I’m currently in Mumbai, India. Today, I saw lots of security (police + commandos) near the area I’m staying at. I found out President Obama is visiting this Saturday. And I later realized, the hotel he will be visiting, the Taj Mahal, was the site of the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks. I walked past it just now, it’s all fixed up but wow, THAT was the place?! Did not realize it. The (edit : Not true) USA is spending $200 mil/day for his visit and he gets the ENTIRE hotel (570 rooms) to himself. Just last week, a suicide bomber killed himself in Taksim Square, in Istanbul. I was there many times while in Istanbul months ago. It’s probably the same feeling people who have visited the Twin Towers in NYC get.
Also, Divali (Deepavali) starts tomorrow. Good timing. I’ll go check out President Obama this Saturday too. Quite excited.
Other things of note:
1) I saw some albinos in Tanzania but at that time, didn’t think they were actually ‘albinos’…
2) Thank goodness I got out of Zambia in time before this happened.
3) I’ve said all along, Malaysian cooking is #1. The world is realizing it now (hopefully!).
ewww u left the US why bother seeing obama?
Obama rented the entire Taj Mahal hotel. Wish he would show me an American some love and give me a room there.
LOL at your comment. but really, we are spending 200 mil/day on his stay? what a total waste of money. yes i understand he’s the president (he needs security, yada yada)..but two hundred MILLION. way to put us into more debt. UGH.
Well, I read yesterday that the White House is rubbishing that figure. They cannot say exactly how much they’re spending for security reasons but it’s way below that.
Still, I want that room!
his life isnt worth 200mil….not in a day year or forever…may the 20 bucks i have in my wallet…maybe…