Having a relaxed day in Jawhar. Managed to get my laptop online through the phone. Can now update the blog wherever I am, given network coverage. The ultimate goal, though, is to blog directly from the phone.
Most people here (that is, in India in general) are way shorter than me (well, that’s not too unusual) and extremely skinny.
Electricity appears to be precious. The room I’m staying in has two circuits, one connecting the fan and a light bulb (one of the newer, energy saving ones) to the mains, and one connecting the TV and another light. They can be switched on and off separately, and as soon as I come back into the hotel, the guy at reception switches the fan circuit on. The TV stays off during the day, it seems.
There are two brands that seem to be ubiquitous world-wide: Coca-Cola-botteled soft-drinks and Colgate toothpaste. I’ve seen both in the remotest places in Madagascar and New Caledonia as well as in tiny villages here in India. Convenient, sure. But also a bit scary.