On Sundays my favorite reading are the matrimonials in the newspaper. You get things like : “Proposals are invited by parents of affluent high status Punjabi Brahmin family of Punjab, seeking alliance for their daughter June 79, 5”4, MSC. Seeks a smart,...

Bed ridden one week ago, with high fever and acute pain all over the body. We feared dengue, but eventually it was just a “viral fever”, followed by stomach pains (and more… lost 3 kgs). Last weekend was more fun, with an “apero” of the francophone group,...

Two interesting titles in the "Times of India" today. On p 8: "Once a subway, now a toilet" (btw you can replace subway by any other place, like street, road, parking lot, market, park...) And on p 25: "Soon cars to run on human waste ?" Well, well, hope...

First puja flowers, delivered daily at my door together with a stack of newspapers whose contents testify that India enjoys freedom of speech. Not like the Shanghai Daily... Premieres puja flowers, livrees tous les matins a ma porte, avec un tas de journaux...