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For years now, E. has been telling me about “the magic of Shanghai”.  So we came here, and I saw… a city.  A nice city, modern and shiny, but just a city.  Magic is a subjective concept. Fast forward a … Continue reading →

Posted on July 30, 2016 by Kitty Vindaloo | 3 Comments

Facebook was kind enough to remind me of what happened a year ago. It posted the first picture of Jadoo, our puppy. A year ago, that adorable fleabag entered our lives by wagging its little tail. A few days later, … Continue reading →

Posted on April 2, 2016 by Kitty Vindaloo | Leave a comment

Personal space

Posted on November 26, 2015 by Kitty Vindaloo

I haven’t even left Houston but I am already falling victim to the Indian “push and shove”.  It happened once, I let it slide.  The second time,  I got my best “Auntie, I am no longer intimidated by your kind” … Continue reading →

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It’s been almost two months that we have been back in the States, but my heart is still in India. I got a new haircut, changed my hair color, updated my make-up and wardrobe, and got new glasses (*).  But … Continue reading →

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Kitty Vindaloo | Leave a comment

I am alone in the house, with our little kitten who is sleeping in my carry-on. Little does she know she will be in her carrier for 20 some odd hours, on her way back to Texas. My checked luggage … Continue reading →

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Kitty Vindaloo | 2 Comments

Passing with distinction

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Kitty Vindaloo

Last week, around 9pm, rather late, our maid calls. She’s talking about ticket numbers and computers. I have no idea what she’s talking about. Mam, my brother call you. He did a few minutes later, explaining that the results for … Continue reading →

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Lazy Saturday afternoon, I go visit my puppies. They are getting big now, love to chew everything, including human noses, or the splint Puppy Girl had for a while since she broke her leg running around. Yes, we took her to … Continue reading →

Posted on May 9, 2015 by Kitty Vindaloo | Leave a comment

April 23, 2015 It took no more than 3 minutes to go from pre-monsoon rain to flooding. Inside the house. Because we just don’t have enough more problems in our lives right now. But this story has a good ending, … Continue reading →

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Kitty Vindaloo | Leave a comment

When it rains, it pours, and I am not talking about monsoon. I must have entered a bad spell in my life, and bad news after catastrophes are piling on to me at a speed so intense I have trouble … Continue reading →

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Kitty Vindaloo | 4 Comments

Yes yes, I met a president of India, the ex President of India more exactly. Ok, I didn’t meet him meet him as in “Hi how are you” but I still got to listen to his 45-minute speech. And I … Continue reading →

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Kitty Vindaloo | 2 Comments