It's a quarter past eight in the morning. It already seems I've been awake for ages! But yes, I've been up for a while. I've been to the toilet, had a shower, done my pranayam and asans, listened to a morning raag by Pandid Jasraj and I've been at my workdesk for the past 30 minutes. Oh yes, I forgot to mention that I spent a while reading the papers, had breakfast too!
Most people are probably getting ready to go to work now. They'll spend anything between 30 to 60 minutes and perhaps even more commuting to work. Thank God, I'm spared all that. If time hangs heavy on my hands, I can always go to the project or to Kolkata. Though, I must admit, in this weather, I don't feel like going anywhere -- not even to the market to buy provisions. The mornings are scorching and humid, the evenings are hot and humid. It has started raining now and then. But these are brief showers that act more like water sprinkled on hot stones in a sauna. And humidity is something I just can't stand. I'm about to go crazy despite yoga and meditation!
The mosquitos here are a menace! They are killing me slowly by sucking up all my blood! I may be saving money by not smoking. But I am certainly spending an equivalent amount on mosquito repellents that don't seem to work!A friend advised me to keep changing the brand of repellent as the mosquitos get acclamatized to a brand very quickly! Unbelievable? Come to Bolpur and I will show you that he's possibly correct!
The worst part is that I don't feel inspired to do anything. I don't feel like going out at all. And even indoors, all I feel like doing is sleep, sleep, sleep just to get away from this heat. Can I really continue to live in Bolpur? Was I not better off in Roldih or Kolkata. Yes, travelling to and fro was very tiring. Bolpur seemed like a good option. Also, it seemed an ideal place to start some new work. But now I'm not so sure. Computer Courses and Spoken English classes have sprung up all over the place overnight!
Anyway, it's 8:30 am now, though for me it seems like afternoon already! Time to watch TV and catch up with all the latest news..... more scams and killings and the stupid antics of our politicians who make issues out of non issues and sweep the real issues under the carpet.
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