Vietnam 1 |
So ah, Vietnam Noodles (Bun) in the morning from a street vendor in Hue. K and I have passed through Hue twice now and have spent probably four mornings here which in longer maybe than we should reall...
Posted by John on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 06:04:00 PST |
Vietnam 2 |
Vignettes from Vietnam:Night one: walking around the city but not lost yet, we stop by a bodega and get some bowls of pho. The owners are at pains to explain that the food was 40,000 VND for the two b...
Posted by John on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 06:03:00 PST |
Ach India, Scooter Scooter |
Took an auto-rickshaw down to Kovolam yesterday and rented a scooter for a month. Actually, I almost rented a scooter for a month. The rental place probably had five scooters to begin with and the 4 s...
Posted by John on Sun, 08 Jul 2007 07:17:00 PST |
Dividing lines |
Lane markers scare me. Its a problem when I am driving. I worry that I will end up behind some zamboni looking truck plodding along in the middle of the road right between the lanes. Unable to pass it...
Posted by John on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 07:22:00 PST |
well, kinda a bit of an update 3 july |
I took a bus up to Cochin the weekend before last and visited the Paradesi synagogue. It is the first place that I've been to that really gives me a good sense of the diaspora. The traditional history...
Posted by John on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 02:58:00 PST |
Shnakes |
Saw my first snake today, about 3.5 feet long, moving slowly along the cement trellis in the upper berm of the backyard. It had the gold/brown coloring that matched some cobra photographs I'd found bu...
Posted by John on Sun, 01 Jul 2007 07:45:00 PST |
Other stuff |
Off setting up a different weblog for the comapny, mostly comments on feeds that I've collected through Google reader. I'll repost some of it here, but by and large it is a little bit dry.Why did Sony...
Posted by John on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 07:09:00 PST |
A Sevenday long week |
A sevenday long week. Three of the days I spent flying to Dehli/ Gurgaon, staying at the Galaxy Hotel again, and flying back. Dinner at the Leela Hotel in Kovolam on Friday night. During the dinner we...
Posted by John on Sun, 17 Jun 2007 03:39:00 PST |
Random Stuff |
Every so often I walk around and find something interesting, let's say a can or a poster or a set of used q-tips piled up like some miniaturist modern sculpture. When I see these things I want to make...
Posted by John on Sat, 09 Jun 2007 09:53:00 PST |
Harry Potter and the Dealthy Owltreats |
Flew back to India after a week-and-a-half in Singapore. The Changi airport taxi driver tuned the radio to coverage of the current Harry Potter betting exchange. Right now thousands of dollars have be...
Posted by John on Sat, 09 Jun 2007 07:11:00 PST |
