Yes, its a bit of a random image and yes it's on its side but just thought I'd do a quick blog not about the holiday but just about the past few days which have been a bit random!
Yesterday I walked up one of the backstreets not far from where we live and found this kind if disused temple. It's all locked up and looks like no one has used it for a while. I also found the spot that you can see from our apartment. People live there in what looks like a bit of an over grown field around the edges and then these little huts. Sometimes there is a cow and sometimes you can see children playing cricket. I was hoping they might be there because generally the children I have met here have been really friendly when I have been out and about.
Anyway all of this is a bit of the beaten track so did not hang around for too long. Then there were the dogs again, different from last time but they still decided to follow me back up to Whitefield Main Road! Also managed to get a picture of a chap having a pee in the street although he is bending down so it looks more like he could be praying. It's been quite a task to get this as it's not really the type of thing you want to be caught doing but just needed it because its kind of been part of the visuals everyday here and I guess the smells too! A camera with a better zoom is maybe what I need.
Oh and last night MT and Detlef actually finished work at a time when we could all go for dinner. We went to Jalsa where the staff are all dressed up in traditional Indian attire with these colourful hats. We got to sit right in the middle this time which was neat because its got all of this sparkly decor and alcoves to admire. Plus it was right next to the screen where they show clips from old Bollywood movies. I still maintain that the women in these films are far more attractive than the men. They seem to be a little podgy but apparently that's a sign of wealth and status here!
There was also a birthday party going on so it wa quite lively! It seems that when you have a birthday cake here it is smeared all over your face! Saw it last night and its not the first time and then some of it is fed to you by hand. It seems a bit of a waste of cake to me given that they all seem to look so beautiful and yummy when I have seen them in the bakeries.
It's Saturday and MT has gone to work, now there's a surprise! So I have been to heave my eyebrows threaded which I would like to say if you're dark like me is much better than waxing or just tweezering. I figured here is a good place to have it done given how dark some of the women are here. The beautician told me that it was unusual to have European woman with hair like Indian woman!
Next stop was the tailors. I had seen some material in there a few weeks back when I went with Muhan to get her a kurta and some slawars made. Its where I went before just in Whitefiled, literally 5 minutes away. Oh and there were 3 cows today! Maybe having a lazy Saturday. Anyway, I had my fingers crossed this pink and yellow material would still be there and it was-hooray! I said I needed it to be made by Wednesday and they told me one month! I was like oh no! I told them I was leaving on Wednesday and the tailor told me okay, Wednesday evening. We eventually settled on mid day-phew!
Okay so he measured me and luckily there was a girl in the shop wearing salwars and a kurta kind of in the style I wanted. Not too baggy salwars and a kurta above the knees so it can be worn with leggings or skinny jeans. Then we had a bit of an issue with the front V. I wanted the same depth as the top I was wearing which is about 7inch but the tailor told me no, too much!. I think what he meant was no too much cleavage but honestly today's top is really not low cut. We have gone for 6 as a compromise. This time the kurta is going to be lined unlike the last. No idea if this is necessary but when in India!
Going out with the teachers on Monday. It's a 7am start. Not quite sure where we are going apart from Kumar is dropping me off somewhere in Kaminahalli to meet them all. I think we may be going towards Mysore so that will be a few hours drive. Really quite touched they called to ask me. It will be a nice way to end my time here!:)
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