16-4-2008: Letter to family and friends

Dear all,

This is my fourth day in India lu~ So far so good la. Today is the first day that I’m able to use the computer. Before I set off, I thought that the wi-fi facility of the hotel is easily accessible but in fact, the HK$12 per hour is just for using their computer which is so slow. Wi-fi costs HK$18. I decided to use it last night ga but the Rs175 card was sold out. Anyway, I’m now using the internet in an internet cafe near the hospital.

I have typed my blog “script” every night but I don’t have the chance to upload them. I hope that I can use the wi-fi (eventually) tonight la.

Here in Mumbai, India is very very hot. We need to drink litres of (iced) water every day with little “output”. The sun is sooooo bright that I have to take out my umbrella that I usually do not do so in Hong Kong. Sunscreen lotion and mosquito spray are the must everyday before we go out.

My sister was right. I rarely do not get used to the food and there is little food that I don’t like. The food is spicy but delicious. We are learning the Indian menu bit by bit. At least we know how to order food that make us feel full. This afternoon we have just had a “Hong Kong fried rice”. Haha… There is often some “Chinese food” in the menu but in fact not too Chinese. Once we had a “Chicken Hakka Noodle” and it was quite “Chinese”. Last night we went to a decent vegetarian restaurant, which was a nice nice experience.

I felt that the hotel was terrible when we just arrived there but now we get used to it. Actually it is quite cosy as it is air-conditioned. Travel is convenient. Taking a bus that costs <HK$1 can go to the hospital and it is just 5-10 minutes walk to the nearest railway station. We decided to stay there for the rest of the time in Mumbai.

We started school yesterday. All of us started with internal medicine first. There is a ward round every morning around 9:30am. Dr Sonawane is really willing to teach. We are being “asked to burst” (chou bao jor). He asked a lot about physical signs and the physiology, particularly cardiology. Probably this is the subject he is the most keen on.

Travelling on train here is really an unforgettable experience. It is SUPER crowded during peak hours. It is TOTALLY DIFFERENT from what we are experiencing in Hong Kong. We failed to get off the train last night. The people, though they wanted to help us, but they couldn’t. We could feel what is meant by “oi mok nung jor”. Kelvin’s bag was torn during the “flooding of people”. In fact the railway company is very considerate, they have a “lady compartment” for every train, but we want to be together ma.

The coming Friday is a public holiday and we will be going outside Mumbai. We have bought the train ticket to Aurangabad, which is about 7-8 hours of travelling from Mumbai. We will take the night train on Thursday night and arrive in the following morning. Then we will go to 2 caves, each on 1 day. And we will come back on Saturday night.

Although I’ve typed a blog this afternoon, I will try the wi-fi in the hotel tonight. Hope that it will be fine la.

Talk to you guys later.

Rita

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在《16-4-2008: Letter to family and friends》中有 6 則留言

  1. It's great to know that you get used to everything in Indian little by little…
    wow…delicious Indian food… …do you remember our bet?
    will you become "Rita in black" when you back to HK?
    [版主回覆04/17/2008 01:40:00]replied

  2. Re家姐:
    你知道嘛,我每次食到美味食物時我都諗起我o地之間o既bet…不過呢,日日都勞動,希望都balance番啩?
    black呀?希望係black得靚o個種啦~black都難免啦~不過呢,係印度衣著不宜太少布,所以會兩截色﹗oh no no~

  3. 看旅遊雜誌介紹,印度火車網絡頗完善,班次也很頻密。但人極多,常常超載,譬如一卡車限坐100人,可以上了200人。你們要特別注意個人安全,小心財物,互相照應,勿輕信陌生人。這次雖然只是去兩三天,也得處處留神。
    [版主回覆04/20/2008 19:55:00]There are some tickets without marked seats. That means the passengers can sit freely. If there is not enough seats in those compartments, they will go to other compartments, sitting or sleeping on the floor. I think this is not a bad idea ge because one can always take the train if he wants to travel to somewhere urgently. He will not be disappointed because the tickets are sold out. There is always a hope.

  4. 都不會很勞動吧~~ 哈哈!!~又成日飲汁汁!!~
    [版主回覆04/20/2008 19:56:00]drink "jup jup"??

  5. 見你形容印度嘅火車,真係好似十幾年前中國嘅火車咁… 事事要小心呢!希望妳嘅旅遊行程玩得開開心心啦!
    [版主回覆04/23/2008 00:14:00]replied

  6. Re墨西:
    繁忙時間都幾恐怖o架~我係世界上其他地方都未見過咁o既火車o既~(當然有好多地方我都未去過啦~)
    thank you thank you~

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