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40th year of independence … doing nothing

We’re days away from the celebration of the 40th year of independence and I’m not at all excited. Is it because I’m far away from Mauritius? No, I don’t think so. I’m feeling more and more like it’s no big deal and I don’t belong there.
Don’t get me wrong. Although I am not celebrating, it [...]

Digital TV only for Mauritius

I just read an old article on the website Servihoo where the local national broadcasting station, the MBC, is pushing for the switch to digital TV.
À partir de 2009, tous les foyers mauriciens devront avoir un décodeur pour capter la Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) en numérique. “Les Mauriciens devront obligatoirement avoir un décodeur pour capter [...]

My first spiked drink

Went to Ngyone as usual last Saturday (the 10th). I had a small bottle of beer and chatted with friends. After sipping about half of it I felt kind of drunk and hot. I had to wash my face, but still felt drowsy. I spent some time dozing on one of the sofas. Later I [...]

Hit and run against my car

This evening some stupid son of a b…h bumped his car onto mine and drove on without any regards to the damages inflicted to my car. I am so F..KING pissed right now.
I went to Flic en Flac to have dinner with a good friend of mine. He wanted to [...]

Hogging the fast lane

I have recently acquired a new pet peeve. I take the motorway to go to work and get back home everyday. Here, in our small island, the speed limit is a mere 90km/hr. Which is easily exceeded by most cars and lorries on the road.
Many drivers consider themselves to be an ace behind the wheel [...]

Home - impressions

I have been back home for almost two weeks, but been very lazy to write. As usual. Getting more and more lazy.
So what are the news? My mother’s trying to feed me like one tries to feed a turkey before Thanksgiving. :D (Moi ki ti croire mo pou kapav plati ventre ene ti p :P)
Forgot [...]

Back home, no laptop

Still awaiting my new laptop. It’s been a disappointment not receiving it even though I spent a week in Hong Kong. I thought that after confirming the quotation, I would get in easily during the 7-8 days I spent there. I was wrong.
Not only did we miss on the straightforward confirmation because my friend’s staff [...]

Going home

Will be arriving back in Mauritius on 31st. Going to internet cafe to check mails everyday, so not posting anything this month.

Visa Issues

I just heard from a Mauritian who’s currently in HK that it’s no longer possible for Mauritians to get an F-visa through visa agents there. That’s really bad news. Like many people here in China, we are here on an F visa (business visa). This does not allow us to work officially, but many people [...]

Talk about my childhood?

This afternoon a friend of mine asked me to participate in her company’s audio program tomorrow. The theme is apparently childhood memories. After lots of coaxing, I finally relented and agreed to do so. But what will I be talking about? What special things did we have in our childhood that is different from other [...]