So here I am, back home. Back in England and back to Western culture. India is wonderful of course, but there’s only so long you can go before you start craving the Western vices (like beef burgers). Last year I managed 12 months, this year I didn’t do so well and had to come back… Continue reading
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It’s Actually Kind of Endearing
The other Saturday a friend came over for a few beers (ok, I had a few beers, she had a fruit juice) and to watch a couple of movies. Since I subscribe to the can’t cook, won’t cook school of thought I informed her before hand that while I can lay on the entertainment, catering… Continue reading
Weekends in Chennai
Like the vast majority of the salaried world, I tend to look forward to the weekends and believe that they end far too soon. In the last few months most of my expat network have left, so there have been no more trips outside the city, crazy house parties or even nights out in the… Continue reading
Do you want any coffee with that sugar?
India is well known for its love of food and variety of dishes, both veg and non-veg (as I now call it). They certainly don’t do anything by halves, “more of everything please, waiter”. India currently has the worlds largest consumption of sugar, not difficult when you have 1/6th of the worlds population, but some… Continue reading
Real Beauty
I came across this video during my many travels around the Internet and I think it’s an excellent example of how much Photoshop is used to edit and enhance the photos we see in advertisements. However, I must admit, as an Internet / design kind of guy, I have to also appreciate the talent the… Continue reading
Things That Make You Go ARAGH!
Today has been a very frustrating day. The God of Karma has been saving up all my bad luck from the 14th August and rained it down on me all day. They say things come in threes, and I wouldn’t want to disapoint an old cliche with my own series of three unfortunate events. (I… Continue reading
It shouldn’t happen to an expat
I seem to be having a streak of bad luck recently. Whether the gods are playing with my fate in a game of dice or not, I don’t know. Or it could be my natural carelessness (I’m sure my dad would agree with that!). However, I have a far more interesting theory, so much so… Continue reading
You Had Me At Hello
Every phone I’ve ever had has been a Nokia. Sure, just like other guys I may have flirted with other phones but in the end, I’d come back to the trusty old Nokia, it’s a guy thing, it’s safe and you know exactly what you’re going to get. I once got a Sony Ericsson, but… Continue reading
Attack of the Killer Red Worms (really!)
I’ve been scratching my head, trying to think of a suitable title for this blog entry. There’s not much that can accurately describe the revulsion that you might have after reading this, so if you are of a nervous disposition or have a weak heart, probably best to skip to the next post. Continue if… Continue reading
TII – Sorry boss, we’ve run out of idli’s
This post is part of my TII series, where weird and wonderful things happen that can often only be explained by the phrase: This Is India. On Saturday I was heading over to see my friend. I called her up and asked if she wanted me to pick up anything along the way. She did…. Continue reading