Oooh cool, LEGO is coming out with robotics control sw for the OLPC

Butternut squash sabzi (before)

Posted by rakesh about 1 hour, 34 minutes ago.

Sunrise in Houston

Posted by rakesh about 5 days, 14 hours ago.

Sari shopping

Posted by rakesh about 1 week ago.

Hanging out at the, ya know, mall (in Delhi)

I grew up associating certain things with India and certain things with the States. So malls like this in India are always a little bit mind bending and out-of-body for me, even though I've been to many here before.

Posted by rakesh about 1 week ago.

Looking out from a general store in my Dad's village

Posted by rakesh about 1 week, 3 days ago.

Vegetable stand (selling white eggplant!), neighbor selling framed Hindu images

Posted by rakesh about 1 week, 4 days ago.

Welcome to Raipur (5 hrs late thanks to fog in Delhi... WTF!?)

Posted by rakesh about 1 week, 4 days ago.

India's most popular domestic airline is also their biggest brand of beer (Kingfisher)

Posted by rakesh about 1 week, 5 days ago.

Headed back from Fort Neemrana (snuck in a camel cart ride at the end)

Posted by rakesh about 1 week, 6 days ago.

I was a big fan of Sierra Online games as a kid... King's Quest, etc. Anyone else?

Posted by rakesh about 1 week, 6 days ago.

Delhi Metro FTW!!!

Posted by rakesh about 2 weeks, 1 day ago.

Dinner with my Rice friend Lisa an her husband Jeff in Delhi (at Mystic Bali in East of Kailash)

Posted by rakesh about 2 weeks, 2 days ago.

Gas prices in India

3.78 liters per gallon 47.1 INR per USD = $3.90 / gallon to $2.80 / gallon

Posted by rakesh about 2 weeks, 3 days ago.

Prince Paan shop (note the hookahs on the shelf in the back)

Posted by rakesh about 2 weeks, 4 days ago.

Drinking tea becomes an involuntary bodily function here in India, like breathing... This is 6th cup of the day?

Posted by rakesh about 2 weeks, 6 days ago.

Barista M-Block market (Barista = India's Starbucks)

Posted by rakesh about 3 weeks ago.

Doesn't "50% heart" = half-hearted?

Posted by rakesh about 3 weeks, 2 days ago.

There was a penguin on the screen a moment ago, ie our inflight entertainment system runs Linux!

Posted by rakesh about 3 weeks, 2 days ago.

Linux-based in-flight entertainment system on Continental Airlines

Posted by rakesh about 3 weeks, 2 days ago.

A paperwhite flower emerges!

Posted by rakesh about 3 weeks, 2 days ago.

Giraffe (drawn by my niece)

Posted by rakesh about 3 weeks, 5 days ago.

Freshly clarified butter (aka 'ghee'!!)

Posted by rakesh about 3 weeks, 6 days ago.

A pint of my blood

I'm a first time blood donor! Totally painless. Donate some blood! Blood banks run a shortage during the winter holidays.

Posted by rakesh about 1 month ago.

My wife and I are impromptu photographer and videographer for marriage proposal :-)

Posted by rakesh about 1 month ago.