I live in Chandigarh, India. It is an extraordinary town because it is the most unusual city in India. There are no narrow streets, there are no familiar Indian smells. There are almost no cows on the streets and as such there is little cow dung as well. I like traveling especially to Asian countries and the mountains. I am very fond of diversity and I generally get along well with people from various backgrounds. I am a supporter of a Free Tibet but other than that I am not much in to politics. I love the idea of the nation state disappearing and anarchy, however that is just something that will happen on its own. I own a small Information Technology business because all Indians are supposed to fix computers of people worldwide but other than that I am also a freelance writer.
odzer’s old blog
Odzer’s retired blog about life in India, travel, politics and more, new blog available at www.odzer.com
- Fried Rice September 1, 2009If you are ever hungry and you have some left over rice from the previous day try making fried rice, its incredibly simple and you do not need many ingredients. I used ham and eggs in this version, if you have some spring onions it is good but otherwise just use some normal onion and [...]odzer
- Lustrous hair only with Placenta August 25, 2009placenta |pləˈsentə|noun ( pl. -tae |-tē| or -tas ) a flattened circular organ in the uterus of pregnant eutherian mammals, nourishing and maintaining the fetus through the umbilical cord. However I have found that there are other uses for the humble placenta, its the perfect thing to wash your hair with. Do not believe me just [...]odzer
- So you want to earn some quick cash? August 18, 2009We have these wonderful “E-Sampark” centres all over the city where you can among other things get a bus pass, pay your electric and water bill, file a right to information request, pay your mobile or landline bills, buy stamp papers or revenue stamps, get a birth or a death certificate and if you happen [...]odzer
- The Construction Game August 14, 2009I am recovering from a really bad nervous breakdown. I own these two floors of a house here and I do not know what I was thinking when I decided to renovate the top floor. So from the past one and half months I have been having people walking all over the place trying to [...]odzer
- Tibetan Cheese or Chura June 20, 2009I can imagine that many of you might think that I have disappeared for good and I am sure that you are right in thinking that but for me I simply had no energy to write a blog after a sudden change in my schedule due to a number of factors most of them being [...]odzer
- Spirali Pasta May 27, 2009Some days ago i have made a pasta dish. I was looking forward to using Penne but when I looked in my supplies I discovered I had only some spirali pasta. Oh well its not as if you can not use one or the other. So the thing about Pasta is that it is my [...]odzer
- Election Day May 19, 2009On the 13th we voted in Chandigarh, Usually for me its just a two minute walk to the polling station. On the way I stopped to have a chat with the father of a friend who was sitting at a political party’s tent. Inside the polling station I was surprised to see a line [...]odzer
- Cheese Cake May 9, 2009Some days ago I tried to make a cheese cake, this was result of the fact that I was given a free packet of Ricotta by a local store. Actually between me and a friend we had two packets but due to some curious incident we ended up with one. I was a bit wary [...]odzer
- Book Tag May 2, 2009Vikram has asked me to do the Book Tag. I must say that I am not reading as much as i used to do once upon a time. However I have liked reading the books that I did and I am likely to go back to reading if my routine allows. So here it goes [...]odzer
- Focaccia April 27, 2009The idea of making one’s own bread is always appealing. One of the reasons I love baking is that it makes the house smell good. So I decided one evening that the next day I would want my own bread. So I let the dough rise the whole night after introducing a yeast culture. The [...]odzer
Hi Odzer. Chandigarh is supposed to be a beautiful place and one day I intend to see it. You have a nice blog and have added you to my surfer…I liked your India post!
By: Nita on July 29, 2008
at 5:47 pm
Hey Nita, they do say it is beautiful. Well I guess that is really for you to come, see and judge for yourself. Our city has an open hand as its symbol which means everyone is always welcome! Thanks and I like your blog a lot as well.
By: odzer on July 29, 2008
at 9:53 pm
Added you to my blogroll!
And thanks for adding me too.
By: Nita on August 9, 2008
at 10:05 am
Thanks to you as well!
By: odzer on August 9, 2008
at 11:40 am
Chandigarh, Nice!
You have a nice blog mate.
By: عمار - aMmAr on August 21, 2008
at 12:37 am
Thanks so do you Rounin san. Welcome!
By: odzer on August 21, 2008
at 1:07 am
where did you grow up? do you speak Hindi? nice blog, :0 r
By: radha on September 1, 2008
at 6:17 pm
I grew up mostly in North India. I speak and write Hindi and a couple of other languages.
By: odzer on September 2, 2008
at 1:34 am