September 1st, 2010
BIG EXCITEMENT in downtown Vasant Vihar this morning, when 2 tickets for the Opening Ceremonies finally arrived. 2 more are still to come, but my faith and hope and trust in the Games has instantly been restored.
As regular readers of this blog will remember, I had ordered 4 tickets via a mobile-phone-internet connection, from our tent in the Kruger Park, way back in June. And almost 3 months to the day, lo and behold. 2/4 tickets are here.
Mr. Kalmadi can breathe easy. We will be there.
And, of course, I am now on a [...]
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August 23rd, 2010
I have so misunderstood these Games.
It’s not about the sport, silly, it’s about corruption – no, hang on, scratch that - it’s all about shopping.
And mega-events.
And a camping site in the middle of the city.
Read on, it is all wildly exciting stuff :
Whew, and there was silly old me planning on going to watch lawn bowls, or archery, and dragging my poor long-suffering sister Jane with me. Instead, now we can go to Gurgaon, and sit in an A/C tent with an LCD TV.
So, to all those nay-sayers who work [...]
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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 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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