Archive for January 19th, 2010

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

When In Rome

Sunday, January 17th 2010
I got hit by a car today.
I’d figured it would probably happen at some point, given the traffic conditions here and my tendency to drift off into space at inopportune times, but I hadn’t expected it to happen quite the way it did. It really had nothing to do with me […]

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Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

Leonard 2.0

Friday, January 15th 2010
As I went to unlock the upper lock on my door today, I thought I saw a movement in the hole from which the bolt drew back from. As I peered up into it, it looked like there was an object of sorts, curled up and motionless within the hole. […]

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Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

Terrorists and Visa Regulations

Friday, January 8th 2010
Crushed. That was the word Mrs. Law (the principal) used, and it feels quite appropriate. I’m definitely feeling that way, and apparently I’m looking it. Awesome.
It all basically boils down to this – due to the terrorist attempt in December, the Indian government has decided […]

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Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

The Whore of Babylon

Wednesday, December 30th 2009
He poked the pen deep in his ear, twisting slightly, then brought it out and chewed on the same end, contemplatively. It took three cellphone calls, and much waiting time, for him to confirm that we three foreigners, going on the same three-day trip that he’d been scheduled to drive, and […]

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Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

Day 2 in Bangalore

Tuesday, December 22nd 2009
A haunting call echoes through our living room. No, it is not the amplified sound of the local Muezzin, but a second, immediate imitation by its newest interpreter, a gentleman currently going by the name of Mistar Grrrrreck.
We are two days into our stay in Bangalore, 3 days out […]

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Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

Beginnings – the flights & Singapore

Saturday, December 12th 2009
The power just went out, causing a stop to our footage reviewing. Sprawled on our respective beds, we have a half hour before snack time. It is Day 2 at Shanti Bhavan, 4 days since we left Vancouver, and we’ve only just had a full night’s sleep.
A harmonica sounds softly. […]

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