It's amazing to see someone so untouched, unfazed, unaltered. i nearly hit the ceiling when i heard Charu's voice.

so i was waiting at Bandra for her. and she was in this rick, worried that she had made me wait for too long. after three years fifteen minutes was peanuts in comparison. and then she sticks her head out of the rick and waves madly. jumps out before the rick could halt and we hug each other like five year olds. it felt like she had almost never been away. we go back to the old colony, take a walk and talk and everything sounds ancient. we eat bhutta (maize for non hindi audience) on the beach. thank god for suburbs in mumbai. maize near my place costs 15 bucks!! i mean it costs almost heaven and earth for the simple pleasures of life in this side of the city. so, it's almost as if nothing has changed.

finally finished sub- titling my gujarat film. finally. ad then they send us our tapes. i swear kamaal will pay for this.

so chickened out of ID Rock this year as well. suhas and geo nearly got me in, but i saw the crowd and backed out. these rockers are a strange, scary, lot. i mean i thought this generation was all about asserting your individuality. then how come every one looks like every other one? maybe i need to move out of mumbai.

Aruna Roy is back in action. spreading awareness about the upcoming elections.