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Diwali is on Wednesday. Firecrackers can be heard around the city last night. As a matter of fact our neighbors are having fun firing up firecrackers. It's like Tet for Vietnamese. I think it is auspicious that we get to witness a special Indian holiday. Festivities are planned everywhere. We will have a short day at the office tomorrow as well.
I worked with the College of Fine Arts today, capturing screenshots. Having more interviews and I think I should have enough information to work on my portion of the project. We also took a walk to the beach which is only around the corner of the college. The beach is quite empty and the surf is high. The weather is getting cooler (relatively..) too with sporadic rain.
I noticed too that getting non-local fruit could be pricey. Only 46 rupees (1 dollar) for 2 bananas, 2 guavas, and 2 custard apples. Since the shopowner had no change (from a 100 rupee note), I purchased 3 kiwis. Now, those 3 alone costs 75 rupees (1.6 dollar). Guess they have to import it from New Zealand or so.. Shame on me, I should support only the local farmers!!
Later in the night, a few of us went out for a walk. There was a sweet fair (lots of fried stuff -- doughnuts, funnel cake came to mind..). I purchased a strand of the jasmine lei to freshen up my rooom. Got to be in the spirit as well. We also had interesting kulfi -- Indian ice cream. I think with my salty taste bud, the ice cream does not make a good impression.
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Diwali is on Wednesday. Firecrackers can be heard around the city last night. As a matter of fact our neighbors are having fun firing up firecrackers. It's like Tet for Vietnamese. I think it is auspicious that we get to witness a special Indian holiday. Festivities are planned everywhere. We will have a short day at the office tomorrow as well.
I worked with the College of Fine Arts today, capturing screenshots. Having more interviews and I think I should have enough information to work on my portion of the project. We also took a walk to the beach which is only around the corner of the college. The beach is quite empty and the surf is high. The weather is getting cooler (relatively..) too with sporadic rain.
I noticed too that getting non-local fruit could be pricey. Only 46 rupees (1 dollar) for 2 bananas, 2 guavas, and 2 custard apples. Since the shopowner had no change (from a 100 rupee note), I purchased 3 kiwis. Now, those 3 alone costs 75 rupees (1.6 dollar). Guess they have to import it from New Zealand or so.. Shame on me, I should support only the local farmers!!
Later in the night, a few of us went out for a walk. There was a sweet fair (lots of fried stuff -- doughnuts, funnel cake came to mind..). I purchased a strand of the jasmine lei to freshen up my rooom. Got to be in the spirit as well. We also had interesting kulfi -- Indian ice cream. I think with my salty taste bud, the ice cream does not make a good impression.
Here's more slideshow:
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