I'm leaving on a jetplane

And now for what is probably the last of the emails from NY.

The last week or so i have done things i don't normally do - like walk over the Brooklyn bridge suspended above the water with traffic whizzing by at either side....heard things i don't normally hear - a neo classical shred violinist going on a wild rampaging solo over a minus one track of britney spears "hit me baby one more time" in the subway.....eaten things i don't normally eat - like veg dumplings.....and seen things i don't normally see - a man dressed in a tiger print jumpsuit, somersaulting over 6 people.

Yes NY has been wonderful, its like Goa but with a lot more Hispanic and African American people and not as many savios and peters. No one here seems to work as i always see grown men playing baseball or people strolling and sunbathing in parks. The people here are also very very polite....i thought this was a good thing, but over the last few weeks i noticed its a fake politeness....more like a reflex action. So if you nudge someone even slightly, you need to turn and apologize...not sure how we Indians will survive if we employ that practice in our everyday crowded lives.

Which brings me to my next point, despite the numerous people pouring into NY there always seems to be enough space for everyone. Trains and buses are never crowded, there is no millions of people concentrated per square area and people here are very conscious about personal space...something i really have grown fond of being an entirely new concept seeing how i come from the tough and crowded area of mumbai and the western suburbs!!

Ohh, and contrary to popular belief...anything you wish to purchase is generally expensive, while other things you don't want to buy are usually dirt cheap. Go figure!!

also, there is no real racism around here, and the people who matter (the ladies)...totally adore Indian men....so wooohooo.....im sure its just a phase but anyone interested (and eligible) should ride the wave while you can.....and anyone who is tut tuting my statement above, well i have two words for you'll - GREEN CARD!!!

I have a few more things i will be doing during the next few days before my long and tedious flight back which i unfortunately will not be able to recount by these emails as i will not have access to the internet (i want to cram as much fun as i can at the last minute, just like we did during exams, except exams weren't fun...or better still cram like a really hungry guy does at a buffet).....but have hope...unless my goan genes go completely out of whack i will be trying to put up a blog which will expound these misadventures of nonsense and i will add images and videos to distract you'll from the terrible spelling and grammar!!

and so i bid you farewell....till we meet again