No photos
Today is the first day for about 2 weeks that I have not taken a photo. So instead here is one I took last night, of a tractor who’s wheel fell off in the middle of the crossroads near my hotel spilling rubble all over the road.
Tractors are pretty rubbish over here….
Failed Sari Dressing
Here i can be seen rather pathetically dressed in the yellow fabric….behind me the wheel which i rolled across the stage and pushed over. Not a good look…. Continue Reading →
Beauty Contest
For some unknown reason I was volunteered to go up on stage to supposedly judge a beauty contest. This of course was not the case at all. Continue Reading →
Jhoomlay Party
Last night we went to Jhoomlay, the annual BDC bash. Jhoomlay, roughly translated means “groove” or something like that, so there was plenty of dancing. Continue Reading →
Pool Party
Yesterday we hung out at the pool of the roof of Black Coffee apartments, had some drinks, ate some bits and pieces and generally made as much noise as possible. Continue Reading →
Live & Let Die
Well thats supposed to make me feel better is it?
Unsupervised excursion
The internet has been down for the last two days in the hotel. Despite promises that it will be fixed, it kept being rubbish. This annoyed me. In fact ask anyone a straight question here and you will get a totally unrealistic response. Continue Reading →
Pool-side antics
Ended the evening at the pool on the roof that has been causing me so much grief all week. (All night it sounds like there are wild animals jumping around in it). Continue Reading →
Party at Mine
End of the week, why wouldn’t you have a party at your serviced apartment block? Continue Reading →
Bug-man
I was standing minding my own business in the foyer of the AOL building, when all of a sudden there was this terrifically loud lawnmower-like sound. I turned around to see a man, with a petrol-powered-insect repellent-smoke-blower. Continue Reading →
Maintaining the Podium
Samy and Bejoy had a whole host of wire based extras as part of their offering, and spent a while meticulously painting various bits and pieces all the way up to the finish. 3rd place to them…
Sonu’s Valentine Welcome Screen
Every team had a very different approach to producing their welcome screen. Despite my doubts, Siva & Sonu’s team succeeded in creating a very involved valentines theme on a huge box…it was pretty amazing, especially since the number of little hearts covering the floor. A great mess.
More Craft tales
David & Jasleen managed to create two websites in the time and even managed a brilliant Indian theme with zero white-space. 2nd Place to them. Here is Ajay showing off the great creation.
Concentrated faces
The energy and excitement in the room was really quite moving for me. Especially since every time a great idea was developed, there was a great deal of shouting, screaming and general camaraderie. Ela was in charge of video and he captured some great moments that I will edit and post at some point.
Craft Afternoon Part 1
Well it was always in the plan, but never did I anticipate such a complicated planning process. I arrived just after 7am with multiple bags of bits for the Indian leg of my craft afternoon tour.
Siva booked an excellent room for the session, and we got going about 11:30 am Bangalore time. I was a little worried how it would all be received but no sooner had I decided upon the 5 teams the action started.
Roof top views
This is the view from the main AOL building looking out towards the Accenture building on the right, and the main road on the left. Traffic looks calm. Its not. Its like a 1920′s cine film, but in much more realistic colour and far more incidents of slapstick.
Busy at Work
Here I am in the office busy as always. There are a number of waves of busy times here. The first shift of people arrive at about 8am and then a 2nd lot arrive at about 11am. Then at about 2pm the UK arrive and so by about 3pm every conceivable person needs your attention. Oh well. Tough. I’m biting my pen.
Evening Hands-Together
After work we rushed to Staples to get some more bits and pieces. Its just like staples in the UK, except everything is about 50p. Continue Reading →
The Office
The office is a kind of US-cubicle based arrangement and lives over the road from the “fun stuff” in another building. Unfortunately you always need to get the lift for a reason i havn’t yet worked out, but there is always the smiling lift agent to keep you company on the short journey upwards to the 1st floor. Continue Reading →