The last two blog entries actually been longer on the Internet, but since we are here in Pondicherry, our "super" flash drive does not, of course, once again . It works like this: I have the stick I bought in Kerala (= Indian state). After we cross the border between Kerala and Tamil Nadu had passed, work, the Internet anymore, because all its assets for roaming charges on it went. Now, finally, could the Idea Manager with tooth and nail to solve the problem for us, actually in Madurai and the part was wonderful, we could once even skype with it. Now we are in Pondicherry. And Pondicherry, although only a very small French enclave, which was incorporated in 1954 the Indian state, but also just so a separate Indian state. And so of course now our Internet Stick again. Credit = virtually zero, due to roaming charges. The Idea Showroom (sounds great, right?) Calls a friendly lady at the Customer Service, which immediately says that it was none of that one had the Kerala call Customer Service. At the moment there is just a power failure and the friendly lady can not call via landline to Kerala and their Idea mobile phone has enough airtime to make phone calls so far. So we try it with my phone. When she logs in and says she has retained an Idea Store, the phone just hung in short, this number is only for customers. Finally, I hang myself on the string and then try to explain my problem. I wait indefinitely, you must declare the whole thing a second time, wait again and indefinitely in the end they say I should just have some credit on it load, then it would work again although I've paid for 30 days already. That the problem lies in Idea and not with me, they do not understand and simply refer me to the Idea-complaint service, which will sit with me ... Yes, yes, blah blah blah. I give up. Until there is something we have long since returned to Switzerland. And actually, now would be so high season for my job search. Hopefully, only that the thing then the next change of canton, back in Tamil Nadu, is working again. The "Indian provincial mindset" sends his regards!
The other functional disorders still affect my body. I get another African Flash Back, where I have already experienced the same thing. After my "top-and bottom-Out Party" last Sunday, I am still totally dehydrated and am therefore tired and no appetite. Let's see if it does not work with one point, I can still log in as me so anorexic model at a publishing house. With a little make-up and capable of one or the other little plastic surgery to make sure there could be something ...
Pondicherry is above all known by the Sri Aurobindo Ashram and only few kilometers outside the city nearest model Auroville, which is originated from the same movement. As a guest in one of Sri Aurobindo-Guest House, we can relate (!!!) for 20 rupees per person food vouchers for three meals and go into the city in the Sri Aurobindo-eat cafeteria. There we have today, Thursday also settled with Eugene.
Eugene is 72 years old, Swiss, and has lived 9 years in Auroville. By his daughter, who lives as we in Biberist (we live in Biberist?), We have found to contact him. He tells us a lot about themselves and especially about the idea of Auroville ( http://www.auroville.org/ ). First, we listen to it in the nearby park. But there it is, despite shady trees is almost unbearably hot. Louis sweating like a waterfall. So we start walking on their way to our accommodation. Heading Eugene invites us into a topschickes on European styled restaurant because he wants a coffee. The children's course, extremely pleased and Sami drifts back and see. He wants there in the evening for a pizza eating out more than 350 rupees because the picture looks so delicious. "Säääämi wake up!" First, we have our 20-rupees-vouchers, secondly, did you but the food tasted pretty good at the ashram and, third, think of the great lasagna the day before yesterday ... And in such a place we go to eat anyway. That's not India!
item that is in any case, Eugene accompany us on our tomorrow's visit to Auroville, which of course is great. For as we get a better insight and he can give us a little more "freedom" . Give
the evening I get myself up and go, despite considerable loss of appetite with my family dinners. I eat very little rice good, Dhaal, porridge and Curd (plain yogurt). And on the way home I actually find a pharmacy. What does one? Several! As is typical of India, the transactions are not really distributed in the city, but usually together. So all pharmacies in a heap, all the kitchen scales to sell a bunch, all in one place does not matter carpenter, etc., I get my electrolyte powder, and now try to bring my water budget back into balance. It seems to work.
So, now is again packed times. We are 4-5 kilometers north and pull us look a beach property. Hop in the Bay of Bengal and then to make us to Auroville. And if the stupid Internet Stick will not work soon, he jumps into the Bay of Bengal ... No, certainly not for the pollution of our seas, others are responsible. Right now, I think just turn again BP, right?
(Rémy)
Here is the link to the current map
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