Best work moment:
First thing in the morning
Books on your bedside:
The Bible (King James Version), Roberto Bolano’s Woes of the True Policeman, William Dalrymple’s Nine Lives, a social history of the Aztecs, and The Illustrated World Encyclopedia of Saints
Massage or workout to de-stress:
Yes, please
Designs that have caught your eye recently:
The wigs, caps and retro TWA stylings of Indigo stews
Your IT tools:
My hands
Favourite spirit:
Rivers of whiskey, oceans of wine
Favourite wine:
Red
Favourite champagne:
Free
Your sleeping ritual:
I shut my eyes & think of literachure
Favourite TV show:
Don’t own television
Best gift received:
The gift of sobriety
Best gift given:
The gift of attention
Favourite cuisine:
Cantonese
What food items do you like to shop for?:
Wine, coffee, dark chocolate (in that order)
Newspaper TV channels and websites you prefer:
I live in a house with no television, no newspapers, no Internet, no wife, no children, no pets
Where do you like to sit when being driven? Upfront with driver of back seat like sahib?:
In the back, because I’m so rarely driven
On a plane do you prefer to network, sleep or catch up on films and reading?:
Whatever gets me through the night.
Fancy coffee or masala tea:
Coffee without contaminants, ie sugar or milk
What do you cook on your day off:
I don’t have days off
Do you fill customer feedback forms? Why?:
No, because I try not to write for free
Are you a beach or mountain person?:
I prefer the city
Your Favourite city:
Too many to list here
What’s your fragrance?:
Opium
You get your work clothes from:
The closet
The shoemaker you trust your sole with?:
Mr Christoph, in a tiny shop off the Langstrasse in Zurich
Your shaving mantra:
Electric
The gels and oils and lotions you swear by:
I don’t swear, except with friends
Your favourite evening wear:
A little black dress and high heels
What’s your weekday breakfast like? And weekend?:
Muesli, yoghurt, fruit
Your current set of wheels:
Dented, not to mention tainted
In the car is it sleep or cell for you?:
I try not to sleep since I drive myself
God for you is:
Good, mostly
Favourite café:
The Bagel (Bandra)
Favourite restaurant:
Alice’s
Workday lunch is:
Vegetarian
Your workout regime:
Irregular, haphazard, contingent, improvised
Your ideal holiday:
A city I haven’t seen before
Your ideal dance music:
Black & funky
At parties do you like to talk turkey or make PC?:
I talk turkey only at parties
A few of your goddesses are:
Indian
Alpha males you know:
In the pound
Your favourite motto:
These errors are correct
First thing in the morning
Books on your bedside:
The Bible (King James Version), Roberto Bolano’s Woes of the True Policeman, William Dalrymple’s Nine Lives, a social history of the Aztecs, and The Illustrated World Encyclopedia of Saints
Massage or workout to de-stress:
Yes, please
Designs that have caught your eye recently:
The wigs, caps and retro TWA stylings of Indigo stews
Your IT tools:
My hands
Favourite spirit:
Rivers of whiskey, oceans of wine
Favourite wine:
Red
Favourite champagne:
Free
Your sleeping ritual:
I shut my eyes & think of literachure
Favourite TV show:
Don’t own television
Best gift received:
The gift of sobriety
Best gift given:
The gift of attention
Favourite cuisine:
Cantonese
What food items do you like to shop for?:
Wine, coffee, dark chocolate (in that order)
Newspaper TV channels and websites you prefer:
I live in a house with no television, no newspapers, no Internet, no wife, no children, no pets
Where do you like to sit when being driven? Upfront with driver of back seat like sahib?:
In the back, because I’m so rarely driven
On a plane do you prefer to network, sleep or catch up on films and reading?:
Whatever gets me through the night.
Fancy coffee or masala tea:
Coffee without contaminants, ie sugar or milk
What do you cook on your day off:
I don’t have days off
Do you fill customer feedback forms? Why?:
No, because I try not to write for free
Are you a beach or mountain person?:
I prefer the city
Your Favourite city:
Too many to list here
What’s your fragrance?:
Opium
You get your work clothes from:
The closet
The shoemaker you trust your sole with?:
Mr Christoph, in a tiny shop off the Langstrasse in Zurich
Your shaving mantra:
Electric
The gels and oils and lotions you swear by:
I don’t swear, except with friends
Your favourite evening wear:
A little black dress and high heels
What’s your weekday breakfast like? And weekend?:
Muesli, yoghurt, fruit
Your current set of wheels:
Dented, not to mention tainted
In the car is it sleep or cell for you?:
I try not to sleep since I drive myself
God for you is:
Good, mostly
Favourite café:
The Bagel (Bandra)
Favourite restaurant:
Alice’s
Workday lunch is:
Vegetarian
Your workout regime:
Irregular, haphazard, contingent, improvised
Your ideal holiday:
A city I haven’t seen before
Your ideal dance music:
Black & funky
At parties do you like to talk turkey or make PC?:
I talk turkey only at parties
A few of your goddesses are:
Indian
Alpha males you know:
In the pound
Your favourite motto:
These errors are correct
Jeet Thayil
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