less than 4 days after 10 days of hot and noisy saigon shooting, we are off to mumbai, arriving late at night past midnight. it was warm and humid. we were harassed at the airport by the luggage guys and end up having to tip more than we like for his uncalled upon service of putting our bags into the trunk of the taxi.
the taxi. yes, these black yellow tops are all over mumbai. when we were making our taxi reservation at the airport counter, we asked for the one with aircon and paid a little bit more for it. when we got to the taxi, it was a different matter. there was no aircon and the driver was sleeping in the driver's seat. when awoken to take us, it took him awhile to wake up and then almost reluctantly took the job. i don't really know how the system there works but by then we were at the quiet carpark area, tired and can't be bothered to fuss over these details. so we went with the taxi and arrived at our hotel - Hotel Godwin - on Garden Rd in Colaba. more on the hotel later.
the filming starts from the taxi as we leave the airport. along the way i observe the many little shops/ pockets of partitioned space, lined up along the road, people sitting around... the crammy feel of these interiors, with its bare light bulb hanging precariously on a wire from the ceiling, instantaneously reminded me of a mama shop feel, although the mama shop i know are a little bigger, but no less crammed. it's an interesting identification that is at once familiar, exciting, and strangely comforting...
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