For her, it was exactly the opposite. ;)

At CDZ ? How so ? I will have no time to play Civ in any case. :D

Mumbai is not a bad place, just very crowded. At least this was my impression during one day I spent there. If you have AC at home and at work, you'd be OK. Short strolls from work to home and back are OK.

I'm not sure if any of us do, therefore you should come back more!

Yes, but she didn't post here ;)

That was implied in my post. ;)

You were implied by shabbas post.

Nope. :D
I have a little time this afternoon, thought I'd stop to say hello.

We have just had a 2-week holiday in North India, down River Ganga. Various landscapes, historical backgrounds, super food in restaurants, and so many miles run.
Now 2 more months in Mumbai, before I go back to Paris in mid-December. I should resume work in January, while my gf gets back in end January. I wanted to travel again at that time, but I got a 6-month visa instead of a 12-month visa* (as asked), which prevents me from staying in the country. Of course I paid for a 12-month visa. ;)

Anyway, living here is kind of a challenge, everything is more complicated, especially as we do not have expatriate standard level of living. Working remotely from here on my own is a bit strange, but I got used to it. On top of it, top management in the bank has decided to get rid of 3 contractors by June 2013 in Paris, while hiring 4 people in Mumbai for my project: it is cheaper overall. So I may start training them in December before I leave, if they have arrived at that time.

Will try to visit here more often from now on. Cheers. :)

* The first of hundreds of things that annoyed me in India.

Could you post some pretty pictures?

Passing by again...

Will post pics later when I am back in Paris and have more time. :)

Another 3.5 weeks to go before getting back to Paris. I have just learned that I will be back in my team there (still as a contractor), so everything is set job-wise in theory.
Now we need to find a new appartment in Paris for the tow of us, and this may not be easy...

Back since yesterday!

We found a new appartment in central Paris (Bastille), that I will visit this week. We should move in in early January if all goes well. :)

I have recently learned that I will not resume work with my team in Paris in January. Some service in the bank declared that there is a criminal risk ("risque pénal") to hire me as contractor here while I was hired on Payroll by the local entity of the bank in India. So, in short, no job in January, as I secured a new contract with my IT company in February only. And I have to find a new assignment too...

Anyway, glad to be back, to celebrate Xmas with family and meet friends again, to take some vacation in the Alps, and eventually to start a new section of my life when we move in to our place with my gf (still in India for another 2 weeks btw).

I do not forget about the photos! I will get to that work somewhere in January. ;)