I have been christened royal!

Not to clean the posterior oneself after the deed is done to me is the height of royalty and no I would not let any one ruffle my feathers from the wrong end. It is dear, and comes with fine prints. But, a bidet is an experience and my entry into the exclusive club of "royalty". My previous post should convey my fancy for this gadget.

After spending a month in India feeling the warmth of prosperity and development, it was time to scoot back into the western hemisphere with a layover in Seoul, S Korea. Had some plans of checking the entire city especially the Palace, but missed the opportunity but, did not miss the bidet! Courtsey: Seoul Royal Hotel.

What amazed me was the amount of detail and sophistication this thing had on it and then airline companies says they can't make airline seats more comfortable! This thing can be adjusted from an electronic panel that would digitally tell its state, set the temprature, give all options of "intensity", can do "root canal" cleansing as well and all this on the fly!!! I still wonder about the sophistication on this gizmo. Amazing!

Word of caution from the horses mouth, this experience can be uncomfortable.

Delhi has changed.

If San Jose, CA area is known as Silicon Valley because of it's high tech industry then Delhi is the city of bridges and construction.

There probably is no nook left in the city where one does not find construction happening. There can not be a bigger billboard screaming that this is the sign of prosperity. Who would have expected a sophisticated metro station in the middle of congested Chandni Chowk. Swelling with pride factor.

I can't aim no more.

After thousand hour wait at the carousel finally had all my baggage together and my bladder was at the verge of exploding and had to make a dash to whereelse .... mensroom.

In the rush did not realize; right when I relieved myself I realized, WTF!?!? In a country where the average height is probably 5'5" the urinals are located almost at 4' height. One has to know enough physics to compute the projectile's trajectory to find the right aim. And, me no good at this.

This was the first time I noticed this and it was stuck to my head and started comparing height of pretty much every thing that crossed my path *ahem* exceptions are always there. And, everything was higher than we normally find elsewhere.

Even taking a dump was a tip-toe affair considering the height. And, after all the intake you can imagine the number of visit takes an exponential upswing.

Disclaimer: Numbers may be exaggerated!
PS: I know I am kinda wierd to notice things like these but, what to do.

Million and one wet smooches

After almost two years I am here - Delhi. There is something about this place, the moment I step off the airplane (ya, I flew in) I felt this million and one wet smooches on every pore of my skin - it was the humidity! Nevertheless, it was refreshing considering the weather of Seattle, this was rejuvenating.

Walking to the baggage claim, something bugged the hell out of me and have to bitch about it. The airport's flooring has this expensive marble and there is one carousel for thousand and one flight that decide to arrive at the same time - midnight! How about a regular flooring and few extra carousel.

Note: I will be posting India visit in retrospect so expect posting that may not be in sequence.