However this place does have a proper computer with the internet and USB access and everything so I can finall upload some of my pics. Yay! However my camera is back at the hotel. Boo.
Here are some pics. All slightly odd and not many of them - I will try to get more up later.
Some of the dudes I work with. from the left we have: Blurry dude, John Bennie, Ashiq, Senthil, Wasim, Apache, Cecil
Poor Ashiq got extremely drunk this night and had to be taken home by some of the guys. He apparently couldn't find his own house. I'm sure we all have been there.
He's not been out since.
This is the Smoking floor at the office. Made of marble and open to the elements. It is extrodinarily nice. Especially seeing as I'm not even going to be allowed to smoke by the tmi I get back to the UK.
Sorry - I've just looked again. This is a rubbish photo of an ashtray isn't it... I am sure that I have taken more photo's than this of stuff - trouble is that I can't find them - my marvelous phone (which has broken in th heat) seems to have lost them...
This is a 'hot dog'.
It is made out of chicken which is why it is white. Very strange. It would also appear that they only grow tiny buns over here.
This was my driver at the airport. He had a placard with my surname on. They even managed to spell it right. None of the usual Whitehead or Wipeside here!
I was particularly happy that I had by far the smartest looking driver in the entire airport to pick me up. I felt bad for looking like such a scruffy bastard.
Apparently someone has found that they'll sell you their hat for a fiver. I might get one.
Sorry for the utterly weak set of photo's - I am going to try to get some of the shonky video's I've got on my phone up in a sec. However I'll have to try to get a converter and then upload to YouTube or summat - I'm not entirely sure that I can be bothered.
There are better pics than this I promise! I'm just not going to show them to you lot... :-(
As I said there is a riot today (its called a strike but one of the drivers apparently said "They eat breakfast first, then they fight"). Apparently they are protesting either at the fact that there are so many foreigners here, or they are striking because the supreme court has removed the reservation of university for (get this) OBC's - Other Backwards Classes. This is an official term used by everyone. Basically it means lower castes and other communities/tribes who have historically not done to well on the edumacation front. Part of the furore is that there are loads of communities who are trying to be classified as OBC cos of all the benefits that they get. Dole scam indian stylee...
I have found some more pictures - they have been hijacked from this computer where everyone else has left thier picture uploads. I am sure that this is the most horrible duplication and data wastefulness to upload them myself (they are probably on a thousand blogs and picture sites already - I just don't know where) but needs must.
They have been taxed from Laura who is running the show over here (well - running the bit that I work in so thats all I care about).
I'm waiting for the pics to upload now - apparently 2Mbit is a fantastic connection. I suspect that this is nearer 1nanobit/s :
Yay - all done! Only took 45 minutes...
Ok - so here is :
Lakshmi and a stone elephant. The elephant isn't as big as it looks. Lakshmi is tiny (and also after an English husband ;-))
I would like to point out that I am not currently the object of her 'Moving to England' scam. However, she has history of trying all available opportunities... we shall see...
MONKEYS!!!
Soldier hitting child with stick.
Soldier pointing gun at child.
We've seen a bit of this over here - unfortunatly we missed 'Security guard dragging begger child away by ear' which would have completed the set.
Lobster! (this is round two).
Freaky dudes at the theme park that I mentioned in the last post.
If you look really carefully you'll notice that I have hidden myself away in there somewhere!! 100 rupees to the first person to guess where I am.
Kick it!
Some of the Chennai Service Desk girlies singing.
From the left : Srilatha, Patricia, Jagatheeswari (yep!),Sofia, Anu, Usha (from the archers).
Laura getting done in a traditional cake attack.
This is Lawrence, one of the drivers over here. And a cow.
He is ace. A right laugh - we can only understand one word in 3 at the best of times but we all get on. He gives everyone nicknames. Mine has evolved into Crazy Bin Laden (I have a beard so I obviously look like the terrorist leader).
Blimey - I'm glad no-one uses dial up anymore or you'd be here for hours waiting for that lot to download.... You can view my Flickr Photostream (which only has a few others) here.
Now I'm gonna go and sit on the roof and read a book - I am now stranded in someone elses house til 7pm when the riots officially stop and our drivers will come and pick me up.
I'm supposed to be going out tonight to a club, I am entirely unprepared - having slept on a sofa, not wearing 'Club Gear' and feeling generally unwashed and a bit crap.
Tomorrow (you'll love this) I am in a fashion show. In front of 1000 odd people. I wish I could be more sober when these things are suggested and not agreed to do them.
I am hoping that there will be a mysterious mass camera failure but I doubt it - in which case I will get some pics on here for you.
Christ - I've been doing this update for 2 hours now. Time for me to go and laze about in the sun.
Oh yeah - I'm not coming back til the 1st June now. This is definitely the final date.
Love ya.
P
1 comment:
Well!!
That's definitley more like it! And there I was getting all worried that you weren't really having fun! Looks excellent- and hey- fashion show is surely a million people's dream ambition, and you with your stunning good looks just walk into one...patch the brave. HEH. You better had post pictures!!
It's weird, in some ways I've already forgotten what you look like! Do you know what I mean? ..I haven't really- but it was a tiny shock to see you there- like for real..watching monkeys and wearing your yellow T shirt- I suppose my brain rationally knows that you're still alive and you've gone to India- but really, it just thinks you've disappeared- turned into vapour..So, I'm glad that now it knows what's what..that You're drinking beer out of boots and taking photos of ash trays...ah, the world is right again..
(I think I'm the only person who will understand what I just wrote - but in the interest of diversity I'll leave it in).
And you are a bit brown!!!! You look healthy :)
The pictures of the kiddies are sad :( hey ho..
I'm glad you sound happy and are enjoying yourself! It's sunny in Britain today- gorgeous...spring has properly sprung.
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