jeans... part 2

so continuing from my previous 'jean' blog... it appears that it hasn't been a temporary condition :(
I'm practically staring at other people's jeans design. crap... I'm becoming a jean-freak... wonder if there's a treatment center for that, or a patch. Damn you person who did this to me... you know who you are :)

I bought a few fitted jeans from India. Spykar's the brand... and they rock!! 'Numero Uno' sucked fitting wise... and I didn't get chance to try 'Flying Machine'. Gotta say, these Indian brand names sound very cool... specially 'Flying Machine'...

I've gotten comments that I look like a different person... and my response is usually... 'super', but I'm still fond of my 'old' jeans, so, after weeks and weeks of careful thinking/planning, hiring a few analysts... We came up with a game plan... I'll wear my 'old' jeans on weekdays & 'cool' jeans on weekend :) problem solved.

Few interesting things I noticed regarding shopping in India...
a) Whenever I entered a speciality store and looked at the merchandise (i.e. jeans), somebody will immediately ask me if I need help. When I said 'no', they stayed close.. waiting for me... I never quite figured out why?

b) All jeans length are standard size, so after you select a jean to purchase, you have to get it altered (i.e. tailored) to fit your size. Not sure what the rational is for not having length size like they do waist... eh.. go fig...

Can't believe I blog about jeans...

a vegetastic 2 months...

One day, I randomly decided to be a vegetarian for two months before my trip to india.

I wasn't trying to make a statement against the cruelty to animals like PETA or influenced by the few vegetarians around me. I just wanted to see what it's like being vegetarian for a temporary period of time.
Also, I wondered, can I actually live without eating meat?

The duration of 2 months was quite arbitrary. When I thought of this experiment, visiting India was 2 months away, and there was no way I was going to stay veg in India. The Kaathi Rolls are just too good. Those & the Chicken Momos were to die for.

It was difficult to visit my favorite eating places. Chillis, On-The-Border, Wahoos... I just couldn't find the right veg dish for me. The food was bland at best. But it did turn out to be a good conversation piece... a lot of my colleagues had a look of disbelief whenever I told them that I became a vegetarian. One asked, 'why would you do that to yourself?', another proudly stated 'I am a meatatarian, I have to have meat with every meal.'

I did end up finding a great vegan place close to my work. One very cool thing was that they tried to make a few of their dishes 'look/taste like meat', with the chewiness, and the texture, etc. Great food, will visit again.

It was definitely a vegetastic experience, and I am thinking of doing it again, someday...