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søndag 27. september 2009

My last day in Chennai, South India


My last day in Chennai for this time; Thank you for everything my dear friends, see you again soon!


Good bye lunch at the pool with the Carma Team:







Linda and Schweetlau in the pool


I was teaching Kayal to swim, and she made it just in time before I had to leave for Norway!! Kayal YOU DID IT!! Great work!! :-)












A prayer for me, for a safe journey back home to Norway:







tirsdag 22. september 2009

Visit to the Old Shiva Temple in Chennai, Tamil Nado

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They says that you will find all the Gods shaped onto this roof entrance, not only Hindu Gods but also all the other enlighten once, like Jesus and Buddha.
















Shiva (as is the temple name) is the destoying God (Hindu says he destroy all evil). I think it means that he transformed the less enlightend people by teaching them a higer understanding of life. I think he was a teacher, a transformer more then a destroyer. I think he destroyed the evil mind or thoughts so that people could start living from their pure heart and use love as the only weapon.

"Evil is the negation of what is and has no true essence. What we call evil originates in the imperfect understanding of our divinity" ~~ Plato



Shiva and his wife Parvati. My name Himani also means Parvati.














The sweetest little "Buddha" I've ever seen! He or she is probably born into Hindu and will grow up believing in Hindu but to me he/she looked like the Golden Child, so pure and so innocent! :-)

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søndag 20. september 2009

Sunday shopping and a appointment at the hairdresser

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Linda, Kayal and I went shopping today and I got robed in the store. Wonder why??



The poor security guard on the picture over had nothing to do with me getting robed today, just so that is clear. Carma Team and I like to think that the person who took my money today was in deep need of it and hopefully the money will bring him or her something he/she really need, like food or a month of rent.



Linda and I went to the hairdresser to shake the experience that happend earlier today off, it worked out, don't you think? LOL :-))
Just kidding, we had planed this for a long time! :-)

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After:






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onsdag 16. september 2009

Learning about basic patterns - Chennai September 16. 2009

Yesterday the whole day through I thought that I'd lost my camera, so that's why it's no pictures taken yesterday. Luckly I found my camera under a pile of towels last night. :-))

Today Schweetlau took me to a University in Chennai to learn about basic patterns and show me how the students are working. It was most interesting and very fun!






























Today around lunchtime heavy rain started to poor down and the roads was flooded everywhere in just a few minutes. The air have been humid the whole day and it became even worse after the rain. Schweetlau and I decided to continue tomorrow since the power at the University was shut down and it became inexpressible hot and hard to breath without the fans. - And this is supposed to be winter season? How is it during summer season then? :-))

søndag 13. september 2009

Sunday September 13. 2009

Today I spent most of the day relaxing and reading by the pool, but I also have to mention that I did my exercise, swimming 8 laps in the pool. Linda and I went to Basir Nagar this evening, an other part of the town to do some windows shopping, watch people on the beach and eat dinner. I had my 1. coffee in 2 -3 weeks (caffe mocca), believe me, it tasted FANTASTIC! :-)











torsdag 10. september 2009

Running around Chennai - September 10. 2009

Today I've been running around the city of Chennai. The day started with my theory lesson in organic design with Schweetlau, she is a very good teacher and I truly enjoyed the privat class with her today. After this I went to the Carma Garments office to meet up with Linda, Kayal and Raja. Hussein kindly took me for a ride to Paris, a crazy part of Chennai to find buttons. It felt just like I was back in Delhi for a short moment. I got to see parts of Chennai I never been to today, another part of the beautiful long beach among all. Thank you for guiding me today Hussein.

I looked like a mess when I came back to the office this evening and Raja insisted to take a photo of me... I felt just as I look on this photo, incredible hair do he he:


fredag 4. september 2009

Chennai, India - September 4. 2009

Today I went to a factory which are doing printing and embroidery on fabrics, it was amazing to see how they do it.


My privat limmo, picking me up every morning and drive me home from the office every night :-))


An ordernary day on my way to work in Chennai, India


The smell is inexpressible


One of the men from the goverment is getting married and make sure the town wont forget it


At the factory