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I was reading the newspaper and came across this news about the new poverty line drawn by The Planning Commission of India. I was shocked to know that they consider someone as poor if they spend up to Rs. 32 or 0.65 USD per day if living in urban areas. Really? I wonder what kind of analysis they made to reach to this conclusion. And also, what they are trying to tell us, that if for example someone spends Rs. 33 this means he is not poor?

I continued to read the article and it pointed out that for having a nutritious meal one can spend: Read the rest of this entry »

After my stop in The Netherlands, we took the Thalys speedy train to Belgium. It’s really cool to be in another country in just a couple of hours and I was a bit curious about Belgium, one of the founding members of the European Union and homeland of Hergé, author of The Adventures of Tintin. The street art welcomed us with graffiti drawings all around the train station. Read the rest of this entry »

Many people come to India because they are searching for something new and different. I go to Europe for the same reason. For some days I want to feel free and careless. I don’t want to get worried that one day I will not have electricity or another I will not have water. I don’t want to worry about the lack of sidewalks or the spicy food, I don’t want to worry about the excessive heat or the heavy rain. I simply don’t want to worry. Read the rest of this entry »

When people think about outsourcing, they often think about big corporations. Like US companies outsourcing their call centers to India for example. Now what would you say if I tell you that some maids in India are experts in outsourcing? Oh the maids, they are quite a thing. I’ve told you before about some few issues I have with them… The Threatening Maids. Read the rest of this entry »