Many people that I’ve known through out my (James’) life have expressed a philosphy about the third person, an individual personality that is (okay) “born” from two people that love[…]
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Category: India
The Big City!
Ever since my early days of watching Bollywood movies in awe of the sheer volumes of talent and resources that go into these truly incredible works of frivolous entertainment I[…]
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More on Traffic
I forgot to mention the elephants. They’re not as common here as in other parts of the country, but they’re in demand for temple rituals. This one was likely part[…]
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Puja!!!
So we live on the 6th story, which is actually the 10th floor, of this very bizarre semi-finished building in the middle of nowhere called PTC-Aquavista. (Okay, so it’s not[…]
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Cultural Priorities: Efficiency and Safety Margins
James and I ride up to Ulloor or Medical College or Pattom fairly frequently. One of our favorite thali lunches (Sree Gauri Nivas, pure veg and de-lish-us) is across the[…]
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Bicycle POV
As nervous as I was about cycling on Indian roads (lanes, paths, cliffs), there was no doubt in my mind that it would be better than driving, being driven, riding[…]
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This is Tamarind
We went to a new lunch place today and got pretty freaked out. Prakash said we should check out the canteen at NISH (an institute for those with communication struggles),[…]
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Poovar and Prakash
Prakash came to visit! He’s the friend who owns the apartment we’re using here in Akkulam and we had a grand time. The day after he arrived we went for[…]
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The After Surgery Special
I (James) knew after I sold the Bullet in 2009 that I was never going to buy another vehicle to drive in Indian traffic ever again… …but that didn’t mean[…]
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The 8-Year Walk
So we had to do it. We had to go back to the old neighborhood. What better reason to go than to grab some vittles from the Attugal Bhagavathy Temple’s[…]
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