Pimms Lady and Mr Blenders

New life , new job , old garden

2011-03-09T03:00:00.010+04:00

Well hello bloggers

An update since its been a long time

Back in the routine of commuter life and Pimms lady going to the gym

Taken a while to get the garden back into shape with it being ignored for soooooo long it seemed

Another year and it will be back to its usual shape

Chillies were a success last year so even hotter stuff being produced for this

Well where has Mr Blender been this year and last

Started , if you remember in the Seychelles and was time to get back to the UK for us both so he now works in the BIG city in the UK

But

Trips to see Aircraft and people in lots of places

Beirut- Lovely people and food

Madrid - Great People and food

Lisbon- Good people and food, yep you know what it looks like , dont you

Budapest- Good people and , yep food ok , been before

France - brill food and people but they cant do curry

Lagos - Good people and more good people and too much work and not much food so have learnt to pack my goddie bag for the next trip there

Zurich- Again , yep people and food . Actually pretty good people and nice to see old friends

Chester, Norwich, Southend and London there is time to eat and more old friends

Yep there he was and have to cut down on this food bit for a change as not good for you but the people around this small industry are always good to see

Now the fun bit

Was told this by an old friend and used on my son when he was in that awkward stage

"as an outsider to the human race just what do you think of the human race?"

the reaction was priceless as he thought did he just hear that and then smiled

Life as we know it

Beunas Dias

Ello again or for the first time here's Bella!

2009-11-10T22:07:00.005+04:00

Ello again from paradise

Well whats up as they say here

Nothing is , life goes on and on and on and on

Work, nails, stuff and beach and more of the same

Weathers nice between the showers

Mr Blenders manages to grow the hottest chillies he has ever managed to grow and boy are they popular with the locals

Mrs Pimms does he stich and bitch club along with hunter gathering once a week for essential provisions

Hunter gathering now thats a little bit different here in the Seychelles

Is much better than it used to be as always managed to find milk, butter, eggs and loads of fish but not in the same way as going to Tesco's for the wekly shop

Mr General Store is the thing here , just like in the 60's & 70's in blighty , well the northern end as thats where we both lived , one a little further north than the other

Mr Blenders even worked in one for a time , well cleaned the windows and painted the place , also read the papers and even sold stuff over the counter

Mrs Pimms mum & dad also had a little shop , not for generals though it was newsagent so guess thats what led her into retail.

Meanwhile what exciting things are happening

Meet Miss Seycehelles of the canine variety

Bella , the Seychelles Cocker Spaniel , she is a little bit bigger now but still melts hearts, aahh

Loves swimming ( nearly) , chasing and slippers and would like to meet similar 4 legged friends for dinner and a play around the garden.

She does have another 3 brothers and a sister on the Island along with about 5 other relatives and has her blood line from eastern europe , so well traveleled but limited family in the Indian Ocean

She will become a french citizen when we finish here and she should be able to bark in multiple languages. creole, french and scotlish.

Will provide more piccies if you ask

Cheers

Mr Blender & Mrs Pimms

Hello Again

2009-06-09T20:35:00.003+04:00

Well , well thick and fast at the moment these postings

In the middle of winter here , well its cooler at night by a few degrees but it does have its problems

Bats or Flying foxes , the fruit type have moved down the mountain to join us in song at night time

The must always migrate downwards here for winter , well for a cooler bit of fruit , but they always manage to pick the ripest paw paw outside the bedroom window every night .

Thats our breakfast not thiers !!!

A very very loud screeching noise as they demolish our breakfast at around 10 O'Clock every night

They are a protected species here and a good job too as I understand.

They were once made into a delicious curry , needed two apparently but think the wings must of been a little tough , probably like some of the leaves in todays curry's on the Island

Well its only an hour till they start so time for bed

Byee

Bonjour

2009-06-07T21:19:00.004+04:00

Bonjour blogits

Well another day anther post

Thought I would talk about our blighty politics today as it still in the press
Well after all the weather here is still the same , sun , sun , sun

I am just surprised that more people didnt know their elected representatives were out there lining thier pockets with a system that was a little secret
Yippe for freedom of information is what I say.
Morals and a little common sense has told me on my company expence claims to never , ever claim for things that are a little bit out of the ordinary

Thats it for politics as it can be the same in business ?

Meanwhile

Poor little Bee joined the food chain today in the garden
1 Lac of ants chased it around the grass as it was a little bit out of it
Will let you readers outside India find out what a lac is
It eventually succumbed to the mass and fed an ever growing population

Time for the man whit the lance and tank on his back Mr Blender thinks

But there again they do walk off with the cockroaches
Nature in the Seychelles

A restful day in the garden today, well it has all the sights
Even had reggie music blasting out from afar , sounded nearer than that but apparently thats a seychelles thing to play your music so everyone hears

Car cleaned by the landadies son and a cousin for some pocket money
Apparently will have a polish next weekend as the shampoo ran out and they tried to use the polish but told me it was no good at washing the car
It looks great after the car valet visit, sparkles in the sun
Ok I know its little, but out here its just the thing
Oh and its part of the contract , well apart from the petrol that is

Bit different form the one in our garage
You have to look at an earlier post for that though ?
Did think of shipping it out here but the import taxes have put a stop to it

This ones only done 5k km in 8 months
All the expats have an identical car though some are auto's and crap for the small hills/Mountain passes on the island
It looks like the italian job through the streets when we all meet up
Oh and we have red plates , goverment vehicle
We also have a 5 year Seychelles driving licence and that might come in handy for the uk

Why you might ask

Well Mr Blenders once had a Manx licence and the worst thing ever happened
He was stopped by a white car with a blue light flashing above it
Now the car at the time did have manx plates
The officers were very confused and gave him a severe telling off , ouch he says
Was very severe , near on full severity with hanging as the least he would get away with
Bit better than the £60 and 3 points for doing 37 in a 30 zone at 6am he says

Which brings up another little story
One of the guys here was caught speeding and had to go to court for the sentence
Not once , but twice
First time , lines up with all the crooks on the Island and eventually gets called behind the glass screen
Now thats is sufficently scary for anyone
The prosicuter then reads out his name , address and inside leg measurement for all the jury and the miscreants to hear
He makes his plea , Guilty and is told to come back for sentence

Mr Blender did manage to get a letter in french to him that asked him to pick his sentence

Community service for two months
Preparing fish for 2 months
Two years in prison

Even had a goverment seal on the letter
Well its a laugh so we had to do it

He went back for the second court appearance and his choice was

Two Years in prison , mm how much weight did he need to lose
1500 srp , about £60

The world must be the same

Bonsoir readers

Splice the mainbrace matey's

2009-06-06T15:59:00.002+04:00

A little trip in the evening to relax and unwind

Well Mrs Pims had arranged it with her glue and glitter friends and so why not

It all starts out in a long ( by Island standards) drive , well 30 minutes is a long drive here

Followed up by a little boat to reach the "Sea Pearl"

Nice early 1900;s herring schooner or something like that and it was nice to know that all the smell has gone away.

The Skipper , a Mancunian welcomed all 40 people onboard in sixes and got on with the usual safety brief.

"This bits the hard stuff and over the rails it the soft stuff thats also very wet" and all the usual important things we need to know like where the bar is and the Heads?

So a leisurly cruise with motor on and a couple of sails as not much wind

Dolphins in Beau Vallon bay playing near the beach , tourists swimming , loads of fish darting about all over the place, a brill sunset, good food, excellent company and a few little drinkies from the onboard bar . Mrs Pimms even found the heads

All in all, a trip we will be on again , a venue for the 4 O'Clockers club?

Well with sunsets like this , its a must

Bon Voyage

Hello Gecko's

2009-06-04T18:49:00.009+04:00

Well hello bloggers and what are we on this post ? 1 foot to start with and a glodetreking Gecko that has somehow managed to avoid immigration, customs, vat, Duck houses on lakes , paying for a flight ticket , swine flu, air miles and all the rest

Where did this journey start and end ?

Well it all started as life on a tropical Island in the middle of the Indian Ocean.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=anse+aux+pins+golf,+Seychelles&sll=-4.693799,55.520353&sspn=0.04012,0.076904&gl=uk&ie=UTF8&ll=-4.692687,55.520353&spn=0.075962,0.153809&z=13

Night in Night out, I had my fill of a multiple diet of Mossies, fly's and the occasional other treat

Eeck, eeck, Chit, chat

I managed to smuggle himself into some of our visitors bags all the way from the there and land myself in some place called the United Kingdom , well I peeked on the way through the airport , who wouldn't when you have just spent 12 hours in a dark, hot then cold nightmare. Yep a nightmare , couldnt breath, sleep and no water for 12 hours

Still the mossies were all falling in my lap so can't be that bad being like a bird

After a brief holiday , I have now taken residence in a retreat for global Gecko's

Not a bad place by all accounts and hopefully will be able to get a piccie and update you all on the blog

Any takers out there ? Piccie takers that is

The rest of the tribe here are an ok bunch

My name is George and I am your friendly "inside" Gecko , not the common or garden house type like my mate here "grengo" , a relative somewhere on the planet and one of my cousins

A little shy I am , well thats why I only come out at night but now I have journeyed in search of my global friends

Thought I might update you all with my search for them in another world !

I had it up to my front feet at the last place with the constant comings and goings.

All those noisy parties , strangers disturbing my feasting , noises at night when it all went dark and the people were in bed

Do they know my eyesight is 300% better than thiers at night ?

My girlfriend "Grettar" had recently left me after the man with the running water bottle had visited the place?

The mossies tasted funny after that and I had to go

ek , ek ek Chit Chat!!

So I had came up with an elaborate plan , a cuning plan to escape to another world

Heard that on the box in the big room and thought its a neat phrase, still sounds lie eek eek chit chat to everyone else , but I know what I say

Would I meet my friends again on this adventure ?

Geronimo - he featured in a book by my favourite author Gerald Durrel

Stevie from Madagascer , now he's pretty close to where I was but not got a clue where I've ended up as the map is so small ? Help me ?

Gex , his picture is the first one and a cool guy , my idol and one day I will get his paw print

Treeco from Pokemon fame , I need a picture as the last one was apparently used by the local Glue and Glitter club , who knows what that is, just heard it in my last home ?

Metal Gear Gecko from fallout two, a great game I have watched the tall shorthaired one worshiping in the dark , well he stares at the screen and all things seem to dance around disturbing my feast , I need to run around too much to catch those mossies

And last but not least , the love of my life Greetar the Gecko , oh where are you , Chit Chat, eeck eeck

Have already found a few people to look for and if you happen to know where they are then let me know

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBv4W99OF8M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsdCFeKgu5I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHLdJsNBlKc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-Njd_zWRdQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hpgZkL89pI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hpgZkL89pI

thats my hero

I left for last , isnt she a real charmer and she can chit chat like no other

She's the first on he left

Chit Chat blog readers

Hic, hic, hic

The top ten

2009-06-02T21:21:00.002+04:00

Beau Vallon
This beach is located on the island of Mahé on the northern side, and is one of the more popular beaches on Mahé. This long and sandy beach has magnificent views of North Island and Silhouette. There are various diving and water sport centers as well a Teddy's Glass Bottom Boat Tours.
Anse Royale
Near to where we live
This beach is the longest on Mahé and it provides beaches protected from choppy seas, providing a safe and comfortable swimming haven. This makes for very favorable conditions for swimming and beach fun from May to October.
Intendance Beach
This is a very wide beach, which provides huge swells that are favored by surfers. Multi-directional currents can make swimming a little challenging at times but the Banyan Tree Resort will notify swimmers of dangerous conditions with signal flags. Anse Intendance is one of the spots that turtles still nest.
Anse Cimitiere
Cimitiere is a very hidden beach and is quite hidden. Monsoon season is from May to October and is a time of large waves and dangerous surf. There are a few natural swimming pools created by protecting rocks on the beach. If you are looking for a nice change there is the inland forest that can be explored by horses from the Riding Centre Utegangar.
Port Launay
This is one of the most beautiful beaches on Mahé and is located on the west side of the island. This beach will have the largest population of beach goers on weekends. Swimming is great here and the beach is very well maintained.
Anse Georgette
Rated as one of the top 10 most beautiful beaches in the world, Anse Georgette is located on the island of Praslin. Only accessible by boat the beach offers the luxury of the Lemuria Resort. This is a favorite of Honeymooners because of the intimacy of the private beach.
Anse Bois de Rose
This beach is known for its fishing and there is a great spot for swimming located next to the hotel Coco de Mer.
Anse Source D'Argent One of the most popular beaches in the Seychelles. Huge granite boulders separate it from Anse Lazio and make this a hotspot for filming and photography. The beach is a favorite for magazines as well as some well known television holiday programs.
Anse Bamboos
Located on the island of Frégate, Anse Bamboos has the main hotel on the island. It boasts some currents, however these are not too dangerous to swimmers and there is a lifeguard stationed here for safety precautions. Sun chairs with large shade umbrellas line the beach for your comfort.
Anse d'Est
Anse d'Est is located on the east side of North Island and this is where large coral beds are located just off the beach. The North Island Lodge has a pool, restaurant, library and a diving center.

But we wont tell you our favourite thats not listed here
Sun, sea and grilled fresh fish for tea
Bliss

Hello Bloggerwaa

2009-06-02T20:28:00.006+04:00

A perfect title for a paradise Island

Well where have we been to stay away before

Yep the stress of life and living has finally gone , forever if we stay here

No more calls at 3am , work at 5 am and all the politics to hoot

This is a chill out place , but has its little bits of "this is difficult "

Work wise for Mr Blenders or should he change his name now he's changed his residence?

Takayaka is the local or perhaps the barrel boy with his Bruichladdich should be the one ?

You decide and a bottle for the top decider

Well in 4 years time that is ?

Thinking of using this as a blog improvement but cant decide how yet. Just have a look at some earlier ones for where the barrel boy gets his ideas

Any help appreciated

Work is good , well it been done before so its just finding out what is important and whats not to manage the daily routine , Much like anywhere but here the people are nice with it

Rest and recuperation are good for Mrs Pimms with nails and face mangles /Massage . She does look good , wel she always does

Its all important to him but drops or pauses with many of these things as they gather a little less in the scheme of things out on this flightdeck in the Indian Ocean , well why not ?

Meanwhile , we went away again at the weekend for a relaxing , chilled day away off the island and onto another island , thanks Katherine for the help and assistance you always give to your resort

St Anne is a really good place to pay a day visit if you are a well to do local or a tourist

You can have to 10 Euro Cheesecake and pretend its a pulp fiction moment . Just need the right women and Mr Takamaka had her with him right there ?

No drugs though as they are bad for you , honest they are ! Are you people reading I hope so ? You know who you are

Swimming, snorkeling, sunbathing , oops we both have red noses and are much lighter in euros as you need them here

Till the next time on St Anne, but sorry its Serf next

Meanwhile

A few pictures have been requested on e-mail of just what our paradise home is like?

Its err , well , sort of , just like , living in the jungle. But we do have a sea view if you stand 6 ft tall and peek between the overgrown Jungle

I have cheated and this is off the long sweeping drive down to the house . 2 minutes to the sea from the jumgle , well what a surprise I say?

This is the view from the drive down

Banana trees have just been picked so missed them off , any one want some ?

Bananas that is , really yummy and not to the euro standard so even better than you can imagine

Our House in the middle of the jungle , our house in the middle of the jungle , our house.........

Well you can sing it alnong to madness if you like

Bonsoir readers

Hi

2009-05-26T22:08:00.003+04:00

Hi from Paradise

I the swing of this now so whats new

Life goes on with many little challenges at work and at play

The play is always good and last weekend was up to a friends house with the rest of the ex-pats for pot luck supper and a beer or two

Pot luck is pretty good in that everyone brings a dish of something along that they would like to eat and we all dig in

Mr Blender cooked egg curry and chipaties as our supper , yum yum and not too hot

Lots of pasta and a real nice chocolate cheesecake

Thanks for Mr Spike on the arrangements and allowing Mrs Pimms a nightime plung in the pool to get over being moist, makes her positively dripping though!

Aha the wee company car , this time we took a taxi as there is a little hill there that the wee car parked at the bottom of one night. Well he took the first left and not the second Doh! Gods sunshine was making everything a little damp under tyres and after several minutes of spinning white tyre smoke thought it better stay where it is . That and a minor issue of slipping backwards whilst trying to go upwards and forwards . In the DARK when you just dont know if its a sheer drop behind you . mmm time to phone a friend ( Spike) and say hello mate , guess what ?

We both went back the next day and with a run at the hill the poor wee car managed to spin to the top . Must of been the Go kart driving skills that kept it going. So always a taxi in the dark to Mr Spikes and think it may need new tyres sometime soon

Bye

Hello

2009-05-21T23:48:00.000+04:00

Well Hi then bloggites

What a busy week its been
Have to ask the question as to why is it ?
In the Seychelles its a pretty laid back lifestyle , things happen at thier own pace
Sun comes up , sun goes down, beaches , snorkelling and facials for Mrs Pimms
But

Yes But ????????????????????????????????????????????

Time seems to accererate as far as the days are concerned
Quicker than we can ever remember

Are we too busy?

No

Do we try to do too much?

No

Now how come you can have the relaxed lifestyle and time speeds up ?
Any help appreciated in answering this toublesome question ?

And why oh why are weekends too short
But then that happens everywhere , doesn't it ?

Meanwhile
Mr Blender has been to his nightmare , the dentist
Scary , scary stuff for him
Apart from the time he took a helicopter engine down to sit in the dentists chair that is
Well , where else do you get a diamond tipped drill to make a hole in a bolt that you can then get an easyout in to remove it
Ok you need to know what an easyout is , ask the outside plumbing readers if you have inside plumbing.
Oops sexist , sorry
Oh , it was mid atlantic at the time on the back of a BIG grey and her majesties ship, so you have to think of all ways to fix a problem
Much like in the Indian Ocean

Bye , have to think of the creole word as Bonsoir to me is not the right one i am sure

Bonjour

2009-05-20T21:44:00.003+04:00

Well Bonjour from Paradise

Word of the ex-pat is "moist" , it has been since we arrived in paradise.
Been like that ever since we landed here, but its nice now that the monsoon has arrived and its got much cooler .
29 instead of 30, a notable difference we would say?

D & C had a laugh about being moist when they visited and we continue to do so now

So thats the word for Paradise

Meanwhile, onto the conversation at lunch, which is always pretty good.
The conversation that is , not the sun dried cardboard cheese sandwich
It is helped by the low flying one toe pigeons that fly around the airport cafe

Tip number one: in Seychelles Airport outdoor cafe
Never , that is never leave your food on the table to go back and get your knife and fork
An immediate squadron of one toed pigeons will form up and proceed to do a kamakazi dive for the target feast
Mayhem occurs where the newest of the formation , with a full suite of toes normally leaves the table minus at least one
A food riot as the feast is devoured along with any toes that get in the way.

Tip Number Two - much the same as Number one
Never , that is never place that nice cake you bought on the next table and then turn your back on it to speak to your fellow workers and best mates !
They will always keep you talking whist watching the "cake busters" attack behind you.
Normally you can tell something is up, by the tune everyone starts to hum
It is also very hard for them to talk to you whilst humming as a disguise to suppressing giggles

All hell breaks loose when you have the moment where you think?

Yum, yum time for that delicious piece of home baked cake, arhhh!!!!!
Poor little one toes pigeons to call them names like that ?

And

One of the expats returned on Monday after a wee trip back to the windy , wet weather of blighty
Unfortunatley for him he appears to have put on a little lard and as you do, we have to ask what he's been eating.
Normal food it is
Kentuky , Macdonalds, Pizza , warm beer , Fish and chips , chinese and Indian takeaway's , drool, drool , drool after the cardboard Tuna sandwith, well its at least a bit moist.
He did say that we could have a peek at his naughty magazines to see ourselves

So we all think of whats on page three and where will the stables be in the middle spread.?Moulles and frites, Roast Lamb,never mind the butter , fresh milk and chocolate
Its the porn equal on the island , good cooking magazine that is.
Drool , drool , drool. Makes us all moist

But there again where can you sit by the beach, at night with your feet on the sand and get this whole grilled fish, frites, salad and croele sauce for under £8?

Bye

Hello

2009-05-13T22:35:00.004+04:00

Hello readers , or "is there anybody out there "

Pink Floyd the Wall , thanks for that

Well still Paradise Island lingers on although Mr B is busy, busy at work and enjoying every minute . Well its all been done before so no reason to get stressed and even had time for the Andy W picture

We have had a Jack Fruit delivered by the young lad who is an ex gardener , apparently never did much gardening hence ex gardener. \Now have a policeman when he finishes his day job.

Now we have never seen a fruit soo big , they are massive , oh boy these are the big ones , so large amd gigantic are these fruit , a fruit of enormous proportions that we thought we had many meals to feast on

Oh and Mr B was very confused as to what the thing was ?

Left it on the table outside and two days later decided to get the very BIG knife out and see what we have .

I think thats why the internet was invented to let you find out what to do but unfortunately this time he didn't look anything up . Mistake , yep

Jackfruit have very , very sticky sap inside and the knife soon got covered in goo, along with Mr B's fingers as he wiped the knife as it was chopped in two . Gifted it to the landlady, why we ask now we have seen what we could have had ?

The smell is disgusting and put both of us off trying it so maybye next time as now know what it is thanks to the internet

A cross between banana and pineapple it says , yum yum

Now where is the ex gardener as he has a mission

Meanwhile

Ex pat 4 Oclock club is building up to its next event , well when abroad you just need to visit the stuff you can never afford , dreams are ok though?

Last one was a little confusing as pints of seybrew go down at the same rate as bottles, oops hickup , slurred words and all the rest that happens when inebriated . Next time will have to go a little slower . Moving venue for the next one to go more local

Even suggesting we invite an ex pat family each

Should be fun and gets the ex pats mixing much , cheap place for here and may even have arranged a happy hour if my contacts are true to thier word

Not quite the same as the Caledoinian Society in Delhi but who knows when you make the effort

Bonsoir

Hi Readers its been a while

2009-05-06T22:04:00.004+04:00

Hello readers , at last a new post !!

The Girls attired for the Beach , well on the Beach actually and what a nice view the boys had , more of that later

Well there is so much beach to do that we have just been to laid out to bother !!
So what have we been up to you may ask ?

Toddy, beach, toddy, boats, toddy and more beach and toddy!

Have had all the instruction from the landlady on what to do with the coconut trees in the garden , just not yet managed to climb up to tap into the fresh leaf,so end up down some remote road to pick up a bottle and try someone's brew .
Nearly brought a stray doggie back last time and that's just smelling the brew!

Very nice,the brew that is, a cross between wine and cider and when its fresh not too strong we are told
Has to be cold , as the coconuts the gardener brings are too warm to drink and the heat makes Mrs Pimms too moist so she needs a cold drink or two

Island life is pretty laid back in the airline world , at the moment . Usual stuff thats been seen before so Mr Blenders enjoys his mentoring of the team.
There is a view to die for from the office so he keeps pinching himself to make sure its not a dream

Meanwhile
A few little things have been noticed on the Island that raise a smile

The Ladies dry their knickers on the bush , yep honest on the bush and Mr Blenders is too scared to take the piccie as might be fingered as a perv.
Only two signs have been noticed pointing out an incline in the road , either side of the bridge on the 3km dual carriageway. Now Mr Blenders did have to leave his car at the bottom of a hill one night and get a lift home as it started raining and the car could not get up the hill. He did get it next day but still the tyres threw white smoke everywhere as they spin getting up the hill , a long run was apparently needed
Moistness is all over the body , always moist , shopping, sitting, cooking, eating and we are talking about being totaly moist from the top to your bottom and your front bottom if you are Mrs Pimms , oops
The easiest way to catch a fish Mr Blenders has found is off the fence on the drive home , does cost 150srps ( about 6UKP) but its cheaper than the 1000 for the share on hiring a boat for 4 hrs and you do get a very very large red snapper to put on the BBQ for that
It rains , well it is the tropics and the Island is green
You cannot buy a sailing baot under 30ft or 50k Euros , boo. Mr Belnders keeps trying

That will do as tasters of what is to come in the next posts

Even more Meanwhile what about the piccies you ask?

Well we are very lucky to have a landlady who has a boyfriend( Micky) with a nice Boat and we went all around the Island with Mr DC and K who just happened to be our virgin visiters

Was funny to have the picnic at Beau Vallon bay , Fresh baked bread in the machine, cheese and ham from the UK and homemade starfruit chutney ( Mr Blenders recipe ) , Seychelles curry and salad from the landlady and we just seemed to swap foods, curry was yummy and everyone was so polite , never too much .

Zebra fish to finish off our leftovers

Good people we landed with here

All around the Island started in the lorry at 11am , we did do the titanic down the road and enjoyed the smiling faces as they saw the "gorras" in the back of the truck

After a brief robinson Crusioe hour when we were left on the beach on Cerf, weed in one of the engines , off we went again.

Got back after a few stops, lunch and beach swims at 7pm , oh and some toddy , well Seybrew , wine , G&T and whatever.

A fantasic day with fantastic people

There will be more but to moist to continue

Bye for now

Wello again

2009-01-13T22:05:00.002+04:00

Yep we are back in cyberland

Welcome readers

Now what to talk about?
Work, get lost, no way , never , a rude word , NOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

The weather
Yep

Well you know Mr Blender was into growing things in old blighty and he has found his dream in the Seychelles
Plant a chilli seed on sunday , cover with a clear yughurt pot and hew presto by tuesday we have a little bud formed , pure magic this sunshine
Oh we also have lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, beans, courgettes and when more seeds arrive from the next vist home some other stuff?

Well why not as the veg is getting expensive here £8 for a coli we paid , ouch
The fish is cheap though and still not managed to get on the fishing trip to catch any

Hows the rest of life you may ask
Bugs bite like mad at night , Mrs Pimms legs are like a join the dots page , well she keeps scratching so they never heal , Mr Blenders is very tanned all over , well apart from the whaite bits

Life has a new easy feeling about it when you get rid of the frustrations , and as always when abroad a brit has them , but chill and they go away

Whats the temp in the uk - 12 I have seen
Whats the temp here , well if you keep your cool , +25 to 30
If not you sweat alot

Namaste

Hi Readers

2008-10-22T19:23:00.002+04:00

Well hello from the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean

Been a while but hopefully will get back to the nce per week for anyone that is still reading

So what have we been up to and what hav we seen to chuckle here in the seychelles

Like the roadsigns , but more of them on another post as they deserve a picture

The general store(s), got to meet Mr General as he seems to have a global chain and wonder if he knows yet
Makes intresting browsing , now have you got any AA batteries please , nope will single A do?
Have joined a little import cash and carry off the island, well over a little bridge so we have become importers of all sorts of things for our personal use
Steak, potatoes, french cheese , all the stuff that you just cant get

The beach and Mr Blenders calls the sea his aquarium , why you may ask ?
Well when you visit all you need is a few slices of any bread and off you go to get wet in the warm sea.
Loads and loads of fish come swiming to take the crumbs out your hands , at least they are little fish, as having seen some of the ones being sold at the side of the road you would not want to feed them.

What about Mrs Pimms you ask
Well , daily routine is nearly there and a little bit different from India
Not many manicures, pedicures and very little ex-pay life ---YET

Tea in bed around 06:10- well Mr Blenders gets up to do that excercise thing at that time
Get up around 7:30 for breakfast - thats very early
Back to bed to read and eat breakfast - thats the same
Up at 10ish to spend an hour beating Mr Blenders scores on the Wii Fit
Surf a little between 11-12:00 to speak on msn or skpye to family and friends
Shower- 13:00
Read on the bed with the aircon on - 13:20 till 13:22
Get up - dont know when
Siesta - god knows how long
Sunshine worship on the terrace for a little while

A tough life for an ex-pat wife all this stress and strain

Thats all folks , for now , see you next week for the exciting adventures of Mrs Pimms and Mr Blender , oh and some piccies to make you smile

Namaste from the Indians here

Allo Allo

2008-09-05T14:11:00.004+04:00

Allo Allo from a rainy france

Yep it doea rain a little here but not as bad as blighty
Looks like similar stuff to India though as its not running away form the lawn yet
Nice big puddle outside

Well date set for the next job and we fly out in less than two weeks time, its raining there too but a little warmer

Meanwhile have a few managers tips
Managers tip number 1
A priest offered a lift to a Nun.
She got in and crossed her legs, forcing her gown to reveal a leg.
The priest nearly had an accident.
After controlling the car, he stealthily slid his hand up her leg.
The nun said, “Father, remember Psalm 129?”The priest removed his hand.
But, changing gears, he let his hand slide up her leg again.
The nun once again said, “Father, remember Psalm 129?”
The priest apologized “Sorry sister but the flesh is weak.”
Arriving at the convent, the nun went on her way.
On his arrival at the church, the priest rushed to look up Psalm 129.
It said, “Go forth and seek, further up, you will find glory.”
Moral of the story:
If you are not well informed in your job, you might miss a great opportunity.

Managers tip number 2
A sales rep, an administration clerk, and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp.
They rub it and a Genie comes out.
The Genie says, “I’ll give each of you just one wish.”“Me first! Me first!” says the admin. clerk.
“I want to be in the Bahamas, driving a speedboat, without a care in the world” Poof! She’s gone.
“Me next! Me next!” says the sales rep. “I want to be in Hawaii, relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of Pina Coladas and the love of my life.” Poof! He’s gone.
“OK, you’re up,” the Genie says to the manager.
The manager says, “I want those two back in the office after lunch.”
Moral of the story: Always let your boss have the first say.

Managers tip number 3
A crow was sitting on a tree, doing nothing all day.
A rabbit asked him, “Can I also sit like you and do nothing all day long?”
The crow answered: “Sure, why not.”
So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the crow, and rested.
A fox jumped on the rabbit and ate it.
Moral of the story: To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very high up.

Managers tip number 4
A turkey was chatting with a bull.
“I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree,” sighed the turkey, but I haven’t got the energy.”
“Well, why don’t you nibble on my droppings?” replied the bull. “They’re packed with nutrients.”
The turkey pecked at a lump of dung and found that it gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree.
The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch.
Finally after a fourth night, there he was proudly perched at the top of the tree.
Soon he was spotted by a farmer, who shot the turkey out of the tree.

Moral of the story: Bullshìt might get you to the top, but it won’t keep you there.

Bonjour

2008-09-03T22:33:00.004+04:00

Bonjour from the vendee

Yep been back calling ourselves trailer trash for a few weeks

Well the weather wasn't much good in the UK and the wine is much cheaper over here and the views are always much better, bon

Mrs Pimms is getting into training for the next travel blog over in the Seychelles

Mr Blender will be glad to get back to work

Meanwhile what else is happening around the place

Well the trailer trash park is winding down for the winter now and the bar only has a few bits of entertainment before we go

Quiz, came 4th as forgot

1- Who guards the vatican?

2- 5th planet from the sun?

3- Who sung Joe le taxi?

4- and several others

Tonight its screaching karoke , so mr blender will rest

Saturday its BBQ in the afternoon , we are all doomed to be wrecked by 6pm , oops

This and the Moules and frites , they are never the same outside of france , why is this?

More meanwhiles and the subject of oxymorons , fantastic wordsmiths with the letter A

1-Agree to Disagree

2-Airline Food

3-Almost Done

4-Alone Together

5-Amicable Divorce

6-Anarchy Rules!

7-Anxious Patient

8-Approximately Equa

9-Artificial Intelligence

10-Awfully

was told by an guy in India, Great Britain !

rgds

Mr and Mrs Blenders

Hello from the uk

2008-08-19T17:02:00.005+04:00

Well hello readers

Another long time between posts but catching up having worked hard with the pressie Mrs Pimms bought for for Mr Blenders

Been back in blighty using up Mr Blenders 90 day allowance to do some work on the house, oh and have a little interview thingy for the next adventure around the globe in this place , looks ok to Mrs Pimms

Back to the decorating first though and its getting the house all spruced up for daughter and husband to live a comfy life

Waiting for the builders quote is the usual story though. I am sure you are all aware

Phone up to arrange a visit to quote us happy for a couple of new power showers , heated chrome towel rails to replace the radiators , kitchen worktops in marble and the messy job of lifting all the stone tiles , leveling the floor and laying vinyl

Well still waiting but have been very busy with one skip , two bedrooms, three bathrooms and the living room/dining room, hall and stairs with lots of elbow grease to sand it all down, a lick of gloss and boring magnolia everywhere , well helps when we sell in years to come.

Had to move the large and very comfy sofas into the kitchen and join them all together

Mr blenders said it looked like an orgy sofa , mmm, and in the kitchen !!

Only have till the weekend then its back to France for about a week if we get offered the job

It does mean Mr Blenders won't get to play with his new boys toy for a while , so it can just sit in the garage for a change in UK weather

Bye --------------------------------eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Bonjour

2008-07-25T23:50:00.004+04:00

well hello all

Been a long long time since the last post

well , finished with India thing and now settled in with france

Yep , always wanted a place over there but have to settle with the palace mobile home untill we decide if we like it or not

Even had to but a new car and drive it ourselves !!!!!

A French one of course , very sporty

Where in france are we?

Well wine, sunshine , oh and a little bit of rain now and again , wine is sold by the bucketfull, sea food to die for and a little castle in the village

We even went and bought the Wii fit to have a little fun

A nice place to sit out whilst Mr Blenders looks for the next adventure

Aha the french , well we have been in touch with them before and they are a little different , life takes on a little bit of a different pace and its good to see

Well short but sweet as have to put some suncream on the red bits !!

Bye

Helloo

2008-05-11T15:00:00.003+04:00

Well bike riders , oops readers

Been a while as the continued little power cuts fried the last ADSL modem we had and with all that travelling just didnt have time to sort it out

New one now though and its back to a normal surfers life

Well whats new in the far east

Work and play and more visits to the cruel gym man

Have had a busy few weeks travleing around , all for work this time though whilst Mrs Pimms travels around the UK doing the visits and spending the hard earned cash

Did manage to get to the Bullet shop yesterday and was told would be better to wait till next month for the new Thunderbird ,mmmm wonder how side saddle is for Mrs Pimms or perhaps I will get a chance to cruise out along the NH8 to the country on the odd Sunday on my ownsome

Lots of planning to see where to go

The new one has two spark plugs and not the thump thump as the old one

Well if you are going to by a classic then get a modern one

Meanwhile , Delhi heat is still here , 37,8,9 ties and a little bit of wet stuff thrown in today

Drys up in an hour which is more than can said about Mr Blenders after the gym , hard work this keep fit stuff

Fitness First is now due to open on the 21st of the month , wathed the other day as they craned all the fitness equipment up the the 5th floor , just below the 6th floor where the first Beer Garden in India is due to open. Now thats handy to replace all the liquids that we both work off?

Wondering if its Ompa bands , serving wenches and whole chicken ala Germany

Perhaps its Bollywood, waiters and pure veggies with it being India

Not yet found out the opening date for that , but we may have to go along just to try it out once or twice

namaste

Worlds apart

2008-04-27T11:59:00.002+04:00

Hello Bloggits

Well Mrs Pimms is back in Blighty while Mr B manages to see Jakarta once again
Busy working though , none of this slacking for him

Aparently there is none for Mrs P and she has ruined her nails , well the ones on her hands at any rate . Well it is spring and the house in the UK needs a little tender care

Aha Jakarta
Where in the world is that , well on the way to the other side of the world for our readers
Lots of good cheap shops , nice beer and warm but humid climate
Oh and Bali is only two hrs away by plane , so maybye the next time a trip to the beach is called for

Driving is a little more civilised than Delhi, not much more
The roads are a lot busier though , takes ages to go anywhere so think yourslelf lucky in India

Namaste from Indonesia

Update on the new old world

2008-04-15T21:15:00.009+04:00

Hiya Poojarites

Yep, this weekend we have been mostly doing pooja in an ancient city, older than time and very religious for all of India.

Tourists and meet the troops at the front end of the operation in Benares as they call it , it has several other names and you probably know it as Varanassi

Lots of temples, Gnats prounouced Gats for us goras and

even an ice cream seller who only sold "white people" Ice Cream.

Class advertising for the Indian people

Well who would you rather buy from goras or gaylord , your choice people.

Meanwhile , what else is there to see in Benares

You have to take a boat on the gange , morning and night as it changes we are told

We managed the night trip , 3 -4 hrs up and down with some pooja in the middle bit and a couple of candles to float along with our names on , a nice thought that only the people that do this can have, only some of us in our world do this.

It is all very moving to see the people along the riverside , even felt very humbled to watch the funeral Gnats ceremony, a peaceful ceremony that everyone could share the moment with.

Thanks India

What else

A visit to the fort nearby to have a laugh at the moth eaten display's , such a shame as with so many treasures in the place it could be presented and add a great deal to the experience of India's past , but this is India and money and the standards are a little short of the western world .

One day, who knows?

Watch out for the buckshee rustlers , one sentence and the hand is out to get some $$$'s . Nothing from the gora's on tour as learnt our lessons many times

All in all an excellent weekend to reflect on India and ourselves

Meanwhile back in Delhi , we have those 100,000 visiters again on the balcony so the funeral pyre has to be lit tomorrow night by our maintenance men, well it is survival of the fitest and bees on the balcony are just no match for the maintenance men at night is it?

Aha the last bit of the blog

A little top ten list of some management speak

Could be good ones for Bull$*^% Bingo

1- The latest snippet of Newspeak from our rulers is Transparency.
Along with “lessons learned” (not learned, carry on as usual)

2- “moving forward” (staying exactly where we are, doing what we always do)

3- “Clearly” (not proven, no need to investigate, clear as mud - perfect doublespeak)

4- “the Real Issue here” (ignore everything you hear except what I state to be the truth which is as far from the real issue as we can get)

5-“it has been shown” (it hasn’t. No study has been made nor ever will be)

6-“there is no evidence” (there is but we will never show it to you)

7-“best interests of the people” (best interests of those with vested interests, certainly not the people)

8-“we are listening” (we are monitoring dissent and revenge will be swift and brutal)

9-“Accountability” (none whatsoever, to anyone, ever)

10-“transparency” (complete smokescreen, bury the evidence)

I have to remind myself not to use any of these

Namaste

Your Scotdian bloggers

Ah true scotsmen

2008-04-10T22:42:00.007+04:00

hiya blogitrs

A couple of questions I am normally asked when dressed up, or is it down
Now freinds already know what is under the kilt but

WHAT DO YOU WEAR UNDER YOUR KILT?"
How badly do you want to know?
How warm are your hands?
Me mother once told me a real lady wouldn't ask. She was right, God bless 'er.
My Scottish pride.
On a good day, lipstick.
Play your cards right and you can find out.
Tell me madam , would you go jogging without a bra? If so, where do you jog and when?
Sorry, I'm a bit shy and not much good with words. Give me your hand...
Talcum powder

"WHAT'S UNDER YOUR KILT?"
A wee set of pipes.
Bagpipes, wanna give 'em a blow?
It's the smallest airport in the world.....2 hangars and a night fighter.
My shoes and socks.
String -- I had to tie it up so it didn’t hang below the kilt.
What God graced me with.

"WHAT'S WORN UNDER YOUR KILT?"
Nothing is worn, everything is in perfect working order.

"WHY DO THEY CALL IT A KILT?"
'Cause that's what I did to the last guy who called it a skirt!
Here are some suggestions assuming a gentleman is being queried by another gentleman:
Same as you, only much , much bigger.
Your wife's/sister's/mother's lipstick.

Whatever next?
Well, why not
Women in trousers?
The worlds gone mad!
Throughout this blog the word "Skirt" is used as a generic term,
so it includes any garment that only has ONE LEG!(Something that skirts the body)
For instance,Kilts, Lunghi,Sarong,Kikoi,Pareo,Sulu, Galabeya's I am not intending to upset the Celts, but it keeps it simple.
This is NOT about crossdressing
Not that I have anything against a person of either Gender and have met many who were confused on both

This is simply Men who feel comfortable in "Skirts"
Ladies can wear mens Jeans, shirts, Sweaters etc,yet
I have never heard them referred to as crossdressing.funny that, eh?
Do you think that they could be trying to get in touch with their masculine side?
It seems that the constraints placed on "acceptable"male attire are a bit unfair!
I could wear an earring, nipple ring and have rings in other parts of my anatomy that just doesn't bear thinking about!
I can wear all sorts of "Bling"if you reside or come from in essex (Alen), well even if you have a 3 cousin removed on your distant aunts side, brothers third adopted son!
Any of these would be perceived as expressing my individuality, or at worst eccentricity.
Put on a skirt! Well, I do?....Am I wearing a Bra?

Guy's have been seen in Kaftans etc, flared jeans and flowery shirts.Sadly the era of the "male peacock" has gone!
All we have now is the "grey man".
In many parts of the world a loose skirt type garment is normal male attire and the reason is mainly comfort!

There are the Fijians with the Sulu, Indians with the Lunghi,The Egyptians with the Galabeya.

If you think in Anatomical terms, for men to have a centre seam is illogical, why would you want to wear something that is trying to cut you in half?

We go on about healthy eating, preventing all sorts of things like High Cholesterol, testicular cancer etc.

What about healthy clothing?

Now I wouldn't dare to claim that wearing a skirt will prevent testicular cancer, but it's a bloody good excuse!

You find lots of Guys will just wrap a towel around them after a bath or on the beach, kick off their swim stuff and "Dangle"

The feeling of comfort has to be tried to be believed.

Well its a busy week isn't it

3 in one week but them we are away this weekend on a lets see what else india can offer

Varanasi for 4 days and Mr blenders gets to work two of them while Mrs Pimms has a massage, manicure and pedicure followed by full service by the hotel pool, life is very hard , well what would you do first ?

But back onto the subject matter and the three piccies

Yes put the rude one first as knew you could not wait to see just what the true scotsman wears under the kilt, can you see the thong, the wimp?

Namaste

Mr Blenders

Hiya bloggits

2008-04-07T21:31:00.007+04:00

Well another post on another day in Delhi

There a few good piccies I missed out last post and though we should share

A very very worried woman jammed inbetween a brother and big sister on the hati in Kerela

, well I have to be nice after all. Just glad he managed to stay calm

But there again all the Delhi visitors have been suitable impressed by Mr Blenders managing to blag the 100rps ride in the middle of Delhi on the wedding hati's.

Well he is a Scotsman after all

Rajistan buskers did not make many $$$$'s from the stingy tourists but it was fun having a go

Was paid 20bucks to shut up

Mr Bhogal's brother, honest thats what he said in Hindi, well I think he did , I think I can see the resemblance, the hair , the smile perhaps or is it ?The Management at one of the parks just contemplating the next task to set Meanwhile

Between friends. What would you rather be without ?

Whisky or a woman?

It all depends on years / vintage !

A dude walks into a bar and says to the bartender : I want a 12 years old scotch, and don't try to fool me because I can tell the difference.

The bartender is sceptical and decides to try to trick the man with a 5 year old scotch.

The man takes a sip, scowls and says : "Hey - Bartender, this crap is 5 years old scotch. - I told you that I wanted a 12 years old."

The bartender won't give in and tries once more this time with a 8 year scotch.

The man takes a sip, grimaces and says : "Bartender, I do not want 8 years old scotch like this filth. Gi'me a 12-years old scotch or ill leave !"

Impressed, the bartender gives him the 12-year scotch on the house, the man takes a sip and sighs, " Ah, now that's the real thing. "

A disgusting, ugly, grimy, stinking drunk has been watching all this with great interest.

He stumbles over and sets a glass down in front of the man and says. : "Hey, I think that's really far out what you can do.

Try this one."...The man takes a sip and immediately spits out the liquid and cries, "Yechhh! This stuff tastes like piss!"

The drunk's eyes light up and he says, "Yeah sure, now how old am I ?"

Yuck

Namaste

Computer say no

2008-04-05T18:59:00.009+04:00

He he bloggits

Well where in the world is Mr Blenders and Mrs Pimms and just what sort of adventures have they been up to recently?

Mrs Pimms big Sis , twinny sis , big bro and twinny the drugs shop owner , ok and janet paid a visit

We knew janet would enjoy India as she has many relatives here?

We normally see then walking down the middle of the road on all fours, but also seen in very green pastures , chewing the cud?

9 Days in Kerela for the clan or whatever it is you call a bunch of family

Followed up by a little visit to Jiaphur, Jhodpur minus Big Bro and Moo Moo "Janet" but Mr blenders took thier place

Best moments

1-Park in Jiaphur where a little girl on a swing was overheard by Mr Blender making some remarks and laughing at the "hati's" walking one behind the other. Oops

And there wasn't any elephants in the park!!

And now you know where "hati Jakes" gets her nickname for all those that remeber her

Like the water spout at the temple?

We prefer bottled

2-Arriving in India and enjoying a little bit of scottish country dancing at F603 in Gurgaon with a load of Indian and UK friends , surreal !!!

3-Drinking some foul tasting fermented coconut drink, yuck, yucj , yuck

4- The backwaters on a very BIG boat in kelela

5-Just India

Where next?

Jaiphur is worth the visit , lots more relics but not many gorras around at this time of the year

The Blue City or Sun City as the locals refer to it

Lots of sights along with electrifying beer that they sell all over India

A Little bit of Britain , or as we all laughed at " Little Britain was next

Jhodpur had 4 of us rolling around the floor after checking out and checking back into a hotel after we found out our flight was cancelled

Well you do not want to risk the taxi to Delhi at night , so we had to go back and finish the cocktail menu in the hotel

Fans of Little Britain will love this

Having asked for our old rooms back we were told by the girl behind reception after she puched a few keys, paused and punched a few more that that

"the computer says NO"

yep, we had to ask twice as fell about laughing the first time, and we did get different rooms

Another Raj moment for everyone on the way to a little palace just outside the city

Amer to give it the correct pronunciation

Meanwhile, on our return we find out we have 1 lac of new pets on the "backside" balcony
What's a lac you ask , well click on the picture and start counting

100,000 Bees , bees and more bees, arranged to have the maintenance people around to apply a little heat to them when they were asleep. It worked and some fresh honeycomb on toast for breakfast

Bit of a blackened balcony roof and masses of little black blobs on the lawn 6 floors down though

Lastly or for now we have the backside of the post

Indian liquor manufacturers have accepted the Health India suggestion that the following warning labels be placed immediately on all varieties of alcohol containers:

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may leave you wondering what the hell happened to your bra and panties.

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may make you think you are whispering when you are not.

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol is a major factor in dancing like a retard.

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may cause you to tell your friends over and over again that you love them.

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may cause you to think you can sing..

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may lead you to believe that ex-lovers are really dying for you to telephone them at four in the morning.

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may make you think you can logically converse with members of the opposite sex without spitting.

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may create the illusion that you are tougher, smarter, faster and better looking than most people.

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may lead you to think people are laughing WITH you.

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may cause pregnancy.

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may be a major factor in getting your ass kicked.

WARNING: the crumsumpten of alchol may Mack you tink you kan type reel gode.

and finally

HOW A MAN CAN IMPRESS A WOMAN

Compliment her, cuddle her, kiss her, caress her, love her, stroke her, tease her, comfort her, protect her, hug her, hold her, spend money on her, dine her, buy things for her, listen to her, care for her, stand by her, support her and go to the ends of the earth for her.

HOW A WOMAN CAN IMPRESS A MAN

Show up naked or Bring Whisky.

Nanitieeeeeeeese, hick

Mr Blender and Mrs Pimms

Pimp My Rickshaw

2008-04-02T20:58:00.008+04:00

Yep , thats correct this week's blog is about the little multi purpose all terain vehicles in use around India , and many other places around the globe

One of these magic machines

But for the ultimate you have to try this one http://www.spike.com/video/pimp-my-rickshaw/2743207

Rickshaw serviRaj Kumar Kaushal's clients may not be able to afford their own chauffeur but his first class rickshaw service offers them the next best thing.

So far the Indore-based driver in India's Madhya Pradesh state has spent more than 400 US dollars on refurbishing his vehicle. His modifications have made his auto-rickshaw one of the most luxurious on India's roads.

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Tech Spec for the really intrested, (Boring)

The rickshaw is an awe-inspiring mode of transport to be sure. What could possibly be more reliable and comfortable on India’s atrocious pothole-ridden roads?
The Statistics:
Engine:2 stroke, single cylinder, forced air cooled
Engine Size: 145.45cc, the .45cc makes all that difference we are told
Power:7 HP at 5000 rpm , yep noisy
Torque: 12.17 Nm at 3500 rpm
Transmission: 4 forward, 1 reverse
Brakes: Hydraulic expanding shoe
Fuel Capacity: 8 ltr inc. 1.4 reserve
Top speed: 55kmph (I've seen more, especially down hill)
Weight: 277kg

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And what do people do with these in India , well apart from the everyday transport they have a twice a year race over the Indian sub-continent , never the same route though

Anyone mad enough to try then log into http://rickshawrun.theadventurists.com/

All sold out this year though so maybye 2009 ?

The Rickshaw Run is a simple if crazy concept. With very little preparation and even less luggage, 70 teams will race along the atrocious roads of the Indian subcontinent on 145cc rickshaws. In other words, for the summer 2008 you will be haring 2,500 odd miles from Kathmandu (Nepal) down to Pondicherry (just south of Chennai) on a machine similar to a lawnmower.
Although it’s a twice-yearly event, the route changes each time. Sadly, however, road conditions do not improve. And as anyone who paid attention in GCSE Geography will know, summer time is monsoon season in India. This means we’ll be racing on a machine with a spluttering top speed of 40mph (downhill with the wind behind ) in sticky torrential rain. What a splendid idea.
The aim is to finish within two weeks, although it may well take two years. There is no support nor backup vehicles and no guarantee people will make it. But it will be an adventure and one which people are hoping will raise lots of cash for two very worthy charities.

Only in India folks

Namaste

16 things I have learnt in life

2008-03-22T08:21:00.003+04:00

16 THINGS THAT IT TOOK ME OVER 50 YEARS TO LEARN from GOM

1. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.

2. If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be "."

3. There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."

4.People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.

5. You should not confuse your career with your life.

6. Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance.

7. Never lick a steak knife.

8. The most destructive force in the universe is gossip.

9. You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight savings time.

10. You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests that you think she’s pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment.

11. There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age 21.

12. The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we ALL believe that we are above average drivers.

13. A person, who is nice to you, but rude to a waiter, is not a nice person.

14. Your friends love you anyway.

15. Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic.

16. I will let you add yours in a comment

Namaste

Sunday papers

2008-03-22T07:09:00.005+04:00

Hiya Romanticgers

Well this one is about a section in the sunday papers
A whole insert is dedicated to it and raises a little smile for the attempts to get a partner

Online Marriage Ads - Enjoy
Who knows one of these might be your one!!!!

( Honest person but getting desperate )
Hello To Viewvers My Name is Shobin , I am single i dont have Famale, Ifany one whant to marrie to me u can visite to my home. I am not a goodeducation but i working all field in bangalroe.. if u like me u welcome tomy heart... when ever u whant to meet pls viset my resident or send uletter.. Thanks yours Regards Shobin

( Cleaner , cook and washer wanted )
I want very simple girl. from brahmin educated family from orissa state heis also know about RAMAYAN, GEETA BHAGABATA, and other homework

( A family guy)
She should be good looking and should have a service. She Shoulsd have onebrother and one sister. She should be educated.

(Fancies himself)
I am a happy-go-lucky kind of person. Enjoys every moments of life. I loveto make friendship. Becauese friendship is a first step of love. I amlooking for my dreamgirl who will love me more than i. Because i lovemyself a lot. If u think that is u then why to late come on ........ holdmy hand forever !!!

(Problem solver)
I am simple boy.I have lot ofproblemin mylife because ofmylucknow iamlooking onegirlshe caremeandloveme lot lot lot

( Mmm, no jeans outside )
I want a girl with no drinks if she wants she can wear jeans in house butwhile steping out of house she should give recpect to our cast

( Lough so much he forgot no 3 )
HYE I AM A GOOD LOKING GUY,WHO HAS THE CAPABILITY TO MAKE ANY BODY TO LOUGH.I BELIEVE IN GOD AND ACCORDING TO ME FRIENDS ARE THE REAL MESSENGER OF GOD. THE 3 THINGS I AM LOOKING FROM A GIRL ,THEY ARE
1.THEY MUST BELIEVE IN GOD.
2. THEY HAVE TO LIKE MY PROFFESION AND THEY SHOULD NOT GET BORED WITH ME WHEN I WILL TRY TO MAKE THEM LOUGH.

(Not got a clue what this one is all about )
Whatever she may be but she should feel that she is going to be someonebride and she must think of the future life if she is toolike this shewould bde called the lady of the lamp

( Ok, )
I love my patner i marriage the patner ok i search my patner and i love thepatner ok thik hai the patner has a graduate ok

( Complity rules ko)
I iam pradip my family histoy my two brother two sister and fater&mothersister complity marred

(desperately seeking someone , pleeeeaaaasssseeee)
My name is farhan and i am unmarried. pleaes you marrige me pleaes pleaespleaes pleaes pleaes pleaes pleaes

(Gi for it girls)
I want one girl who love me or my mother. she love me heartly or she haveafrank she's skin colour 'normal'not a black or not a whitey. IThink themain think is heart if your heart is beautiful then you are beautiful. butiam not a handsome person or not a good looking. but my Mom say that Iam agood person. My father already expired . iam ''AEKLAUTA''. THE CHOICE ISYOUR. bye bye.

( Seeking nins)
I AM LITTLE FAIR INDIAN COLOUR. I DON'T HAVE ANY HABIT.

( Contraditions)
Hello i am a good charactarised man. i want to run my life happily.idivorced my first wife.her charactor is not good'. i expect the good mindedand clean habits girl who may be in the same caste or other caste accepted...

( Two minds about that one)
My colour is black,but my heart is white.i like social service

( Ok have you got that )
To be married on jan-2005. working woman perferable

(Help!!!)
Ssc failed three times and worked with privated ltd company which notpaying salary at present.

A bit more humour to finish
A teacher asks her class, "If there are 5 birds sitting on a fence and you shoot one of them, how many will be left?"
She calls on little Billy.
He replies, "None, they will all fly away with the first gunshot."
The teacher replies, "The correct answer is 4, but I like your thinking."
Then little Billy says, "I have a question for you. "
"There are 3 women sitting on a bench having ice cream:
One is delicately licking the sides of the triple scoop of ice cream.
The second is gobbling down the top and sucking the cone.
The third is biting off the top of the ice cream.
Which one is married?"
The teacher, blushing a great deal, replies, "Well, I suppose the one that's gobbled down the top and sucked the cone."
To which Little Billy replied, "The correct answer is 'the one with the wedding ring on, ' but I like your thinking."

Namaste

Visitations and Holi

2008-03-20T19:51:00.011+04:00

Hello colourful blogeaders

Well Mrs Pimms Big sis , twinnie sis and brother inlaw , the one into drugs ( chemist or something like that ) pay another visit to India

First stop for the lady's had to be the nail spa for the compulsory manicure, pedicure , head, feet arms, legs and back massage , phew thats a mouthfull!!

Well Mr Pimms and the chemist went elesewhere as our nails are ok

Where?

Well inside Delhi there was another old relic to visit

This time we go way back in time to 1321 , when Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq built his little city , well this is one of the 7 cities that make up Delhi
6.5 km walls and a citadel with a passage to another fort in the distance , even has a tomb over the road

Only took 4 years and its a pretty impressive place to visit ,no tourists , only us local Indians and a ratio of 3 guides to two of us on the tour is pretty good going

Who was this guy?

Well look it up , I had too !!! Do I have to do everything here!!! He he

Mr Blender did manage to find the "Holy Grail" at the fort by following the shining beam of light
The guides told us it was the prisons , but we thought it was more like the granaries as all interconnected with holes in the roof for ventilation

As for the grail?

It now sits in the drawing room at F603 hotel , an amazing find

The other poeple were not at the fort but just on the way from/to school and I thought you might like the piccie

What's next , well meanwhile its Holi this weekend and in true lets get in the party mood Mr Blenders joins , no, starts the activity and ends up worse off for it, well perhaps the Dhobi Fairy can work his magic on the shirt and the jeans

Who is the dhobi fairy?

Well remember when you were little and mum and dad tricked you with the tooth fairy and a sixpence( 1 pound if you are under 26 -Liz and Ian)

Here in India it happens to Mr Blenders clothes, pants and all

Finish work and strip off ( mmm I heard you say, well some of you?) . Throw your clothes in the washing bin and heh presto , the next day you find them hanging up in the wardrobe , washed and neatly pressed?

Might be the same fairy as the one who does my shoes

Mr Blenders doesn't know how the Dhobi happens when Mrs Pimms is away, but it does.

Might have something to do with getting up at 06:30 to let the housekeeper in but who knows ?

Well it is sunday

2008-03-09T21:29:00.004+04:00

Hi Bloddieeeee hot bloggites

Yep Delhi is now in summer time weather , well when its 28 at night it has to be

Sorry the old Uk but you have to put up with it , or move !!!!

Well whats on this week ?

To start I have to say strange goings on in goa ?

Seems like a big issue out here at the moment

Well I think who would leave a 15 year old behind, asking for trouble knowing the hormones of this age

Sorry for what happened but hew parents take a grip and look after your offsping for life , yep , life

Well you did bring them into this world and they hopefully will see you out of it, but sadly in this event not so very true

Thats the best thing about being a mum and a dad , seeing then grow up and take thier own responsibility when they are ready?

Yep a question mark as to when they are ready, a tough call for any parent

Now 15 is not ready in our book

17 is ok but still you have to make the call

I have not read the Uk press but its a sin to leave them before they `can manage to stand on their own two feet , nomatter who you leave your kids with

Well thats it with that and what have we been doing this week?

Went shopping today to the local M&S mall , our corner shop

A fantastic Indian came up and said hello Neil , how are you today

Oh and Mary , looking forward to the spinning classes ?

Well , does this happen in the UK I ask ?

We joined fitness first , this was one of the trainers

Its opening on the 14 of April we are told

Just a short walk to our local shopping mall and 4 floors up

"my god" as tristian whould say

But here agian these people will push us with spinning and latin dancing to keep us in shape , no put us more in shape

What else have we seen this week

Well Indians do not like to que so the challenge is always on to let them know we are in front of you

Now shopkeepers are normarly pretty good at dealing with this but when they dont we have to but in, it gets intant result and large smiles all around when we do

Manners are a little bit differnent here in India but having a white face helps to difuse many an event ?

What about the humour you ask, wel Kam did get the jokes this week on his own e-mail, ask him

Well whre are you jokes , little bit more comments to see if you do?

Well I need you to provide that for us, any style would be nice

Reason being as we would love you input

Any jokes , any links just feel free

Otherwise it will stay as a samll family blog and I want it to sell India for all our friends and I know you want more!

Ps: Piccie is the back of Ambience , though it needs to rain to keep it green

Well Namste everyone

phew !!

2008-03-01T17:40:00.007+04:00

Hi Bikers

Gurgaon is still here and this week I be mostly talking about Bicycles

Yep the two wheeled human powered version but in in India they have many uses apart form getting from A to B

43.2% of the polulation own a bicyle here in India and they use them in many ways

I have a theory here for the large bicyle that we see on the street

Well the bicycle saddle to ground level are all designed to be just a little more then the average indian, so his feet can't touch the ground

Why is this we ask?

Picture the scene

The egg shop delivery

All that is required is a bycycle with a rack at the back , someone who's your average height indian , one hero bicycle and 12 trays , yes trays of eggs

Load eggs one tray on top of the other , 12 trays seem the recomended load , but this may be cost driven , or some sort of risk analysis that determined the totals

Next climb onboard the bike and place your feet on the pedals

Then the shop /farm/ distributer pushes the whole lot into the Gurgaon traffic

Now there is no stopping till you reach the final destination where someone can help you get off the bike and save all the eggs

No wonder its crazy at the roads with all these people cycling with commodities on the bike.

Namaste bikers

Scorchio , well better than it has been

2008-02-14T19:08:00.002+04:00

Hello Bloggites

Well another update on what we are up to , no piccies as back online on new computer

Weather has turned for the better and Mr Blenders Chillies are shooting up, well he was getting withdrawal symptoms not growing anything last year .
Have two types , hot and really hot on the scoville scale

Just wait till these go into the rajma , a special one to take to work for everyone to sample
Will be very Indian

Meanwhile Mrs Pimms has taken to rugmaking , just to keep busy in the day
Sounds like the type of this for serious therapy , perhaps it is, well that is when she is not too busy with the gym, nailspa, shopping in M&S, tea and tiffin around the network, life is very tough for some people.

Vinod our new housekeeper is cooking some excellent saturday night dishes , chillie chicken this weekend, and poor us just sit until dinner is served , eat and sit again, as not allowed to do anything , he says its his job. Just look what we will miss in years to come

We even have a new Guard on our appartment block, 100% for the coming to attention detail he gave us the other night after dancing the night away at a scotish get together. Life makes you smile at the simplest things.

And last another top ten

1-Circle the stain in permanent pen, so that when you remove the garment from the washing machine you can easily locate the area of the stain And check that it has gone.

2-Don't waste money buying expensive binoculars. Simply stand next to the object you wish to view.

3-Always poo at work. Not only will you save money on toilet paper, but you'll also be getting paid for it.

4-Weight watchers. Avoid that devilish temptation to nibble at a chocolate bar in the cupboard or fridge by not buying the king thing in the first place, you fat barsteward

5-Recreate the fun of a visit to a public swimming pool in your home by filling the bath with cold water, adding two bottles of bleach, then urinating into it, before jumping in.

6-Anorexics. When your knees become fatter than your legs, start eating cake again.

7-An empty aluminium cigar tube filled with angry wasps makes an inexpensive vibrator.

8-Olympic athletes. Disguise the fact that you've taken steroids by running a bit slower.

9-Smokers. Save on matches and lighters, by simply lighting your next fag from the butt of your last one.

9 again -Vegetarians coming to dinner? Simply serve them a nice bit of steak or veal. Since they're always going on about how tofu, Quorn, meat substitute etc 'tastes exactly like the real thing', they won't know the difference.

9 and a quarter -Invited by vegetarians for dinner? Point out that since you'd no doubt be made aware of their special dietary requirements, tell them about yours, and ask for a nice steak.

9 and a little bit -High blood pressure sufferers. Simply cut yourself and bleed for a while, thus reducing the pressure in your veins.

9 ish -Heavy smokers. Don't throw away those filters from the end of your cigarettes. Save them up and within a few years you'll have enough to insulate your roof.

Yep 9 again -Corsa drivers. Attach a lighted sparkler to the roof of your car before starting a long journey. You drive the things like dodgems anyway, so It may as well look like one.

Nearly 10 -A mouse trap placed on top on of your alarm clock will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep.

Very Nearly 10 -Fool next door into thinking you have more stairs than them by banging your feet twice on each stair.
10-.6At supermarket checkouts a Toblerone box makes a handy 'Next customer Please' sign for dyslexic shoppers.

10-0.5- Girls. Don't worry about a nice dress for that important first date. All he's interested in is seeing you naked.

10 at last- Putting just the right amount of gin in your goldfish bowl makes the fishes' eyes bulge and cause them to swim in an amusing manner.

Namaste

Slingapora

2008-01-31T20:24:00.000+04:00

Hello Slogites

Well a visit to a very modern metropolis , just to eat the Chillie Crab and drink Tiger Beer
And a little bit of shopping thrown in
Bumped into a couple of friends away on their travels around the globe
Who let them away from the close all the way to Singapore.
Was really nice to see A&J for the few days in the far east

To start we managed to find this handy road

Mrs Pimms and Mrs A caught sight of the right place to shop for all those essential items

Didn't do them in the right size, so went off to do the sightseeing bit instead

Aha Singapore , lots of places to shop and eat and the roads are not too busy

Got back to India on the wednesday and straight into the meeting for our big night out on saturday, hence slow to upload the blogie thingy
Delhi Cali society annual Burns night Jig with about 70 kilted scotsmen out for a night
Only had just over 200 at this Black tie and kilted night in the Hyatt and the reply to the laddies was the best laugh we have heard for ages , have my doubts on was this a lassie or a laddie
And I thought you only say this in Boogie Street in Singapore
Have to be a Navy man to understand that

Both Mr & Mrs P suffered with aches and pains as were never it seems off the dancefloor
We must be getting better at this scottish dancing as remembered lots more

Meanwhile, we visited the Aussie High Commision and was reminded of the 2008 wall calendar I meant to share with everyone , mmm strange people around ?

To finish though a learn from your mistakes picture

Namaste

Hi

2008-01-24T21:36:00.000+04:00

Well Hi Readers

As you are reading this we will be in yet another country
Again for Mr B and a first for Mrs P

Singapore for a long weekend, meeting up with friends for some drunk prawns, yum yum
A weekend of chillie crabs and lots of fish as learnt our lesson of do not eat fish in Delhi, unless you wish to loose lots of weight that is. The things people do!

Meanwhile back in Delhi
The new road has opened now cutting journey time down for lots of commuters between Gurgaon and Delhi, well that stretch anyway , all this raod building just moves the traffic along to another place to wait. Progress?
Lane driving is not a thing thats common here in India and it is normal to see people on the inside lane turning right and people on the outside taking the next left, driving skills take on a force India team skillset so we think this is the team to watch out for in the future for F1 racing ?

What seems very strange is that they built a very long 4 lane highway but it does not have many places for people to cross, now that gets very interesting when Mr B drives at the weekends
All these people running to cross the road, playing paper , stone or scissors .
Have even seen a cow , well its allowed out here, missed the camels on the way to the parade today though .

Well short and to the point but have to go to sleep as up early for the flight to seafood and indulge for the weekend.

Raffles and singapore slings are calling

Namaste

Next breaking news is they are about to bring out a tax on all animals , yep you have to pay 500rps for your pooch now , oh and 1000 for the bullock that pulls the cart along
Again the voice of progress is at work

Monkey see , monkey do

2008-01-18T07:01:00.000+04:00

Hello Bloggies

Mr B is meant to be moving into a new office on the 2nd of Jan but it keeps going backwards
I guess its many excuses but the best has to be because of the monkeys!
Nope not the Pop group for you people in the sixties but the real type
Yes all go Ahhh, no Arhhh

Yep a nice two floor, nearly finished new palace , that has had a few nightly hoodlums pay a visit and its another day off schedule.
Why off schedule you ask well what else when the trashed the false ceiling

Now Mr Blenders says he does not want monkeys in Engineering, he's told his boss , well who would.He does know of a frog in another Airline though, so who knows

Meanwhile Mrs Pimms is really busy at the natural , all day scrub down spa in Gurgaon
Two weeks of pure bliss , being scrubbed and massaged by two Kerala ladies, that joined with the poison yuck to take for a fortnight and all in the pursuit of the thinner body . Well India offers so much !

Meanwhile we still visit the cruel man in the gym as and when we can , honest this keep fit stuff works says Mr B , well that and no or very little beer along with the right Indian diet .
Here's the chart that just proves it , all the slips are the visits back to the UK but we will both reach our own targets. Mr B is pretty pleased with 18.5 to 14.6 in 15 months though, trim , fit and more than ready for the many years of our adventure in life.
Mr Cruel man in the gym (Krishna) always says afterwards, do we feel good to work out and we have to agree its good, told you India offers so much!!!

What else apart from Monkeys and being fit people?

Well you have the motor show over here at the moment and Tata's goal has been launched
A car for just over a lac, whats that you ask?
A lac is 100,000 rups
Yep , thats right , well after taxes ext will be around £1250, but you can buy a television for that , can't you, or a holiday?
India is coming up as this is the car for the common people , just like the Airline we work for, generating an economy for a global leader. Just watch us grow.
Yep the Nano has been launched out here , but we have to wait a while till its in the showrooms, and on the streets

Well , what do you think?
I think there could be a market elsewhere too, but it will cost you lots more.
Meanwhile Mr B has his eyes on an Indian driving licence and a Bullet!

The roads just got even more of a stressful time for the driver. Not Mr B or Mrs P as its always ok in the back seat.

Mr B thinks it should have bullbars all, round, BIG rubber ones like dogems cars as we know what its like in the delhi traffic
Well the signs say it all Namaste all our readers

Hellooooo

2008-01-15T19:43:00.000+04:00

Hi Bloggies
Well its been a while
Since we have been here that is, 3 years 2006/7 and now its 8
I know slightly cheating but who cares
Its Mr B's Birthday soon and thought he could share a few things as a list

Congratulations

Born in the 60’s were you , well only just ?

All this thanks to GOM website , ta its so true

• First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us around for those 9 months.
• They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a tin, liver pate and didn’t get tested for diabetes. All the foods back on the menu out here so must be healthy!
• Then after that trauma, our baby cots were covered with bright coloured lead-based paints.
• We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets.
• As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags or in a transit van – loose in the back – yippeeeeeee, ouch!
• We drank water from the stream and NOT from a bottle. Then we found the dead sheep in the stream, half way up the hill, toilet phone in use shortly after.
• We shared one fizzie drink with four friends, from one bottle/ never had tins and NO ONE actually died from this. Well it was medicine 70 shillings and some lager stuff
• We ate cakes, white bread and real butter and drank pop with sugar in it, but we weren’t overweight because......

WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!!

• We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back for tea , then out again to play till bedtime, only to sneak out again till you got really tired .
• No one knew where we were or what we got up to, well until we got caught that was.
• We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem .
• We did not have Playstations, Nintendo’s, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 99 channels on cable, no DVD’s, no MP3’s no surround sound, no mobile phones, no text messaging, no personal computers, no Internet or Internet chat rooms........... Bit we had the loudest sterio to play 45s and albums on. Remember them, now who was you favourite, Wizard, Slade, Stones, Floyd or Ian Dury? Mr B was and is still is very varied on this subject, I feel another blog coming along some time ?
• WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them!
• We fell out of trees,swam in icy cold water, climbed hills and got cut, broken bones and teeth, there were no lawsuits from these accidents .
• We played with worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever.
• Made up games with big sticks and tennis balls and although we were told it would happen, we did not poke out any eyes.
• We rode bikes or walked to a friend’s house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just yelled for them! There mums always made us a cup of tea or if lucky a tin of beer
• Not everyone made the team. Those who didn’t had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!! Well when you only had 11 people that were in the primary school you actually did make the team and we even won the cup that year
• The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law! And the law were very . very , very BIG people where I came from, sort of eclipse of the sun effect when they stood in the front door . Oh how to learn by a little mistake
We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned

HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL!

mmm , are you one of these people from the 60's, did you learn?

Sorry DC , your's is probably a little bit different as born in the 50's, or is it as so close?

Namaste, oh and wish DC a H, H, H, Happy Birthday for Saturday, have a laddie on us.

Its warming up

2008-01-12T16:23:00.000+04:00

Hi Blogits

Well Delhi Winter is passing and the temp meant Mr Belnder did not need an undershirt under his overshirt.

Been settling in with a new housekeeper for the last couple of weeks
Mrs Pimms is back to growing her nails, massages and shopping

Vinod comes 6 days a week to take care care of all the hard work
in keeping the flat clean , and has he made it spotless , well till
we open the balcony door and the dust settles again
he's cooking us chilli chicken and egg fried rice tonight , but before that he's cleaning up, dusting, sweeping and making the bed
Life is tough for Mrs P.

Well whats on this weekend then
Bonfire night here in India tomorrow night,

Bonfire Celebration

Despite icy wind, the festive mood of Lohri is keep its warmth owing to its Bonfire celebration. It is an accepted fact that this festival is to worship fire. Lohri is not a religious festival, but a celebration marking the end of an intense winter and it also celebrates the sowing of the rabi crop. It celebrates the arrival of the new month and the new season and is a festival of happiness and anybody new in the family adds to it's fervor.

Every year, Lohri falls on 13th January and right through the bitter winter day, men, women and children go around collecting dry twigs and branches to make a bonfire. The bigger the bonfire the better is Lohri celebration. Come evening and the bonfire is lighted with family and neighbors singing and dancing around it.
The fire indicates the spark of life and prayers are said for goodwill and abundant crops. People gather round the bonfire and say prayers, and this is usually followed by dancing.

Huge bonfires are lit in the harvested fields and in the front yards of houses and people gather around the rising flames, circle around (parikrama) the bonfire and throw puffed rice, popcorn and other munchies into the fire, shouting "Aadar aye dilather jaye" (May honor come and poverty vanish!), and sing popular folk songs.
During the parikrama it is traditional to throw popcorn, til, peanuts and jaggery into the fire.
These are healthy winter foods and til is also considered to be holy.

Punjabi celebrate Lohri every year with great enthusiasm as it is a festival of joy and it also heralds spring. Also, sowing of a crop is always a reason to celebrate in Punjab, where the majority of the population is into agriculture.
People enthusiastically participate in the dancing that is held around the bonfire.
Bhangra dance by men begins after the offering to the bonfire. Dancing continues till late night with new groups joining in amid the beat of drums. Traditionally, women do not join Bhangra.

So thats Mrs P on no dancing tomorrow night then. Have to keep her off the G&T

Namaste

well well

2008-01-06T18:48:00.000+04:00

Hi Indigers

What on this week, well its photo shoot with the doorman in Agra , he's nearly as tall as me but not as slim?
Had our usual weekend gym sessions and back to where we were before the holiday season. Yippee , so new target is for 7 lbs in 8 weeks.
Surprising after all the cocktails Mrs Pimms had on the beach , oh and the beer a young and slightly older Mr Blenders had !!

Haircut week and Mr B still didn't manage to get under the banyan tree, had to go to Habibs instead.
His stylist in one of the local shopping places
Now a haircut here in India is very different from one in the UK
Apart from the haircut you get a head, neck , back and arm massage thrown in, if you want to be pummeled and kneeded that is. Feel very refreshed afterwards
I think you come away with something else if you have it under the tree.
Have actually seen one under an electricity pylon but that is only for punks who want a spiky haircut

New housekeeper has started and life is easy again
He has sorted out all the kitchen just the way he likes it, so now we can't find anything
Cleaned , cleaned and cleaned to make Mrs Pimms blush following her stint as housekeeper
She quit as the pay and perks were getting too much for her
Mr Blender now has the shiny shoes every morning and we are both not allowed to do anything around the house as its Vinod's job he says
Even cooks once a week , Indian, oriental, european, veg and meat.
Mrs pimms says he's a bit of a dish , mmmmm

Session on for Mrs P this week on the weight loss Aryvida fortnight
14 days of massages , manicures , pedicures , steam baths , hot oils and some yucky stuff to have before meals, dont think there is nay of this though , well Jo had to do it before whe went home

Namaste

Well where did we go next

2008-01-03T20:27:00.000+04:00

Hi again Delhiite readers

Yep when you visit India you just have to go once
Well twice for Mr B
No three times for Mrs P

Agarraaaaaaaa
What a dirty city compared to Gurgaon
Up very , very , very early for the Taj Express and a taxi to what looks like a sleeping hostel for the Delhi poor at the train station. Hassle but never too much as at this time of the year there are lots or tourists to pick on
The train thing is really good , if not for the time. Stop on the platform at the digital C2 carraige sign and it stops to pick you up
Newspaper each when you are sat down , bottle of railway water ( sealed) and a cup of chai followed up by veggie breakfast. Just under 3 hrs and here's Agarrraaaaa!!!
Bit off putting all the people having a morning constitutional on the railway track as you pull into the station. The return journey was only 425rps each , so you have to keep smiling

First tour was the city outside Agra . Fatehphur Sikri
Built by Akbar as a monument to his rule and bolster the Mohgul empire
Oh and its not true he left it because of lack of water
He just moved on after 14 years to build his empire elsewhere
Here we are having a debate although not on religion as Akbar tried to have eveyone believe in just one god

mrs pimms has been reading
fiction in the era and read about a game of chess with elepahnts and real people in this courtyard. A few people having a peek around to find the concubines and the eunichs Life was tough I guess? Being a ruler

Next lunch at a loverly little tour ist cafe for veggie lunch outside
Was nice food and a little break before the trip back to Agaraaaaaa!

Well next day its off to one of the wonders of the world, again
Taj, for 4 please

youve heard about this place before so I don't have to say much more
Really busy in december though come out in Nov or Feb/Mar and you will miss a few crowds
Finished off in the red fort and a tour of the shops
Warning to everyone , dont buy at the places the guides take you as yolu will only pay over the odds for anything , no matter what they say. We dont and find some smashing things for what we think is worth paying.

Namaste

Merry 2008

2008-01-03T19:57:00.000+04:00

Well happy 2008 bloggitts

How was your xmas celebrations then?
Where did you go and what did you do ?

Well, we had to suffer down in Goa , well just look at the temperature , the suffering happend back in Delhi, oh and on the ramp in Goa for Mr Blenders on his last day while everyone else stayed by the pool.

Mr Blenders had been here before and they made us so welcome
A young Mr Blenders and his girlfriend out to relax for a chrimbo break

Even the barman remembered him for some strange reason !!
Only one lump of ice in his drinks.

Well young Mr blenders got all brave and tried a little beach flight
Lasted all of 5 mins but it brought a smile to his face
We did ask
What happens if the boat breaks down , you get wet
What happens if the parachute fails, you get wet
It seemed every question was answered with you get wet , Sir

Never mind as it doesn't take long to get dry

Meanwhile, back with the beach bums, well the cleaner version
Took a trip to the hippy market to not , repeat not buy a drum despite many people trying to sell us one for 50rps eventually

Mrs Pimms did procure a craft bedspread to keep us warm back in Delhi. Bargaining was fun and the buyers and seller had a good session getting the best for an Indian price and Mr B has another elephant on the bed , oops hope Mrs P doesn't read that! Namaste

Merry Xmas from the beach

2007-12-21T19:50:00.000+04:00

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

2007-12-15T18:02:00.000+04:00

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

2007-12-12T21:09:00.000+04:00

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

2007-12-07T06:43:00.000+04:00

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

2007-11-29T20:09:00.000+04:00

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

2007-11-28T18:14:00.000+04:00

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

2007-11-26T22:34:00.000+04:00

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

2007-11-21T18:39:00.000+04:00

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

2007-11-13T19:07:00.000+04:00

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

2007-11-05T18:07:00.000+04:00

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

2007-10-29T20:17:00.000+04:00

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

2007-10-27T22:02:00.000+04:00

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

2007-10-20T15:12:00.000+04:00

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

2007-10-15T20:50:00.000+04:00

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

2007-10-11T19:39:00.000+04:00

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

2007-10-08T23:01:00.000+04:00

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

2007-10-04T18:06:00.001+04:00

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

2007-10-02T13:28:00.000+04:00

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

2007-10-01T20:44:00.000+04:00

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

2007-09-30T12:44:00.000+04:00

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

2007-09-27T19:31:00.001+04:00

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

2007-09-26T19:51:00.000+04:00

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

2007-09-24T19:27:00.000+04:00

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

2007-09-22T17:59:00.000+04:00

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

2007-09-16T19:18:00.000+04:00

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

2007-09-15T21:40:00.000+04:00

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

2007-09-15T12:35:00.000+04:00

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

Hi All well another update in stardate xxxxx

2007-08-29T00:47:00.000+04:00

Hi blog readers , seagulls and very hungry ones to start

Been a busy week for Mr Pimms

Out to the US of A for a week just before the big day

Seen a few friends who I have not seen for a few years as we went for vendor A in the last company , it was all about money not about the Aircraft as thats what talks in big numbers and believe me it was BIG numbers when you buy over a hundred at millions each. I will not publish but you could ask in person for a fee!!!

Well what did Mr Blenders have in Seattle this time?

New yorker Steak , yum yum and about 16oz with it, all protein so ok with that on the lets get heavier whilst in the UK

Must eat more pulses and less fatty stuffs as not much more to go , well for Mr Blenders at least , Mrs Pimms is on a report with the cruel Mr Gym man when she gets back!!!

Meanwhile , what goes on in life as we know it!

Well managed to get a free pass for this place whilst walking past on the other side of the street, honest we did?

I think someone I know would like one as he has been before

No names as he knows who he is???

Just never try to claim on exes , as you never know who might take advantage of the situation!!

Sorry @@@@@

Seattle is a really nice place , loads of fantastic eateries, good people and a really good trip for anyone to take, top of my list of what cities in the world wide wish list everyone whould visit

You can even see the fish throwing if you want to on Pike street market but will let you imagine that one till you visit

Namaste freinds

Blogging update

2007-08-15T18:19:00.000+04:00

Hi its Mr B again for the update on India's 60th

Was nice to see all the kids putting on a show at the complex to celebrate the start of their countries 60th year of independence.

We all celebrated the day before with veggie food for lunch and a best T shirt day at work, a couple of prizes given out by the HR department to people from the office, yep you are being blogged people!

There was even another gorra, who didn't make it to being first in line on the free food.
I didn't get there first for a change this time!
A least it meant no breakfast bar and bananas for lunch today
I wonder how heavy I am now?

Ah , the Police story
Can you guess why I had to visit the police Station on Sunday by these two piccies?

Of course you can, can't you?
Well its so obvious that I would get the car towed from outside the railway station where they was no notices about parking , everyone knows that, don't they?
I think India might have a way to go yet?

The picture with the parking sign above it cost me 10rps, car was parked by the attendant and only 500 metres away from the other picture.
We were visiting an excellent market but we all got very moist due to the heat and humidity

The picture without any parking signs cost me 830rps
600rps for the challan
200rps for the tow
30rps for the rickshaw ride
And its not claimable on expenses!

All I can say is that it was a good job the driver was there, or I would of been a bit lost as to where the car was and how to retrieve it?
As I have not mastered Hindi and the Police not mastered English it was very funny showing them my international driving licence to record on the form for the challan ( fine)
But heh dad the police know all about you now, address, age, what you had for tea and inside leg measurment. Just avoid the taylors when you visit Indian forms are very strange but you do have it in Hindi and English
Needless to say they took the money
Never mind as its all part of the adventure and "asda price or cheap as chips" as they say in Goa

Last, a little bit of meanwhile
I think this was the french embassy before they moved to more palacial rooms in the Embassy Enclave

feel free to enlarge the piccie by clicking on it , its worth it but e-mail/speak to Denis C first for the excellent french accent as he has used it in the past in Seattle. Another "lifes like that" tale to tell

Namaste

Mr Royal Challenge as no blenders left this week

Yippee its monday

2007-08-13T18:56:00.001+04:00

Hi Blogger readers

Mr B here once again now that the visitors have gone back to join the real world, 250rps a night rooms, with running water ( hot at 0715 for 1 minute only) so they told me .
Luxury

Still they enjoyed their moist days in Delhi , albet short it was.
There is always a next time in the Gurgaon Hotel

We all managed to catch the easy recruits on thier long way to Luton
Lots of orange walking/running people on their pilgramage with
water from the ganges on thier shoulders.

Outside the closed red fort with this one , closed as its India's Birthday this week.
Independence celebrates 60 years of home rule, will Scotland ever get that far?
Mufty day in the office tomorrow so jeans and T Shirts , wild, national or just whacky for the day.

Meanwhile Ben celebrates with a decent glass of Royal Challenge
A well earned cold beer and is waiting for it to be not quite so decent, he just had to keep filling it up with more cold beer.
Ok its a man thing or can you tell by the smile??
Well Mrs P is away at the moment so its allowed

Mr B managed to have two days at
the pain giver and must be working
as another 1lb has vanished
somewhere? It's not the two and a
half pack following all the sit ups yet
but he does feel good and you can
see just how he was a wee while back.

Well at least he wont be asking "does my bum look big in this" at the wedding!

Meanwhile
Managed to catch our little chewi , he's been destroying the
kitchen door trying to get in or was it out , was very surprised
we had one on the sixth floor. He was a little upset denting the cage as it rattled around the balcony
He's got his freedom now, away from the gorras and only has to worry about the buzzards circling overhead!
That just leaves the gecko's to make friends with the cockroaches.

Its now official Mr B has become an Indian, got into Humayun's Tomb as a resident of India by showing my visa, 10 rps to get in instead of the 250 rps for the tourists. The guard just smiled
Will let you know why I decided to use the non tourist rates later , but for now all I can say is it involved a short rickshaw ride to the Police Station on a Sunday Lunchtime form a station in Delhi.
Only have to visit x more old relics to get my monies back.

Well Namaste for now

Mr Blenders

Leakage

2007-08-11T17:23:00.000+04:00

Hi blogger readers Mr Blenders here

Well today managed ot find one tourist attraction that everyone should visit on a trip to Delhi??
An excermental visit and a really good movement had by all.
Effluential, non toxic, human waste treatment methods on display for all to see free of cost in Delhi.

As the bottom right says , it tastes like olives!!
Mr Blender is not eating olives any more!!
All schoolboy humour to be shown around a place full of

An International Museum , actually they do a fantastic job in converting many people to saving the planet and I was very impressed by their work, a very worthy visit

Its amazing what you can do with it , power lights , cooking, feeding fish and watering your veggies.
Some by natural gas , yes that' right natural!!
Some by liquid form, by treating the water and pouring it on your tomatoes, yuck!
I think I will always have two tomato plants, one for me and one for ...........
You have to leave it for 3 to 20 years ( depands on the size of the hole you dig ) and use it as fertilizer, now who wants some more potatoes with thier tomatoes ?
Unfortunately you do need to dig a few holes in the ground and wait a few years for the desired effect,

Was thinking of digging a couple of the 20 year pits and leaving my will in the bottom of one of them
I couldn't say which one , a bit like find the sixpence in the christmas pudding.

Someone ex easy poeple might know this person on the throne?
Ben is now designing one for his house in Luton.
Well if you have to go then do it in style

Mr Blender was shy and closed the door to the VIDP toilet
Very Important D? toilet , need some help as have not thought of the word yet for D but I am sure you can ? Nothing rude of course as I am very posh now and never repeat words like that

Followed this with a look around for a decent barber but got a little confused when we read the 3 signs in a market in Delhi .
Classic, but at least they tried.
Remember you can click and enlarge the piccies

Following morning
Just waiting for the guests to wake up having had a few last night in a jazz club in Gurgaon
Well, having been on the road for many months, Mr Marking and myself had to let them see the other side of India that we have to suffer from.
5 star treatment, great music , jacobs creek evaporating far too quickly in the air conditioned bar , seafood, chicken and veggies to fill our hungry bellies.
Its tough for some people and thought that they have to see just how hard it is for themselves
And as its now 1015 IST , I think they may of suffered

Namaste

Mr Blender and some easy guests

Yet another one

2007-08-01T18:30:00.000+04:00

Hello says Mrs back in blighty now and what a busy week it was in India
Gym, shopping, eating out , more shopping and gym again followed by nails , shopping and gym and a bit more eating, dinner in the Raddison, more gym and nails , face massage , eyebrows plucked and a few more pluckings.
Just where does it stop this hectic life

left in India to earn the groats.

Leftover dinners in the tupperware boxes to make life easy.

For those that don't know Mr B, he is one of these new age travelers who is planning his journey to the islands soon to hug a barrel.
xxx gottles of Islay's finest after the angels share 2-3% he's told.
His has got the three numbers and honest, not yet into counting "days" as still on "years" to wait.
Meanwhile he is keeping a close eye via the webcam on his maturing barrel of 56% ish, non chill filtered.

Anyone goes near it and its an instant call to the distillery and the local constable to "nab the blaggers" as they would say in Delhi.

Apparently its lots of water on this one when it hits the whisky glass.
Well that will be better than the diet coke in blenders pride .
Now thats a party everyone will want an invite too, he just has to think of a decent name to decorate the bottles with.
Decent Whisky?
Mine's a half?
The long wait?
Nippie Sweetie?

Nothing much has happened to it yet apart from letting it take all the taste out of the barrel as seen on the webcams, you can check it out on yourself http://www.bruichladdich.com/

There is also another mixed case maturing that carries a bit of a health warning

Quadruple Distilled

In March 2006 the first ever Quadruple distilled single malt was made at 90% alcohol.X4 - PERILOUS WHISKY - A legendary quadruple distillation - usquebaugh-baul is the highest strength single malt spirit ever. From the oldest tasting note by Martin Martin in 1695: "…the first taste affects all the members of the body: two spoonfuls of this last liquor is a sufficient dose; and if any man should exceed this, it would presently stop his breath, and endanger his life.”.

So thats at least 2014, before the "teaspoon or a lot of water and a splash of this stuff party"
They used to call drinking sippers in the Navy , so it will be one of those parties

Where's Islay you ask, look up a map and find out yourself !
Do you want me to do all the work ?

On a last note and to make you smile
A VIP toilet here in India.

Namaste

Mr Blenders

The Big party bus , oops Wedding transport

2007-07-30T21:38:00.000+04:00

Hello Bloggers

Need some help on this one

What vehicle to pick for my daughters wedding?

Should it be a cool looking one from I want one of those ?

Maybye a trditional one in pink, very girlie for a Scotsman to get out of though

Or a love bug in pink, can have white too

Could even have the yank tank in pink or the flying squad for the rugged look
How about this just to let your hair get blown away , maybye not as again her dad's a scotsman and gets drafty in cornwall

Could of course go and save the planet by going green , even though these are red

Or perfect low cost solution to the big day , but with the hills around she might be late
Or how about one of these , although there normally is some natural pollutants
Well , any ideas out there in cyberland as there is just so much choice to spoil her with

Oh , its not one of these if you are thinking that Liz

Namaste

Mr Blenders

2007-07-28T16:42:00.001+04:00

Hello Bloggers

Well, well what have we here then , someone that got a little sleepy in Berlin by the looks of it , though it could be anywhere . I understand this was the first boys party in advance of the one in Cornwall . Just lucky your mates only took a photo as could of been worse.

An old but funny one on global warming
Mr Blender says it should be called
"Men, how to tell a ladies age without asking"
Mrs P is apparently only xx at the moment but he says sometimes she is at least xx.
Please check the persons pulse and other visible signs of life, if you are with someone who is 207, 107 or even ? .
Check you own if its 27

Meanwhile whats the weather like today here in Delhi, 97 degrees and 75% humidity
Cool compared to the past weeks
The rain is not as bad as middle england has suffered , but it has flooded the slum over the road, very windy and blew a few roofs away , this is why all the bricks and junk is on the roofs there to begin with.
Everyone just gets back on with life when the weather subsides.

Mrs Pimms getting ready for the trip home to finish all the last minute panic stuff for the big day Mr B has to wait a little while for that and fit a short trip to the USA to visit old friends in Seattle Picking up another shiny Boeing for spicejet this time.
But he will miss all the security checks for the Seattle to UK trip in a private jet.

Meanwhile life goes on with the friends and shopping trips for Mrs P. Out looking a jewelry , gold and diamonds and clothes and shoes , prescription , stuff , and, and, and, and .

Mr B did another rendition of the "dogs they had a party and a passionate nationalist song" the other night at a little swarrie, sorry management meeting just outside Delhi, well 1hr outside Delhi. He's now searching for whats next, any ideas ?

Namaste

Decent Corner

2007-07-22T18:38:00.000+04:00

Well still melting and moist out here in Delhi and at last we found a "decent corner" in India
What a good address to live at.

Went to a little swarry last night and poor Mrs Pimms had too much lemonade with her Pimms
Was awake half the night with heartburn.
Mr B slept through till late, as he had too much wine, not used to it anymore so go easy on him when he's back for the BIG party in Sept

Both been to lunch today at a friends house in Delhi , all the family joined in
Pure Veggie followed up with a cold Ice Cream coffee.

A selection of South and North Indian foods laid out on the bed .
Curd, Sprouting beans, Idli, Dhal , Rice, Kidney beans , Paneer, Pooris, oh and some sweets
All not too hot for Mrs P
A credit to the master cook for putting on a big spread at lunch .
We sat on the bed munching away, Mr B in the cross legged pose and Mrs P all streched out
Forgot the camera so next time maybye

The monkeys and street cow even came along to say hello.

Just how many people can sit on a motorbike ?
Now I know Mr B's Dad had 5 people , but he did have a sidecar for the longer trips
Legally 2
Dangerous 3
Getting very dangerous 4
Downright stupid 5
Well

Have found this on the web and following the windscreen picture just thought everyone should see, yep keep counting.

Rickshaws next , they are everywhere and carry everything
as a cheap means of delivering anything

Found them all at a decent corner with a bit of surfing

Edinburgh Rickshaw for carrying people on thier own sofa

Delivery Rickshaw for covered or uncovered goods

What to do with your Children Rickshaw?
Actually its the school busshaw

Well thats it from us on this update

Namaste to you all.

Getting thinner and fitter

2007-07-16T21:47:00.000+04:00

Hello Bloggers

Well I would never of thought that India would do us so good

PS: This is not Mr B or the gym instructor as I know what you are thinking
Mr B says he knows a few people like this though , perhaps you do 2
Just post who you think, as long as they never read this.

Been keeping track of this losing weight lark since we arrived last week it feels like
Well everyone has a goal to aim for after all

Start of the adventure
Mrs P = xx kgs, now a slimmer version at yykgs , how nice not to mention a figure says Mr B
Mr B = 118 kgs and just where have that 20kgs gone, some things have stayed the same though? He has to work on the six pack as only got a two pack at the moment

Well , just how do people do it
Delhi Belhi had a little play at the start , just adjusting to the different foods and water ( bottled)
Next comes the heat and humidity that adjusts our appetite
Having breakfast has helped Mr B, gets him through to his lunch of two bananas and a breakfast bar , no jordans out here, have to make do with the 250rps for eight bars of whats left on the shelf
Swimming, a few lengths of the pool , well 30 to 40 but its a small pool.
PSP, its the only golf game Mr B gets out here, well he reckons it keeps his fingers and thumbs fit !!!!
And last , the hard man in the gym, where would we be without Kristian
Now we both agree that having someone push you definately helps and our man certainly does that, he even does the strechie stuff and causes more pain whilst he does it
Dont think India has heard such screams and ohs and ahs from two gora's before as they all have a little giggle .
We do get the occasional "very strong Mary and Mr Neil" to make up for it .
Nothing compared to the weight he lifts , one day says Mr B, as his weights are increasing.
Hard man told Mrs P off today as she is not regular , missed a day , how guilty she feels!!!
Mr B wondering if the bribe was sufficient just to make her work extra hard before the trip home , he he

Mr B now on a mission, 3 kgs off in six weeks , not as easy as it sounds as only been managing 1kg every couple of weeks after reaching the magic 100
7kg to target and 14kg to the lower end of that , maybye next year but still proud of where he has got to and feels 110% better for it. You will have to try it out one day yourself

Lack of good bread for poor Mrs P helped , although we have just found out they sell it in the supermarket , Spencers in Gurgaon.
Bacon is not worth having so stopped buying it
No Beef apart from when we visit the expensive hotels when the urges get too much

We both seem to like the Indian Veggie places much better as very tasty compared with the stuff a UK person would call "Indian Meal ". Dosas , Thali , yum yum.
Now this would get the UK veggie brigade many points if they were to advertise it instead of soya yuck stuff

Still have chicken once or twice a week and to spoil ourselves, even bought it from the market butcher with doubts but we were ok afterwards , just cook it very well I say
Once a week Pizza delivery ,Hot pepper passion for Mr B and a Spring Fling for Mrs P.
No washing up for the housekeeper and Mr B takes the leftovers down for the guard , normally 4 slices and a couple of peppers left.
I think they know to expect it when Papa Johns deliver to F 603
Just keep wondering how many people just throw it in the bin?

Waste not want not out here in Delhi

Despite the trash everywhere, everything we throw out is recyled.
Housekeeper takes the bottles and papers and gets a few rps for them, food waste goes in a different bag to drop down the chute , cardboard is out with the papers.
Cockroaches clean up the kitchen, and the ghecko cleans up the cockroaches , seem to come out the sink drain, despite all we try .
Books, and we do lots of them here, are swapped, given away and borrowed in return , they are cheap here so don't bring any when you visit

Even saw a little snake tonight that thought would be useful in cleaning up the things but let it go as Mrs P might object

Well ramblings of the night over and have some bloggie stats for you all
60% of blogger readers to this site are from the UK
30% from India , all Delhi
9% from America
1% rest of Europe

Big Brother is watching you and please comment and flame as you know you want to

Namaste

Mr & Mrs Pimders

Ello blogger readers

2007-07-13T21:33:00.000+04:00

Well
Nobody believe in black cats and walking under ladders today?
Nothing out of the usual has happened to us at least but we are sure the it will in the gym tomorrow, evil man he is who makes us work very hard

Still scorchio at a cool 91 today , temp we can manage its just the humidity at 84%
Mr B is just a puddle by the time the lift reaches the bottom floor , come to think of it so is Mrs P

Good alticle in the paper last week , a demo form a girl in her undergarments, shock and awe for the people round Delhi but it is a conservative society so understand that.

Mrs P is taking up with a bit more culture , visited a friends house and had tea and stickies and had to try the cross leg sit down on the bed , yep the bed she said. Sort of a BIG settee in an Indian house .
She only went for a shopping trip in Chandi Chowk, cycle rickshaw in the rain and two meals later. A very good experience of local culture everyone should taste
Indians are very friendly to the right ex pats out here, we are doing our bit in rtn by inviting some to see the western world , well middle england and a little of the cornish coast.
What will they think of cars only going one way and pedestrian crossings , mmm such an organised world

Ok a picture on just how popular soaps are out here during the
monsoon Please note Mr Indian is not a compulsive soap watcher , how usual is that.

That brings me onto TV , out here two film channels , BBC news , discovery, a couple of nature channels and VH1 for musac . Add, DVD's at £4 a shot and CD's ( Hindi music ) at £2 a CD, the wonderful internet with tv , myspace, youtube and radio what more could you want to be connected with the modern world.
BBC three counties has featured us a few times in the phone ins ,
Well they did ask where we did it and had to answer , in the ,computer room, living room , bedroom, bathroom, kitchen , hall, lift and in the car , listening to the radio all the time.
Well what were you thinking???
Its a small world people, and you just have to join in.

Well signing off with a funny just for you readers before our
300rps meal tomorrow , any potential hanibal's out there for item no 4 .
I dont think we fancy and not even sure if we wish to see it on the next table !!!

Namaste

The final countdown

2007-07-09T20:06:00.000+04:00

Hello

Well counting down to the BIG day out.
Little Miss Pimms & Mr Paul tie a knot or two
Will be Such a good day

All this organising that has to be paid for by Mr Blenders is erroding away the bank account so donations would be greatly received.
Global warming is definately taking place in his account, its so hot
Never mind its only money

Just got to make sure the Pimms and Blenders are being served
for the one or two that will be coming along. Nice venue in Cornwall, right by the sea and we have the games on the lawn.
Well we will have to keep up with the staying fit or we will be in mortal pain when we get back out here.

Menu all sorted with plain old veggie or fish for the mains, pasties and the odd or two, glass of mead.

Quiet week and a lavish spend for lunch on Sunday at TGI Fridays.

Mr B also managed to catch a severe case of "Man Flue" as only men can catch and had to retire early most nights with drugs supplied by the local chemist.
Now there is a bonus to this drugs thing out here. Mrs Pimms asks for whatever, by its weird name and a man climbs the ladder in the chemist, to hunt out in the ice cream tubs upstairs . Once found, he lobs it expertly to the catcher below and they make the sale
Oh lets see now was that 20rps or 25rps a packet of these and the expensive ones are 300rps for 3 lots of a months supply. No Pharmacy person on site , just managers to practice their cricket throwing and catching. No wonder Indian's are good at their national sport, they use whatever they can to practice and on.
Now what would that be at home? 3 prescriptions and a few more £'s for the other stuff.
Have to move back to scotland where its free I understand

How about this for an inspiration to change, humour is alive and well in this blogalot.
One to save for the right moment as a fine little saying.

Another low cost airline is hitting the Indian skys , Kerela Airlines
advert , looks interesting, full service carrier, but doubt they will
be able to pick too many passengers off the competition , wonder
if its veg or non veg on the menu, bound to be a few dossa's and
a nice Thaili.
Apparently Hooch is served before you fly due to the coconuts
rolling around too much when they are discarded and
blocking the toilets.

Meanwhile low cost is really catching on in a different way with the Aircraft going right into town to pick up passengers, beats a limo eh!
Only takes another 3 months to get it back in a flight condition
so no threat there to the trains or the planes

They are currently trying to find the three rickshaw wallers
that ran off leaving it outside a row of shops somewhere in
Bombay.

Namaste

Mrs Pimders and Mr Blenms, hic, hic

A moist July 1st

2007-07-01T21:01:00.000+04:00

Hello blog readers

The king of the road, just for somemone in Sage Close
Just like BMW you have to pay for all the extras
Wingmirrors, aircon, radio, power brake , traffic Police? ......................
You can have the curtains made very cheaply if thats your taste in cars .
1500 cc's of pure nostalga that suits the roads out here

July is just the same a June
Moist!!!
Been out for the habit forming weekend lunch, Mr Blender spent all of 24orps this time , but there was 3 of us so I guess that's why. Dosa's and a coke each
Never seen these in the UK , all veg of course as that's whats on most of the memu's

Not a great deal happening as we get into the slide of life out here
Usual , manicure, pedicure , fitness visits at the gym, pool and a little bit of shopping, oh and lets not forget the coffee mornings. Pretty tough life in the heat
Mr B's cooking skills are coming along nicely, with not too mean curry's, chippatis and Dhal all mastered. Not too mean as he has to take it easy on the chillie powder for Mrs P's tastes .

The local downstairs veg man gets a visit most nights for fresh supplies

Meanwhile , plans ongoing on baby Pimms big day out in Sept.
The speech writing has managed to cut it down to a mere 15mins so a little way to go, what can I leave out now.

All for the noo

Namaste

Travel and stuff

2007-06-27T21:59:00.000+04:00

Hello Bloggers

Well surpise surpise , update whatever it is but onto some ramblings about Delhi transport
The top 3
A are a load of old bullocks , the desert pulls its load and room for a very small person only , somewhere !!!

Still not seen the elusive 4 people and a dog on a bike , so you will have
to do with this
Its how to keep the carbon footprint in India down at 2 tons
per person compared with the uk at 11 tons per person .
Come on UK catch up !!!! Get onto your new PM , such a good person he his and from the best of breed like all the top jobs.

Out here you can really go upmarket and I am sure there
was room on the front for another person but the speed may
of dropped a little from 5km per hr to 3 , so long as you were not in a hurry a bargain at a 10 puppies , and it beats walking in the heat
Never mind, as all ithis take place in ISTime, so manyana

Mr Blenders drive to work , sorry Mr Blenders drivers drive to work
looks like this as he turns out to go under the NH8 from
F603 hotel.
Cars come with that added extra at a cost , wing mirrors if you look closely at the white one . Cheapscate indeed!!!
But then there is never anything behind you , honest, well just the car that wants to get infront

Last but not least to have a ponder on is the love of the great game,
paper, scissors or rock, opps wrong piccie
No its the right one for Mrs Pimms from MR Blenders
Not so sure on the ginger hair though , seen too many Indian guys with this colour and it does look strange
Something to do with vanity is it Kam?
Just don't go to work with a Ginge on or they will know now what your weakness is

Lots of Indian people play this game every day whilst crossing the road , but they have become so predictable as they always use upturned paper in thier attempt to win, now I should point out that being cocooned inside a large metal object is a bonus when playing this game, more so when you are being driven at speed along the middle of the road. We eventually apply some deceleration in the form of jumping hard on the brakes , but adds to the distrations of playing the game
Please Mr Indian, this is really not the time to ask the vehicle speeding towards you ( for the Indian that wishes to play this is ) if it is paper, stone or scissors?
I know, you will always use an uphanded palm for paper and as the responce to that is my scissors you always lose.
( pointing upwards will always beat you in the game) so start being creative before you are run down , sorry beaten in this game. Or run a but quicker!!!!!!

As an example, Mr Blenders always uses stone against any passengers/drivers wishing to play when he crosses the road, although sometimes upturned scissors with one blade missing, usually the right one, seems to win him the game, but then thats just him.

You can practice this at home or in the office but should only do this in private, as it is not recommended infront of
,french due to aginacourt, they may take you for an archer , german, spanish , irish, latvians called Lauris, and definately not the scots, you will always lose, big time, these people are experts at this international sport and if you beat them then run away quickly to celebrate your victory or you will lose the return match

Well , hope you enjoyed this little ramble , and

Namaste

June 23rd 07

2007-06-24T07:15:00.000+04:00

Hello Blog readers

Mr blender has spent saturday morning at the barbers on a new experience
Haircut with a head and back massage all for just over 600rps
Now where will he get this service in the UK when we return, one day?
Still not managed to find the right barber under a tree, but who knows the 100rps haircut might be on here one day

Treated Mrs Pimms to a nice pressie as she had to wait till he was finished , all of 40 mins
Pearls and silver that just managed to catch her eye as she walked past the shop
Well she is worth it

Monsoon has still not reached us , expected by the end of the month, well at least the temperature will go down and the dust will be washed away

Mr Blender found his first school on the web , it has closed a while back as due to the usual cost cutting stuff, one of 11 pupils in the 60,s and there is even a piccie of "big brother" on there .
Scary stuff this internet.
Check out the website about for where he comes from
Bit before his time, but they will be adding the 60's history to the page
Check it out @ http://www.arrocharheritage.com/index.htm

Meanwhile out in Delhi its time to go for the weekend training session at the gym , wearing the monty python "I'm not dead yet" tee shirt, gluttons for punishment as this makes the trainer work us harder, well we have to do our little bit to look good on the day in September, will follow the seesion with a little dip in the water around 7pm , well its there waiting for us!
PS: The pictures can be viewed full screen if you click on them

Very nearly the last for now is a little bit of culture, piccie taken a while back , Delhi's Red fort, the channel used to carry water for cooling, this was the ecological way for air con, back in those distant days of the Mohguls.

And finally some humour

Pfizer announced today that Viagra will soon be available in liquid form, and will be marketed by Pepsi Cola as a power beverage suitable for use as a mixer
It will now be possible for a man to pour himself a stiff one!
Obviously this can no longer be called a soft drink and this gives new meanings to the names of "cocktails", "highballs" and of course "stiff drink"
The new drink will be marketed as "Mount & Do"

Apparently the Pharmacy Society in the UK have decided to give a generic names for Viagra
Patients are requested to ask thier doctors for :
Mycoxafloppin, Dixafix, Mydixarizin, Mydixadrupin of Ibepokin to obtain the generic version on prescription

Namaste to our readers

Birds and driving

2007-06-19T19:54:00.001+04:00

Hi

Well we thought our little family on the balcony had
gone this morning
The bird has left the nest, but found it sheltering under
the Air Con unit and now roaming the balcony and all the
plants that have been left out there.
Won't be long till it flies off the 6th floor, just so long as it can flap its wings before the hard bit at the bottom.

Anyone know how long they stay for? Getting more like a proper pigeon every day

Meanwhile it was day of rest for Mrs Pimms , gym and pool closed on a Tuesday so lazed around all day reading and surfing.
Computer skills have come on leaps and bounds and can now manage to type using both hands.

Meanwhile on the subject of driving since we are in the dented car capital of the world.
How to tell where a driver comes from
1 hand on the wheel, 1 hand on the horn
Gurgaon call centre driver

One hand on the wheel, two fingers out the window
Glasgow

One hand on the wheel, one hand on the newspaper, foot solidly on the accelerator
Luton

One hand on the wheel , cradling cell phone , brick on the accelerator
London

Both hands on the wheel, eyes shut , both feet on brake , quivering in terror
Kerela , but driving in Delhi

Both hands in the air, gesturing , both feet on the accelerator , head turned to talk to someone in back seat
Paris

One hand on lap, one knee on wheel, cradling phone, foot on brake, mind on the
game: Cricket supporter

One hand on wheel, one hand on hunting rifle, alternating between both feet being on the accelerator and both on the brake, throwing a McDonalds out the window
Deep South USA

One hand constantly refocusing the rear view mirror to show different angles
for getting the lippi , mascara and face pack on , one hand going between brush , phone, and handbag, both feet on the accelerator , rockwieler steering car
Birmingham( Normally a female)

Two hands gripping the handlebars , reddish hair just visible under the canopy, driving at 25khr on the 4 lane highway in the outside lane with the right indicator on
Rickshaw driver on the NH8

Two hand on the handlebars , two hands on the person infront with another two hands holding on to the second person and a final two hands holding the saddle, and four paws wherever they fit.
Motor bike , yep the NH8

No hands , eyes shut, horizontal on the bed of a cart, but holding the reins to the two oxen who know where to go
NH8 again

Anymore ?

Namaste

शोर्ट ऎंड स्वीट

2007-06-18T19:48:00.000+04:00

ही ब्लोग्गेर्स

वेल्ल, ई बेत यू वोंदेर वहत हस हप्पेनेद तो ओर व्रितिंग
सो दो वी, बेचुअसे अस सून अस यू फिनिश अ वर्ड , इत च्नागेस तो थिस हिंदी स्क्रिप्ट लिके मैजिक

नमस्ते