Archive for 'Mauritius'
Raining
It’s been raining for too many days, and the weather forecast is yet more rain to come. After an unusually dry spell during the end/beginning of the year, rain is back in force in Shanghai. Clothes hanged outside on the balcony stay damp, shoes will probably start to ‘rot’, need to switch the oil heater [...]
Posted: March 2nd, 2009 under China, Lifestyle, Mauritius.
Comments: 1
C’est quoi, “propos deplaces”?
What does “propos deplaces” mean? I just read on the net version of L’express that an MBC journalist has been charged with saying some “propos deplaces” about our dear Navin, the PM, while having a telephonic conversation with one of the policemen at the Clarisse House.
What I want to know is, what exactly constitutes “propos [...]
Posted: January 6th, 2009 under Lifestyle, Mauritius.
Comments: 4
Orange’s ki news
For some time the webpage of Orange’s ‘ki news’ seem to have been abandoned by the site administrators. When I click on it, I keep seeing the following:
As you can see, in the picture taken just a few moments ago, the latest article dates of Nov 27th. How come nobody has rectified it? Is the [...]
Posted: December 8th, 2008 under Mauritius, Web and IT.
Comments: 4
Triker lor HSC
Just saw on the orange.mu website that students cheated on their HSC exams, for at least 3 subjects. It was only a question of time before such things would happen.
In fact, at the time I was taking my ACCA exams in London, more than ten years ago, this was already common. We would have Malaysian [...]
Posted: November 18th, 2008 under Mauritius, Study, Web and IT.
Comments: 2
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 [...]
Posted: March 7th, 2008 under Mauritius.
Comments: 5
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 [...]
Posted: January 31st, 2008 under Lifestyle, Mauritius.
Comments: none
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 [...]
Posted: November 20th, 2007 under Lifestyle, Mauritius.
Comments: 3
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 [...]
Posted: November 6th, 2007 under Lifestyle, Mauritius, Transport.
Comments: 2
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 [...]
Posted: October 16th, 2007 under Mauritius, Transport.
Comments: 3
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 [...]
Posted: September 20th, 2007 under Leisure, Lifestyle, Mauritius, Transport, Work.
Comments: 3