martial title, I know, but after I did in my last blog entries even more reports about me than about the Indian life, I will now once again a few little anecdotes from the crazy city life of Mumbai Uebermolochs for you to write and keep you there through the whole thing starts with the same curiosity awakening hopefully Title ...
"The Germans have to learn again the killing!" Either way similar to a quote was from a few North American diplomat, I took up a few weeks ago on the Internet. The back story was that a bunch of Canadian soldiers in Afgahnistan came under fire by some crazy and rebels, because the Germans had not allowed for use in this area, and therefore not intervened, several Canadians lost their lives. Honestly, talk back and forth, I'm proud that "have forgotten how to kill in" "we Germans" apparently, so I took this quote with a certain joy, as a confirmation that we have learned from history that, even if that does not mean that I am not for Canadian soldiers are sorry.
But what has to do the whole thing with India? Well, not much. Maybe put a few people the question: Where in fact the Germans, as it was about? And if I am soon about New Year in Goa, then perhaps ask many a Animal rights activists: where Robert was actually the Neuhjahrsmassaker? If he can not intervene? But maybe I should back up a gear and you want to clear up what this is all about ...
all started on 24 December, when I left my house and through the slumartigen streets that surround it, walked. Then I had a bunch of kids meet with two giant goats. Yes, giant goat! No idea where these mutants had since such large goat I've never seen! Unfortunately, I had no camera with me to take these creatures, but I say unto you, with their brightly colored manes and shiny of crown Hoernerschmuck they looked like real kings of their kind Well, you do not have long advised that these goats to a holiday as the 24th expected ... correctly, the sweet death.
funny thing that here at all Christmas is celebrated, where there is but especially Hindus. But wait a minute: since when have Hindus eat meat or goat? This not only sounds strange, but in most cases wrong. Possibly the story of the goat, however, because the area where I live, is a Muslim area. Here it is teeming with women in burqa or chador and men with this typical Muslim head covering (a white hand-woven fabric cover) and in exact line of sight of our house is the biggest mosque in the Neighborhood. For me, the only one, initially tolerable, side effect: of course you share his devotion to the whole neighborhood, turned up by the prayer times the volume and loud prayed to Allah is that somehow always sounds again like an unhappy wailing, and to especially 6 clock in the morning is a little gewohenungsbefuertig. But later I wake up it was no longer on, it just always a little smile, if that inappropriate actions grief filled the street.
But back to the goats ... Why at all for Christmas? Well, I have not yet figured out well, but the fact is: it is a holiday and looking forward we know everyone, no matter what religion he / she also angehoert. Now it is thickness but for the poor goats: New Year is of course a very big party and so I put the last day a goat intensifying the migration set in my environment. Nearly everyone now on is a colorfully decorated goat and do not know what to expect. In our house the fitness room on the ground floor has now been turned into a goat pen, so that the exceptional immigrants there can still enjoy a few comfortable days. And 1 January, when the streets were then soaked in blood, she confronts the Animal rights activists may be the question: where was Robert, as the goats were massacred?
Well, I'm going to get a group together tonight with interns on a bus to drive 14 hours and overnight to Goa. And before I make my way, I would once again be hearing from me. And by the way: Goa is shaped Christian, because it was a portugisiesche province. I will stay there so the goats spared murder ...
Another interesting animal species, which is populated the streets of the big city dog, a breed not much of a mixture to be assigned, so to speak, without the typical Strassenkoeter master. A beneficial creatures because it decimates the rats, but disadvantageous at night. In common Indian Strassenkoeter slumbers namely, hidden during the day, a tyrant! While he was sleeping during the day Usually, locates on the roadside and wondering whether these animals live at all and not only dead lying around and it just takes care not, he is a master at night the streets. The crafty Rikshafahrer know that if night is a pack of dogs on the street, he does better in so many situations in a circle around them, as they try to wegzuhupen. And so is the night of Hundejaulen and met and whimpering of the noise, according to a lot of dogs die in this time by battles with rival gangs. Morning limping off many an animal with ugliness wounds along the streets before it then goes to sleep again in order to recover for the next night.
But now a small Nachweihnachtsbericht, in brief, for the impatient reader. My Christmas was unusual: summer temperatures, no family and nothing to seen on the streets, which could indicate a hard (except the few with masses goats), in short, no Christmas spirit. Advent and Nicholas are here by the way totally unknown. I was on a nice Christmas dinner together with other interns and then gabs in my apartment is a big party. Really typical homely and relaxing it was not, but still festive and a nice change from the other day.
Our Christmas Dinner Company
Our Weihachtsmann and Gift Ever divider Sunil
party at my place
Prashant and Adi, two cool-AIESEC Mumbai
On 25 I have a little trip to the World Press Photo exhibition made (see: new link on the right side) and was escorted to my surprise, at least 10 others Praktis. As expected, the show was worthwhile, although of course tend to prefer more down imperiously. See for yourself below mentioned link.
On the way to the exhibition ... and the next one more time ...
And now I wish you all a happy new year before I scoot back home and pack my things for Goa. On 3 January I'm back again and eventually the day, I will then leave again hear from me. Until then, enjoy the December and the subsequent (beautiful) pictures of the streets around my apartment complex ... Cheeeeeeeeers!