'm feeling sleepy ... Usually it takes 1.5 to 2 hrs to drive, at this time of the day, only 40 mins...
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