September 4th, 2010
I told you yesterday that Carine had tracked down Commonwealth Games merchandise for me, didn’t I ?
I am really chuffed with my T shirt & mug & sipper (love that word – going to start using it, as part of my new pro-CWG-street-credibility).
So it would be really churlish of me to complain, right ?
Yes, it would.
But all the same, I have to voice one little regret…hey, where’s my vuvuzela ?
I so, so want an Indian vuvuzela, to go with our World Cup ones from South Africa, and then I can enter [...]
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August 13th, 2010
So, how are our Games looking today ?
I know you are all counting down with me, so you all know full well that there are just 51 days to kick of.
In keeping with my new “Getting rather bored with the CWG shenanigans” avatar, I am only giving you one main story a day, along with a quick headline round-up.
The headlines are as depressing as usual.
More corruption allegations.
The Enforcement Directorate is having a field day.
The Australians think the security preparations are not on track. I think the expression used was “all [...]
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August 7th, 2010
The never-ending saga of the CWG continues.
Last night, I watched, fascinated, as Mr. Kalmadi said on national TV that basically there was nothing to worry about, all is well, all will be well in the best of all possible worlds etc. etc. Well, he didn’t exactly use that quotation, but he was resolutely upbeat.
Meanwhile, Carine told me that as a fellow aggrieved tax-payer, she also wants her share of the 43 lakh pots that have been ordered but can’t be used. So we just need to figure out whom to ask. I am re-doing [...]
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August 4th, 2010
My day has been dominated by the discovery of yet another termite trail outside my office. We are having major phone and internet re-wiring done, which involves moving furniture to access the phone sockets, which in turn leads to all kinds of unpleasant discoveries.
And so the ayurvedic-termite-treatment-wala will come again tomorrow, but I am getting increasingly sceptical, and think we should just nuke them. Enough of this touchy-feely kindness.
Away from termites, what else marked my day ? Well, had a brilliant book club last night which went on late. As in late. Huge fun and great catching [...]
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