I am sure most of you are still enjoying last few days of holidays. I had my holiday to Ahmedabad, four days stint! I realise it has better roads for a start, rickshawalas are also better than bangalore. Minimum rate is half of bangalore and here rickshawala never returns money back here, in addition to charging 1.5 times the meter.
Coming back from piyar I was given supply of roasted mango gootalis of kesar-keri by my Aai. Isn't it great before cows and goats of Ahmedabad gets taste of it, I nibble it. Isn't it a wonder fruit where nothing goes to waste!? Country where you are greeted on every cross roads by hungry mouths, food waste is considered sin. I am already getting dizzy describing how worn faded cloths and left over food has to be recycled in most appropriate manner. If given to humans you choose from nanny who looks after kids to cleaners whose job is to clean toilets only, and everyone in between, your sense of discretion has to be at sharpest to pass the item to most deserving person for condition of garment or food. when its absolutely not suitable for humans, animals are brought in picture. Other than chhilakas, there is not much for composting i guess. Your own family may not go to garbage bucket to check whats thrown but 'baai' certainly scrutinizes what you throw and rates you whether you are good homemaker or not?!! Even when i throw crust from either side of the loaf and one dry bread I see disgust on face of my helper. She makes it clear time and again that she would be happy to take perishing veggies from fridge or leftovers. I am sure all the 'baai' s when they gather in basement they discuss whose madam allows curd to go green neglecting in the fridge. Timely disposal is very dynamic process. Beauty is that at the end of this visurgen every reciever feels touch better off.
If leftover food has to be treated respectfully considering their after life or second birth whatever you call it, money is real Goddess. For a start I dont find copper pennies on the road but its obvious on the road what value of money drives (or stops) on the road. Come to major traffic junction and there is total silence on otherwise noisy Indian roads where people honk to say 'hi', 'I am coming', 'move out of the way', 'i m stronger', 'i m important' or simply to check their beeps are functioning!! It is at times so quiet that you feel conscious talking on your cellphone because you are heard clearly by not just your fello travellers but other road users too. Almost as if there is government rule they all shut their engines. what a relief from humming sound. People are mindful of consumption of their resources not just purely money aspect. Although I dont think they talk about being aware of environmental issues, its just second nature and no need to drum their ways.
It is visible method to distribute milk in pouches since the dawn of dairy science. But now u get drinking water in pouches and in all the super market they stock hard plasic bottles for oil and ghee but also plastic refill pouches. Smart home makers never buy those hard plastic containers caring for their pockets. Like charity begins at home, respecting your resrouces also begins at home in trurn helping society as by product. Following the principle of liquidity there are no air pockets in boxes carrying this stuff hence more in every sq. ft for transport and less patrol, ok ok let bbc2 come up with exact data from their research on that...
These are just few obvious differences in fast moving consumer goods but if you visit real down town you find shops without any names and hard to figure out what business they do as you see random machineries lying on footpaths and 'kaarigur' sorting the electic cables and wires and dismantling the motors and machineries. Shall we make them aware of their contribution to environment? shall we feel emarrssed about less pretty road side sight seeing or feel happy that they are putting even rusted nails carefully for appropriate afterlife. I am sure its prettier than those landfill sites!!
And what about those pastiwala? Even affluent families are not seen throwing paper int he bin in public places. people haggle to get every last ruppee out of this kabadi guy. For a start there no news agents where every evening plenty of staionary goes back. fraction of paperwaste is also used for food packing for roasted peanuts and fruits and sooti dhagaa that si perfectly biodegradable after use. some school for physically challenged schools make bags for such use with their SEN kids.
Keyur is gradually getting busier by each day. He also has something to say at the end of the day. one little girl insists to be treated by him only. And greets 'doctor uncle, I saw your picture in news paper'. (reminds me of how we as kids used to approach teacher and acknowledge in class ' tecaher I saw you yesterday!! what a delight to see someone you meet everyday but meet once more unexpectedly as bonus'). 'Doctor uncle' ko bhi abhi thoda chuska chadegaa from becoming Mr.Butch to Uncle Doctor. He had one visit to stadium talking to Footballers and 2 talks in IT parks. It was just wonderful to experience the professional approach, tight security of the industry where data protection is paramount, not to mention the wealth of brain power packed in one room to attend the presentation. I wish he writes blog but he is just too busy relishing his new routine. His blackberry is updated real time when patients move from one ward to other or any other updates. No wonder we provide IT to rest of the world. What they call 'Patient choice' in NHS is seen here in ultimate style. Till last minute patients come with quieries and disappear without notice for second opinion or change of heart about treatments . Same way they come to you directly looking for their best buy/ skills available around the town. No need to wait for your GP.
I somehow end up attracting pre-school kids, wonder if it says on my forhead my intellactual age!! We are having ganesh chaturthi and gudipadva celebration/carnival in the apartment block. My first art assignment was to draw 2 giant donkeys for pin the tail game for kids!! We had 3 hours programme to festivity for young and old and couples alike. Took part in 3 legged race, Balloon race for couples and nearly won but not quite!!
Thats all today
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