Michael's Blog

Michael's Blog

My blog about work, my time abroad and other important things

50 posts from 2007 to 2011. Topics: India 45, Trips 2, Concerts 1, Family 1, Prellball 1, General 1

Agra, 2007London, 2011Pushkar, 2007Kerala, 2007Basel, 2011

Nice of you to drop by! This is my old blog from 2007 to 2011, and most of the stories come from my time in India. It used to run on WordPress; today it's a slim, static copy.

No new posts will be added (back in 2011 I promised to write more often, but, well…), and comments are closed. Still, I didn't want these memories to simply disappear. So feel free to browse! There are motorbike mishaps, monsoon rain and a deep-fried Mars bar.

Enjoy, Michael

2011

  1. Trips Weekend trip to London This weekend (1 to 5 June 2011) Patty and I were in London with Rainbow Tours, redeeming the first of our two daily-deal vouchers. We started in …
  2. Concerts Monsters concert at Festung Mark Just back from the Monsters of Liedermaching concert at Festung Mark. The six guys rocked the place for almost four hours. Respect!!
  3. Family, Trips Basel Carnival 2011 This year I seized the moment and got myself a LIDL ticket to visit my sister Johanna in Basel. We picked carnival time for it. I left Bremen …
  4. Prellball Northern German prellball championship Our second year in the men's over-30 category was meant to be even more successful than the 2009/2010 season, in which we finished runners-up in the …
  5. General Blog reloaded Switching providers made me rediscover my India blog, and I think it's a great way to document a few moments in life. I'll try to write blog posts …

2007

  1. India Farewell and a few last pictures of Chennai So, the time has come: my time in India is drawing to a close. Shortly before the end, we finally ventured onto the roof of our building. Here are a …
  2. India Ideal Beach once more and goodbye to Marcin One last time we set off for the holiday paradise of Ideal Beach. This time I'm treating myself to something very special: a lobster.
  3. India Trip to the backwaters in Kerala As our last trip, Benjamin, Stefan, Nienke and I planned an outing to the backwaters. The backwaters are a branching network of waterways in the …
  4. India Motorbike race near Chennai At an AIESEC dinner with important business contacts (the head of BMW India was there, among others), we talked to a nice gentleman who organises …
  5. India The big trip – part 4 Jaipur Our last stop is Jaipur. Jaipur is also called the Pink City. The name refers to the pink colour of the buildings in the old town. It got its coat of …
  6. India The big trip – part 3 Pushkar Pushkar is a very beautiful place of pilgrimage for Hindus. It lies on a lake where holy ablutions take place. In front of it are the so-called holy …
  7. India The big trip – part 2 Agra Unfortunately I was still laid up on the first day in Agra, but after that the medicine I'd had prescribed at a very rural hospital kicked in. Here's …
  8. India The big trip – part 1 Delhi As the grand finale of our India adventure, Viefke, Benjamin, Stefan and I planned a trip to northern India. The stops are Delhi, Agra, Pushkar and …
  9. India Visiting Netaji's family in Vellore This weekend Marcin, Bryan and I visited our office boy Netaji in Vellore. A friend of Netaji's came along too and acted, more badly than well, as …
  10. India Bomb attack in Hyderabad Just a week after we were there. More than 40 people were killed. Somehow very unsettling…
  11. India Kavitha's engagement party This weekend we were invited to Kavitha's engagement party. We went there extremely early because the girls still had to get into their saris. …
  12. India Invitation to Kavitha's house Today Kavitha, a colleague of Ellen's, invited us to her home. Ellen works at the Red Cross, and Kavitha and her good friend Pokodilla live in the …
  13. India Chinese medicine party Today, at Bala's suggestion, we had a Chinese medicine party. What exactly the Chinese medicine was remains the cook's secret, but most people seemed …
  14. India Viefke's birthday dinner Today I was invited to Viefke's belated birthday party. Viefke, my little Dutch devil 🙂
  15. India Trip to Hyderabad From 17 to 20 August we (that's Yuki, Nienke, Ellen, Viefke, Marcin, Brian and me) spent a few days in Hyderabad. We took the night train, once again …
  16. India Mocha on Independence Day After the eventful Independence Day at the Red Cross, we wanted to round off the evening at Mocha, an Arabic-style coffee and shake bar. Because of …
  17. India Indian Independence Day Today is Indian Independence Day! 60 years of India.
  18. India Hospital stay and surgery Thanks to the rather painful infection, I brought myself to go and see the doctor once more. The doctor said we could try to let the wounds heal on …
  19. India Infected wound Ouch,
  20. India Finished Harry Potter… Right, I've finished Harry Potter, but I'm not telling how it ends 🙂
  21. India An accident and Harry Potter Today, on my way to the City Center, I had a motorbike accident. I stopped at a junction on the signal of a traffic policeman, but unfortunately …
  22. India Weekend in Mumbai (Bombay) This weekend it was finally time: our long-awaited trip to Mumbai! Unfortunately there were slight problems with the outbound flight, which was moved …
  23. India Katharina's farewell party and a motorbike ride to Ideal Beach This weekend we spent Sunday at Ideal Beach again. On Saturday we had the farewell party for Katharina, whose company has transferred her to Finland. …
  24. India AIESEC conference This weekend I attended my first Indian AIESEC conference. It was a local conference, which means that mainly people from LC Chennai took part. I …
  25. India New flat Since Friday I've moved into the new flat in T-Nagar. There are still a few things that could be improved, though. The good thing about the flat is …
  26. India Weekend in Pondicherry (part 2) I spent this weekend in Pondicherry again, this time to ride the motorbike. We set off on Friday evening and after a good three hours we were in …
  27. India A motorbike and celebrating into my birthday I've bought a motorbike! Since there are no riding lessons for male beings here (you learn to ride a motorbike on the road), I decided to get myself …
  28. India Hospital and a trip to Pondicherry The plan was to leave for Pondicherry at 9 o'clock on my birthday. But Kunes, my flatmate from Malaysia, wasn't well. She had been throwing up all …
  29. India You know you have been too long in India when…
  30. India A few words about my internship… Several people have pointed out that my blog is missing a report about my work. I'd like to make up for that now.
  31. India Moving chaos and a broken air conditioner As was almost to be expected, no quick solution could be found for Benjamin. The AIESEC people came round two days after his arrival and made several …
  32. India A somewhat chaotic arrival We spent most of this weekend in Chennai. On Friday we had a small party in our apartment with a few trainees from other apartments and three Indian …
  33. India Weekend trip to Bangalore This weekend (4 to 6 May) it was: off to Bangalore. Bangalore is a city about 350 km away (7 hours by train), where the IT industry is booming and …
  34. India Motorbike I've decided to get my motorbike licence 🙂
  35. India "Dancing into May" Dancing into May, Indian style. In the evening I went with Iewa, Markus and Yuki to a restaurant Yuki knows, where the beer is supposed to be not so …
  36. India Weekend in Mahabalipuram This was my first weekend outside Chennai. We went to Mamallapuram, which is said to be the only real holiday resort in Tamil Nadu (that's the name …
  37. India Coming and going in our apartment There's been a lot going on here over the last few days. Viefka (my Dutch flatmate) currently has a friend visiting, who wants to leave today or …
  38. India A nice evening at Bike and Barrels On Wednesday we spent another evening at the Bike and Barrels pub. It was really nice, with lots of "interesting" conversations and encounters. And …
  39. India St. Thomas Mount and other weekend activities On my second weekend in India, we started on Friday by going to a bar that always has a girls' day on Fridays. Since I'm not female, I had to pay for …
  40. India Computer trouble and the craziest beach I've ever seen Easter Sunday (8 April 2007) started with computer trouble. My plan was to go to the internet café at 10 in the morning and sort out all my online …
  41. India Shopping at Spencer Mall and a potluck party 7 April 2007 was an eventful day. First, Eugen and I went to Spencer Mall. It's a huge Indian shopping centre with hundreds of shops on three floors. …
  42. India Video of Indian traffic CIMG1603
  43. India The journey there The trip to India went smoothly. I flew from Hamburg to Dubai and from there on to Chennai.
  44. India Moving out in Magdeburg After a lot of thought, I've given up my beloved flat (or rather my room in a shared flat). It's amazing how much junk piles up in 2.5 years. Luckily …
  45. India The visa is sorted Right, the hurdle of getting a valid visa for India has been cleared. I had to wait all day for it, but it was worth it. Next time, though, I'll …