The past few days I have been seeing old friends again which has been nice. The shock of being here again is starting to wear off. I've been searching for an apartment and I hope that something works out soon. I particularly would like to reside in a (reasonably) quiet neighborhood because I've been staying in Goripalayam which is an incredibly noisy and trafficy part of town.
Today I'm going to look at an apartment in BB Kulam. It's an flat upstairs from my friend's mother-in-law's house. Politics are involved. It's always risky to rent from friends because you feel obligated. It's going to be interesting because this place is a new house but is in a run down area, apparently. I hear that my potential landlord is keen on my moving in as she thinks a foreigner's presence will provide an impetus to neighbors to fix up their properties. HA! I am heading there is a half hour, and we will see if my presence creates a circus or not.
Yesterday I went to the movies with Tamilarasi and her two sons. Like a proper teenager, her oldest son sat as far away as possible from us and whistled at ear-splitting volume during the fight scenes. We went to the Jeya "A/C" theatre. A/C theatres are a total lie. We paid Rs. 30 each to sit in first class which was honestly about 90 degrees with hardly any fan. Since the first class section is higher up than the lower classes, the heat collects there. Next time I guarantee I'll pay Rs. 10 to sit with the rowdy "front-benchers" where it will probably at least be 10 degrees cooler.
Lots of new construction means lots of effigies!
Despite many more cars on the road, bullock carts are still
a reliable means for transporting goods around town.
Plenty of traffic
Lunch, not including the rice!
Tamilarasi and sons
a reliable means for transporting goods around town.
Plenty of traffic
Lunch, not including the rice!
Tamilarasi and sons
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