Me wants but no time..

I had all these great ideas and postings that I was planning to do today.

Being the time optimist that I am. Well.. I am not so optimistic anymore.

My colleague, Olof, is arriving for drinks any minute and then we are of for a lovely dinner with a big group of friends.

100% good night Delhi-delight dinner & drinks tonight!

Shaping up

My friend Linda has just come back after four weeks holiday in Sweden living the good life.

A little bit too much of the good life according to herself and her waist that apparently has expanded a bit over these weeks (not that I've noticed any of this).

Anyway.

Below you see evidence of Linda's serious attempt to get back in shape. This is what she calls "excercise".

Should I be concerned?

Reference

A reference to my last posting on Swedish buns -read Flith & Food first (2 postings down)

Swedish buns back in Delhi

Mail correspondance between Stina "the-Delhi-bun-baking-lady", Linda and I..

From: Stina Almroth [mailto:stinaalmroth@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 5:18 Subject: Back in Delhi & BAKING Back in Gurgaon & baking
This is to let you know that I am back and ready to bake buns, cakes and breads when I am not working on my other business plans. Prices (attached) are still the same as in the spring.While I figure out some delivery system, you can always pick your baked goodies up at my place in Phase III in Gurgaon. If you are in Delhi, I do go to there often.
If you have friends and colleagues who may wish to try some Swedish home-baked buns, breads or cakes, please forward this email to them with a copy to me so I can add them to my mailing list for future updates.I look forward to baking for you, Stina TO ORDER, EMAIL: stinaalmroth@yahoo.com ; OR CALL: +91-98105 21347

From: Linda.Johansson@hm.com Linda.Johansson@hm.com
Subject: FW: Back in Delhi & BAKING Date: Thursday, August 6, 2009, 2:04 PM
Stina´s bread and cinnamon buns are amazing!
Worth trying and spread the word...
Linda

From: Kristina Elinder [mailto:kristina_elinder@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 5:40 PMTo: Johansson Linda (INCOC)
Subject: FW: Back in Delhi & BAKING
Ok, so you think we need to fill up with MORE food??
Elsa's 24 around-the-clock-cooking is not enough for Linda lorangalady. I get it.

Najs.

FYI - steaming hot lasagna is waiting for you when you get home..

Words of Wisdom

Good morning!

I recently bought a book called "Wisdom, 365 thoughts from Indian Masters".

It's a wonderful book with beautiful pictures and a word of wisdom for each day.

Thought I'd start this morning by sharing the thought of the day, by Indian Nobel Prize winner in literature, Tagore:

August 5th

Wherever there is a touch of color, a note of a song,
grace in a form, this is our call to love.
- Rabindranath Tagore

With love,

k

Filth and food

Linda is back!

Hooraaay!!

Once she left for her first day in the office after four weeks of holiday, I am left alone in the house. Me, the computer, my coffee. Solo. Totalmente.

Actually this is not quite true as Elsa the maid is here, busy cooking in the kitchen.

Elsa should be called the cook instead of the maid. Because more than anything this is what she does. In fact I am prepared to take it as far as claiming that Elsa HATES to clean but LOVES to cook.

Sunday she came around (after several peaks from me that perhaps she should polish the windows, clean the bathroom etc before Madam Linda gets back). I know that being the "guest" in the house, I am not really in a position to tell her what to do, but I also know that she will hear it from Linda later anyway, so really - I'm doing her a favour.

Said and done.

Come Sunday and Elsa arrives. I greet her with a big smile. No returning that smile I tell you. I might as well had squeezed bitter lemon in to my mouth.

Elsa is looking very, very gloom. Four weeks (while Linda has been away) of happy cooking and experimenting with various culinary delights is now over.

Linda flew in this morning, showered, got dressed - Elsa swept the floors.
Linda leaves for the office -Elsa is back to cooking.

God knows our fridge is full of couscous, paner curry, aubergine paste, chicken, pita, donuts... How much can a fridge take??

We may be a little filthy in this house. But we are certainly not starving.

To happiness, business & good health

Krazy k izza back in da buzinezzzz!

Just got home after a looong day in the heat. Within five minutes after stepping outside I was drenched - in my own sweat. My apologies for giving you those details, yet this is the sweet n' sweaty Delhi truth. Whatever thin slice of monsoon Delhi was served last week - it's definately gone now.

Monsoon rain is "shining" with its inexistence. At least that is what you would say in Swedish - regnet lyser med sin frånvaro.. All you Swedes out there know what I'm talking about!

I am in a very good mood, feeling happy and...oh, oh ok..I admit, slightly tipsy.

After ONE beer. And ONE beer only (as Indians would say - "only")!

Anyway..

Here are the reasons for happy:

1) Back and shoulders soooo much better. Only feel pain when waking up in the morning. For the rest - business as usual.

2) Speaking of business - received two of what can be percieved as positive/potentially positive answers from a couple of magazines today; Passion for Business and Omvärlden - two not so minor magazines in Sweden. Nothing 100% yet, but potentially my pitches could turn in to articles.

3) Continuing on the subject of business.. On Saturday I fly down to Goa to check out a friends business plan (for all your FOTC fans out there - you know what I'm talking about..). Continuing down south to Tamil Nadu where I've been invited to do a case study/writing project for HandinHand (Swedish NGO run by Percy Barnevik - former CEO for ABB).

4) Linda Johansson - H&M's Code of Conduct star and my lovely friend who has kindly let me stay in her apartment in Delhi all along whilst she has been on vacation in Sweden, is coming back tomorrow. She may not be as pleased about the fact that her holiday is over - but I am certainly looking forward to catching up with her!

5) My collegeue and friend, Olof, arrives on Wednesday for work. Plan to take him out and show him some good Delhi nightlife scene.

6) Soon enough September will be here when a dear, dear friend of mine, Tove Barnabo, comes to visit!! The India/Nepal tour that I'm planning includes the famous Swedish crayfish party in Mumbai, visit to Nepal and amazing Lamaguan with Dayan, Suresh and the rest, trekking in the Himalayas and tour of Delhi, Agra, Taj Mahal etc.

So here is to happiness, business & good health!