MUMBAI
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With a surname like Smit, Jan was as Dutch as you could get. Known for their forthrightness and thriftiness,Jan was typically Dutch and tells this story with great pride. “I was in Nigeria last month. And do you know I forgot to take my International Health Card. So at the Immigration I was given two… Read more
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(Photo credit: Wikipedia) An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. Mahatma Gandhi, (attributed) Indian political and spiritual leader (1869 – 1948) The media has been screaming itself hoarse the whole of last week that the unrest in Mumbai, the riots in the North East and the general exodus of North East Indians from… Read more
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For a long time I thought that the word Tattoo was the Hindi word for Pony. In slang it also meant easy-peasy or something not to be taken seriously, so I got a bit of shock when I heard that Tattoo also meant a Military Display, the first and last of which I saw at… Read more

