So here I am in a predominantly Hindu and Muslim country and Christmas is coming (and the geese are apparently getting fat), so I thought it would be pretty cool to go around the local market and do my Christmas shopping. I think the traders got forwarning that a naive white Englishman was coming to… Continue reading
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Bored of the Rings? Not me!
Just read an article where the author fiendishly attacks the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Star Wars and various Steven Spielburg films. You can read the article here While the article is quite humourous, the part I like the most is this bit… “What Jackson is essentially pandering to…is his audience’s adolescent reluctance to engage… Continue reading
Speaking & Learning Tamil
I know it’s everyone’s life mission to learn to speak Tamil, a language spoken in the south eastern part of India, Sri Lanka and parts of Singapore and Malaysia. Since everyone I know is wanting to learn this language (particularly Aravind!), I’ve created a quick cheat sheet on some of the most common words and… Continue reading
Nothing Much Going On
I hate posts about not much. But this is what this post is about…nothing much. At the moment I’ve got my Freshers writing a new content management script which could lay the framework for a script that I’ve been wanting for a while now. I was also looking at developing a ‘paid to read’ script… Continue reading
Back to School
This week feels like I’ve gone back to school and am in a Business Studies class. My Indian cold has finally cleared up, and fingers crossed it won’t come back, so it’s been back to business. So how is it that I’m back in a business studies class? Well a few weeks ago I alluded… Continue reading
Feeling Really Ucky
And for any purists out there…yes, on peterclaridge.com, ucky is a real word! After reporting having a cold a few days ago, I thought I had gone into remission and by Wednesday was feeling not too bad. But on Thursday I felt worse than ever and was confined to bed for two days. I think… Continue reading
Bangalore Trip Part 2
Oh man, I hate tying myself down to posting on a particular day like I did yesterday. I have no inspiration to write. But I said I would, so here goes…deep breath… So after Anand’s humiliating put down by the beggar girl (literally a case of “drink up, Trigger, we’re leaving”) we went off to… Continue reading
Bangalore Trip Part 1
On the 23rd October, myself, Aravind and Anand took a little road trip to Bangalore – India’s tech capital. If you’ve ever phoned up customer support for a company and someone with an Indian accent answered, then chances are the person on the other end of the line was sitting in a call centre in… Continue reading
Happy Diwali Boys and Girls!
And in other news. Welcome to World War III. Or at least that’s what it feels like with fire crackers and bangers going off all over the city – 24/7 You may have thought that by 3am they’d be getting bored of a few bangs, but oh no. They can, and will, keep going all… Continue reading
What Do I NOT Miss About The UK?
OK, so the other day I listed some of the things that I missed about the UK, today, I thought I’d list some of the things I’m not missing about the UK (just so that we can have a balanced discussion, you know?). Right, then… My House Mates!After the shocking and slanderous and above all,… Continue reading