Ramadhan 2020. It still doesn’t feel like it. Apart from 2 friends staying in the same building as I am and the Bangladeshi that mans the mini mart downstairs, Sazeb, I’ve not been in close proximity or socializing with anybody else since the lockdown. So I’ve not met nosy, holier-than-thous asking “Are you fasting?” to …
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The last thing you need on holiday is…..being sick 😵😓
Falling ill in India
Gwalior. Unheard of before but surprisingly worth it
Wrong Train to Gwalior
Agra, less excited second time around
Air India. So far the best airline for travelling domestically. Their seats and legroom are much bigger. Not that shorty & skinny me needs extra size seat & legroom. But the leggies and biggies will love Airindia for these. And they serve meals for our 70-minute journey from Varanasi to Agra. It’s so surreal to …
An encounter with Hanuman
Hanuman of Varanasi
‘Respect the Dead’
You don’t respect the dead until….you pay us.
Suicide, or was it Homicide Mission? Probably Both
What doesn’t kill you makes you live to tell…
Dhobi on the Ghatt
Laundry by the river, manually
Aarti – Fire Ceremony on the Ganges
Aarti
Being Meany, again. In Varanasi
Went to visit this temple. One young boy, could be around 15, greeted me and asked me to start with a small chamber on the right. There were 2 items of importance in the chamber. He told me but I forgot the minute he finished explaining. Then asked me to repeat after him. Something like …
Not a Typical Malaysian lah : Diary of a Traveller 