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Navaratri Family Fun, Fasting, Pujas and Chaos
Last night (or should I say very early this morning), after we’d returned home from a long day of Dussehra celebrations with the family, my husband remarked, “Well, that was fun, wasn’t it?” I looked...
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Why You Should Never Have Direct Debit Set Up With Airtel…
… (And Why I’m Glad We Didn’t). Prior to us living in our new apartment, Airtel was our Internet service provider. When we moved, they assured us that they could transfer our connection to our new...
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SABurbia: My Experience of an Indian Board Game
Recently, a couple of friends came over to our place, and one of them brought a new board game from work. It wasn’t merely a board game though. It was an “advergame”. Similar to the concept of an...
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2013 Resolutions and Goals
It’s hard to believe that not only is the new year here, January is almost half way through! I’ve set myself a couple of goals for this year. The first is to focus more on my fitness, and the second...
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Why I’ve Become a “Morning Person”
When I worked in an office, doing the “daily grind” back in Melbourne, I was most definitely NOT a morning person. I was usually sleep deprived, dreaded the alarm going off in the mornings, and was...
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A Real Look Inside Dharavi Slum in Mumbai
“Welcome to Dharavi!” a customer called out to us from the chai wala, as we exited the stairs at Mahim West railway station. I had just entered what is often labeled as Asia’s largest slum. Yes, THAT...
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What I’m Going to Be Living in this Summer: Patiala Pants
Summer has well and truly hit Mumbai, and we’re sweating it out with daytime temperatures that have touched 36 degrees Celsius (96.8 Fahrenheit) and 80% humidity. It’s making me so tired and lazy...
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A Terrible Example of What Happens When People Don’t Follow Rules in India
Indians are known for their disregard for following rules and the law. The general attitude is do what you want and deal with the consequences later. I’m guilty of adopting this attitude to a certain...
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I Finally Caught Myself a Baby Chipkali!
Long term readers of this blog will know about my love affair with the Indian chipkali. I was totally fascinated by the feet on this one, which often chilled on the window near the air conditioner at...
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Mumbai Monsoon and Blue Tarpaulins
Monsoon rain has been saturating Mumbai for nearly a month now. With it has come the return of the ubiquitous blue tarpaulin. As one of my friends commented, it looks filthy and dirty. And don’t I...
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Honey, Honeycomb, and Dead Bees
Last week, I was quite surprised over the number of bees in our apartment. We’ve had wasps before, but never bees. It got me curious as to where they were coming from. The mystery was solved a couple...
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When Earring Becomes Nose Ring in India
Once upon a time, I had two diamond earrings. However, not long after I moved to Mumbai, I mysteriously lost one. At the time I was quite upset. I berated myself for being careless, especially as I’d...
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What STILL Annoys Me the Most in India
If any parts of your personality are flawed or require development, it’s certain that life in India will bring them swiftly to the surface. For me, it was my control freak nature and lack of...
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Entering the Realm of Indian Bulk Buying
Our maid (yes, the same one that’s been with us for nearly a year now… she’s turned out to be wonderful) has become increasingly dissatisfied by the financial mismanagement going on in our house....
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How Much of a Desi Girl am I?
An Indian friend of mine sent me the link to this article today, titled 31 Unique Side Effects Of Being An Indian Girl, and thought I might be able to relate! Oh yeah, I was quite surprised how much I...
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Discriminatory Pricing at Private Hospitals in Mumbai
Charging different rates for foreigners and Indians is a common practice in India. At monuments, the substantially lower rate for Indians is often referred to as being government subsidised, to give...
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India 66 Years Since Independence
India celebrates Independence Day today, and as usual there’s been a lot of discussion about the state of the nation in the news. In one report, the Hindustan Times published a survey about national...
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The Fight Against Fraindship
The past decade has brought revolutionary changes to the consumer landscape in India, with western technology and retail concepts rapidly taking hold across the country. It began with the introduction...
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Why Phone Cameras are the Bane of Modern India
Yesterday, I wrote a humorous blog post about friendship requests from Indian Internet Romeos on Facebook. However, today, I stumbled upon something much more serious in regards to unwanted attention...
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