Tuesday, June 13, 2006

Time spent at Chalukya....

Chalukya Hotel.

Located on Race Course Road, has seen me and my folks scarcely......moreso regularly in these past few days.

We, as friends have had our share of fun there.....savouring delicious dishes....teasing our so called 'classmates' at the Summer Programme at the Plantarium.

The time spent there can be divided into two types....

Type 1: Moments when we decide to go to Chalukya.....suddenly....without enough cash. Go through the menu...trying to find something which suits our palat...more importantly our wallet. The point of going home by bus is kept in mind....as the fares keeps sky-rocketing.

Taking time to order.....because of our monetary inadequacy is fun. Scanning the entire menu......trying to pool in our resources....summing the bill beforehand. Meanwhile the steward would have given up hopes on us. Placing our orders....thus takes some time. Relishing the masala doses'....rave idlies...etc...peacefully knowing that we can afford it. Finally we see that we have saved some money. Happy.....having filled our stomachs with ghee....not forgetting to eat the 'soomp' what they give.......to aid in easy digestion of the gastronomical delights.

Type 2 : Further on, these instants leave us in anger and fury. As usual....lunchtimes are crowded....so waiting to obtain for seats is common. When we do get seats......those vacating the place always have some sidey remarks to pass. Mind you......Chalukya is a male-dominated area....sighting young ladies in jeans makes them stare at them. How irritating!!!!

People sitting opposite to us.....talk weird stuff......i guess to impress us. But....the impression created has its' problems. Talking absurd stuff....trying to prove that their sex is greater....by scolding the poor waiter.....by repeatedly mentioning bachelors....and how they suffer due to their bachelorhood. What rot!!!!

Primarily speaking....why cannot the 'gentlemen' simply shut their mouths....instead of dribbling rubbish. It gets on the nerves...spoiling the environment.

To add to it...even the stewards.....smile on seeing us..... Their face seems to have paralysed into that position. God knows why......

The underlined point is that....why are ladies....girls still aimed at.......do we still have to wade through the scum...endless jibes...

Is there no respite from the bickerings.......it is indeed sickening. And why do we still go about shrugging our shoulders.....like it does not bother us???

3 comments:

Surya said...

Well... As much as I hate to mention this, but the so-called weaker sex is no longer the women...
Specifically in the metros...
Selective filtering is the motto...
If the smile is from a steward who looks like Tom Cruise, it's ain't no scum! A place where half of the population is young, and probably everyone watches Sex And the City, what's the point of having such a discussion?

mouna said...

surya,
a steward with a pot-belly, smiling at girls everytime he passes the place, and to do the same when i go to the same place with my family..

not all watch the sex and the city, these people probably wouldn't know what the same is!!

mouna said...
This comment has been removed by the author.