Warning: This is a totally nerdy blog post! I’m getting more and more concerned that I’m turning in to a Windows fanboy! A couple of months ago I got new laptop which had Vista pre-installed. Convinced I would hate it I tried to get the IT guy at the office to put XP on instead. Unfortunately it wasn’t possible so I had to get to grips with it. To my increasing horror, I actually...

OK, this is a completely non-relevant post, infact, you can ignore it because it’s a rant at the insane stupidity of the excuse for professional business, otherwise known as the Student Loans Company. If anyone working abroad will testify, you have to let the SLC know that you are working abroad. This is all fine and dandy, they send you a form asking you how much you earn in your local currency...

One of the things you learn to live with in India is their love for noise. Any noise. As long as it’s loud. They are truly not content until whatever noise they are making is perforating ear drums within a 1km radius. In the cinema the walls, floors and seats vibrate with the sound. At temples, there are bells, drums and singers blaring out from 6am onwards. Most of it you learn to deal with,...

This post is in part inspired by one of the interns working at Agriya, he rides around Chennai on a scooter (clearly the heat has got to him, is he mad?!) and written about his experiences here. So, it has inspired me to tell you all about the Chennai traffic rules. First off, there are basically two official ways of getting a driving license in India: For those that don’t want to...

Just had a shave (shave yourself, in India? No way!) and noticed that when I smile (which is apparently all the time), I have big lines extending from the corners of my eyes. I’m getting old! Or, my preferred reason, the humidity and pollution in Chennai is sucking my skin dry of moisture, causing these laughter lines. Either way. Feeling so sad