Archive for July, 2006
In Mumbai after the blasts
Wednesday, July 12th, 2006The news was just hitting as I walked into work on Tuesday evening. Many of the agents were on the phones taking calls, most of the staff was in the cafeteria, glued to the tvs. Nearly all of them would have ridden to work on those very trains, possibly the ones just before the blast.
All […]
I’m okay.
Tuesday, July 11th, 2006I’m still not entirely sure what’s going on myself, but I figured I’d better make the “I’m okay” post before the news hits the international media.
A few minutes ago, a series of bomb blasts took place on Mumbai trains.
Yes, this is the same train line I take most weekends but I wasn’t on it. […]
Three cartoonists
Monday, July 10th, 2006THIS JUST IN: CRAZY EX-CARTOONIST CAUSES COMMOTION
After capping off their wacky adventures yesterday by burning effigies of their political rivals, the Hindu-Nationalist protestors have focused their protests today on the state assembly building. Upset that their 24 hour deadline to catch the mud-flingers has passed without an arrest (because, honestly, it’s not like the police […]
Mumbai is closed
Sunday, July 9th, 2006(images taken from local news sources)
I was sitting in the bookstore on the third floor of Infiniti Mall waiting for my friends to arrive so we could go bowling.
Suddenly, the lights started flashing and a voice on the loudspeaker ordered everyone out.
Confused because it was only 3, I hurriedly bought the graphic novel I’d been […]
Wafflles
Friday, July 7th, 2006Holey shoot! A while back, I held a vote about what to do on a particular weekend. The final tally ended up being a tie between the spectacular Ellora Caves, and the joke-answer, the waffle restaurant. And after the vote was closed, people kept voting, and when I got back from the caves, about a […]
