shopping in the dark...

as usual, the electricity went out yesterday. this happens about 3-4 times a day, but our apartments are spared, thanks to back-up power. Creative Living, a nice home store down the road was not so lucky -- "generator is not working, sir." and we were in the store ;) so i shopped in the dark. choosing between red, maroon and purple in the dark... needless to say, i am making a trip back there today to return/ exchange something!

but there were a bunch of people shopping merrily in darkened stores, choosing stuff by only candlelight. veggie stalls, flower shops, the local chaat wala, travel agencies -- business as usual for them all. the lucky ones where the generator worked, of course were reaping rich rewards.

i guess the famous "chalta hai" attitude works both ways. people are resilient enough to make do with what life deals them, or, in this case, what the electricity board decided to deal them.

apartments like ours have their own travails, in that, having 4 A/Cs and 3 geysers are not necessarily a boon. "please dont run 2 A/Cs at the same time, sir. also, not to be putting geyser at the same time as A/C, sir. will trip, sir. can't take so much load." Wokay.