The other week I saw an email in my inbox (and to be honest, it was one of my mailing list addresses that I use for all internet marketing stuff, and I only saw it as I was scanning through the subject titles to see if there was anything of interest) when I saw one about a new outsourcing project from Chris Crompton called Outsource Mastermind. Being in the subject matter of the new product (I’m...

One of the great things about living in India is the opportunity to learn a new language. In India you have over 14 different languages to choose from, but it makes sense to learn the local one I’m living in the state of Tamil Nadu, in the main city called Chennai (it used to be called Madras before they decided to get rid of the connection with their colonial past). The city is fast filling...

Just had a little argument about the best way to make coffee today. I was asked if I want a coffee, to which I replied, “sure, I’ll boil the water”. This was met with a blank expression along the lines of “why the hell do you want to boil the water?!”…Err, to make coffee? Well, as it turns out, here in India, we make coffee in the opposite way to the UK (well, at...

There are many ways to tell you are in India. One way is to go up a local and ask where you are. If they say 300 Rupees, you know you are in India. But what if you find yourself suddenly geographically challenged and can’t find a handy local to determine your whereabouts? This is where my handy little guide will come in handy, titled…You Know You Are India When… A Honda or Skoda...

Thought I might write about a typical day for me in India. Could be incredibly boring for some, could provide useful information for others…who knows?! My day usually starts around 9:30 – 10am when the maid comes in and starts cleaning the apartment. You don’t have hot water on demand, so you have to turn the heater on and wait 15 minutes or so before it’s hot enough to have...

I was inadvertantly playing Cilla Black the other day at the office, let me set the background if I may… Anand, the CEO of Agriya, the company that I work for has decided that it’s time to get married. Or rather, his parents have decided that it’s time for him to get married – this being India afterall. A hunt up and down the state of Tamil Nadu has uncovered several likely...