I love Delhi for its SPACE !

They say - one can only live old times in memories but i guess my recent trip to Delhi proved them wrong ! After May 2006 (around 3 weeks before i joined TAPMI), it was 25th Oct 2008, when i touched Delhi after a very very long time at 1 in the morning. Thanks to flight delays from Mumbai, the festive season surely made sure that i get a Baaaaaaaaaad Mood...before reaching Delhi! But there i was at 1 in the morning...standing outside the newly renovated Delhi Airport...calling out to the pre paid taxi guy..."ITO jaana hai bhaiya!" and he was more than eager to take me!

You have no idea what i did the next day...after a late breakfast, i set out to relive Apni Dilli !! Metro from Pragati Maidan to Barakhamba Road and then a long walk around CP, Janpath, my old ING office, Palika Bazaar ... Oh, who doesn't want to shop at CP!!!? Another train from Rajiv Chowk to DU got to close to my first love in Delhi...St Stephen's College...Walking around college after a long time was great pleasure. Reading Thampu's notices and Watching people sleeping under the treat reminded me on Chilly Winter Afternoons in 2002!!!

Manu was right (a great pal from Lehman)..."Dilli jayega or Momo's Point ka momos nahi khayega???" Of course, i shall have it...and add a Fruit Beer to it as well ! The corner Egg Roll wala guy recognised me i think...he was smiling when i passed him, giving my usual Burp!

"Do saal mein toh jyada nahi badla saahab !" ... the Bhel wala guy tells me, handing me over the Extra Large Bhel ka plate...yes, the quality of his plates has improved but the taste is the same...i remember saving 7 bucks every day to have one plate in the evening, during exams! Back home at 6 pm, i was a satisfied man!

Next day, Sunday was another story !

Thanks Pallavi for great company...Lunch at Big Chill...Damn, i didnt know it has shifted from East of Kailash to Kailash Colony...but the decor is the same...Grilled Breast of Chicken has of course become costlier --- Antara, any memories?? A walk down the Select City Walk Mall post lunch was a good treat...SHOPPED AGAIN...and followed it with a movie ... BODY of LIES....isn't Leonardo repeating himself?

Day 3 was a late start day again !!! A GREEN Diwali celebration is another story...

The next few days have been the most memorable days of my life...i can say they are more memorable than my secret Bangalore trip in Oct 2004. Selective choice of activities made it more special----

Shopping for home at Dilli Haat, Bought curtains and bedsheets from Lajpat, Another Lunch at Big Chill with Antara, An awesome Chinese Dinner at Moet's, A silent dinner at Nirula's followed by the Legen...Wait for it....Dary Hot Chocolate Fudge, An evening with Antara's office people at CCD, a movie at NOIDA (HEROES !!!!) with Anirudh and Gang, A walk down PVR Saket, Relived Malviya Nagar market...haggling with Auto walas daily...Pani Puri for Antara at Haldiram...Bought sweets from Bengali Market and Pani Puri from Nathu's, Continental at Pebble Street, New Friend's Colony......Am i forgetting anything??

I am speechless...

I guess there is only line to summarise my experience...Siddharth's words at CCD Aurobindo College....

"I love Delhi for the SPACE"

Mumbaikars, listening??