Thieves are apparently targeting the homes of South Asian families in various states for gold.
To switch geographies, it amazes me to go to Kerala and see how much hype and popularity there is over gold jewelry (even today still, despite the escalating price of gold).
Here’s a taste for some popular gold shops in Kerala:
Alukkas
Alapatt
Bhima
The last [...]
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Time to reconsider that gold horde?
Posted in Uncategorized on 19 October 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Happy (belated) Onam
Posted in Uncategorized on 7 September 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Off to Wayanad, good-bye TRV
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Trivandrum, Two worlds, Wayanad on 22 August 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Leaving Thiruvananthapuram via an overnight, 11-hour bus. Expect to be in Wayanad tomorrow.
A dream or nightmare?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Two worlds on 21 July 2009 | 2 Comments »
What an appropriate subtitle for this blog! That pretty much sums up how I’m feeling at this point in India. I can’t get out of my head a particular incident I had recently: on a bus to Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, a bus conductor tried to cheat me twenty rupees. Long story short, [...]
Not comforting….
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged the Hindu, Trivandrum on 15 July 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I still haven’t mastered the art of walking in/crossing the street gracefully here. But this is not comforting to wake up and read:
(from the Hindu)
Kathakali
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Trivandrum on 8 July 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I finally had the chance to see a Kathakali performance here in TRV at Vailoppilli Samskrithi Bhavan, a Kerala cultural center.
Kathakali is considered a traditional form of theater, where stories are told mostly with specific gestures (many made by muscles I didn’t realize moved so much). Yet, these gestures are often what one might consider [...]
Mewing kitty
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Two worlds on 4 July 2009 | 1 Comment »
I stupidly befriended an orphaned, not-even-weaned kitty. My host family is amused/slightly annoyed. I’m filled with sadness knowing that I have to stop showing this cat affection, despite its lonely and desperate mews, so that it can possibly learn to fend for itself. (People don’t usually keep cats or any animals in [...]
In Mumbai!
Posted in Uncategorized on 13 June 2009 | 1 Comment »
And it is hot. Had forgotten about the need to be aggressive in queues. Had idli sambar for breakfast. Looking forward to reaching Trivandrum this evening.
Feeling sad about leaving…America
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Two worlds on 27 May 2009 | 2 Comments »
The fact that I’ll be moving to India in about two weeks hit me today as I realized how much sorting and packing I have to do.
We just returned from a fun trip to Yosemite, where we snowshoe-d, camped, and drank lots of good local beer –a last California hurrah before leaving for the summer. [...]
Orkut???
Posted in Uncategorized on 16 May 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I guess I’m behind in the times. It was only during my recent trip to India that I was introduced to Orkut, apparently the most popular networking site in India (and Brazil). Move over Facebook and MySpace.
Apparently older people are a fan –I’m now friends with my older relatives and parents’ friends. [...]
