Monsoon.

Rain.



Rain.

I fell in love with Jackfruit

I went to Matunga, suburb of Mumbai in the middle of June. I travelled in train because it was Sunday and my friends have told me that I can travel in trains on weekends, it's ok.



Sign for the women compartment on the train. I usually travel in the women compartment - because it's less crowded.



The train map was in Hindi. I had no idea where to get off.



I asked some women.



I saw a over crowded train on distance. It was the men compartment - I didn't see any women traveling in it.



I saw the jackfruit for the second time in my life in the market in Matunga. I've never been so excited about a fruit in my whole life. I love the form of it - like an over sized been and the surface, feels so special to touch.



And when it's opened it looks like a fish. I had to taste it! You eat the fruit around the seads I found out later at Wikipedia.

- The fruit can reach 36 kg
- Up to 90 cm in length
- The name for Jackfruit in mallu (Indian langugage spoken in Kerala) is Chakka.

More about jackfruit.

Competition

I started updating my blog more frequently. Is the reason:

A. My Bombay life is not so exciting anymore (so I have time to write about it).

B. I was inspired by my friend Fatih back in Sweden who writes in an informal way kinda

C. I don't have a roomie anymore.

Send in your answers to hello@annamajasegtnan.com

The winner gets.. a treat.



"Unique shopping experience" - queuing for half an hour at Big Bazaar Indian style is fairly unique, yes.

Först på svenska, sen på engelska

När det kändes knepigt i Mumbai brukade jag titta på Stinas bild och tänka på vad hon skulle ha gjort// When things sometime grew difficult in Bombay I glanzed at the picture of Stina and thought about what she would have done.



Jag tycker om det här shopping konceptet. Det är arty och miljövänligt på samma gång. // I like this shopping concept. It's both arty and a bit enviromentally friendly at the same time.



Bröderna Pink Katalyst på båten till Elephanta Island // The Pink Katalyst brothers on the boat to Elephanta Island



På Elephanta island fotades jag med en apa som åt grillad majskolv // On Elephanta I was photographed with a monkey who was eating barbequed corncob




Den här apan dricker vatten ur en vattenflaska. Det är uppenbarligen så spännande med djur som kan göra människosaker. // This monkey is drinking water from a water bottle. It's obviously so exciting with animals who can do human things.



Statyerna som är i bakgrunden var sjukt coola. De hade inte bara cool form, de var dessutom utkarvade i grottan, direkt! Ctrl z? nej precis, inte ens spackel. Vilken formkänsla - typ innan Kristus! // Those statues were damn' cool. What a feeling for form - even before Christ!



På båten hem igen. // On the boat on the way back.



På båten kunde man köpa chips. // On the boat you could buy chips.



Chipsen användes för att mata fiskmåsar (se de gula prickarna i bilen). // The chips was used to feed birds (see the yellow dots in the picture).




Killar som gillar söndag på Marine Drive. // Guys who like Sundays on Marine Drive.



Färgfestivalen Holi i mars. Man slänger färgpulver på varandra. Det är jättekul. Om man inte är töntigt allergisk. // The color festival Holi in March. You're suppose to through color powder on each other. It's great fun. If you're not wimpish allergic.



Ariel Ultra // Laundry?



Vi var i Bandra (den moderna delen av Mumbai) på Café Coffee Day. Manoj sa åt mig att fotografera detta. // We were in Bandra at Café Coffee Day. Manoj told me to photograph this.



stannade och klickade dessa byggarbetare på vägen. // stopped and clicked those building workers on the way.




Jag hämtade vatten till killen och alla hans målarkompisar. // I was getting water for the guy and his painter friends.