Friday, January 05, 2007
Happy New Year!
A Happy New Year to each and every one of you!
We arrived in Delhi from a 2 week break in Southern India last night. We spent 3 days travelling by train, bus, taxi and boat to Gokarna in Karnataka from Delhi on the 20th Dec. There we spent Christmas on a beach soaking up the sun and meeting lots of Western travellers who had the same idea. My partner had planned on coming out to meet us, but he couldnt get any cheap deals so it was just me and Vicki. Although I was gutted not to see him, we made the most of it and got into the spirit.
After spending Christmas on a beach, we headed for Mumbai which in my opinion is a horrible, stinking cest pit full of rich middle class, loutish perverts and I never want to step foot there again! Our experience here was a stark contrast to Delhi and we culdnt wait to get out of it. The men are vile, constantly making comments and staring. I duely publically humiliated one who pinched Vicki's bum, by screaming 'Eve Teaser' while skipping round him and pointing at him and making sure everyone on the busy highstreet knew exactly what we thought of him and that it certainly was NOT ok to act in such a manner. I think thats what I hated the most about being there, I didnt feel good about myself. I felt continuously aggressive and defensive most of the time, ready to pounce on the next creepy sorry excuse for a man and actaully felt like physically assaulting some of them. Its far from being the helpful Buddhist English Teaching Volunteer persona that Ive enjoyed for the last 3 months; rather a Psychopathic, Feminist Warrior ready to take on any unsuspecting male who even bats an eyelid in my direction! It put it all into perspective when we read that a Western foreigner was mobbed by a gang of Indian drunken youths on New Years Eve in the heart of the city and had her skirt ripped off. The police were not able to do anything at the time but are now appealing for help with the matter. Disgusting. If Mumbai is a sign of things to come in India I am truely very, very sorry.
Anyway, tomorrow I embark on a train journey to Jaipur to start a 10 day Vipassina retreat. Boy do I need it! Im crapping my pants a bit as the thought of getting up at 4am every morning, not eating after midday and doing 10 hours of meditation a day doeant sound like fun, and not being able to talk for 10days might just kill me. But Im told its a worth while experience and truthfully, Im looking forward to it.
We arrived in Delhi from a 2 week break in Southern India last night. We spent 3 days travelling by train, bus, taxi and boat to Gokarna in Karnataka from Delhi on the 20th Dec. There we spent Christmas on a beach soaking up the sun and meeting lots of Western travellers who had the same idea. My partner had planned on coming out to meet us, but he couldnt get any cheap deals so it was just me and Vicki. Although I was gutted not to see him, we made the most of it and got into the spirit.
After spending Christmas on a beach, we headed for Mumbai which in my opinion is a horrible, stinking cest pit full of rich middle class, loutish perverts and I never want to step foot there again! Our experience here was a stark contrast to Delhi and we culdnt wait to get out of it. The men are vile, constantly making comments and staring. I duely publically humiliated one who pinched Vicki's bum, by screaming 'Eve Teaser' while skipping round him and pointing at him and making sure everyone on the busy highstreet knew exactly what we thought of him and that it certainly was NOT ok to act in such a manner. I think thats what I hated the most about being there, I didnt feel good about myself. I felt continuously aggressive and defensive most of the time, ready to pounce on the next creepy sorry excuse for a man and actaully felt like physically assaulting some of them. Its far from being the helpful Buddhist English Teaching Volunteer persona that Ive enjoyed for the last 3 months; rather a Psychopathic, Feminist Warrior ready to take on any unsuspecting male who even bats an eyelid in my direction! It put it all into perspective when we read that a Western foreigner was mobbed by a gang of Indian drunken youths on New Years Eve in the heart of the city and had her skirt ripped off. The police were not able to do anything at the time but are now appealing for help with the matter. Disgusting. If Mumbai is a sign of things to come in India I am truely very, very sorry.
Anyway, tomorrow I embark on a train journey to Jaipur to start a 10 day Vipassina retreat. Boy do I need it! Im crapping my pants a bit as the thought of getting up at 4am every morning, not eating after midday and doing 10 hours of meditation a day doeant sound like fun, and not being able to talk for 10days might just kill me. But Im told its a worth while experience and truthfully, Im looking forward to it.
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Happy New Year to you too. Good to hear that you got the opportunity to soak in some rays over the Christmas break. It's funny reading that while sitting next to the fireplace.
Maha Kala is the wrathful aspect of Quan Shi Yin and comes out when necessary. It sounds like Maha Kala is needed by the majority of women in Mumbai.
It's been great reading your entries. I look forward to more!!!
Maha Kala is the wrathful aspect of Quan Shi Yin and comes out when necessary. It sounds like Maha Kala is needed by the majority of women in Mumbai.
It's been great reading your entries. I look forward to more!!!
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