By bluerasberry on 2007-01-24
I woke up this morning with malaise. Last night I had talked with Abiji about going to a doctor because after one week I still have had diarrhea daily. In the last week I have not felt bad, although I have been tired. I attributed that to going to the toilet approximately twice every night […]
Posted in health, India | Tagged hospital, medicine, sickness
By bluerasberry on 2007-01-23
I have continually thought that I was making a good recovery from sickness for about one week. In that time I have had no fever and have gone through the day without having abnormal toilet habits, but at night I have also had to wake up and use facilities several times. If I knew that […]
Posted in computer, drug, India, rights | Tagged business, censorship, license, marijuana, opium, police
By bluerasberry on 2007-01-21
It is 9:40. Jet lag has not been so bad as for the transfer to Essex. I still sleep more than I like but I feel great. Someone has been singing outside my room for at least ninety minutes. I just opened my window for light and two cows looked at me. I am on […]
Posted in animal, India | Tagged cow
By bluerasberry on 2007-01-18
I wrote letters to SJ and Miss Patti encouraging them to come to India now – so far as I know they both have flexible schedules. I also wrote Chia and Kieran thanking them for good times in England. Just a few days ago I wrote a letter to my mother and sent her a […]
Posted in personal
By bluerasberry on 2007-01-18
I have diarrhea again and have for about twelve hours. I feel dehydrated because I did not drink much last night. I miss gatorade because electrol powder has a salty taste. I am not sure if gatorade is as good but I thirst for it. More about the Kumba Mela – while waiting at the […]
Posted in India, religion | Tagged music
By bluerasberry on 2007-01-18
It was certainly the biggest gathering I could possibly imagine, and the only reason I am able to now picture it in my mind is because I went there and saw it with my eyes. So often I get lost here. I am keeping myself in a tiny part of a district in Varanasi and […]
Posted in India | Tagged delerium
By bluerasberry on 2007-01-17
We did not sleep at Kumba Mela and decided to go back Saturday instead of Sunday. At the train station we had a problem changing our tickets’ dates. As near as I could tell it would take three queues to get an exchange or two to just buy a new ticket. As our train was […]
Posted in festival, India, legal | Tagged bribe, Kumbh Mela, police
By bluerasberry on 2007-01-15
Omar humored my aversion to the police and politely segued into probing my expectations of what I would call authority figures. He has a lot of dignity which I would like to learn. He simply does not regard them as punishing overseers. We decided to go to the foreigner camp, Rainbow. We had adventures, saw […]
Posted in festival, India | Tagged food, hobo, Kumbh Mela
By bluerasberry on 2007-01-13
I want to make clear that although many touts are pushy, they often deliver marks to perfect salespersons. Faruk, for example, made a good pitch at his $135 and $160 2 and 3 piece suits. I can only wish that I had his sales skill – it would make me rich quickly. Had I not […]
Posted in India | Tagged death, war
By bluerasberry on 2007-01-12
I have had “Delhi belly” for perhaps 48 hours but I feel that I am recovering. I have no idea how it happened. The symptoms are reminiscent of a mild flu with the accompanying aches, coupled with an upset stomach that has caused diarrhea and vomiting. I feel that I will be better tomorrow. I […]
Posted in animal, health, India | Tagged clothes, cow, medicine, pigeon, scam, Seattle