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“You’re a part-time lover and a full-time friend
The monkey on your back is the latest trend
I don’t see what anyone can see in anyone else
But you” (The Moldy Peaches)

The holiday season is officially over. Guests are gone and today hubby and I wrapped all the Christmas decorations and suddenly our home seems so dull. But it’s okay, now it’s time to get back to work.

These few days have been really cold and foggy too. It’s that time of the year to wear thermal clothes, and drink hot chocolate.

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I can’t believe that I started this blog 2 years ago. So many things have changed since then. I’ve learned many things about India, I have observed and understood other things too, I am slowly finding a place in this huge country.

There have been ups and downs and still after a long time living in India, there are things that drive me crazy but there are other things I like too. Read the rest of this entry »

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 »

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 »

As you can imagine, buying a car in India is a difficult task. There are so many brands and models and it just get messy to pick one at the end.

It took me around 6 months to decide which car to buy. Many questions came across:

- Do I need a car in India?… Yes

- Why I need a car in India?… It rains so much!… It’s so hot in the summer… Very cold in winters… conclusion, I need it all year long lol Read More…

Just a few words to let all know that I’m on vacations since the last one week just relaxing, enjoying and doing nothing (work related) but exploring, walking a lot, eating yummy food and also having lots of fun.

I’ll try to keep up with the posts slowly and also replying your comments and messages. Read More…

Talking about politics in India is a huge door that I don’t dare to knock. You can also say that in one way or another religion always get stuck in the middle and makes things more messy.

India is such a huge country and there’s always something going on. News Channels don’t make things more objective. On the contrary, they over exaggerate every story to the maximum. A show can start with a conversation about economics and suddenly change to something related to UFO’s and aliens. I just laugh about how the media loves to distort the reality. Read More…

Few months back I went to see the renovation of the India Gate. I always like to watch this monument whenever I pass with the car and sometimes I go there just to walk around.

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After living here for quite a bit, I have noticed that Indian people are very curious by nature. And if you are a foreigner, well that just enhances their curiosity more and more.

I try to take the questions with a sense of humor, but I really cannot handle it when I am sick and the doctors seem to be more interested in knowing my life than my illness.

What normally happens is that I go to the reception desk, give my name and of course they write it wrong. Read More…

The last few days I’ve been in bed and in pain. Why? because of my visit to the dentist. The problem started when my “wisdom tooth” decided to start growing and well, there was no space in my mouth for another tooth and it was causing me pain and swelling.

I had the same problem around 4 years back and the tooth was extracted smoothly back home. I didn’t feel anything during that operation and with the proper rest and cares of my dear mommy everything was alright. So I had that image in my mind that the operation wasn’t going to be that bad. Read More…

- I’ve been so busy with a translation the last days…. just when the weather was so nice outside!

- The other day a friend from twitter told me he was planning to buy a car (can’t believe I forgot to blog about my experience). Well, don’t expect any technical stuff regarding cars in India lol. Due post!

- I gave a glimpse at the TV these days and found a message displayed in all channels that said something like this “Please log in /call here if you have a complaint about the content of this show or channel”… Read More…

Changing the TV Channels I stopped at Fashion TV. I just glued to it for 10 – 15 minutes and remembered my life moments when I was on the other side of the world. Everything was so different and it seems so unreal while you are living on this side of the world. Watching the designs of the Italian designers with tall and thin models. The French and Spanish beaches on the Fashion TV with semi clad women (of course the Indian TV channel doesn’t show the real Fashion TV here in India, they show only what is covered) reminded me the good old times. The meaning of fashion is restricted to clothes only rather than the style of living or dressing.

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