Mumbai and a hectic work week

I finally found some time to upload my Mumbai pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/Andrew.CK.Li/Mumbai#

My camera actually ran out of batteries on Saturday so I didn't get to take any pics of the Elephanta caves, but you can check out Lee Anne's album: http://picasaweb.google.co.in/LeeAGrant/Mumbai02#

The city itself was pretty neat. On Friday night we went to this super swanky club that was expensive even by US standards and a live electronic band performed. We hit up a bunch of touristy things over the rest of the weekend. Just look at the pics =)

I've been doing pretty well otherwise. The work week has been very hectic thus far, which is why it took me so long to get these pics out to you all. I think I'll be sticking around Hyderabad this weekend resting up and maybe exploring the city a bit.

By the way, it's kind of a big pain to apply for a visa to China from India. That is all.

The Office

Here are some pics of the office: http://picasaweb.google.com/Andrew.CK.Li/HydOffice#

Week one has gone pretty well. I'm finally over my jet lag, though I ended up sleeping for a large part of the long weekend. The Diwali celebrations were pretty crazy. Lots of aerial fireworks were going on for pretty much the entire weekend. It got so smoky!

At one point, I went to a new store called "Hyper City" and it was humongous. It was very modern and I was like, am I still in India? It was like Safeway + Target combined. I'll take pics when I go back.

We (me and some other expats) have plans to go to Mumbai (aka Bombay) over the weekend. Maybe I'll see some Bollywood stars?

Btw, I set up a Skype account using my email: andrew.ck.li@gmail.com. Skype me!

@Macmahon: Go Trojans! :D

@Kenric: Feel better soon

@MTV: Neener!

@HYD: Get back to work! =P

New digs

Hey all! By popular demand, I've started a blog to keep everyone updated. First things first, pics of the apartment:

http://picasaweb.google.com/Andrew.CK.Li/MyHyderabadApartment#

I've settled in pretty well, though I'm still a little jet lagged. Friday was a holiday due to Diwali celebrations, so I ended up hitting the gym at the office (yay Google!) and taking a long nap. I might try to see some fireworks tonight.

I don't really like that countdown gadget on the right. It's got that little white border on top and it comes with an ad underneath it. If I get really annoyed, I'll find a better way to do it. Better yet, if you're really annoyed by it, find me a better solution ;)

I'll try not to neglect this thing as time goes on. Feel free to send me friendly (or angry) reminders to make new posts =)