Blogs from Jalandhar, Punjab, India, Asia

Written on Oct-17th, Paris, France. I was surprised to wake up around quarter to eight on my first morning while staying with the Klair's. It turned out that Bahadur had gotten a hold of my mobile at some point during the previous day and had turned off my alarm, wanting me to sleep in. He had told me the night before that he usually got up around five in the morning, and I had told him I wanted to get up with him. Apparently he either did not understand me, did not believe me, or just had other ideas in general. I had an amazing sleep that night, most likely the result of my first night of silence since arriving in India. Shortly after waking up Mata Jee brought me tea and toast for breakfast. I ... read more

The Village of the Peacock…Moranwali, Today Saroop and Maina took me to the village I have heard the most of since I was little. Sychronistically, today is Sept 14, my dad’s and his twin sister’s birthday. On the way to Moranwali, we picked up a few boxes of sweets for the occasion and as an offering to our hosts in the village. It was again a very emotional day…more so than yesterday. We started out quite early and headed towards Horshiarpur, then Garshankar. Of course when I ride in a vehicle here in India, my eyes are peeled and my focus is intense just savouring everything: the landscape and culture. Even the most mundane thing is a fascination for me. I watch as people go about their daily routine. As we drove through the city of ... read more

La mayoria de fotos las subi en un album de Picassa. Les adjunto el link Gagan trabajó hasta hace dos meses en Roc. La razón? Se casaría por esta época y habrá que formar una vida en hogar. Anubha (compañera de trabajo con la que me la llevo muy bien y buena amiga de Gagan) me dijo que Gagan y su esposo habían decidido que alguno de los dos debía renunciar a su trabajo...al que no le estuviera yendo muy bien en comparación con el otro. Aspi que Gagan renunció. Fue todo un privilegio haber atendido a la boda. De la empresa sólo fuimos tres personas, ah? Anubha, Gaurav y yo. Gagan es sij o sikh (en inglés). ASí que su boda no es como la hindués 'llenas de colores y ruido', es más sobria, pero ... read more