01/Dec/2006. I am trying to find Ritu's house. But the streets that I am on do not look like the streets of U.K. at all. These look more like the streets of Kolhapur in India. I have three magazines in my hand. At least 2-3 people try to walk along with me, trying to read the magazines. I am walking really fast. Then one person (could have been known to me, I dont remember) directly asks for a magazine. I see that he is walking slowly, so I tell him that if he wants the magazine, he has to walk really fast. I think he did not take the magazine.

Along the road, I ask a few people for the address, but no one gives clear directions. Then I come to a house with a gate and a little boundary wall. The house is painted white from outside - not pure white, but cheap lime white. The door is slightly ajar. I see a really old woman sitting inside the house next to the door. I ask for directions. She asks the name of the area. That is when I realize that I do not have the address at all! I rack my brain real hard and tell her that the house is somewhere near "F.H. Colony" (those are the exact words). She doesn’t recognize the area. So I start to go towards the gate of the house. I realize that the area between the outer fence and wall of the house is narrow. When I spread my hands, one hand touches the boundary wall and the other touches the house. So I think, how does D.J. Sayani (think she is the one from Radio Mirchi) function in such a small space (now where did that come from?!). Finally, when I am out of the house, I remember that Ritu's house is next to Vijaya Bank.

... and then it was day break

29/Nov/2006. I was on top of a cliff - with me were Shireesh Indurkar and another girl. We were looking out onto the landscape below, which was very beautiful. There were green trees with a hint of fall colors and mostly, there were also some extremely large chillies. Then the girl went to the edge of the cliff and hung from it for a short while. Next, I went to the edge of the cliff (something that I will never ever ever do in real life) and jumped off the 90 degree vertical edge. Somehow, mid-way through the jump, the cliff edge was covered with cloth and I grabbed it to break my fall and soft landed on the ground. (My take - this was from the James Bond movie that I had watched last night in which Bond jumps from a building in a somewhat similar fashion). Once I was down, I challenged Shireesh Indurkar to jump - and he just jumped without grabbing onto anything because he thought I had done the same. I was shouting - grab the cloth. He did that just in time but had a somewhat heavy fall. However, no injuries. Just then, two taxis came with some passangers who got off. I asked the taxi wallah if he would drop us at place 'x' (dont remember the name)

... and then it was day break