tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22902281.post2240884922549491359..comments2024-02-07T18:00:58.854+05:30Comments on SnidKnits and Clicks Pics: Hello! Or should I say Namaskaar?Cindy/Snidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08899610721323830021noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22902281.post-55605895596296392582008-01-13T04:43:00.000+05:302008-01-13T04:43:00.000+05:30Hi! :-) Wow, that shower siuation is interesting. ...Hi! :-) Wow, that shower siuation is interesting. I'm used to hard water, but freezing cold water? Not so much. heh. Your experiences sound really cool so far, though.Sarah Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794318171086774020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22902281.post-29468872232045556632008-01-11T15:42:00.000+05:302008-01-11T15:42:00.000+05:30I love reading your blog, just like when I first a...I love reading your blog, just like when I first arrived, except I still can't get with the bucket shower program - I just take very short but hot showers after waiting 15 min. Our kitchen doesn't have hot water at all. <BR/>One luxury I love is going to spa.ce over on Cunningham Rd (sadly a little far from you) and getting a massage and then afterwards they have these huge 40 gallon water heaters and I take a long hot shower. <BR/><BR/>the flat looks great. I couldn't cross streets either! I have some basic rules - do not mess with buses or trucks. the autos can go around you and the two wheelers will go around you, but watch out for the cars. It is ok to go part way and stop if you can. standing next to someone crossing can certainly help.<BR/><BR/> Forum mall is pretty nice. For most movies you must buy tickets ahead of time, sometimes even days ahead of time. Different prices for different classes/times. I want to try the super fancy class. I like the bookstore at Forum.<BR/><BR/>I'm back from Kerala and will catch up with you soon!<BR/><BR/>You are doing so great, I'm impressed! oh forum mall does have decent coffee in this teeny coffee bean place. When I first moved here forum mall was one of my escapes from reality.Debbie Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391134822376682311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22902281.post-47256287602774895612008-01-11T00:39:00.000+05:302008-01-11T00:39:00.000+05:30LOL - your shower adventures sound like Melbourne ...LOL - your shower adventures sound like Melbourne in the Great Gas Crisis! (Melbourne uses gas a lot - heating, cooking, hot water....) I'd much prefer to not us a tumble drier - I hateses them!<BR/>Thanks for the poke to go see Mountain View - it looks great, now to find an affordable place!<BR/>Good luck with the settling in and finding furniture (golly, does that ring a bell for us!). Arriving with clothes and some basics makes for a real adventure!yarnivoroushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04253817840476574619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22902281.post-21876443736035101932008-01-10T04:22:00.000+05:302008-01-10T04:22:00.000+05:30That apartment looks positively posh! Nice! How ab...That apartment looks positively posh! Nice! How about an address or cross streets so I can find you in Google Earth? That would be fun...<BR/><BR/>We do get used to our luxurious showers here... wasteful, too. Even with low-flow heads, I know we're using plenty of water.<BR/><BR/>In Central America the water heaters for showers are hilarious... they're electric, point-source, and attached directly to the shower head. Lukewarm water comes straight down at you, and you just assume that since no-one else has been electrocuted in there, that you'll make it out alive too. But they work just fine for the climate and again, so much less wasteful...<BR/><BR/>Is Benny going to have to adjust to indoor cathood, or are you going to risk him on the streets of Bangalore? Just don't tell him about the mall!<BR/><BR/>Keep on keeping us posted!<BR/><BR/>Love<BR/>MayaMayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18156004741221780703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22902281.post-68373231870690831852008-01-10T03:45:00.000+05:302008-01-10T03:45:00.000+05:30There was this place in SF I used to love ordering...There was this place in SF I used to love ordering pizza from. They had one with curry. It was yummy! <BR/><BR/>The flat looks great, and the cat seems to be adjusting quite nicely. In Thailand, they have solar water heaters where the water gets pumped into a huge metal can on the roof and is heated by the outside temperature (always hot there, not sure if it is in Bangalore) so there's never shortage of hot water. They also air dry most clothing in the hot sun. <BR/><BR/>My parents also have an outdoor kitchen because it's so hot there that adding heat inside is a huge energy waste when they have to turn up the A/C to counter it. <BR/><BR/>Hope the adventure so far is fun! I'm sure you'll start missing "good old American something" sooner or later. Perhaps yarn? :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22902281.post-31028739572531717912008-01-10T01:44:00.000+05:302008-01-10T01:44:00.000+05:30OMG, Lush! But how do you use it with crummy show...OMG, Lush! But how do you use it with crummy showers and no tub?SpinalCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16276047957092080332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22902281.post-740890674197239572008-01-09T23:37:00.000+05:302008-01-09T23:37:00.000+05:30Great to hear from you, Cindy! Can't wait to hear...Great to hear from you, Cindy! Can't wait to hear more!Margit Sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10598857001911420397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22902281.post-53929976969817821002008-01-09T22:23:00.000+05:302008-01-09T22:23:00.000+05:30Glad you're settling in. I totally forgot about t...Glad you're settling in. I totally forgot about the water heater thing. I remember taking a freezing cold "Indian shower" once in Delhi winter because I didn't know about the heater and screaming every time I dumped a jug of that freezing cold water over my head.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22902281.post-51257159460859699222008-01-09T22:06:00.000+05:302008-01-09T22:06:00.000+05:30Dang, you have a "boy"? I need a "boy"! lolGreat p...Dang, you have a "boy"? I need a "boy"! lol<BR/><BR/>Great post Cindy, I really enjoy hearing about your discoveries and experiences, not to mention just hearing that you're all okay. <BR/><BR/>I added Anna's & Bryan's blogs to my RSS feed so I'll be getting everyone's POV. I bet you can't wait for that solar heated water, eh?Bogiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18425612484907290356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22902281.post-67926960361931012042008-01-09T20:42:00.000+05:302008-01-09T20:42:00.000+05:30The flat and your pictures are lovely. I love hea...The flat and your pictures are lovely. I love hearing about all the differences and juxtopositions. Like how having a service "boy" is totally normal, but a hot shower is a luxury. I'm glad you and the cats are settling in.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08167974715652209632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22902281.post-86222836091059346762008-01-09T14:46:00.000+05:302008-01-09T14:46:00.000+05:30I do have to ask -- are your switches the opposite...I do have to ask -- are your switches the opposite way from in the States? Took me a while to get used to that. And planning ahead to take a shower (we've got the water heater switch thingy, too).<BR/><BR/>Crossing streets in Nairobi can be unnerving, too -- I tend to find a local and cross with them!<BR/><BR/>Great to see you there and settling in, as well as the cats!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22902281.post-87576468246554181772008-01-09T14:11:00.000+05:302008-01-09T14:11:00.000+05:30Nice to hear you are doing okay out there!The new ...Nice to hear you are doing okay out there!<BR/><BR/>The new house looks great and I hope you'll get to move soon.Pikku- Kettuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02974255623345691011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22902281.post-76435573414328778712008-01-09T14:08:00.000+05:302008-01-09T14:08:00.000+05:30Good to see you settling in! The flat and house bo...Good to see you settling in! The flat and house both look nice. Seeing the stray, though, what sort of protection will your cats have if they venture out? I lost a kitten to marauding strays when I was a kid.<BR/>Bucket baths rule! But you'll love the shower when summer hits. Speaking of, how's the weather? Do you find it cool at all? <BR/>Also, wouldn't a serve apartment have service? I'm puzzled.MrsFifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11842692214082594142noreply@blogger.com