Month: August 2004

On Tuesday morning I had a journey into work with a difference. I had the foresight to put on a raincoat and flip-flops and carry my shoes in a bag, as it was raining heavily when I set off from the apartment at Chiragh Enclave, Nehru Place. It’s only a 5 minute walk over to… Continue reading Journey to work – with a difference

I became well acquainted with my toilet on Saturday 21st August – Delhi belly finally set in. Returned to Lajpat Nagar market on Sunday afternoon (didn’t eat all day in order that I could go out) with Ekta for more shopping frolics: bought a fourth pair of shoes (a gift this time) and a patterned… Continue reading delhi-belly

I showered and got ready at speed so that I could take some photos of myself in my new clothes as requested, before the taxi arrived. The camera battery was fully charged and the memory card almost empty so I thought nothing of leaving the spare cards and battery pack behind. The wedding party was… Continue reading end of first week in Delhi – part 2

Situated quite high in the International Trade Tower at Nehru Place, the KMC office has great views of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) land stretching out towards the Lotus Temple. Roads are slowly being built across this land and peasant people live on it, some breaking up rocks to be used in the road’s foundations.… Continue reading End of first week in Delhi

to make up for the lack of weblog entries lately, there’s one big one coming right up…