The most common question we get asked here is, “Where are you from.” It’s something people even with the most rudimentary command of English seem to be able to say and it’s a pretty good conversation starter. We especially get it when we go to some pilgrimage site where Indian tourists go as we did [...]
Archive for July, 2007
As far away from home as you can get
Posted in India, Kerala on 29 July, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Monsoon Shmonsoon
Posted in Delhi, India, monsoon on 24 July, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Short but heavy spell of rain handicaps Delhi- Hindustan Times
I suppose the people in Mumbai don’t feel this way, they’ve had some pretty serious flooding there, but we’re utterly underwhelmed by the monsoon here in Delhi. I remember, living in America, whenever it would rain for days on end or pour particularly hard [...]
Things I Like About India
Posted in India, Personal service on 22 July, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Last week was a pretty rubbish week here in the WMG house. I won’t get into all the reasons for this here as events are still unfolding, but suffice it to say we’re having a bit of the blues.
I spent part of last week on a business trip to London where I ate more beef [...]
The Duck and the Devil
Posted in India, Vic, devil, duck on 17 July, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
When I was teaching computers back in London (that is, I was teaching people about computers, not teaching the computers themselves), I had the pleasure of meeting a guy named Vic Singh. Vic is a Sikh and has taught me a lot about truth, honesty, God and a number of other important topics. The [...]
Delhi bus system in chaos
Posted in Delhi, bus, planning, traffic on 12 July, 2007 | 1 Comment »
(by Tracy)
There are 3000 ?Blue Line? buses in Delhi which are not owned or operated by the government, but instead by private contractors. They are supposed to be supervised by the government, but not surprisingly, in a country where even the most menial tasks are delegated until there is no one left in the [...]
Triple Sevens
Posted in Delhi, India, US Embassy, chance on 8 July, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Well yesterday was that day that only comes once in a lifetime – 07-07-07. I think I was awake at 07:07:07 in the morning (just as I had been a little over a year ago at 01:02:03 of 04/05/06) but I really didn?t notice it and failed to make the moment memorable other than [...]
Do not be afraid
Posted in fear, terrorism on 6 July, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Since an Indian man was arrested in Australia to great fanfare by the media and the authorities in connection with the recent terror scare in London and Glasgow, I think this whole silly business is appropriate fodder for this blog. After the breathless CNN coverage of this poor slob’s arrest, I am predicting that it [...]
Still just scratching the surface
Posted in 1947, India, mystery on 1 July, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Today marks five months for us here in India. Quite a lot has transpired in that time I guess. We’ve got moved into a new apartment and furnished it, we’ve adjusted to temperatures we’ve previously only read about in books, survived countless harrowing experiences on the roads, gone through recovery from Tracy’s leg injury [...]
