I have moved into a flat in the Fort area of Mumbai. It is a short walk from Victoria Terminus, the main train station in town. Up three st...

In China, an urinal primarily functions as an ashtray for the masses. Cigarette butts fill the urinal while the actual urine collects in a p...

I spot a restaurant in China that looks like it serves tasty food and take a seat inside. After being offered someone else's bill, a loo...

I cook very rarely. If I have to, it means that I have no family, friends, or females around who will make me food or go to a restaurant to ...

Afflicted with pogonophobia from an early age due to a diet free of follicly gifted men, the vast majority of Chinese girls get the the chi...

"I don't see this 'ballooning' weight. However, I know FOR A FACT that drinking 1 million sugar-packed juice boxes and othe...

In a country where meeting a fluent English speaker is only slightly less difficult than finding a good driver , I get by mostly with sign l...

For several hundred years, the opera has captivated audiences in Beijing. A friend of mine was performing in one staged by an amateur troupe...

Unlike most of the major cities on Earth, Beijing is not located near any large body of water. Numerous lakes and streams are sprinkled thr...

Although the Chinese education system relies largely on rote learning, many of the men have still retained a healthy sense of curiosity. In ...

One of the favourite pastimes of my Chinese comrades is to spit noisily in public. Whenever I hear a thunderous throat clearing noise follow...

The Prince of Peking needs a suitable residence. My Beijing pad is called Jin Gang Guoji (or Golden Harbour International in English). Locat...

Chinglish is the lovable form of entertainment produced by a mix of the Chinese mind and the English language. As I was walking along the st...

My Irish flatmate arrived five days after I had moved in to my apartment. To welcome him a night on the town was in order. He was keen on vi...

As I was strolling down a main thoroughfare in Beijing, I was somewhat intrigued when I thought that a small child was mooning me. I did not...

The earliest recorded post on ARNABlog was on June 7th, 2006. This was the day I graduated from Simon Fraser University (SFU) as a proud ho...

One of my favourite books is The Namesake, written by Jhumpa Lahiri. The Boston-based Bengali author tells the quintessential tale of a youn...

An index is a useful tool for tracking trends in a quantifiable manner using observable facts. Indices can be used to measure almost anythin...

According to the Are You a Psychopath? Test, I am not one: "You have many of the same qualities of a psychopath while also showing som...

In India, I would frequent sidewalk stalls or more refined establishments for the purposes of trimming my hair. I would also get a shave at ...