Big, diverse, and developing...this sums up India.

My top choice in Asia remains Japan and south Korea

themaestro08:
Big, diverse, and developing...this sums up India.

My top choice in Asia remains Japan and south Korea

China, Japan, South Korea, Russia and Turkey are my top Asian countries

India seems great for business. Their middle class population is twice the size of Nigeria. What do you think op?

tensazangetsu20:
India seems great for business. Their middle class population is twice the size of Nigeria. What do you think op?

maybe, i dont know , i m just a traveler

Amujale:


China, Japan, South Korea, Russia and Turkey are my top Asian countries

is Russia an Asian country?

day 5

on my way to the beach of pondicherry, i drank a cup of aloe juice. smooth, but weird

jetty of the beach

Jamestown123:
is Russia an Asian country?

Brother, yes Russia is a transcontinental country, one of the few that are partially located in both Europe and Asia. The others are Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Turkey. Armenia and Cyprus are as well geographically located in West Asia.

i seldom gave my phone to an indian to snap myself. but this time the guy looked decent. the inconvenience of traveling alone.

Amujale:


Brother, yes Russia is a transcontinental country, one of the few that are partially located in both Europe and Asia. The others are  Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Turkey. Armenia and Cyprus are as well geographically located in West Asia.

Wow.

on my way to the south tip of sub-continent. ramaswaran, connected by adam's bridge several kilometers away from sri lanka. that is today's destination.

In my opinon, the countries in the Middlesic East are to be considered transcontinental as well, if not completely African.

For instance, Israel/Palestine ought to be considered both African and Asian.

India is major power that ought to become powerful still.

My criticism about that mini continent is multifold, the first is in common with global democratic systems that are unfit for purpose.

The purpose of government is to provide affordable elivating and uplifting service to the general public, security and defence of the realm.

India meets majority of the requirements of good governace except for the democratic system that is unfit for purpose, although that is by no means exclusive to India, that collosal in terms military and security driven capabilities, a regional and major world power.

Furthermore, we have to address the persecution of the untouchables and their rights to self determination.

Apart from that, India is a succes story, which started off well, hard setbacks, dusted themselves down, and cracked on where they had left off. Now, they are trying their best to fulfil their own expectations.

lunch in the train , rice pad

ATM machine for tickets. but there were still a staff guy standing beside, in case you didnt know how to use it.

redundant labor force.

looked pretty serene, but it was stifling hot out there, 45 degree at least.

while waiting for my train which was due in the afternoon, i had a doze in the shade and dried my trousers in the sun.

i had brought two jeans with me. i washed them alternatively every night while i bathing myself.

india was too dirty . i had to change my outfit everyday.

a girl staring at me in the train

people sleeping outside in the noon, they sleep at night too.

a dustbin on the platform. very rare in india. they just littered .

public faucet. indian grassroots used this to quech their thirst , to wash their feet. they just put their mouths right on it. so, when i washed my face to cool it down, i always watched the water would not come in my mouth. i did not want heptatitis.

woman hawker sorting out her fares on the bunk.

homeless or maybe outcasted woman sleeping in the broad day time before the station .

trees with interesting shape. same exist in africa too.

anti-corruption /expense transparency bulletin.

but take a closer look, the expenditure of towels in the toilets cost 50 00000 rupee? 25 million naira for towels?

another type of toilet, besides that "high class" west style one.

note the faucet, some one will not use this, and choose to use the normal faucet for standing people to wash .

so, i felt abhored each time i washed my hands at the standing faucet at the corner .

another snack, shall i call it indian doughnut? not tasty. bland, fried, unhealthy, stodgy.

Op I hope u no purge after eating all this junk ??

before i stepped on the train, this friendly indian youngster patiently explained to me how to identify the information on the ticket and how to read the information on the LED board.

his english was good .

Kenlinks546:
Op I hope u no purge after eating all this junk ??

sometimes yes.

i was extremely thirsty , but i would never drink from the publich faucets.

i forebeared my thirst from 6pm to 12pm.

the last water boy past by me with some uninteresting drinks . i thought i would find a better choice from the next boy. but there was no next one. he was the last ! they just off duty.

i arrived at the south tip of india at midnight. too dark to snap any photo. but i would take photos the following day when i returned in daytime.

i was ripped off again , i had to stay in a lousy homestay with a grumpy old hag owner. for one thing good was, she escorted me back to the station to by a coca cola, she fended off the wild dogs for me.

when i saw some penniless indian waiting for their train and sleeping below the window of my room, i suddenly felt i was not that bad. at least i had a double bed, sagging and smelly though.

end of this day.