Happy Gandhi Jayanti

[ilovebangladesh 1]

I just want to wish everyone a happy Gandhi Jayanti and that the legacy of tolerance and non-violence that Gandhiji demonstrated will live on in our hearts, our relationships, and our countries.

[trinket 30]

Happy Gandhi Jayanti to everyone else too. I miss school days, we used to have 1 week Gandhi jayanti celebrations.

[catknit 144]

Being the ignorant USC currently living/staying/not-sure-what-to-call-it in Delhi - let me explain my day!

Up and at 'em, knowing I need to pick up a new jacket from CP that I was having altered...STB Mr Catknit and I head to the bus stop. Not much traffic, the buses are completely infrequent. Seems just too quiet...

A bus zooms past well before the stop and STB Mr Catknit is upset saying it will be forever for another. Huh? They come every few minutes...and he says not on national holidays.

What holiday? Wasn't there just a holdiay on Monday, is it part of that??? The questions are free flowing, I haven't a clue!

Now, per usual, I watched the morning news while having tea this morning and they are all over the birth anniversary - but 2 and 2 never added up in my head until he literally spells in out!

So now [after having a clue ] - Happy Gandhi Jayanti!!!

[ilovebangladesh 1]

Being the ignorant USC currently living/staying/not-sure-what-to-call-it in Delhi - let me explain my day!

Up and at 'em, knowing I need to pick up a new jacket from CP that I was having altered...STB Mr Catknit and I head to the bus stop. Not much traffic, the buses are completely infrequent. Seems just too quiet...

A bus zooms past well before the stop and STB Mr Catknit is upset saying it will be forever for another. Huh? They come every few minutes...and he says not on national holidays.

What holiday? Wasn't there just a holdiay on Monday, is it part of that??? The questions are free flowing, I haven't a clue!

Now, per usual, I watched the morning news while having tea this morning and they are all over the birth anniversary - but 2 and 2 never added up in my head until he literally spells in out!

So now [after having a clue ] - Happy Gandhi Jayanti!!!

Too funny!

How long have you been living in Delhi?

[Nina~ 431]

Being the ignorant USC currently living/staying/not-sure-what-to-call-it in Delhi - let me explain my day!

Up and at 'em, knowing I need to pick up a new jacket from CP that I was having altered...STB Mr Catknit and I head to the bus stop. Not much traffic, the buses are completely infrequent. Seems just too quiet...

A bus zooms past well before the stop and STB Mr Catknit is upset saying it will be forever for another. Huh? They come every few minutes...and he says not on national holidays.

What holiday? Wasn't there just a holdiay on Monday, is it part of that??? The questions are free flowing, I haven't a clue!

Now, per usual, I watched the morning news while having tea this morning and they are all over the birth anniversary - but 2 and 2 never added up in my head until he literally spells in out!

So now [after having a clue ] - Happy Gandhi Jayanti!!!

Dont feel too bad. I am the immigrant wife and I still had to go back and google "Gandhi Jayanti" to refresh my memory.. but in my defense, I havent been to India since I was 13 years old.

I see you had the wonderful experience of travelling in and Indian bus.. What do you think so far?

[catknit 144]

I've been here since late June. Because of some headaches with our case I had a game plan of staying here for about a year and then we'd [hopefully] head to the US. USCIS decided to make things more interesting and now it looks like at least I will be returning to the US at the end of this month. [We think - it's so hard to make a decision when you don't really know what is going on].

This is my third trip over and the second was dedicated to seeing how I would handle a move - so things like taking the bus are old hat .

Actually, the city bus system has become my fav way to travel in Delhi - cheap, somewhat easy, dedicated women's seats. [We're in South Delhi so the Metro isn't a great option]. The trick is getting comfy with boarding/leaving a moving bus. Thankfully, I had a sadistic bus driver during high school that trained me well!

[Nina~ 431]

I dont have any fond memories of taking the public buses in Chennai. When I was around 12, I had to take the public bus to home from school and it was nasty... They were crowded and hot with sweaty people standing so close to each other. And not to mention the ocassional pervs who would try to rub against you But this was 13 years ago, and things might be different there now.

[trinket 30]

catknit too funny for sure.

On a serious note though, I wish your VISA problem would sort out soon

I didn't have much problem with buses back in India, may be because I come from a small town and buses were usually spacious enough.

[ELW 5]

I'm with Nina Ballerina on this one - I lived in India for 21 years and had bad experiences with VERY crowded buses (in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh). What I liked was the trains - so spacious, calming and relaxing. (But of course, quite noisy and dirty. )

I remember all the school programs for Gandhi Jayanthi while there, Jai Gandhiji! I feel embarrassed that I forgot till I saw Gandhiji's picture on Google Search.

Edited October 3, 2009 by ELW

[catknit 144]

Hmmm, maybe it's just been good luck on my part. I'm not on them during the super busy hours though - that probably helps. And it's literally just around town - so maybe 20 minutes at a clip?

I'm going on my first train journey on Tuesday and am soooooooooo excited. We're taking one of the overnight trains to Cochin and spending a week holidaying! First time to the south and I can't wait!

[ELW 5]

I can't count the number of overnight train rides I had! I went a number of times from Chennai or Bangalore to Delhi, very long trip but very pleasant on the train.

Kerela is SO beautiful, you will love it! I was in Kanhangad a few times, twice during Monsoon when it would rain and rain hard, then suddenly be bright sunshine. We would literally have only seconds to run out to get our clothes drying in the sun before another downpour would come! Ahh, the good ole days. I miss drying my clothes in the sun!