Hey hey people!

I just moved into the Tata's hostel quarters. Finally! Regular internet connection.

People! This is important ok? So listen up. If I EVER complain about my broadband connection back home EVER again....kick me HARD.

By the way,
Did I ever tell you about the cuisine in India? Well, everything tastes a little bit different in India. Our little group (now officially christened "Batch T35" by Tata) has a little "in-joke" about this.

On our first night outing, some people had a dish called "Masala". This was literally a mix of spices, but it's taste was a little odd to our palates. From that day on everything that was a little "off" was Something Masala. It never fails to raise a few chuckles. We have "Coke Masala" (otherwise known as "Thumbs Up", a coke clone), "Notebook Masala" (little notepads we were issued had a funny smell) and even "Towel Masala", although the last was probably due to some hygenically challenged joker in our group.

Oh yeah, remember Winnie? I hadn't realized just how much a 16000 Rs stipend was until Winnie said that she was getting by on just Rs 3000 with a rent of Rs3500. Umm...I hadn't expected AIESEC to allow companies to pay trainees so wretchedly. I mean come on...the stipend should cover most of a trainee's expenses.

Awa, had her little "National Geographic Moment" today. Unfortunately, it was "When Ants go Bad". Her Laptop suddenly started to spew ants when she turned it on today. Even more unfortunately, she was deathly afraid of "ants in groups of more than 5". I know it sounds a little evil, but it took everything I had not to laugh out loud (yeah I'm BAAAD, so shoot me ;P). The poor girl was so distressed. Awa was always a little highly-strung, but she was hysterical....

Our Hostel facilities were nice...well...I mean nicer than the Hanoi Hilton we were placed in on the first day of our arrival in Trivendrum. It's not the new NUS's hostel, complete with swanky air-conditioning but it was CLEAN. My my, how people change....

Darn...getting late. Talk to y'all later.