Imagine we lived in a world that’s all of a sudden devoid of color, but where you’re given the option to have just one object keep its original hue. Which object (and which color) would that be?

Hmmm that is a difficult one to give an answer to. We take colours for things to be so much for granted. To not be able to see green grass and leaves, the blue skies, the green or blue oceans and seas, the colours of people’s skin, clothes and other stuff. How do we ever give up colour?

I guess if we lost colour for everything else and I could only pic one it would be the skies or the ocean or sunsets / sunrise. Those are magical colours and I wouldn’t ever want to lose them. That would be really tragic. To not see a magical orange sunset is a shame. Sunsets, yes I’d pick sunsets.

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Train stations, airport terminals, subway stops: soulless spaces full of distracted, stressed zombies, or magical sets for fleeting, interlocking human stories?

If I had to choose between waiting for a few hours in either of an airport/railway station/bus station in India I would pick an airport. No contest. I hate waiting in railways stations or bus stands, they are the pits. Airports tend to have better seating and better food and are much more cleaner and sanitary. I would say that the Kochi airport is fine, has some good seats (mostly couches), plenty of drinks and food is good too. Ofcourse the food stalls at the airport have a sense of humour when it comes to food prices though – a small chicken cutlet is Rs.30-40??? Motherfucker!!

I really liked the Delhi & Chennai airports. Lots of good food stalls and good seating. Mobile, laptop and tab charging options and plenty of shopping. A little too rich for my taste but still there are options. I can easily sit back and read for a few hours or use my laptop and connect to the wifi and enjoy a little Facebook or Twitter or work on my blog. That’s what a station should be. Not the crappy, smelly and pathetic bus stations and train stations I am used to. I remember once entering a railway station’s toilet in Kerala and almost puking due to the intense smell of stale urine and shit. A big blast of that stench just assaulted my nose! Puke avoided by moving out as soon as I could – peed in record time!

A couple of bus stands are also terrible. Terrible smells, bad bathrooms and bad seating. Cheap food at the stalls though which is the only saving grace. Sheesh! Another reason why I hate traveling in India.

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