Posted on November 17, 2008, 10:35 am, by Reid, under
India.
This weekend my flatmates and I checked out two hotel buffets – the Marriot and Taj Krishna for brunch on Saturday and Sunday. Each offerred 1000/1500 rupee buffet brunches with high class food, including unlimited lobster, crab, wine, and cocktails: From Hyderabad From Hyderabad Super-ridiculous. The Marriot had a nice longe on the top floor [...]
Posted on November 16, 2008, 11:26 am, by Reid, under
India.
Friday’s big event was attending Sumitra’s wedding. I headed home from work to change into the kurta I purchased a few days earlier. As soon as I took it out of the bag, I realized that it was still full of wrinkles, so I spent a good 10 minutes ironing them out. Hopped into a [...]
Posted on November 16, 2008, 9:40 am, by Reid, under
India.
Although Wysz will probably never miss India in his lifetime, here’s a glimpse of the dessert tray in the Google Hyderabad office. Quite comparable to the desserts in Mountain View: From Hyderabad
Posted on November 13, 2008, 10:00 am, by Reid, under
India.
Here’s a short clip of what it’s like for me to walk home from work. Note: I live literally a minute away from work (awesome!). Although you can get a sense of how much crowded it is in Hyderabad, I’ve seen much crazier traffic (literally standstill, car honking craziness) when walking back. If I see [...]
Posted on November 13, 2008, 8:53 am, by Reid, under
India.
Wedesday: With Sumitra’s wedding coming up this Friday, Joshua and Ravi wanted to take me to Fabindia to get a kurta. For those of you not familiar with a kurta, it’s a loose fitting traditional shirt that can fall below the knees. I’m linking to the Wikipedia article about kurta‘s, but the pictures aren’t very [...]