Saturday, July 18, 2009

Of The Smell of Greenery

Why is it that you can't enjoy the smell that lingers in the air after it's rained? Especially if you're in Karachi?

I mean, it's all too familiar with everyone right? The rain stopped, you stick your head out of the window and take in deep breaths of fresh cool air, and just like that, the wind will change it's course and you'll be inhaling deep breaths of wet-garbage air.

Karachi isn't built for rain, or excessive amounts of water. It rains, the electricity goes out.

The storm-water drains that the CBC lovingly built (during which a lot of people had to park their cars in shady alleys) are below sea-level. So, in actuality, they're nothing more than covered up moats. Maybe we should introduce some alligators into the moats. And as for their food, we can feed them those stray dogs roaming around.

Wouldn't it be cool? You could turn entire blocks into secure areas. I propose that naala-moats be built in front of every Political something or the other. This will free up the police and the rangers to do more important stuff, like catching mobile thieves. Also, the Political somebodies can have cool draw-bridges instead of gates.

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Ignore me. I have a fevah! Again.

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