Off to India

[mythusmage]

Strangely, I don't see that on my production schedule...

And for a very good reason.

SJ Games: The manuscript needs revising.

GURPS India Author: It is perfect! It is flawless! How dare you impugn my impecceable writing skills?!

SJ Games (to self): We need a new writer for this book.

 

[mythusmage]

We made it!

And all was coolness.

Where in India are you now living! What are your plans there!

 

[jgbrowning]

We've made it out of Delhi and the polution (it's like fog) and we're now in Mussoorie in the Himalayan mountains 2000+ meters up.

They say that going to India makes you a religious man, and that may be true, as there are probably more shrines, temples, and ashrams per sq. inch than anywhere else in the world, but what they really mean is that you'll become religious in India as soon as you have to ride on the Indian Roads. I wouldn't be surprised if there were more prayers said while driving than anywhere else! I'm very glad our driver was good, and like plane rides, any travel that doesn't end in a crash is actually very good travel.

We're planning on staying here for a while, finding an apartment, (finish editing Monster Geographica: Marsh & Aquatic) and staying here till our visa runs out and then probably off to Kathmandu for a week or so. Mussoorie is very beautiful and the Himalayas are simply stunning.

And the food RAWKS!

joe "I guess I should start working" b.

 

[Algolei]

Yay! Now get to work on that book, we're waiting anxiously.

And never turn your back on a tiger. Or a Thugee. (Although you're more likely to bump into a tiger. ) They prefer to attack from the rear. I hear wearing a Nixon mask on the back of your head can prevent a tiger from pouncing. But don't wear a Nixon mask if you ever visit Alcatraz (I know Alcatraz isn't in India, please don't feel you need to point that out)--apparently the birds of Alcatraz are only allowed to nest on one side of the island, so workers put on Nixon masks when they need to move nests from improper areas; as a result, the birds have come to really really hate Nixon, and attack him on sight.

Completely the opposite effect with tigers, though. Or so I've heard.

P.S. Good luck with that tiger thing.

 

[jgbrowning]

Yay! Now get to work on that book, we're waiting anxiously.

And never turn your back on a tiger. Or a Thugee. (Although you're more likely to bump into a tiger. ) They prefer to attack from the rear. I hear wearing a Nixon mask on the back of your head can prevent a tiger from pouncing. But don't wear a Nixon mask if you ever visit Alcatraz (I know Alcatraz isn't in India, please don't feel you need to point that out)--apparently the birds of Alcatraz are only allowed to nest on one side of the island, so workers put on Nixon masks when they need to move nests from improper areas; as a result, the birds have come to really really hate Nixon, and attack him on sight.

Completely the opposite effect with tigers, though. Or so I've heard.

P.S. Good luck with that tiger thing.

You should write books.

joe b.

 

[Eremite]

(snip) They say that going to India makes you a religious man, and that may be true, as there are probably more shrines, temples, and ashrams per sq. inch than anywhere else in the world, but what they really mean is that you'll become religious in India as soon as you have to ride on the Indian Roads. (snip)

I first went to India about 15 years ago as a backpacker and it was a very religious experience... I prayed all the way on the bus from Bombay/Mumbai to Goa for my safe arrival! I have been back quite a few times since but travelling on business has ensured a safer experience.

I have never understood why there is this perception that it is such a spiritual place. After all, it's dirty and corrupt, and the corruption is so endemic that you would be hard-pressed to find another nation on earth that is not only so corrupt but so tolerant of corruption. That doesn't quite meet my definition of "religious".

 

[talinthas]

whoa there, bro. beyond being overly generalised and nearly offensive, you're crossing over to the far side of the no politics or religion line.

 

[Brennin Magalus]

I first went to India about 15 years ago as a backpacker and it was a very religious experience... I prayed all the way on the bus from Bombay/Mumbai to Goa for my safe arrival! I have been back quite a few times since but travelling on business has ensured a safer experience.

I have never understood why there is this perception that it is such a spiritual place. After all, it's dirty and corrupt, and the corruption is so endemic that you would be hard-pressed to find another nation on earth that is not only so corrupt but so tolerant of corruption. That doesn't quite meet my definition of "religious".

I confess I found the first part funny, but the second part is unfair to Indians. I have no doubt corruption exists in India (I've been told as much by my Indian friends) but you paint with too broad a stroke.

 

[Algolei]

Plus you've clearly never been to [insert country name].

You should write books.

joe b.

Nah, I can barely even read. I can sing like a monkey though, wanna hear?

 

[Krieg]

Joe, Kathmandu/Nepal would definitely be awesome.

However I would like to offer on small piece of advice on your plans thereafter...you are skirting the edge of an area that is not the safest place in the world in which to be a westerner in general and an American specifically. Northwest is not the direction you want to be headed right now....and is going to be even less attractive in the near future.

Take that for what it is worth.