For the last couple of days, I think I've watched TV more than any period of my life. I know now why they call it the idiot box, because soon enough you feel like one.

Here's salvation: just got to know that while I'm here in the hotel, the good ol' company will be footing my internet bills. So, in-room Broadband WiFi, be mine!

My 8th day away from home, and 6th in India ( Read more... )

... so claimed some American newspaper about Islamabad, according to one of our hosts to Pakistan ( Read more... )

bastiat left for Indonesia on a six-week stint last night. That means one less people to have good conversations with in the office -- not that the number was high when he was here.

Last December I made a trip to that largest mangrove to the south, the Sundarbans -- accompanied by my wife, her siblings and a few close others. I thought that I'd keep a journal during the course of my journey and to my great amazement, was able to keep one. I don't know how it reads -- I haven't really read it again (you know what I mean) but ( Read more... )

Just back from Barguna! This is probably the longest road trip I've ever made inside the country -- it took 12 hours to reach by road...

Too tired to write the details... will post later...