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Fri, 5 Oct 2012 | By anita_ramesh | Views [241]
A house with massive courtyard, gigantic columns, attic and women working on crafts is now not a common sight. We probably would have spent our early years in such houses. However, Chennai has something to show that will make you nostalgic.
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Thu, 4 Oct 2012 | By oonagh | Views [287]
The second story of a property is being built next to the school I am working at. it is really interesting on lots of levels watching it being built. Today's shared observation is the amount of the heavy work that the women do.Other foreign folks have ... Read more >
Thu, 4 Oct 2012 | By oonagh | Views [228]
So you are a local crossing a busy road. Vehicles are everywhere. 40 rickshaws, a couple of ( beautifully painted) trucks, and a hundred mopeds with anything from 1 to 5 people on them are coming right at you. You are about to be run over and meet an ... Read more >
Tue, 2 Oct 2012 | By oonagh | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 2 Oct 2012 | By oonagh | Views [238]
I don't work in Children' services in the UK so I don't really have much to compare the provision of education here with but- at Shristi which is a charity providing life skills and 'education' to young people from 2 to young adults and is classed as ... Read more >
Sat, 29 Sep 2012 | By oonagh | Views [291]
What age am I? 2 things again. 1. Teachers at work keep calling me Ma'am or even Madam. I absoulutley know it is a sign of respect but it is also an age thing. The staff are are mostly younger than me but until I heard them carry on saying Madam after ... Read more >
Sat, 29 Sep 2012 | By oonagh | Photo Gallery
first home in Jyothinagar, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore
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Sat, 29 Sep 2012 | By oonagh | Views [329]
Well it is the weekend and I am glad of the rest from that thing you have to do in a new job- smile constantly so that hopefully you look approachable and friendly ( though in my case I can look a wee bit deranged!) , try and remember new names ( and ... Read more >
Fri, 28 Sep 2012 | By oonagh | Views [303]
The great about being a stranger in town is commenting on stuff that is everyday to the people who live and work there. but before I forget if you are booking a hotel in Bangalore don't assume that the rooms on the website resemble the actual room you ... Read more >
Thu, 27 Sep 2012 | By oonagh | Views [205]
So I arrive early to work to find that most of the children and teachers are on the covered terrace starting a yoga session. I sit with them and realise that they are the bendiest children I have ever seen in my life. The children and teachers are ... Read more >
Tue, 25 Sep 2012 | By oonagh | Views [277]
Well I'm here. this blog is as much a memory bank for me so excuse some of the boring detail but if I don't write it down I will forget within the week! So, a good start. the plane was 80% empty and I got 3 seats to lounge on. Was met by a taxi driver ... Read more >
Sun, 23 Sep 2012 | By nicolala3 | Views [271] | Comments [2]
We got up at 5.15am today to make it for the taj mahal gates opening at 6am. We had to line up separately, tourist women, tourist men, Indian women, Indian men. The security is really high, there are metal detectors, they pat every single person down ... Read more >
Sat, 22 Sep 2012 | By nicolala3 | Views [387] | Comments [2]
Forgive me if this is maybe a little short but I'm very tired today and it's my bed time! Again Liam spoke in his sleep lastnight, he's scaring the life out of me because it's an unusual place to be woken up in as it is. I caught him trying to get out ... Read more >
Sat, 22 Sep 2012 | By nicolala3 | Views [284] | Comments [3]
Liam scared the life out of me lastnight by sleepwalking. He was pulling all the covers off the bed; that coupled with a strange environment with a very very high ceiling made me shout out in fright. I really am going to have to tie him to the bed ... Read more >
Thu, 20 Sep 2012 | By nicolala3 | Views [465] | Comments [4]
Liam is writing this one today. We both arose at some unknown time during the night due to our bladders requiring urgent assistance. Nicola visited le toilette first and then myself after. Upon returning to our pit Nicola asked for the time. 1am I ... Read more >
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