Pondicherry is not Goa

Pondicherry is not Goa. Pondicherry has no shacks. Pondicherry has few bars. Pondicherry has reasonably priced alcohol. Pondicherry has a French quarter. This is where you will stay. Or nowhere else in Pondicherry. Pondicherry has a Tamil Quarter. This is where you will eat. You may eat in the French quarter. But Kothu Parotta is better than Creole food. So you will not eat anywhere else. You will go surfing in Pondicherry. Once in the morning and once in the evening. You will drink twenty litres of sea-water. You will not be afraid of the deep ocean. You will pee in your shorts. You will eat a Spanish omelette at Bodhi Café. You will not use sunscreen. Fuck sunscreen. You will show people you got sunburned in Pondicherry. You may rent a bike in Pondicherry. Not a Bullet or a crotch rocket. You will rent a TVS 50 or TVS Excel. You may rent a bicycle in Pondicherry. But you will evaporate by the time you leave Mission Street. So don’t rent a bicycle in Pondicherry. You will use TVS 50 to go to Auroville. Auroville is not in Pondicherry. Auroville is in Auroville. You will go to the Auroville Bakery. Auroville Bakery is the best bakery in Auroville. Auroville Bakery is the best bakery in Pondicherry. Auroville Bakery is the best bakery in the World. The crust on the baguette makes a cracking sound. The sourdough is dense and lovely. The croissant is delightful. You can pay cash in the Auroville Bakery. There is no cash used inside Auroville. All transactions are exchange based in Auroville. You will barter your skills in exchange for a Pizza at Tonto’s. You have no skill besides laptop surfing. You will not be able to eat at Tonto’s. You will feel useless in Auroville. You will feel useless in Pondicherry. You will feel useless in Life. You will vow to learn a life-skill in Bangalore. You will type a blogpost. And that’s where it’ll end. 

On a laptop in Bangalore.