May 2007

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Posted on 2007 05 18, Archive, 0 Comments, Permalink

When it comes to religion, Hyderabad is an interesting mix: the population is largely Muslim, with a good number of Hindus living there as well. Overseeing this mixture is a large statue of Buddha installed in the center of the city’s artificial lake. (The lake was built centuries ago, the statue installed in the […]

Ride, Rancheros, Ride

Posted on 2007 05 10, Archive, 0 Comments, Permalink

Underage assault

Posted on 2007 05 01, Archive, 0 Comments, Permalink

I found myself totally swarmed by Indian children. If I turned, they ran around in front of me. If I tried to back up, I found myself unable, being completely surrounded by them. They started making demands to me in English, and it seemed the only English they seemed to know involved asking me to take their picture. My only means of escape seemed clear: I started to get down and snap away, hoping their photographic hunger would soon be satiated, but nay, I was a fool- their hunger only grew. They soon grew tired of group pictures, and each child wanted an individual picture. As I tried to comply, other children would rush in to sabotage efforts of their fellows’ solo photo attempts, and immediately ask for their own solo shot afterwards. It was a whirlwind of treacherous individualism gone horribly, horribly wrong, and I was stuck in the middle of it all.

Nice try.

Posted on 2007 05 01, Archive, 0 Comments, Permalink

Nota Bene: today isn’t May Day. It’s now Loyalty Day.
Says the Whitehouse, at least. *cough*