Title: Passage to India (India)

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He Said, She Said (A Conversation Between an Indian Man and a Filipino Woman) - 20/Aug/2015 14:45 - 3171 days ago
I met this man from India who has been living in the Philippines for the past 15 years.  I felt an instant affinity with hi...
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Act of Random Kindness - 20/Feb/2014 17:19 - 3717 days ago
My 19-year old son, Kahlil, sat beside me in our sofa the other night. He asked what should he write in the SMS/text messag...
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Lessons learned by a first-time fundraiser - 04/Feb/2014 11:15 - 3733 days ago
The strongest typhoon in the planet's known history struck Central Philippines on November 8, 2013. By now, probably everyo...
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Trip to Mt. Pinatubo - 05/May/2013 06:36 - 4008 days ago
Today, my sister told me that Mt. Pinatubo was supposed to be closed to tourists that day we were there on May 1 because two Bri...
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Filipino Style Baingan Bartha - 18/Feb/2013 05:00 - 4084 days ago
One of my favorite dishes while in India is baingan bartha, but it was kinda difficult for me to make, not having the appropriat...
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Thoughts on the Delhi Gang Rape - 19/Jan/2013 17:36 - 4114 days ago
The gang rape that killed Jyoti Singh, a 23-year old student in India hogged the news and shocked the world the past weeks. ...
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When Onions Made People Cry - 03/Jul/2012 04:19 - 4314 days ago
There's been a dramatic increase in food prices here in India in the last month. It started with price of onion soaring to Rs60 ...
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Looking Back - 20/Feb/2012 08:02 - 4448 days ago
I've had two opportunities to share about my volunteering experience in India since I came back home 5 months ago. Thanks to VS...
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Tropical Storm Killed Hundreds in Northern Mindanao - 18/Dec/2011 15:42 - 4512 days ago
My country, the Philippines is one of the most vulnerable to climate change. Disaster of this magnitude is not the first, but th...
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Tata India. Mein ja rahi hun. - 01/Sep/2011 11:05 - 4620 days ago
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my second home in india - 12/Aug/2011 09:15 - 4640 days ago
i should have done this a long time ago but i never had the chance to take snaps of my flat in delhi. blame it on my camera that...
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Check your bill - 02/Jul/2011 13:54 - 4681 days ago
Michael and I did our weekly food shopping at Reliance Fresh. We usually split the bill. I didn’t have cash so I told him we ...
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The highs and sighs of Varanasi (Part 2) - 08/Jun/2011 08:15 - 4705 days ago
HighsAfter dozing off for 2 hours in Hotel Haifa, Mike and I set off. We had lunch in Vaatika Pizzeria located at Tulsi Ghat, a...
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The highs and sighs of Varanasi (Part 1) - 14/May/2011 13:04 - 4730 days ago
Varanasi is one of the oldest cities in the world, and one of the seven holy cities in India. It is situated on the banks of th...
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Comng home to my dad one last time - 06/Feb/2011 17:55 - 4827 days ago
I didn’t think twice. When my youngest brother, Eric, informed me in September last year that our father was going to have an ...
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A Fine Balance - 03/Feb/2011 02:50 - 4830 days ago
Author: Rohinton Mistryrecommended for: not for those with heart ailmentsRead in May, 2006the book was given to me by madhav, my...
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Ladies' Special - 20/Jan/2011 09:04 - 4844 days ago
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6C feels like 4C - 05/Jan/2011 11:11 - 4859 days ago
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Rajasthan or Bust (Mike and Len’s Barmer Schedule) - 30/Dec/2010 05:16 - 4865 days ago
below is an email from Mark, fellow volunteer based in Barmer, Rajasthan. Mike and I are planning to visit him before his trip ...
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It's Christmas almost all over the world - 24/Dec/2010 10:50 - 4871 days ago
December 25 is an official holiday because in spite of India being dominated by Hinduism, a large chunk of the population is Chr...
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Dance with Umesh - 10/Dec/2010 04:20 - 4885 days ago
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a different kind of diya for diwali - 15/Nov/2010 08:57 - 4910 days ago
Diwali is a five-day festival for Hindus, Jains and Sikhs, and each has their own story to tell how it began. But since my expe...
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ruminating in delhi - 11/Nov/2010 07:34 - 4914 days ago
(I’ve moved to Delhi last week of October and will be here for 9 months or so for my new assignment under disability programme...
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"sharing skills, changing lives" - 03/Nov/2010 04:32 - 4922 days ago
(another post i was not able to publish earlier, was written some time in January 2010. i have now joined another organization,...
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Breaking language barrier - 31/Oct/2010 10:19 - 4925 days ago
written some time in December 2009 and came out in Volunteers' newsletter in IndiaHalf-heartedly I set off to Kerala one Novembe...
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to add to the volunteers' visa saga - 16/Sep/2010 11:28 - 4970 days ago
I am not the first volunteer in India to write about experience with FRRO. FRRO is Foreigners’ Registration Regional Office w...
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On HIV Testing - 25/Aug/2010 08:20 - 4992 days ago
On June 9 and 10 this year, Francesca held a consultation with members of the INP+ networks for developing a customized advocacy...
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the story of my 48-hour train journey - 26/Jul/2010 10:19 - 5022 days ago
I’ve forgotten all the fun I had co-facilitating the Capacity Building workshop with Michael in Ranchi, Jarkhand and Patna, Bi...
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Red Ribbon Express - 03/Jun/2010 06:22 - 5075 days ago
Because I promised to rave next time in my blog that I am posting this.I started this last April and then completely forgot abou...
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Warning: I'm in a foul mood today - 12/May/2010 18:34 - 5097 days ago
During our Preparing for Change training (PFC) in VSO, soon after we passed the assessment, we were told that volunteers are a r...
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A brief trip back to the Philippines on Election Day - 10/May/2010 11:13 - 5099 days ago
For the first time since I came of legal age to vote I am waiving my right of suffrage in exchange of a volunteer service in Ind...
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Go with the flow - 04/May/2010 04:44 - 5105 days ago
As someone who is used to going against the tide I was surprised with myself that during the last three days I just went with th...
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health insurance for people with HIV - 26/Apr/2010 17:44 - 5113 days ago
What insurance company will not insure people with HIV? One that does not understand the virus and the people living with it.A m...
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must try quizzes..please check it out - 23/Apr/2010 10:19 - 5116 days ago
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Remembering Ashok Pillai (1968-2002) - 19/Apr/2010 07:39 - 5120 days ago
My online chatting with a good friend, Yhen, in the Philippines, was interrupted by a colleague in my organization. He said we w...
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Who said I couldn’t wear tank top - 13/Apr/2010 13:35 - 5126 days ago
All I wanted on the eve of Diwali last year, was to be able to go out, get my groceries wearing comfy tank top. I expected that ...
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Living in Chennai - 23/Mar/2010 11:04 - 5147 days ago
(repost from previous blog)I am waiting for that day, before I write again when I would begin with“It’s an exhilarating day ...
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Battling with Isolation - 23/Mar/2010 11:01 - 5147 days ago
(this was written some months back, on my 7th week in IndiaCats and I are not friends, but the mosquitoes are my lifetime nemesi...
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