dated 13th june 2006
Today my roomie pinged me on messenger at about 7:30pm and asked if I was done for the day. Shortly we both decided to leave- I walked down to the lobby and she was waiting for me…we smiled at each other and started moving out of the office…Seeja and myself share similar tastes- thanks to 15th May!!! Yes, we share birthdays and the Taurean qualities have been bestowed generously on both of us…suddenly it dawned on us that we didn’t have a thing in our fridge to fix dinner. Decided to pay a quick visit to Anna’s shop near our office. Anna has been the faithful supplier of maggi, biscuits, any small time groceries, fresh lime sodas and not to mention cigarettes for most of us- since time immemorial and his business grows proportional to our organization’s. But that day he didn’t have the greatest of veggies and we needed fruits- so we took the bus to Big Bazaar. Nowadays Big Bazaar (BB) seems to be the rocking place at Mangalore. Occupying the entire basement and almost 35% of Bharat Mall, it is the one stop shop for all of us, meets all our needs, end to end- giving the nearby, “once a upon a time famous” Saibeen complex a complete run. Not to mention, the ADLabs that has captured the hearts of young and old, students, professionals and everyone, bringing home the latest movies in the best possible ways.
As we entered the mall, my eyes caught the attention of the chocolate pottery machine at the candy shop, pouring out warm, melting chocolate instead of clay….- I could see my roomie getting tempted at the chocolate rush…well, who wouldn’t?!! After a round of lip smacking chocolate feast, we walked right into the clothes section of the BB…We girls have this certain tendency for shopping- short of a single word to describe it…to a woman its a good friend, a mood elevator, natural anti depressant, a serious hobby or a casual time killer, sometime the sole reason for existence of a weekend!! Women and shopping have a great chemistry that no man would ever comprehend and by the way, we are happy about it in our own ways! After an hour of applying every possible decision making skill, I picked up a sky blue kurta which I’d been craving for long! Yes, its an irony that it took an hour to pick what I’d been longing for months- but that’s how we are!! and my poor roomie unable to settle on a second salwar for the buy 1 get 1 free offer, had to forgo her fond first one too. But not to get disappointed, the black t-shirt which she’d set her eyes on last week, came flashing to her memory and we rushed to The Depot on I floor praying it wasn’t sold out. She was lucky enough and right after we entered Pantaloons. Glad to see a changed Pantaloon showroom… 2.5 yrs back the stuff wasn’t as good and so were the prices. Fighting hard against temptation to pick more clothes, we walked about from aisle to aisle evaluating the trends and patterns.
Suddenly we realized our intention of coming to BB and decided to go down for the fresh fruits. For most of us, fortunately or unfortunately dinner invariably becomes the significant meal of our day. Fortunately because we get a relaxed and peaceful meal- add to that the luxury of having it at home sometimes, and unfortunate as dinner is not the healthiest time of the day to satiate one’s food cravings and appetite- which we land up doing mostly. My roomie and myself have a certain (healthier??!!) pattern for dinner- we mostly try to thrive on fruits at nights…not sure if it’s the motivation to cut down calories or the lack of drive to cook a full dinner at times, or simply the loss of appetite- we eat fruits at least three to four nights a week, getting our share of vitamins, minerals and all that stuff and we are happy about it again- aren’t we Seeja??!! As we completed the billing formalities, our minds raced to the Pizza Hut in the mall…the less crowded weekday more accentuated our desire for a hot, cheesy, delicious, calorie loaded pizza. There we were, munching away the pizza promised and delivered in 17 minutes. We contemplated over the desserts and made a wise decision of staying away from them- talk of health and people who eat fruits at dinner!! With a stomach full of good dinner, mind free of worry and heart full of memories, we ended the day with a loud gong on the Pizza Hut bell. I realized- it’s not the BB, nor the Kurta, nor the pizza, nor the fruits- but the girls’ evening together!!!
Today my roomie pinged me on messenger at about 7:30pm and asked if I was done for the day. Shortly we both decided to leave- I walked down to the lobby and she was waiting for me…we smiled at each other and started moving out of the office…Seeja and myself share similar tastes- thanks to 15th May!!! Yes, we share birthdays and the Taurean qualities have been bestowed generously on both of us…suddenly it dawned on us that we didn’t have a thing in our fridge to fix dinner. Decided to pay a quick visit to Anna’s shop near our office. Anna has been the faithful supplier of maggi, biscuits, any small time groceries, fresh lime sodas and not to mention cigarettes for most of us- since time immemorial and his business grows proportional to our organization’s. But that day he didn’t have the greatest of veggies and we needed fruits- so we took the bus to Big Bazaar. Nowadays Big Bazaar (BB) seems to be the rocking place at Mangalore. Occupying the entire basement and almost 35% of Bharat Mall, it is the one stop shop for all of us, meets all our needs, end to end- giving the nearby, “once a upon a time famous” Saibeen complex a complete run. Not to mention, the ADLabs that has captured the hearts of young and old, students, professionals and everyone, bringing home the latest movies in the best possible ways.
As we entered the mall, my eyes caught the attention of the chocolate pottery machine at the candy shop, pouring out warm, melting chocolate instead of clay….- I could see my roomie getting tempted at the chocolate rush…well, who wouldn’t?!! After a round of lip smacking chocolate feast, we walked right into the clothes section of the BB…We girls have this certain tendency for shopping- short of a single word to describe it…to a woman its a good friend, a mood elevator, natural anti depressant, a serious hobby or a casual time killer, sometime the sole reason for existence of a weekend!! Women and shopping have a great chemistry that no man would ever comprehend and by the way, we are happy about it in our own ways! After an hour of applying every possible decision making skill, I picked up a sky blue kurta which I’d been craving for long! Yes, its an irony that it took an hour to pick what I’d been longing for months- but that’s how we are!! and my poor roomie unable to settle on a second salwar for the buy 1 get 1 free offer, had to forgo her fond first one too. But not to get disappointed, the black t-shirt which she’d set her eyes on last week, came flashing to her memory and we rushed to The Depot on I floor praying it wasn’t sold out. She was lucky enough and right after we entered Pantaloons. Glad to see a changed Pantaloon showroom… 2.5 yrs back the stuff wasn’t as good and so were the prices. Fighting hard against temptation to pick more clothes, we walked about from aisle to aisle evaluating the trends and patterns.
Suddenly we realized our intention of coming to BB and decided to go down for the fresh fruits. For most of us, fortunately or unfortunately dinner invariably becomes the significant meal of our day. Fortunately because we get a relaxed and peaceful meal- add to that the luxury of having it at home sometimes, and unfortunate as dinner is not the healthiest time of the day to satiate one’s food cravings and appetite- which we land up doing mostly. My roomie and myself have a certain (healthier??!!) pattern for dinner- we mostly try to thrive on fruits at nights…not sure if it’s the motivation to cut down calories or the lack of drive to cook a full dinner at times, or simply the loss of appetite- we eat fruits at least three to four nights a week, getting our share of vitamins, minerals and all that stuff and we are happy about it again- aren’t we Seeja??!! As we completed the billing formalities, our minds raced to the Pizza Hut in the mall…the less crowded weekday more accentuated our desire for a hot, cheesy, delicious, calorie loaded pizza. There we were, munching away the pizza promised and delivered in 17 minutes. We contemplated over the desserts and made a wise decision of staying away from them- talk of health and people who eat fruits at dinner!! With a stomach full of good dinner, mind free of worry and heart full of memories, we ended the day with a loud gong on the Pizza Hut bell. I realized- it’s not the BB, nor the Kurta, nor the pizza, nor the fruits- but the girls’ evening together!!!
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