Archive for August, 2004
Happy “Rakhi” day
On a train trip in Thailand I saw this boy reading out a comic to his little sister.
This weekend is the festival of Rakhi in India – the sister’s day (or brother’s day). Sisters tie a thread – the Rakhi on their brother’s wrist and then they can scam the brother for some gift. If you don’t have a sister, a neighbor, a cousin or a classmate will tie a Rakhi to you.
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Burmese Days - Sunset on the Irawaddy river
Met an old friend from Burma and talked about the burmese days. I miss the mohinga (fish gravy noodles), the tamarind drink, the markets in Yangoon, the crazy borderlands and the sunset by the Irrawady river.
Time for a Tiger
Nabby Adams, supine on the bed, grunted. It was four o’ clock in the morning and he did not want to be talking. He had had a confused coloured dream about Bombay, shot with sharp pangs of unpaid bills. Over it all had brooded thirst, thirst for a warmish bottle of Tiger beer. Or Anchor. Or Carlsberg.
Time for a Tiger by Anthony Burgess
Fish Head Curry
Fish head curry from Banana Leaf Apollo, Old race course road, Singapore.
Flickr - Photohosting for your blog
Flickr is a service that lets you host pictures for your blog (as many free blog sites do not provide image hosting).
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