Posted in africa on October 21, 2006 | 5 Comments »
Tomorrow I would be taking flight to back home after bidding final good bye to Land of Opportunities Africa. I do not know about the future, I might be here again but surely it would be for different purpose altogether.
I still remember my interaction with one Indian guy in Congo, when I went there for [...]
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NYT columnist Thoms L Friedman in his best selling work The Lexus and The Olive Tree remarked
While the defining measurement of the Cold War was weight - particularly the throw weight of missiles - the defining measurement of the globalization system is speed - speed of commerce, travel, communication and innovation. The Cold War was [...]
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S N Brussels flight was scheduled at 18.05 hrs and everything went smooth, till we get into the plane. After getting into our seats and waiting for at least 30 minutes for plane to take off, we came to know that plane has been delayed due to security reasons. A passenger checked in his luggage, [...]
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Posted in africa, thoughts on August 4, 2006 | 3 Comments »
Everyday, when my car stops at red light, 3-4 small children start hovering around my car, spreading thier little palms, and invariably I give them 100 cfa (African Currency) to each of them. It has become a routine for me. Yesterday I asked my driver to get change for 1000 Cfa bill,and he gave me [...]
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Posted in africa on March 25, 2006 | No Comments »
After being away from blogging for more than 20 days once again back (as if my return was awaited worldover, but nevertheless it seems nice to write). Just joined Olam Ivory Coast and was surprised by this city called Abidjan. Its completely different from my imagination of an african capital. Though i spent only a [...]
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Posted in IIFM, Personal, africa on February 5, 2006 | No Comments »
Only 23 days are left of my stay here at IIFM Bhopal. And probably 30 days in India. While all my friends are happy that they are going to spend some time with the family, I am feeling a bit low as I will get less than 10 days to spend with my family. But [...]
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