Diagnosis
Damn these mosquitoes – he cursed. But the repellent was plugged in.
Must be the barking stray dogs – he mused.
Perhaps the intermittent noise of the dying traffic – he was sure.
The nuisances of living in a third world country!
When he moved to the States, even in his soundproof apartment, sleep continued to evade him.
Kunal
July 2, 2009 at 3:05 PM
Thanks!
Sangfroid
July 2, 2009 at 9:48 PM
have you seen Pushpak – the Kamal silent movie? In that he records the sounds in his chawl, without which he cannot sleep in his 5 star hotel room
manuscrypts
July 2, 2009 at 3:24 PM
Oh … is it? Interesting!!
Sangfroid
July 2, 2009 at 9:50 PM
you haven’t seen Pushpak? you should be ashamed!
it is one of the most creative movies of India…
Kunal
July 3, 2009 at 12:55 PM
umm … saw it in parts a couple of times. Now that it is being recommended so strongly, will give it a pin
Sangfroid
July 4, 2009 at 2:06 AM
Ah! Reminds me of a story from child hood days.. dunno if you know it.. its about a fisher woman who gets caught in a storm and temporarily stays in a rich man’s house. Even the servant quarters is opulent.. but she finds she cannot sleep.. so she puts her empty fish basket on her face and sleeps to glory
she missed the smell of it 
Winnie the Poohi
July 4, 2009 at 1:51 AM
I get the drift. Nice
Sangfroid
July 4, 2009 at 2:07 AM