Ran a few errands this morning. It took a long time, given the fact that things move at a snail pace here, especially the traffic. Time flew as the tropic sun pouring heat all over reminded me it's already noon.
Looking for some cool comfort and refreshment I grabbed a glass the famous Lingaraj Lassi at Saheed Nagar. The Lassi (equivalent of Milk shake) was quite rich and sipping it was an enriching experience. At Rs.50 a glass, which is than a dollar, no one can beat the price and value for money.
In fact, REC Rourkela was the only Institute to represent Odisha in the prestigious and popular Siddharth Basu's "Quiz Time" program in DOORDARASHAN, the only TV Channel of the time forced upon by the Government on an optionless populace.
One can see huge commercial billboards adoring road sides, from making you fair overnight (there is a clear obsession with fair complexion here), removal of unwanted body hair through laser by a leg and thigh exposing girl (the city has got smarter with exposures these days) , to the self proclaimated strides made by the State Government with the lily white clad Chief Minister smiling with folded hands.
One can see huge commercial billboards adoring road sides, from making you fair overnight (there is a clear obsession with fair complexion here), removal of unwanted body hair through laser by a leg and thigh exposing girl (the city has got smarter with exposures these days) , to the self proclaimated strides made by the State Government with the lily white clad Chief Minister smiling with folded hands.
Akin to make America great again, there are road side commercials proclaiming to make your hair grow again on your bald head just for Rs.999 ($150) with a contact number of 9439712345. Picture of a bald head before the miracle treatment was placed beside a lushy black hippie hair head post application of the magic potion.
I saw a few black beads on the bald head which I gave the benefit of doubt as few leftovers by God's grace. On closure loom, those few dark spots turned out to be the dried out bird poops. There may not be enough public restrooms in the Smart City, but these Billboards do make the local birdies happy by providing a platform to use for rest and restrooms.
Spent an hour at my cousin's marriage reception in the evening at temple town of Puri. The highway leading to Puri in the evening hours was busy. The traffic on the narrow lanes of the abode of Lord Jagannath makes its counterpart in Bhubaneswar look like a walk in the park.
To the fake Robert Frost in me "the roads were dark and the light of the approaching vehicles were deep" - though the traffic was a lot lighter. One needs to be careful about cows sleeping on the road, dogs loitering around and humans approaching on your own lane from the opposite direction. More later..
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