After the hustle bustle of Senior week and graduation at Wilkes, and a loooong 15hr flight on Air India, I’m landed back in saddi Dilli on the 19th. Its an understatement to say thats it been quite hot here, and the weather sucks big time Nothing has changed since I last left this town 10months back, and probably nothing will change (except the roads in East Delhi, courtesy CWG 2010). You can still hear more honking on the roads than the number of birds in the sky, and more people+cars to accompany them.

But somethings should never change, like the Nizams in CP or the Kake Da Dabha in Patel Nagar, or Dilkhush in Paschim Vihar that server awesome food than even the best chef in the US can’t tempt you with. If its one thing I came back for, it was to whet my palettes with all the street food/punjabi delicacies that I could in the 84 days that I have here, other than of course meeting my near and dear ones

Some observations I’ve made in the 10 days that I’ve been in town:

- Nizams: Prices have shot up from Rs. 80-100 to Rs.120-150 !!!!!

- Dhabas are still flourishing in West Delhi with news ones coming up and serving better food than the oldies at some places. Check out Kake Da Dhaba at Patel Nagar (near metro station/red light).

- Clubs and discs charge more than an average paint guy earns in a month !!! Which by the way is ridiculous if you ask me.

- Auto wallas are still assholes and never run by meter.

- Haldirams makes better pav bhaji and Chole Bhature than Bikaner. I used to love Bikaner one’s but Haldirams beats them in taste hands down. Price: Bikaner wins hands down

- CNG stations have improved and my car is all battered and bruised! Time to hit the service center!

Enough for the update.. Expect the blog to get more content in the coming weeks as time frees up from supervising Paint walas and P.o.P. guys who have the house under seige