Comments for Monsoon Season

Comment on End of Days by It's me

It's me — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:17:24 +0000

This was just beautiful, poignant and eye opening. You just can’t really “get it” during a phone call. Soon you’ll be on to another chapter of life and like all the others it will be full of surprises.

Comment on And Now For Something Completely Different by Xander

Xander — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:28:11 +0000

Mm only checked out the Muckrakers so far, but I like them.
I’ll check out the others, too.
–Xander

Comment on And Now For Something Completely Different by It's me

It's me — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:18:47 +0000

I will definitely check out the songs and when my brain becomes 50% functional I’ll check out Burn Notice. I suppose your off on your weekend tour but something tells me it’s all about the downloads. Have fun!

Comment on August Kranti Marg (The Long Road Home) by aspiring85

aspiring85 — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:41:32 +0000

Hey man! Thanks for linking to me… I’ll add you to mine when I have a bit more time (sorry I’m sharing the comp with a friend). I’ll be back here to read your stuff… I’ve always wanted to go to India!!!

Comment on Wreaking Havoc in the Himalayas by Xander

Xander — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:54:48 +0000

Wow, didn’t realize you were in India until I checked your profile, and then, clearly, your blog.

Interesting stuff, I’ll try to keep reading.

Hope all has been well with you, and hope you enjoy your stay! I’ve been considering visiting India, so this is all very interesting to me.
–Xander

Comment on Wreaking Havoc in the Himalayas by It's me

It's me — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:28:50 +0000

Hi,
Thanks for the update, this is the first time I’ve been here and there were no new post. Now today there are three…wierd
Love,
Me

Comment on Wreaking Havoc in the Himalayas by It's me

It's me — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:21:56 +0000

Hi,
I’ve been going to this website everyday and until today the last post was the “I’ve got my visa” post. Just thought you’d want to know. Thanks for the update and the email. Your gift for writing comes through loud and clear, I read it aloud to Ed. We both appreciate your humor. You also have me feeling I’m there…which wasn’t a good thing when you were in the train’s powder room.
Love,
Me

Comment on Wreaking Havoc in the Himalayas by Jared

Jared — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:18:51 +0000

Ohhhh wait till you see the bus station bathrooms! Not only do they have stenches so thick you can almost taste them; not only do they lack water pressure (they wash their hands in a basin–don’t); but you have to PAY to use them. (I’ve been asked to pay 5-10 rupees, but refuse to pay more than the Indian rate, which is 1-2.)

As for the train toilets: http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSN2857281320080228?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews

Good to see your first week has exposed you to so much, the “ups and downs of altitude and character” as I think you called it. You mentioned the street markets? Let me know if you find India just as commercial as America, only not on a retail level–it’s on a personal level, but still, commerce rules the day, and when it does, that rift in character from the do-gooders to the not-so-good-doers stretches more and more.

As for food, I’m sure you got the rundown. I never once had a problem with hot food–it’s the cold stuff, the unwashed stuff, and water that stuck me in the bathroom.

See Connaught Place yet? Take the Metro? Amazed at how Indian queues work? What and where’ve you been eating? “Barista,” ps, in Connaught Pl. makes for a good replacement for the Bucks . What’s on the agenda for this weekend?

Comment on India Bingo (OR: The Top 10 Things That Irk Me When People Say, “India?”) by bharati kurien

bharati kurien — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:19:20 +0000

I am glad u didn’t mention the 2 bibles of the west: the totally inane Passage to India and Katherine Mayo’s Mother India both of describe what happened to the richest country in the world after the Brits had colonized it for approx 90 yrs.

Do check our late Victorian Holocausts and Dowry Murders by Dr Oldenberg. good books.
“Who shaped the glass through which most of us unconsciously consider India, China, and Africa? 19th century Brits. Their strategy was simple: paint the citizens of these places as ignorant, progress-resisting savages, then rob them blind and, when they starve by the millions, as they also did in conquered Ireland, tell the world it can’t be helped.”

Comment on India Bingo (OR: The Top 10 Things That Irk Me When People Say, “India?”) by Louise

Louise — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:41:36 +0000

I love your list. I am going to India with my husband and two children for the fall semester and have also heard variations on all of the above.

My own thought it – there will be fewer stupid ignorant Americans to run into over there!