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

Saturday in Gurgaon

Well Mrs Pimms has returned to the heat and the dust
Still a little jet logged as a long day when you come back from the UK
About a 24 hr trip including the train and having to leave the other home at 3pm

Been shopping today and got one of those card reader thingies for the photos

Lets wind back to the ramp up to the big day with the hen night
wedding bus. A group of hens all dressed up and ready to party

Even Champers on tap in the party Bus








And it was a posh bus , although you can get one for free to take you to Malki's on Alki Beach ,
now where is that everyone? So long as you eat there that is

Meanwhile you ask what about the big day?
The wedding was a fantasic week as said before, victuals were delivered or taken to the fort for the monday so all we had to do was enjoy ourselves all week .

As you can see more than enough for
Mrs Pimms and Mr Bruichladdich/Blenders. well it was just right





Air Guitar along for the PS2 even joined in as it was the favourite game for the Bride and Groom, untill they returned and found the Wii that little brother and the bridesmaid had bought them, cool pressie they say
Found out today that Star wars will be released on the Wii, so get them lightsaibers charged and start practising all you Jeddi Knoghts with lots of force and a few beers.

Rather than give you the big wedding will give you the other breaking F603 news today
Mrs Pimms has had to buy some bright yellow rubber gloves to clean the...................................

dishes with.
I know you just couldn't read any further Marion and Alen!!
Well Alen at least

We fired our housekeeper today. About time.
Monies went missing and he was the only other person who had been in the house.
Of course he denied it but as the trap had been laid, and he took the bait, it had to happen.
He did go very quietly which was a little strange , no begging or any of the stuff he did when I have told him off before.
Perhaps its the 6ft 2 scots people that have this effect.
We will of course deduct monies from the last payment he is due at the end of the month.
He has also been told that he must not work for any expats here or will report him to the police.
Just to make sure he does not rip anyone else off.

Some people just don't undertand when they are onto a good thing, hopefully he will learn.
Now we have to look for someone just to visit a few times a week rather than a live outside the appartment person.
Well Mrs Pimms has to think of her nails after all and has already booked the full treatment next week.

Namaste to everyone and a very happy Mr & Mrs Such

Another day another problem

Hi Bloggites

Well tried and tried to get that camera lead thingy, only so you could enjoy the big day out
Uhu, camera is at least a year ahead of India so the man in the Sony shop told me?
Only when I got home did I think that I could of just bought a card reader and it would work ok

Apparently this is a man thing when shopping , does anyone else suffer from the same?
You know where you have in your mind what you are going to buy and just go to get that, if its not there you come back empty handed.
Now Mrs Pimms would never of done that , she would of come back with another pair of shoes and a couple of tops . mmmmm

On the subject of shopping , they are building a few shops next
to where we live , well 4 floors or 1km long and should be open
in time for xmas ( 200?)
Looks massive and we have taken a evening sunday stroll around
the outside just to see they changes
Cinema, 10 pin bowling, 5 star hotel, no doubt nail spas and loads of shops and eateries for us both, will never have to drive to the other malls again he said?

Still scorchio out here , had to have 3 showers today , just getting re-acclimatised to the weather, well at least it's not in the 40's now.

Blog has reached dizzy heights now as past 500 while we were away, there's a wee tracker on the bottom of the page to find out where people are from, hope you don't mind ?
India is catching up with the UK , even on the blog !!!

After all its all about enjoying life , Mr Blender at work to keep Mrs Pimms in manicures and pedicures and looking good, oh and we have the sights sounds and smells to blog about

Namaste

Mr Blenders

Two in one day , but aircraft this time

Well a lot of catching up and it is an online diary after all
Still no piccies though , wait till tomorrow , ok I have a few but not of the big wedding week

Lets start on a few personal Aircraft for you people out there
Now this is a story that upset a few senior people in the company but honest I was not responsible
It was still a brill laugh as they arrived one by one and created lots of talk and many requests from people for thier own. Some grumpy old man stopped it though as his initials were not used
You will have to click on them to enlarge and read he registrations
I even managed to have one called G-OSLH when we bought out (not merged) Go with easyjet , the man at the CAA suggested it.
At least these were the good piccies unlike some Mr Blender did well before this on the same company , you will see them in a book at some time in life, that is unless someone wants them destroyed? Just let HR know.

Onto a little bit before for Mr Blenders and we have where
this aviation career started back in 1978, 10 days before his birthday with a bit of tough training , 39 started and only 11 finished
Mr Blender changed his accent and became posh to all the people at home in bonnie scotland.

One the many boys toys I got to play with on the dummy deck at
Culdrose, yep at 18 we drove these around a make-believe flight deck, we also has 4 red arrow gnats to look after, but again thats another story?




Spent most of his navy time on search and rescue, and have seen a share of what he would never wish others to see, Air India , Fastnet, Lockerbie along with many others that stain the mind.






All this They also help you understand how to live to the full and thats why we are in India


Many many years later and having had to go and get a real job
This one is an ATP
Otherwise known as the Another Technical Problem or a
YUGO and tell the passengers its broke again , what a nightmare
of british invention , so overbuilt. We were told to stop calling it that under a threat of sacking. I quit now


Last for all you readers a little bit of India , honest its the real thing!!!










Namaste

Mr Blenders

Hello, its been a while

Hi all you bloggie readers out in cyberland

Mr Blenders here back hard at work in India
Well have to pay for the big day out after all.
Liz did a wonderful job on all the organisation
I just got the cheque book out , so thanks easyjet for the monies, it all helped to make a special day.

The big wedding bus was hired for the fortnight to clear out the junk from the garden at the house in Biggleswade, lots of trips to recycle eveything.
Here in India they seem to recycle just about everthing
Plastic bottles, newspapers and cardboard are all bundled up by Bunty and he trots off down the road, with a slip signed by Mr Blenders to allow him out the complex with it
He gets a few ruppees for his efforts from where ever it is he goes though, now thats the way to encourage it in the UK , but do you think it will ever happen ?

Liz and Paul were really chuffed with the wedding day transport, old dad teasing again about tandem rickshaws on the hill around the fort and look what they ended up with. Not bad for a drive along the coastal road but really glad we didn't meet the double decker bus in it.
We did hold up Mr Cody and party on a small lane, and Mrs Pimms offered to spank his bottom for being late when they arrived at the fort.
He escaped though as the bride was the compulsory 10 mins late.

Tried to get a new lead to download lots of piccies, out of luck in Gurgaon , will try tomorrow and if in luck, well you had better be prepared for lots.

Fun had in the high commision , monday for another years work visa.
All prepared with
1-Passport
2-Form filled out in black ink
3-Letter from company
4-Contract
5-Birth certificate ( just in case)
6-Drivers licence
7-Tax certificate ( yes I do pay that here )
8-Residence agreement with the 100rps cover on it.
9-£50 for the visa fee
Well I hadn't foreseen that all blogs should have a top 10 and missed out on the
10-Request for a DGCA letter ?

Tried to explain that I am not a pilot or Engineer who certifies Aircraft and will not be working for the DGCA but an airline in a Senior Management role, helping my friends out in India.
Went home without a visa.
Well flight wasn't till Tuesday night anyway and the train journeys not bad
My boss was very supportive and asked what it was like to be out of a job then? All in jest!

Next day , same people, 5 minutes later with no questions and bingo, I can have the visa.
All told , it only took around 6 hrs, so be prepared to do less sightseeing when you go to get one.

Back to a very, very, dirty house and some strange growth in the kitchen sink!
We were leaving the back door key for Bunty , so he could use the kitchen but in the early morning rush, oh nearly 4 weeks ago.
"Sir had not moved the bolts off the door".
Never mind, it kept him busy mumbling about some extra cleaning up.
Power had been cut and had to throw away the stuff in the freezer.

That magic thing has also started to happen once again as Mrs Pimms is not here, you know the one where you put your dirty clothes in the washing basket and by the next morning you find them all hung up neatly , having been washed and ironed by the dhobi fairies.

Cars been de-dented and had a respray, lasted three days as noticed a score down the back when I parked at the Cargo , yes I drove as still waiting for a new driver.
Interviews on Tuesday
Does anyone remember Whicker's World many years ago showing a Indian Driving test?
7 people and the examiner climbed into the car and drove 100 yards in a straight line , everyone passed!
Times have changed here in India.

"and now time for something completely different" The top 4
1-Once round the block, armed with a ruler ready to clip knuckles if the horn gets tooted excessively!
2-Marker pen to write a Big L and R on the back of respective hands if we take a wrong turn
3-A little bit of Hinglish as he will have to take Maam around to all the S&M that goes on here ( sewing and meeting) in Delhi and Gurgaon.
4-Daily clean and weekly check of the tyres, oil, water ect , how do you do it.

Not too much to ask for?

Namaste
Mr Blenders