Merry Xmas from the beach

Hi xmasbloggies
Xmas smiling camel for you , right out of the desert
Well a field near the desert , on his way with 3 wise men



Mr BIG E and the 6 santa's just to get in the spirit in F603





Well its nearly that time of the year again and guess what?
Another beach trip on to unwind and recharge the duracells, for another new year
And for Mr Blenders to meet the team again in Goa
Now in Jamaca, Santa did the canoe bit to the beach and mrs Pimms sat on his knee, wonder what we are in store for in Goa? So long as we keep her away from the woo woo's!!!!!

Been mostly working this week for mr Blenders, whilst Mrs Pimms gets off shopping
Its a pretty good doing that out here, shopping with our local corner shop , marks & sparks along with premium service by Praveen in pantaloons.
Browse, pick and its carried to the till for you , more browsing , picking and off to pay
Discount off this , vouchers for that and that will be xxxx rps please Mr Blenders
All nicely packaged up and Praveen carries the shopping to the door , hands the ticket to the security guard , shopping to Mrs Pimms and shakes hands, thanking us for our custom and looking forward to seeing us again all with merry christmas and happy new year thrown in
Just ask for this type of service in your UK shop andwe will give a bottle of blenders for the funniest reaction.

Shopping takes on a new meaning here in India , a visit to the tibetan refugee woloen association didn't offer anything Mrs Pimms fancied, well what do you think ?




Next tried the colourful Delhi streets and Haat for a few crafts and Indian xmas stuff, did see a very modern Indian god "Rivana" and lots of pretty stuff
Mr Blenders forgot what we were out for after that.










Life on an adventure goes on and on


Namaste and merry Christmas to our bloggies


Mrs P & Mr B

Brrrrogittittis

Hello all you readers from a cold Delhi

Well now that we have got used to the heat it seems cold

Meanwhile back somewhere in the last post
Wildlife watching around Delhi and Humayan's Tomb for a special treat








Aha, who's he this Mr Humayan

Nasiruddin Humayun (Persian: نصيرالدين همايون) (March 6, 1508 – February 22, 1556) was the second Mughal Emperor who ruled modern Afghanistan, Pakistan, and parts of northern India from 1530–1540 and again from 1555–1556. Like his father, Babur, he lost his kingdom early, but with Persian aid, he eventually regained an even larger one.

He succeeded his father in India in 1530, while his half-brother Kamran Mirza, who was to become a rather bitter rival, obtained the sovereignty of Kabul and Lahore, the more northern parts of their father's empire. He originally ascended the throne at the age of 22 and was somewhat inexperienced when he came to power.

Meanwhile some more wildlife around the streets of Delhi, monkey , camel and king of the road

and a couple of tourists using eco transport

Where else in the world would you find such variety

Once again Mr Blenders had to bargain hard, starting at 1000rps down to 250rps

The viceroy's waddled down the street to lots of honking horns, waving from rickshaws and smiling.

Namaste

Goat in a coat

Hello Breezers


Well its been busy for the last few weeks with the round of visitations to India for a few old friends
Well they are older than Mr Blenders anyway, Mrs P will have to comment herself on that one

Mr Dinis ( Moonhead) and Marm ( Schoolmarm) came to see the country and the last weekend was spent in a dusty cold Delhi
Night time it reached all of 11.2 at the weekend , brrrrr.
Well after gods country its brrrrrr.
Just ask the "goat in a coat"





Saved the best till last though and went around this guys resting place
Who is he ?
Where did we go?
What made it their best day?
Well not telling yet as save that for another day

Once again it Mr B was all native and got the Indian entry fee of 10rps for a local, nearly have the challan paid off at this rate

Mr Dinis did go all native on the last day but thats at the end of the blog

Meanwhile , why did he go native you ask ?
Well

First though it was the ride around Chandi Chowk on the rip off rickshaw, didn't even get a tip from the "gorras" !!
Much prefer the auto one as not so hard work
But on the plus side, it makes you smile




Although they did buy the "coff-----secret drink" the following day
Now this is what you get offered when the place you go to eat only has non alchoholic drinks on the menu
After all that pedaling you just need a very cold drink , really you do , or was it shopping . Well I can't remember
Some steaming cold coff----secret drink------ ok its beer, in a nice mug.
Well it was rude to refuse a second one.

Now coff---secret drink ----beer has a strange effect on people?
Some can hold it in and others can't , he he!!


So we come to the end of the blog and Mr Dinis goes native
I have had to de-identify him just so he cant be recognised by anyone
Well so long as you dont look at the previous pictures
PS: no point in enlarging this picture , so I am told

To his credit he did aim and hit an upturned crash helmet at the side of Nelson Mandela Road
It should of evaporated by lunchtime the next day? Well maybye the following day or kal as they say here
So a warning to my Indian Friends out there to never , never buy from the guy that sells them at the side of this road , no matter how cheap it is

Namaste

Bloggie

Hi Bloggies

Well another week another adventure in India

Been carless this week as the clutch decided it had to go
Car got towed to the garage and on the way was hit by another car , oops
So it is being de-scared at the same time as re-clutched
Apparently it will be ready yesterday , thats today we think

Mrs P has caught the same as Mr B had , but on the plus side the weight falls away when you get a bit of Delhi Belly
She has also started the high shock diet that cures almost as much as the picture says, gas trick, urine unable to come and all those secret deseases?
Now they sounds very dodgy to catch , a secret desease
What are those for the people with inside plumbing
Shopalitis?
TVSopaitis?

A little bit more expensive than this though and we had to pay before the cure

Namaste

Short Indian History essay but not as it should be

Hello Blogzz

Have been looking up a little history and just had to share this with you surfers

Indian History

Supposedly written by a schoolboy with all original spellings and found on the interweb thingy

Top of the class for effort

The original inhabitants of ancient India were called Adidases, who lived in two cities called Hariappa and Mujhe-na-Daro.
These cities had the best drain system in the world and so there was no brain drain from them

Ancient India was full of myths which have been handed down from son to father.
A myth is a female moth.
A collection of myths is called mythology, which means stories with female caricatures.
One myth says that people in olden times worshipped monkeys because they were our incestors.

In olden times there were two big families in India.
One was called the Pandava and the other was called the Karova.
They fought amongst themselves in a battle called Mahabharat, after which India came to be known as MeraBharat Mahan.

In midevil times India was ruled by the Slave Dienasty.
So named because they all died a nasty death.

Then came the Tughlaqs who shifted their capital from Delhi because of its pollution.
They were followed by the Mowglis.
The greatest Mowgli was Akbar because he extinguished himself on the battlefield of Panipat which is in Hurryana.
But his son Jehangir was peace loving; he married one Hindu wife and kept 300 porcupines.
Then came Shahajahan who had 14 sons.
Family planning had not been invented at that time.
He also built the Taj Mahal hotel for his wife who now sleeps there.
The king sent all his sons away to distant parts of India because they started quarrelling.
Dara Seiko was sent to UP, Shaikh Bhakhtiyar was sent to J & K, while Orangezip came to Bombay to fight Shivaji.
However,after that they changed its name to Mumbai because Shivaji's sena did not like it.
They also do not like New Delhi, so they are calling it Door Darshan.

After the Mowglis came Vasco the Gama. He was an exploder who was circumcising India with a 100 foot clipper.
Then came the British.
They brought with them many inventions such as cricket, tramtarts and steamed railways.
They were followed by the French who brought in French fries, pizzazz and laundry.
But Robert Clive drove them out when he deafened Duplex who was out membered since the British had the queen on their side.

Eventually, the British came to overrule India because there was too much diversity in our unity. The British overruled India for a long period.They were great expotents and impotents. They started expoting salt from India and impoting cloth. This was not liked by Mahatma Gandhi who wanted to produce his own salt. This was called the Swedish moment. During this moment, many people burnt their lion cloths in the street and refused to wear anything else. The British became very angry at this and stopped the production of Indian testiles.

In 1920, Mahatma Gandhi was married to one wife. Soon after he became the father of the nation. In 1942 he started the Quiet India moment, so named because the British were quietly lootoing our country. In 1947, India became free and its people became freely loving. This increased our population. Its government became a limited mockery, which means people are allowed to take the law in their own hands with the help of the police.
Our constipation is the best in the world because it says that no man can be hanged twice for the same crime.
It also says you cannot be put in prison if you have not paid your taxis.
Another important thing about our constipation is that it can be changed.
This is not possible with the British constipation because it is not written on paper.
The Indian parlemint consists of two houses which are called lower and higher.
This is because one Mr Honest Abe said that two houses divided against itself cannot withstand.
So Pandit Nehru asked the British for freedom at midnight since the British were afraid of the dark.
At midnight, on August 15, there was a tryst in parlemint in which many participated by wearing khaki and hosting the flag.
Recently in India, there have been a large number of scams and a plaque,it can be dangerous because many people died of this plaque in Surat.
Scams are all over India.
One of these was in Bihar where holy cows were not given anything to eat by their elected leader.
The other scam was in Bofor which is a small town in Switzerland.
In this, a lot of Indian money was given to buy a gun which can shoot a coot.

Presently India has a coalishun government made up of many parties, left,right and centre.
It has started to library the economy.
This means that there is now no need for a licence as the economy will be driven by itself.

India is also trying to become an Asian tiger because its own tigers are being poached.
Another important event this year was the Shark meeting at Malas Dive.
At this place, shark leaders agreed to share their poverty, pollution and population.

Hiya blogits

Well Ram Ram to you all out there
Help is only a phonecall away, just dial 0099 123456789 to speak to the modern guru if you need guidance in how to enjoy life.

Holiday visitors season is upon us once again
Busy time of the year I guess with all the visitors

First an older than Mr Blender by 1 day , oh and one year last Friday night
Just one night in Hotel F603 as off to see the culture around Rajistan, cant wait for the piccies of the places and the stories of a different life that has been seen , smelt and tasted
Met up with another of Mr Blenders Friends and we all went out for the really hot and spicy curry
Captain Jordan and his good lady , a sixsome?
Good to see all the old humour is still alive when we all get together

Lance could not believe the driving out here and Mr B didn't even get to show him how its done
You really have to see it to believe it and after a while you get so used to it as the norm
Just be ready for the bliss of the UK roads

They both went off with a taxi driver, at night to a Hindi wedding!!!!
Now that is not recommended , not the wedding as they are fantastic, but the night trip to somewhere that you are told is only an Indian Hour away.
IST they call it out here, otherwise known as Indian Strech Time
You soon get used to it , but does get frustrating at times

3 Hours later and the drivers stops to pull the whisky out , oh dear they do like thier whisky
Never mind they really enjoyed themselves and Lance practices his bollywood moves with all the friendly young men . Well now thats a little strange?
Flying club gigs but dancing with men??
Something has gone definately gone wrong here, perhaps Kam you can help with a good picture as still have photoshop to play around with?

In conversation I mentioned that our current driver keeps himself busy when he's not driving Maam & Sir by cleaning the car including polishing the engine, well nothing like having a polished engine is there Kam.

Just e-mail and I "will do the needful" on the pictures

Meanwhile another committee meeting for the "scots abroad shindig"
Lots of Big prizes to raffle off so will be a very good night next weekend at the ST Andrews Night
Mr B gets to carry the whisky in behind the chief for the night, fluent Hindi expected by the end of the evening again.


Namaste

top 10 again

1. One thing you don’t expect when you go on holiday is to be harassed by a monkey.

One British traveller in Gibraltar, however, was so besieged by the attentions of an over-friendly primate that he asked his insurer to refund the cost of his trip.

The insurer refused but did pay out for his camera, which the monkey had run off with one evening.

We have visited Gib and the rock apes are something to be watched

2. Monkeys also blighted the romantic getaway of a couple in Malaysia, who foolishly left the window to their chalet open during the day.

They returned to find their underwear, clothing and belongings strewn across the resort and neighbouring rainforest.

Luckily for the clothes-less couple, their insurer paid the claim.

Where's the photo proof please !!!!!

3. One unlucky pensioner managed to lose his false teeth after throwing up over the side of a cruise ship on the choppy seas of the Bay of Biscay.

Thankfully for the squeamish septuagenarian, his misplaced dentures were covered in his travel insurance policy under lost baggage, so his claim was paid.

Yuck , should of used a glue

4. Another unfortunate pensioner had to make an even more embarrassing travel claim after a stroll on the deck of a cruise ship went disastrously wrong.

The poor gentlemen was chatting with friends when a strong gust of wind lifted his toupee off his head and blew it into the sea.

He never got over the shame but at least his travel policy reimbursed the cost of his hairpiece.

Remind Mr B of a story about a manager in a hotel who leaned out of a top floor window to shout something out, the wind caught hold and I guess we could not find where it went , bit like never upset the chef that one

5. It is all too easy to lose your sunglasses, or even your passport, on holiday. Less easy, you might think, to misplace 34 large bags of Bombay mix.

Yet one holidaymaker claimed he had lost £300-worth of the spicy snack while in Europe.

At roughly 89p for a 250g bag, the misplaced mix would have weighed a hefty 84 kilograms. Needless to say, his insurance company turned him down.

But was he an Indian ?

6. One family camping in a remote field in Wales had their peace disturbed when a parachutist from a nearby airbase missed his target and scored a direct hit, landing on their tent and destroying their camping equipment.
Sadly, the family weren’t covered for accidental damage so their insurer didn’t reimburse them.
Take the guy to the cleaners and make him pay

7. Police in a holiday resort in France were on the lookout for a wrinkle-free burglar after a woman who had her cosmetics bag stolen from her hotel room admitted that she had transferred medical-strength haemorrhoid cream into an empty tub of moisturiser earlier in the holiday.
Her claim for make-up, lotions and perfume was paid.
He he
Aha done similar before.
Chocolate seems to come to mind , well laxative type wrapped up in a galaxy wrapper , poor guy but he never took it again!!!

8. A man walking along the street in Greece became so transfixed by two bikini-clad girls that he walked straight into a glass-panelled bus shelter and broke his nose.

He successfully claimed on his travel insurance for his hospital bills.

Lucky and an ok guy says Mr B

9. A chilled-out traveller in Sri Lanka needed £400 worth of hospital treatment after a large, ripe coconut fell from a tree and landed squarely on her head while she was peacefully reading below.

She was knocked out cold, which is hardly surprising.

Fresh coconuts weigh roughly 2 kilograms, and the trees grow up to 30 metres tall.

The coconut would have been falling at 53 miles per hour when it hit the poor woman on the skull.

Her insurer covered her medical expenses.

Lesson numero one , never sit under the coconut tree as they might get a little bit of newtons laws to come down upon you

10. A British backpacker was chased down the street by an angry bull in Kerala, Southern India. It wasn’t clear from his claim whether he provoked the animal, but he did require £2,800 worth of hospital treatment after the attack, which was reimbursed by his travel insurer.

Thanks to the times for these little snippets of what you can and cannot claim for

I wonder how the easy claims are doing , just speak to me if its hot drinks

Mr Blenders and Mrs Pimms

Greetings readers

Well hi hyders

Another week another adventure in India

Been to Hydrabad to visit my fellow spicejetters and the new Airport.
Mrs P came too , just to sit by the pool and enjoy the heat down south

Had a cultural day on the saturday visiting some more old relics
Mr B managed to reduce his challan payment by another 140rps by going all Indian again to get in despite the guards stange reaction then they just laugh when he explains he's from the north
Visited the museum and lots of stuff to see , pre BC atrifacts next to 18th century
Worth a visit for 10rps for an Indian

He also made some comment that it would be cheaper to take an Indian out as would have saved another 140rps, typical scotsman !! Now what Indian should that be
Well 10rps for an Indian and 150rps for a non indian ( resident counts as Indian)
The cost of entrance to all foreigners has just been reduced out here, and the Taj has stopped taking $$$'s , well they are not worth much now, but you still have to be an Indian to get the best price. Well only till the challans been recovered

Mrs P made up on the Margerita's and a two hour foot massage & waxing in the hotel
Now what waxing was that ?

Forgotten all the names , so you will have to guess

Onto the relics staring on the veiw of one of four gates to Charminar and the place itself , many , many steps we went round and up to get a view of the low rise 400 year old city Why only 400 years old you may ask , well back in 1590 Shah, Muhammad Quili had to move his residence 11kms away as an acute water shortage occured in Golconda
It takes its name from his Wife & Queen, Hyder mahal
97 years later and it was in the hands of the Mughals so Viceroys eventually ruled the city

Golconda Fort was linked by a tunnel to Charminar , long since gone .
Piccies to follow as some connection issue tonight

Of course we had to sample the food , no fish this time though.
Never again eat fish when we can't see the sea as it means a week of pills and toast!

Did you know a typical Hyderabadi feast would have no less than 26 different varieties of Biryani a dish which has the reputation of being an aphrodisiac. Bring it on and loads of it please

Mrs Pimms & Mr Blenders only tried chicken biryani this time and was an excellent choice from the a helpful waiter.
Or perhaps it was the Margareta's. We don't know?

Dancing has started again , ready for the 1st of Dec cultural night out with all the scotdians
Another St Andrews comes around and a few of the fellow workers are coming along to see the culture, taste the Haggi, get thrown around during strip the willow all washed down with some imported real stuff
A night of Men in Kilts and this time will try to get the waiters on camera. he he

Well Namaste readers
Till I get the piccies back online

Ello Ello

Hi glogerites

Culture to start with and a little door handle from the red fort for you all , now if "i want one of those" sold these ?

Well another week and the fireworks have all but finished

Now who said Indian's don't follow the rules out there?

Well I can tell you that on Diwali night last week they followed every one of them.

Well one of them , not every

After all rules are meant to be broken some time after all

Bang, fizz, whoop, clack , splut went the fireworks for around 4 hrs , a constant stream outside Ambience appartments till 11:30pm then , silence.

You could hear a pin drop at 100 paces

The street outside was littered with the reminants of all the fun of the night

We all descended into a smoggy day for Saturday . I wonder why?

Time of the year, or all the smoke makers the night before.

Was good to see everyone joining into the spirit of things though

Meanwhile , Mrs Pimms has been for her weekly fix after a break in the UK

Manicure and Pedicure to smarten up a little bit more. Shop , shop and a little more shop.

Went to market on saturday to see the cheap shops, all genuine cheap as chips goodies

Designer labels that everyone says is origynal , well thats what the sign said so we have to beleive it

Could even buy some Payjamas to wear at night over your underpants

Meanwhile again

Anyone know how to play that old chinese game of Mah Jong

Lots of exposing or concealing here with your Pung, Pong and Chow and its always good to have a nice pair , sounds interesting for a spectator sport in the commonwealth games

Mrs P has joined a group that actually keeps quiet when playing . Now that must be a hard game to play !!

Mr B got a new delivery this weekend , a shiny new Aircraft joined the fleet , lots of stress as everyone had a minor panic to make sure it happened on time and thanks to all the efforts of everyone it did

Now its taking all the Goa holidaymakers up and down to Delhi.

Winter has arrived in Delhi. goes down to at least 24 degrees at night and perhaps should of bought those Payjamas after all to wear in bed.

Must be getting soft with all the natural heating we have here

Namaste

Mr & Mrs B & P

India broadens the mind and opens the bowels

Hi Delhi Bellyites

Yep , did you know the about half of the foreign visitors to the sub-continent fall victim to to debilititing diarrhoea after being poisoned by food or water

Its normally one of these little things , well many of them

Well after a year in Delhi it was Mr Blenders turn.

Last week he visited Mumbia ( Bombay as its airport code is still BOM) for an Indian aviation conference, now that was tuesday/wednesday .

A fantasic 5* hotel on the beach ( not that he went swimming) . Tuesday nights meal was a salad followed by Indian veggies , wednesday lunch more Indian veggies.

Met the team at the Airport on wednesday night and had samosas and a nice cucumber sauce

Friday night was party night with the company Diwali get together , punjabi dancing , bollywood babes, lots of smart people in traditional costume, a few glasses of wine and some blenders.

But did have one piece of fish and a veggie thing. Mistake no one as delhi is a long , long way away form the sea

The result , feel terrible on Saturday and missed the gym, well I had to do all the housework, get the shopping and fall asleep lots , even in bed early for a change.

Sunday , oho, whats all that belly grumblings and why do I keep visiting the throne

Time for the magic pill , me thinks , too late though as now I dowt know which end is more important , bucket at hand for the throne visit all sunday night.

Monday after not much sleep on the throne , another pill and a very rare day off work , sleeping and reduced visits to the little room.

Drinking lots and lots of H2O with a tinge of orange to keep me fluid

Now whats the message , well its one of lifes risks here in Delhi and stay away from fish

As a plus , I must be a lot lighter than I was last week , just have to make sure its not the 4 and a half pack thats wasting away but the remainder of fatty bits left to trim up

Well all for now as off to the little room

Mr Blenders

Another update, another day

Hiya Blogerities

Well its getting into party time again in India

Ede has passed and now its the build up to Diwali

What Diwali all about then ?

A festive time of Fun for all the Family.

दिवाली is a major Indian festival that is very significant in Hinduism.

Known as the "Festival of Lights," it symbolizes the victory of good over evil, and lamps (called diyas or kandils) are lit as a sign of celebration and hope for humankind.

The lights also represent the time when Rama came back from the forest, and all his village lit lamps to welcome him back home.

Celebrations focus on lights and lamps, particularly traditional dīpa or deeya (earthen lamp). Fireworks are associated with the festival.

Hindus and Sikhs alike regard it as a celebration of life and use the occasion to strengthen family and social relationships.

There are several beliefs regarding the origin of the holiday. The most repeated version is that Hindus celebrate Diwali to mark the time when Lord Rama achieved victory over Ravana.

Some also view it as the day Krishna defeated the demon Narakasura or in honor of the day Bali went to rule the nether-world, obeying the order of Vishnu.

It is also a significant festival for the Sikh faith.

In India, Diwali is now considered to be more of a national festival, and the aesthetic aspect of the festival is enjoyed by most Indians regardless of faith

This is what India is about for us , understanding and an acceptance of all religions, races or creed.

Some have written as to why this is , but as usual if you read it yourself, only you can decide whats true and whats spun, as all thats written is only an opinion of the author.

You have to taste the real world

"listen to what you what to want to hear, understand what you want to believe"

Bit deep for a blog , or maybye not for the readers?

Namaste

Hi People

Well another week another experience

This week I be mostly working
Yep , Mrs Pimms has gone and left me for the UK , its allowed though as family business to look after

Mr Blenders dad decided thats all he wished to see of India, he did miss many things he would of remembered , life is like that though

Well waht goodies have I for you this week , saw the nice Matercard adds in a toilet just outside Delhi
AVP and EXE Chairmans day away
To sort out the company vision and a few other really important things
A good day away for Mr Blenders
Not good to see the easyjet have taken another airline out , only for the peoples , not for the company , with the Go buy out they dupped lots of peoples and a few got rich at all everyones expence
Just hope they behave properly this time around .
But then there is always a skeleton in the cuboard to watch out for

Well Mrs Pimms in back in the uk and poor Mr Blender is left with the cooking, washing, ironing and cleaning the house along with a job to do , but all in his stride in India
Interviews when Mrs Pimms returns for the next Housekeeeper

The mali came tonight and washed all the balconies , gave him a tin of beer and Italian left overs , its hard to cook for one when there is normally two.
But at least another 1lb was lost on the scales in the gym today, only xx to go on on target weight , the cruel man actually said I looked good , for my age !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Weight loss , or getting trim , Mrs Pimms has beeen told to use the garage gym or else Kristian will be a very tough person when whe returns. Perks of having personal trainers
Amazing what 1000rps does to motivate, he he

Meanwhile
India is getting all commercial
http://www.youtube.com/user/gurgaonshoppingmalls
Yep as said before marks & sparks , debenhams , body shop, all the big brands are moving in and only a 5 minute walk to spend, spend, spend
Must hide the credit cards from Mrs pimms
On the plus side so will the cinemas and eateries , so less cooking and more spending

Whats on next week then , off to Oman to get some help in another airport as my company has some work to do there. well not in the same country, but the Airline thats there can help.

Namaste

Mr Blenders

Meanwhile

Meanwhile in India



Cool mornings , well 26 and scorchio in the day.

Mrs Pimms has adjusted back into the swing of things and is back into the social life on offer

You know , nails , feet and the S & M chai mornings all the laddies of leisure seem to enjoy

It does mean that that the cruel gym intructor has missed her this week and more than made up for this morning



Mr Blenders has also been busy, out earning the rps to pay for the saturday lunch @ Cocunut Palm.


Idli , onion massala dosa and mineral water for two and all in at about 300rps for lunch.

We are looking forward to these opening in our big mall next door

Mrs Pimms has been in and out of the place a few times now and the shop assistants recognise her already.
Shopping is very much the same as anywhere else with the same stuff on the shelf as you see in Marks & Spencers in the UK , yep we have a food court too but only unperishables at the moment. Still nice to have the treats for dinner now and again.



Shopping does take on a new experience , browsing for a few things in a place called lifestyle and picked up some stuff , personal assistant takes it from you to leave at the till , he comes back and everything you chose to purchase is whisked away to the till , even shows, demonstrates and goes to fetch other bits if you ask for differnt colours.
Goes to the check out with you and ensures everything is packed correctly.
Walking out you show your reciept to the guard and he checks everything is in order
Stamps , clips or tears your ticket and out you go.

Now , shoplifters I have never seen here yet but it nust happen and I am sure the trained eye gets a few of them
It estimated that shop crime in the UK in 2005 cost a total of £2.1bn and guess who pays for it ?
Yep, you guessed and it buys lots of mars bars , but at least they keep you thin by spending it for you .

I wonder what the India percentage is?


Namaste

A blog with teeth

Hi bloggies

Well update no whatever and been on a few of the sightseeing tours around Delhi again

You actually see different things second or third time around though

Chandi Chowk for the rickshaw ride around the narrow streets ,

rickshaw people are never keen on this as one very , very busy street ,

where else can you get this sort of thing on a normal day out

( you need to make the piccie big by clicking it to see what's in the hands )

Have to pay a hundered bucks ( what they call the ruppee) before you get to try them on for size.

Not for me these ones as a little mellow yellow and prefer

Orbit white !! You need to see the chewing gum add in India to understand that one
Really funny and a challenge to the UK ad men and women to beat.

http://www.tv.com/uservideos/?action=video_player&id=I3VixjP85bkKszXY

Meanwhile we all had a little go on a bit of history, yep they used to make these things in the Uk a very long time ago . Single cylinder and 300cc throbbing between your legs to propel you along at around 120kmhr if you can ever find an empty road around , so that means never in Delhi!

More like the moderate 40kmhr

It does look a very good bike and has a following out here as you can see many all done up , chrome everything , bright yellow or red and a pide of India

The Bullet , what else would Mrs Pimms be seen on ,

well maybye that scooter sidesaddle in Goa , or the rickshaw

in Jiapur. She is becoming more Indian everyday , what with

no helmet , not looking where she's going , but she has picked a

quiet corner in our street

Yipee!!!!

Marks & sparks food hall has opened in the mall next to us

No out of date sandwiches , chilled foods or stuff like that , dried foods, pastas & sauces and look forward to the chrimbo cake , all the same price as the UK so for here its very expensive but its only money and worth the treats no and again

Namaste

Mrs Pimms & Mr Blenders

Dhobi

Hi Dohberites

Well , rapidly running out of underpants to wear under overpants , infact running out of overpants to wear over underpants too.

Mrs Pimms ones are painfull around the waist says Mr B and nobody wants to see his knees all the time!

Mr B's just fall off Mrs P, thats ok says Mr B , but Mrs P disagrees as you have to keep your modesty in the Sahara Mall!

Our washing machine pump stopped pumping and been trying to get the dhoby man to fix it

All happens in India Stetch time so may have to resort to the last fix.

It broke last tuesday and the Dhobi mechanic eventually turned up on this tuesday night , one week later.

We did have several conversations in broken Hindlish and eventually got Mr B's work to speak to them. He was meant to turn up at 6pm tonight but perhaps we have mixed up the yesterday and tomorrow words for Hindi ( Kal in its phonetic saying) Now we never know when he might appear.

The last resort , well the last time was to e-mail the facilites guy and let him know that Mr B's underpants would be pilled up on his work desk in the morning if it wasn't replaced.

New Washing machine turned up on a bicycle rickshaw, the little guy was soaked and looked a little shocked as Mr B told him he needed to deliver it to the apartment, only another 5km from where he was now!

It was a little stange to watch the reaction and was sure he said "tatti" twice , mmm a litttle rude

We decided a little sympathy was needed by putting into the back of the 4x4 to deliver it ourselves.

Wonder what fix we will take this time, pants to work is it ?

There again we just might set the Secretary onto them and see what happens

Older Mr B and mrs along with Mrs P went to Quidib Minar today in the cool weather

They have been shouwn the Karma Sutra part of it , now that is it the search is on for all visitors to see if they can find it

Only 97 degrees and a cool 21% humidity so no more moist people when you go out in the midday sun .

Tomorrow its back to Manicures and Pedicures.

.-...--......---.-.-... Breaking BIG news

On time and within budget , the biggest Indian Mall next to the F603 hotel , opens tomorrow .

Mrs Pimms is off to buy underpants for wearing beneath overpants, if the dhobi man does not appear , good way to spend ones xx Birthday

Din dins in the grand tomorrow , steak day along with prawns , yum yum .

Namaste till kal at least.

Hello again

Hi Bligerites

Yep its us again

What to discuss this time

Well been reading about the "The Last White Mohguls" by William Dalrymple in India during the 17/1800's

All about Hydrabad and a certain Englishman who adopted the Indian Muslim ways

Even eventually married an Indian Lady and the story follows him through life till after death

Yep scandal upon scandal, as apparently there was a great deal of this happening in India in the days of the east india co.

This is a great book to start on your history, if you would like to discover a little bit about how it was

Lots of little detail taken from Indian and UK archives to add to the colour

There are many books on India but Mr Dalrymple tells it in such a good way and adds the colour to make you turn the pages

Did take a while to get through but honest its worth it

Next or meanwhile here in Delhi

I heard my old new boss at the big easy has decided to move along, the orange wheel has caught another one , now where am I on the tell all book , lets see , nope PE you are very safe here as the good in my book never get named , the not soo good or should I say the greedy ones, well, its their beds they made. Let the readers decide? Nay juicy bits form others are more than appreciated

Mr B has had a nice Indian chap approach him with the view to helping him write the whole life

Thats pretty scary as lots that people do not know about him , sort of turning your world inside out and upside down to cleanse yourself. mmm he's still thinking on that one as many years to go in the world . There again a bestseller only leads to another one.

Aha you ask where's the humour as it is our favourite, sorry but its true life today

Well as Mr B has been filming for the company today , seem to have done this in previous lives

Panorama BBC 2 transport series and first Eng Project manager for easyjet "Airline Program"

2 rules on the airline program he gave

1- DO NOT FILM ME , please

2-DO whatever else you like

A very quiet success as thats the way he likes it , all free adverising after all, and thats from a person who knows nothing about another persons expertise.

Meanwhile in India .

New visitors

Mr Older Blender and his lady , his dad and step mum have come for a 3 week visit , the golden triangle is on the cards for next week , all in around £400 for 5 days in 5* hotels and a car and a driver, havn't checked out the Uk prices to see if its in the same bargain range but think its a good deal .

The rest of the delhi relics will be seen in the bit before and after

Can help others if you are getting ripped orf , just let me know as need to get the mind back into gear and have a mission in life

Dust , heat and the smells and sounds of Delhi are a delight to any open eyes , just keep them open and let your mind do the same then you see though to a fantasic India as you should do .

A third world country that will be 1st in Mr B's eyes in the not to distant future , that is if the old guys let go and let the youth begin.

The slum has gone from the view on the balcony, moved along the road brick by brick, honest.

They took a couple of tractors and many people during the the last week and rebuilt along the road an identical slum , complete with (hotel) as they call them here to serve up the fried onion whatsitsnames and other delights.

Shops are about to open and Mr B has hiden his mastercard card from Mrs P just to be cautious

Namaste all you readers and you need to e-mail funnies to place on here as running out of them

Hiya us again

Well hello Blagger

Yep looks so innocent, but he didn't reckon on us

The end of the housekeeper, the shady little one
Well , well . Guess what we found him out, good and proper?
Having barred him from the site on Saturday and shown a little compassion on the same day he was allowed to contine to work away at his milk-round and looking after our Indian Friends , well she did ask nicely.

Visited the maintenance people to ask about our power being off
No Sir
Not at all Sir
Most definately not Sir.
Really good payers you ex-pats Sir
We noticed you your car had not been registered as coming in and out Sir, so guessed you were away.
Your safety is our no 1 concern Sir

Nearly had a mental relapse and had to salute back several times. Just a warning on what military life can do to you I think?
Now thats comforting to know they are not just figures and they look out for the the people around.
So another lie from our little Mr Blagger.

Next stop then is to speak to the VP of the residents association and surprise ,surprise he has done it before, many times they suspect, Bigger Mr Blagger.
Last night I gave VP a letter along with copies of our telephone bill whilst we were away and a little note from the security goes up on all notice boards , only letting everyone know just what a REALLY BIG BLAGGER he is
Barred forever
Lost all his jobs in the complex
Police advised as being an untrustworthy character
and
We get our place listed for all to see!!

He did say that many people would come calling at the door to complain?
Zero have to date, so perhaps they all know what he is like.

Nice chap the VP and advise nobody should cross him, we will meet again, if not before, then on new years eve for a Blenders and pimms or two at the new year party.

Meanwhile
Brill mornings out here now , its 26 degrees , real cool and nice to eat breakfast looking out from the balcony just watching the world get on with whatever it gets on with.
We have noticed that a great deal of the time, this amounts to not a lot.
Sleep, sit up, sleep again and sit up, walk around a bit then sleep, sit up and back to sleep.
Now I have to ask, Kam are you awake and listening. Please prod him and make sure?
Just whats the secret to get so much sleep?
There again everyone with teenage kids probably asks the same question and never finds the real answer. Although slightly different in that here the people seem to also get their night sleep as its so quiet in the middle of the night
Has been interesting watching the construction of the mall opposite
Yes everyone wears hard hats on site , but have flip-flops on their feet
Not many machines around when you have hundereds of workers to lift, fetch and carry on their heads, sand, rubble, bricks, cement, well anything that can fit in or on a basket.

As an example here's an Indian Computer Salesman delivering his wares, well we did say everything gets carried



Even the task of getting stuff to the top floor involves a pulley and rope!
Well the scaffolding is pretty safe! Finest grade one bamboo that sways with the wind so you just have to catch the breeze before the next handhold.



Well till the next blog

Namaste


Mrs P & Mr B

Hello Bindian blog readers

Well today is a Holiday to honour one of the worlds greats

Do you know that "United Nations General Assembly" has "unanimously adopted" a resolution which has declared October 2 to be "the International Day of Non-Violence.

Gandhi, who else can it be

Gandhi dedicated his life to the wider purpose of discovering truth, or Satya.
He tried to achieve this by learning from his own mistakes and conducting experiments on himself. His autobiography is "The Story of My Experiments with Truth"

Gandhi stated that the most important battle to fight was overcoming his own demons, fears, and insecurities.
Gandhi summarized his beliefs first when he said "God is Truth".
He would later change this statement to "Truth is God".

He also followed and preached the road of nonviolence

The concept of nonviolence (ahimsa) and nonresistance has a long history in Indian religious thought.
He was quoted as saying:

1-"When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall — think of it, always."

2-"What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty and democracy?"

3-"An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind."

4-"There are many causes that I am prepared to die for but no causes that I am prepared to kill for."

Proud words from a man to be remembered throughout the world if only for today

Well how about a top 10 for another persons birthday today
No relevance to Ganhdi, but we all need the lighter side of life
See if you can guess who it is?

Quotes to make you smile
1-A man's only as old as the woman he feels.
2-Anyone who says he can see through women is missing a lot.
3-Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife.
4-From the moment I picked your book up until I laid it down, I convulsed with laughter. Someday I intend on reading it.
5-Go, and never darken my towels again.
6-I find television very educational. Every time someone switches it on I go into another room and read a good book.
7-I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception.
8-I remember the first time I had sex - I kept the receipt.
9-I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.
10-Military intelligence is a contradiction in terms.
Now I know where that came from , oximorons just have to be blogged

Two of Queen's albums, A Night at the Opera (1975) and A Day at the Races (1976) were named after films he starred in






Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx.




Meanwhile one of neighbors in the UK who is in the credit card fraud business ( Alen is that you using our card or investigating the use of it?) may want to come out and investigate the latest wave of card crime in India?
Stranger things happen

Namaste

Mrs P & Mr B

Compassion & Blaggers

Hi Blaggers

Well hello readers another interesting Monday and by the title two issues
Mrs Pimms went and met our friends who have employed our Blagger for many years
Impartial she was and very proud of the way she was prepered to listen to the other side of the story

This was the one and only opportunity for Bunty to repent and admit his errors , we might of had a little compassion.
But no , he comes out with excuse after excuse although he say he did use the phone and was very sorry for it, he also admits to being in the apartment but denies stealing any Money
Now we know different as he was the only person in before and after we checked

So what to do ?
What would you do in a country of 1.1 billion people when someone you trust does this?
Was it our fault for not being more vigilant ?
For not scolding him like a child when he did wrong the many times he has before?
We actually liked the little guy and his cooking was good, learnt to enjoy the food and thats worth the £20.
Whats worng though is he lost all trust from ourselves so a lesson had to be learned.

I would hate to be responsible if this happened to anyone else on the complex and also respect the integrity and honesty with the impartial view of his other indian Employer

Final straw was to give a letter to the security people here requesting they deal with the issue.
Two hrs later we get a call from the other Indian lady asking, had we written a letter , yep we say due to the fact that he had his opportunity to be honest and failed on the stealing monies bit
He had been slapped and banned from the site and we agreed he could be let back in so long as he never works for anyone as a housekeeper in the complex
Dog walking, car cleaning, delivering ,milk and working for only her
No staying onsite overnight.
Now that should make him think about life and honesty , having been given yet another chance
Not finished yet though as off to see the people who cut your electrics as we don't believe what we were told
I think we are trying to get someone else to understand as we already know
Life , its really interesting

Well not all serious
We have a new guard on the appartment block
You know what they look like, piccies to follow after he agrees to one that is , might even get Mr Blenders to do one in return, this guy has practiced to salute using both the footmove and the hand , a proper coming to attention, SIR!

Yes its all one two three , one two three for you military types out there
Mr Blenders is thinking of either the Enterprise salute or the boy scouts one and how it would go down. Respect

The guys that watch you at the ATM's are another classic
12 bore shotguns all armed and ready , just in case someone tries to rob the ATM, I always thought banks do that just fine themselves without the need for the shotgun

Well Namaste



Now there is compassion as he would be totally ruined if he last all this

A unusual Sunday

Hi Bloger readers

Well a unusual Sun day in Gurgaon

Have a lay in , well till 8:30 at least. Catch up on the news on the web , go to the gym for and hour and back for porridge with honey. Sit around and read all day.
Been reading historical books on India and there are lots of them.
It makes reading come alive when you pick up a book on where you live.
Best book for Mr Blender in the right situation was, Tom Clancy and the Hunt for Red October, well he was on an Aircraft carrier with an anti submarine squadron in the very early 80's at the time of reading it. Had even been on trials with some of the technology that they mentioned in the book.
Films are never the same, so get reading everyone

Mrs Pimms is now in a book reading club out here and has been picking up stuff she never knew before, another good reason to pick up the bound pages.
Currently its the Interpretation of Murder by Jed Rubenfield, Mr blenders is watching his back and has hidden all the sharp knives as a precaution

Had to have all our door locks changed following the sacking of our little tea-leaf, the servant.
We think he had some accomplices as the phone had been used on a day when he did not pick up the key?

Its not the monies but the loss of trust in someone that's the disapointment.
He was on a good number that could of rewarded him for a lot longer than the little amount that he gained, now he has lost everything. Well for a while at least.
He will be getting banned from the complex , just have to get my Hindi Friends to translate the letter to hand to security .
At least he can't do it to others in where we live , and I am sure he has?
It is also a very light punishment for India
We could of called the "cops and got the blagger arrested" but we considered that a bit to much. Life goes on

A few stories on the past and present to see what happens to thieves here.
All found on the web so are they true of not ?
We would not wish this on anyone, but you are in India a developing country so many things are different.

BBC News : An Indian suspect was forced by police to eat 50 bananas as a laxative, to retrieve a necklace he was accused of stealing and swallowing.
You can keep the necklace if you ever swipe it from Mrs Pimms !!!!!

Other papers:Kolkata - Two sisters were hanged from a tree and beaten up mercilessly in a West Bengal village after a kangaroo court found them guilty of stealing.
The sisters, accused of stealing jewellery and cash from the house of a school teacher, were tied to the branch of a tree for six hours and caned, slapped and clubbed because they refused to 'confess'. They were employed as domestic help in the teacher's house.

A few days ago, some landowners chopped off the fingers of a 10-year-old Dalit girl, Khusbu, for plucking a few leaves of spinach from a vegetable field in a village in Bhagalpur district.

Patna, Dec 25 (IANS) A middle-aged Dalit woman in Bihar was tortured and paraded half-naked on the orders of the husband of a woman village head for allegedly stealing a few bananas.

Ranchi - A village panchayat in Jharkhand has ordered that the hands of six boys be chopped off as punishment for stealing lac (resin) from nearby forests.
The verdict was passed by the panchayat of Kanderkeda village in Simdega district Sep 20 after the parents of the six boys failed to deposit the fine slapped by the panchayat, according to local media reports.
The six minors are accused of stealing a kilogram of lac from nearby forests. When the theft was brought to notice of the panchayat, it slapped a fine on the boys' parents.
I dont know how recent each of these are but they did come up as the top searches

Why did he do it we ask?
Well I suppose because it was there to take?
Still he should not of been in the wardrobe or drawers hunting for stuff that did not belong to him, as he has picked on the wrong targets this time.
He has to answer to his god as I told him, as he will have to live with it for a very long time.
Our hearts and minds know what happened as we know he does too.

Guilt is always a hard thing to live with as you only have yourself to blame for the way that you feel or the position it puts you in.

Well thats the way we both feel about it

So we now have learned lesson number two and three about India, well it could of been anywhere?
2-Don't give your keys to anyone to look after.
3-Lock one room up in your flat with all your valuables in , that way you take away temptation and remove all opportunity for anyone.

What , you have forgotten number one ?
1-Take a fly spray when you go on a boat in Kerela , just to spray your room before you turn in, see previous blogs
There is also rule number
0- enjoy life no matter what it throws at you.

Mrs Pimms is off to explain to the other Indian couple he works for before Mr Blenders drops his letter off at security on Monday night.

Namaste

Hola Blogeriters

Hi

Well another day and all in ots stride
Yum Yum food feast tonight cooked by Mrs Pimms and leftovers from Mr Blenders
All in true veggie indian style
Rajma wiith Lobia beens , and gobi alo with the easy part, balti rice and a little salad.
Was not too salty , not too hot for Mrs Pimms either
Well some people tasted what we are now capable of when we were home , just wait till you taste it out here. Tastes better in the sunshine, but just ignore the dust.

Top 10, no 13 again
Have been reading in the BBC website about reasons to flee the UK , why do people do it ?

Main reasons for emigrating, of those considering emigrating from Britain: In no order

• 1- Better quality of life, 37 per cent, yep so long as you look at India with your eyes wide open
  
• 2- Better weather, 32 per cent, nope moist in the summer heat and can get a bit overbearing, winter just nice in the day and wear you pully at night.
  
• 3- Britain too expensive to live in, 24 per cent, yep, just looking at our pension pot , the UK house
  
• 4-New job/relocation of job, 13 per cent, yep, but would rather say a new challenge in life
  
• 5-A new experience/adventure, 13 per cent, yep top of the list with the job
  
• 6-Do not like Britain/what Britain has become, 12 per cent, don't agree 100%, a place is what you make of it , all the ups and even the downs.
  
• 7-Start a new life, 9 per cent, nope as only have one of those, a life that is .
  
• 8-Have family/friends there, 9 per cent., nope but lots of visitors come to stay and its good to see how they react to the culture shock.
  
• 9-Too much government interference, 5 per cent, what form the mamby pamby country called as an Inian has said to me, an oxymoron, yep thats the United Kingdom?
  
• 10-Government legislation/taxation, 5 per cent, yep , pay ,pay, pay for I even hear your household bin next !!!
  
• 11-Crime, 3 per cent, that's everywhere , see previous post on the servant, little tinker he was .
  
• 12-Cheaper/money will go further, 3 per cent, yep veggies more so but if you want to eat UK stuff you pay through the nose, posh hotels the same .
  
• 13-Less populated, 2 per cent, are you kidding!! 1.1 billion and two out here , but you can always find a quiet spot somewhere. Most head for the cities.
• 14-Lack of humour in life, this place is magic with a laugh a day just in what you see, try the toilet museum post for starters

http://pimmslady.blogspot.com/2007/08/yippee-its-monday.html

Well that should get you thinking on why to leave , would be interested if you have any thoughts?

Namaste

Mrs P & Mr B

Hi Bloggrs

Well Hello , yet another update
Getting real busy these days , love it as you can achieve so much says Mr Blenders

Mrs Pimms has had the foot scrape today at the nail spa and is now the painted lady
Didn't manage to visit the gym down there called Gym and Tonic , have to get the piccie

Well said we had a few of the big day and only shared one so here goes , a piccie treat
First we have a young Master Blenders looking very smart

Followed by inside the surprise car for a father and
daughter chat before the ceremony

Mrs Mother of the bride meeting and greeting friends
of the family

Mr Groom arrives in a very old car

We thought the grooms mum had brought her sister?
Ladies , don't you just hate it when someone else has
the same dress
as you, How does that happen , good taste, no great taste in what
you both picked, nobody really noticed till the photo


Bridesmaids , lovely thanks for keeping Miss P&B chilled

Aha an after the ceremony and let your hair down

Oops wrong piccie , meant to be the happy couple

And last for now the cornish venue , fantasic place for a wedding
Book it quick all you people who are getting married as you will not regret it

I think I should get a few $$$ on commission if you do , well will try


Namaste , next Mr Blenders Family pics , well the ones we managed to take as had a great deal to do.

Hi Blogitz

Well hello Blogitz

Thought its about time you saw the happy couple and a few others
Lets start with the big wedding bus , a diesel Chrysler big wagon thingy hired for the fortnight, had to pick an auto one with cruise control as just not used to the driving lark.
I think the double decker bus on the small country roads in cornwall found that out as I couldn't see to reverse back up the hill , the rear windscreen was sunstruck and the thing was that long. We needed it as it was full even with the seats down in the back

It came in handy to carry the Ben the dog , in the boot on a night out in the village
We only had 10 onboard, including the driver Mr Blenders, a bit like they do here in India with smaller cars!




Onto the fort and what a place , were met and shown the basics by Jim , you know where to put the beer, the wine chiller and how the ice machine works.
Given his telephone number and off he went to let us get on with it. He even managed to deliver us coals for the BBQ on wedding day washup



A sunny perfect Monday and Tuesday rounded off with
entertainment PS2 Guitar style from the happy couple.










Mr & Mrs