Unprotected

Wednesday Mami took me to my first store, a 30 second walk away, no joke. Angadi Silks was owned by a friend of hers and the minute I walked in I knew I would probably leave empty handed. The showroom was beautiful, equipped with a lift and gorgeous stacks of saris and salvars lining the walls. The prices reflected the atmosphere and I walked out with one kurti top. Later that day, Mami took me to Priya's Fashions, her regular store with good material and decent prices. On the way there, we saw a lady in her 50s riding a bright pink scooter with her sari flowing in the wind. I wish I could have taken my camera out faster but it was truly an unexpected sight. Unfortunately, I didn't get a chance to go get mosquito repellent and the current repeatedly went out at Priya's Fashions. To add to it, the "trial room" was their storage closet which housed a few mosquitos as well. Unprotected, I walked out with 4 salvars and 16 mosquito bites. That evening, as we watched the IPL, big cricket tournament, my jaw dropped when I saw an ad for Unprotected-72, the Indian version of Plan B for only Rs 60! Unbelievable. Like it or not, Bangalore, along with every other big city, is truly becoming westernized.