sorry that i wasn't able 2 write earlier but cannot access blogigo from the computers in the office (for whatever reaseon...) and after i fixed the computer at work in ours of harsh misunderstandings between me and the machine, somebody actually managed 2 totally kill the poor thing... anyway, i have moved hotels in the meantime with a quick stop at a very nice old couple who had a spare room for me but unfortunately didn't have ac... strangely enough i can do without air conditioning thruout the day but when i am tryin 2 sleep while it's really hot, it just doesn't happen... aaaaanyways, moving on... the people at my office r sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo nice n i'm convinced i'll learn loads there... especially since i don't hav 2 change my habbit of working u 2 deadlines ('here u hav this work which would usually require 10h work, please fix it in3h...") very breen.... *g* otherwise i love-hate bombay! it's such an amazing city which is on the one hand totally different but most thigs r actually quite the same... i mostly smile thuout the day at things that remind me of home :) however, here are 3 survival tips if u ever plan 2 venture 2 india: always pay the rikshaw driver 1rupee less than the meter says, never show interest in an item and as a foreigner always bargain the price 2 at least 50% of what they tell u.... the third thing is: don't worry if they stare at u in the streets - not many firangis (foreigners) in india and they usually never mean it in an offensive way - indian people r possibly the nicest i met so far (closely followed by the scottish who loose a place coz they always call u 'hen'...)
that's me from andheri east/mumbai for 2day - keep writing me, i'm always happy bout news from home...
big hugs from biiiig indiaXx
