End of Year Parties

The Japanese tradition of the End of Year Party (忘年会) is held throughout December. My lab's one was a couple of days ago, and I forgot to bring my camera - so just a couple of not-very-good shots from my phone camera.

Some old student or something, he was more than a little drunk, and was playing a recorder. I dont know why he had one.

LOTS of food. :D :D :D

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Indians, kings of overloading.


Highly INflamable?


Shoes anyone?


Trinklets anyone?


Authentic Rajahstani food


Breakfast of this flour dough coated in syrup. Super addictive.


Move overloading.


Camels walking on the 'highway'


At the Taj again


at some fort, intricately carved stone from sandstone.

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Shan't bore you all with the conference details...hehe... go stright to the sightseeing!
The pictures are in no order. Dont know how this server upload them so messy. After the conference was over, I went to all these places with a few friends from KL who were at the same conference. Hired a van to bring us to the different places.


Agra fort


Hawa Mahal "Wind Palace". For 'atas' women to look down at the bazaar below.


Fatehpuri Sikri in Agra. There is a mosque inside, a palace for the queen and some meeting halls. Oh, also got a tomb but I dont remember who.


Red Fort New Delhi. Administrative center of the Mughals.


Some tomb at the Lodi Gardens.


Taj Mahal in Agra. Tomb of Shah Jahan's wife. He's the 5th ruler.


Srikanda in Agra, also a tomb; of Akbar the 3rd Mughal ruler. Built by his son the 4th ruler.


Delhi Gate. To remember those who died for India's independence

Mr.J's chocolates

A package, and its still weeks from Christmas!


Ho Ho Ho!


Chocolate with liquor dripping from the inside. Yummy.


60% of cocoa. The pink strawberry one was nicer. And the cacao 72% was nicer than the 86% one. But any chocolate anyday is good :p

Back

I'm back and trying to reorganize my life to start work on Monday (tomorrow!). This is what you get when you are on leave for 3 weeks. Let me try to organize my 3Gb of pics, then I'll start posting. Thanks for waiting.