At 4:43 this morning we were awakened to the creaking and swaying of our building. I was having a bizarre dream about Mrs. WMG drawing on my face with a marker because I was wearing a pink shirt (look it’s a dream). It only lasted a few seconds but that was long enough to [...]
Archive for November, 2007
Earthquake!
Posted in Delhi, Gurgaon, India, earthquake on 26 November, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Thanksgiving in Delhi
Posted in Delhi, India, Thanksgiving on 22 November, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
As it turns out Thanksgiving is not that big a holiday here. No paper turkeys hanging from ceilings at the local Big Bazaar, no specials on cranberry sauce or sweet potatoes at the local Spencer’s supermarket, no parades or football on TV, alas.
When we were in London we had some great Thanksgiving feasts with our [...]
Respect and Affection in Black and White
Posted in Culture, Delhi, India on 21 November, 2007 | 3 Comments »
There are two things that I often see in public here in India that I would really like to understand better. The first is the respect shown to elders in the form of foot touching, the second is the closeness of male friends as exhibited in physical contact such as hand-holding.
I first observed foot touching [...]
Who will care for me?
Posted in Bangladesh, Cyclone, India on 18 November, 2007 | 4 Comments »
I’m a news junkie. I’m not proud of it, it’s really not a pleasant affliction. On an average day I consume news from the BBC, CNN (TV and online), the New York Times, Google News and a number of other blogging and special-interest sources – I’ve even been known to check Fox News just to [...]
Diwali – It’s all fun until someone blows his hand off
Posted in Culture, Delhi, Diwali, Gurgaon, India on 9 November, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Unless you have been inside a fireworks factory explosion or been an oil-rich dictator who got on Don Rumsfeld’s bad side, you’ve probably never experienced anything like the festival of Diwali here in New Delhi. The only thing I’ve ever seen that came close was the time I saw a fireworks show during [...]
Being Bill Gates
Posted in Holiday, India, Sri Lanka, travel on 5 November, 2007 | 1 Comment »
We just got back from Sri Lanka where we went for a much needed long- weekend break. This was really Mrs. WMG’s trip as it was a major birthday (one that ends in zero or five which gets to be important as one begins to accumulate them) and also needed to leave India to [...]
