Dr. Mom
Tuesday – June 22, 9am Well, I’m sick. Head-chest-throat snotty sick. Being sick in India is a national emergency, and so Balu took note of my condition this morning and promptly sent the driver on a detour on my way…
June 22, 2010
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Sunday – June 20, 6pmSome of my Indian colleagues at work joke that I am ‘turning into an Indian’ (with all the jewelry, shoes, clothes, etc.) – and I admit that every visit I’m a little more bold in going…
Sunday – June 20, 2pm While eating breakfast this morning, Balu stopped by to visit and told me about an art and handicraft exhibition just a five-minute walk from the hotel. Oh, what fun! I just returned from a two-hour…
Saturday – 19-June, 11pm Today was a lovely day. After recovering from a bout of tummy problems last night, I spent some time relaxing around this morning before friends Michelle and Deepak picked me up. (Go figure, I eat crazy…
Friday – 18-June, 11pm The guys from the office took me to the Hard Rock Cafe tonight… The menu was probably 80% the same as the Hard Rock franchises in the States – and all but one of us ordered…
Friday – 18-June, 10pm So this afternoon I had to get away… After all, I had been in town more than 48hrs and not even been near Commercial Street. I hitched an auto-rickshaw. It’s not my first solo ride (that…
Friday – 18-June, 10am I have mentioned before that the staff at this hotel have somewhat adopted me – joining in on my firsts and patiently oooh-ing and aaaah-ing at every pashmina and one-gram bangle I purchase. Well on this…
Wednesday – 16-June, 2pmSqueals and gulab jamons. My first day in the office was a real treat, as always. The day was busy with a revolving door of people stopping by… wedding invites were delivered (from my staff, NOT the…
Wednesday – 16-June, 8am I don’t know quite how to articulate this, but I love being some place SOOOOO different than home… and yet it being so much like home that I fall right back into old comfortable routines. Deepak…
