Category Archives: Money

You read about it in the expat books but it doesn’t prepare you much. You hear about the problems you will have with your maid but it’s always from the point of view of the employer, poor victim taken advantage … Continue reading →

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Kitty Vindaloo | 3 Comments

This is the time of year when maids and cooks and others come asking for loans or advances on salary for their children’s school fees. The difference between a loan and an advance is that a loan is repaid over … Continue reading →

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Kitty Vindaloo | 2 Comments

I have never liked the word expat. It sounds funny: ecs-pah-t. And it’s not even a real word, it’s short for expatriate, “out of your country”, in other words, emigrant. But in fact, it means a lot more. It means … Continue reading →

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Kitty Vindaloo | 9 Comments

Unless you have lived under a rock for the last couple of weeks, you have heard about the “ice bucket challenge”. Last time I checked, the ALS society has raised over 70 million US dollars. Nice. Honestly, after the couple … Continue reading →

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Kitty Vindaloo | 6 Comments

It took 10 months and a trip back to Texas for us to consider that maybe it’s time to reintroduce meat into our diet. This also probably comes from the fact that although we have a cook who comes twice … Continue reading →

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Kitty Vindaloo | Leave a comment

We like our maid. She’s sweet, and she’s drama free. Probably because she doesn’t speak much English.  A few months ago, she came to our door after I posted a “wanted” ad on our compound’s forum. Within a few seconds, … Continue reading →

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Kitty Vindaloo | 6 Comments

We are once again in Hyderabad, on the 7th floor of a hotel with a view.  And we brought the heavy artillery, camera wise. There is certainly something despicable about this situation, but after hours of pondering my guilt, I … Continue reading →

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Kitty Vindaloo | Leave a comment

Where on earth are the 10-rupee bills?  And the 20-rupee bills?  Why is it that nobody ever has change in this country?  How come at the end of a day, the shopkeepers are not flooded with small change? The coconut … Continue reading →

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Kitty Vindaloo | 1 Comment

Where’s the kitchen?

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Kitty Vindaloo

Last night was our first in our new home.  It’s been a cornucopia of emotions!  Sometimes I would look in awe at our garden, with hibiscus, squirrels, palms and unidentified plants.  Yet, in the middle of the night I was … Continue reading →

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