Second Weekend – Quick Summary
Friday Night: Yellow Tree Cafe, Pali Circle cafe, Elbo Room, Bollywood house party. Saturday: Local diner, Hunt for tailor, Intercontinental hotel, Prive Club, Driving around Sunday: Jump rope, Hunt for beddings, Brunch, Meteor, Gateway of India, Taj Mahal, Arnold inspiration, Haunted Mansion
The clothes a man needs to live in India
When I moved to India, all I brought with me was a carry-on bag with some business clothes, a laptop bag with my computer and an external wireless antenna for increased signal radius. Since I had so much extra space, I also picked up 312 bottles of Knock Out Cosmetics and a gorilla suit and … Read more
Clothes Shopping at “Fab India”
I bought a bunch of ethnic Indian clothes at “Fab India” yesterday. Fab India is an Indian clothing company that has been in business over 50 years. They sell well made ethnic Indian clothing. Here’s what I bought at Fab India: Two pairs of white linen pants that look slightly different One blue, short sleeved
Places I’ve eaten so far in India
Just jotting these down so I dont forget them. The school. The ASB cafeteria gave us lunch several times. It was pretty
Ysiad’s First Pedicure. Bliss at the Neighborhood Salon
Daya recently went to the Jean-Claude Biguine French franchise beauty salon by our apartment and has been raving about it since. She enjoyed the experience and said she was pleasantly surprised that such a place was in India. I was happy for her. “Good job sweetie, I’m glad there’s a salon nearby.” What did I … Read more
Feeling better after first round of Culture Shock
I popped out of culture shock induced depression yesterday, about 18 hours after its onset. That’s a pretty short period of time to be depressed. Maybe I was just in a bad mood for a day. What alarmed me about this mood swing was that it started at the end of one day and was … Read more
Big Bazaar Adventure! Shopping with a driver in India.
Yesterday, Daya rented a car so the housekeeper and I could go shopping for housewares at a big box retailer that several people recommended called “Big Bazaar.” Big Bazaar is India’s version of Target. They have food, housewares, clothing, toys, furniture, etc. Items are scanned at the register. All wares have a set price that … Read more
Culture Shock!
Here’s an events summary of yesterday at my first attempt to list them. First day of housekeeper. Went to market for fruits and vegetables. Lunch with a traveler friend from the states and the expat she’s staying with Dinner with Daya, a friend of a friend, and a couple of Daya’s friends of friends However, … Read more
Getting Household Help in India
Luckily for us, the school provides us with people to help with maintenance of our place. That takes out most of the hassle of living in India. However, we still need to handle cleaning, cooking, shopping, and laundry. We decided to hire our own help to do things like clean, cook, handle shopping, etc because … Read more
Bombay vs. Mumbai
Locals say Bombay. All government communications, some Maharashtrians and most foreigners say Mumbai. The airport code is still BOM. The school is still called The American School of Bombay. When I talked about the city to Indian friends, I would say Mumbai, and they would say Bombay. Now I say Bombay.
First Impressions of Bombay
As we prepared for Bombay, we read some books about the city and talked to friends that had been or lived there. Most of the comments and feedback we heard were in the following form: “It’s the most exciting, dynamic place on the planet right now. Like New York City in the early 1900’s, it’s … Read more
For Posterity’s Sake
Here’s my current status: Partner: Daya (fiance) Location: Bombay (Mumbai), India. In Bandra West. We are living in a two bedroom apartment provided by the American School of Bombay. There are three other school teachers in the building. Business activities: Moving production of Alabaster & Chess clothing company to India (not sure whether Delhi or … Read more