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Fire Drill Indian Style - What fun!
Posted on 04/07/2012
It's the 4th of July here in India - no fireworks, no time off, no BBQs, no fun with the family... but at 4:00pm the fun began with a fire drill in my office building. Who'd a...
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Sister Bangles
Posted on 14/06/2012
A year after Moin and I got married, we came to India for the first time. On that trip, Moin got me a pair of matching bangles. That was a long, long time ago, and no one ever explained the...
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A deaf boy
Posted on 27/04/2012
A maid in our building has a 10 year old son who sometimes comes to work with her. A month ago I tried to talk to him but mom told me he was born deaf. He could say a few words but that was...
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More volunteering with a 'sweet' twist
Posted on 18/04/2012
One day, Moin will write a proper blog post about volunteering. But while we wait for the real story about how he spends his time, I thought I'd share some of the work we've been...
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Tea Plantations & Quiet Time!
Posted on 16/04/2012
In February, we took a long weekend to unwind and get away from the Bangalore traffic and chaos. Moin did all the planning and what a spectacular job! He used a travel agent as we've...
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Holy Holi - Our new favorite holiday
Posted on 11/03/2012
Party in the apartment complex I have been 'half'' Indian since July 1990. That is almost 23 years. And that means I have missed 22 Holi Festivals :(. I am trying to let that...
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A fun day out in Bangalore
Posted on 09/03/2012
In January 2012, the girls listed out a few activities they were really missing. Aneesa - going to the shooting range with Uncle M. Amara - climbing at Vertical World in Redmond. Both -...
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Security checks for the security checks
Posted on 08/03/2012
We often hear locals say, "Labor is cheap!" Maybe that explains our common encounters with layers of security. We also realize there have been many reasons for enhanced security...
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Driver update... lost count of what number this is!
Posted on 14/02/2012
Well our driver saga does go on and on! About 10 days ago, Ramu left us. He left us with kind compliments & a sure-fire plan to return to driving for us once his life settled down. He...
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Social experiences that have left us scratching our heads
Posted on 12/02/2012
When we decided to blog, we really wanted to keep our posts mostly positive. We could write about many things that are slowly driving us mad here in India, but we consciously decided to try...
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