1. Agra – Taj Mahal – I’ve never been to the north of India before and lucky me I’ll be spending over a week in Gurgaon. I land only a few minutes before Indian Independence Day, so over the holiday weekend I’m going to make the trek out to Agra and see the Taj for the first time.
2. Travel on the train. I’ve been told it’s an experience that should not be missed.
3. See monkeys, elephants and snake charmers in Delhi. The only monkeys I saw in 2003 were at the templat at Chamundi Hill. I hear they’re all over the place in the north – along with snake charmers and elephants!
4. Visit the Lalbagh Gardens. I spent 7 weeks in Bangalore in 2003 and still can’t believe I never made the trip to see these gardens while I was there previously.
5. Visit the Mani Bhavan in Mumbai or Ghandi National museum in Dehli which chronicle the life of Mahatma Ghandi.
6. Visit Vasai РThis abandoned 16th century Portuguese fort (Fort Bassein or Ba̤aim) is a day trip from Mumbai.
7. Be an extra in a Bollywood movie. Hey, last time I was in India I attended an invitation only MTV/Lycra party, so I may have a shot at reaching this goal as well. One can only dream. Of course, if I can’t manage to become an extra in a movie, I’d at least like to go to the cinema and see a Bollywood film in an Indian theatre.
8. Visit Jama Vasjid. This is the largest mosque in “Old” Delhi and holds up to 25,000 worshippers at a time.
9. Visit Qutb Minar.
10. Visit Humayun’s Tomb and Nizam-ud-din’s Shrine in Dehli.
11. Return to the Bull Temple. I’ve been there and written about my experience before, but my traveling companion hasn’t seen it yet.
12. Shop and explore MG and Brigade roads (Bangalore). I had so much fun there in 2003. Perhaps on the drive I’ll manage to finally get a photo of the outside wall of the Catholic cemetery that had a painted sign stating “please do not pass urine here” that I used to pass each day on my way from the hotel to work.
13. If there’s time, make a trip out to Chamundi Hill and Somnathapura (close to Mysore) while visiting Bangalore. I’m only spending 3 or 4 days in Bangalore, so I don’t know how much I’ll manage to see while I’m there. I do have to find time to fit in some work during my trip…

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1. Act like a pin cusion and get my vaccinations for my trip to India – Jan 23rd.
2. Attend a No Kidding! executive meeting – Jan 13th.
3. Finish outstanding work projects – 1) Complete the training CSAT performance analysis and draft the final report. 2) Finish my current design and development projects and hand them off to co-workers. 3) Begin coding a simulation for language comprehension assessment.
4. Purchase meds in prep for my trip to India and the Philippines – Pepto, Ranitadine, Tylenol, etc.
5. Purchase some Salwar Kameez to wear. The blouses and skirts I traditionally wear in Manila aren’t really appropriate for business dress in India.
6. Visit my dentist to fix the tooth I chipped last week ;(
7. Find my travel cell phone – I have two cells, one tied to a North American network and one that’s open and can be used in South Asia and the Philippines. I know it’s here somewhere…
8. Load my iPod with the music I can’t live without.
9. Get my passport back from the India Consulate.
10. Learn how to use my new digital camera so I can take lots of pictures while roaming around India and Manila.
11. Find a spare battery for my laptop – Dell really needs to update their Web site. Their order screen is still displaying the wrong battery for the model I have.
12. Purchase USD traveller’s cheques.
13. Pack my bags – leaving lots of room to bring home goodies for all my friends and family.

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1. 9 steps to the fax machine
2. 69 steps to the lunchroom
3. 86 steps to the ice and water machine
4. 91 steps to the microwave
5. 98 steps to the bathroom
6. 101 steps to the vending machine to buy apple juice
7. 142 steps to the mailroom
8. 152 steps to the main floor printer
9. 164 steps to the back door into HR
10. 183 steps to the main meeting room
11. 212 steps to the coffee shop
12. 218 steps to the security desk
13. 228 steps to the main door

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1. NHL Official Jersey – Edmonton Oilers – #35 – Roloson.
2. DVD player / Karaoke machine.
3. Karaoke microphones. Ok, so now you all know my dirty little secret. I’m a Karaoke junkie…
4. Black ankle length dress.
5. Chapters gift certificates. I didn’t get any of the books on my original wish list, but these will help me pick up the APA Publication Guide in time for my next series of classes at university.
6. CD’s – U218 Singles and “Best of 70’s” boxed set.
7. Scrapbooking goodies – papers, stickers, etc.
8. Karaoke CD’s (2).
9. Scene It – Turner Classic Movies Edition.
10. Fleece sheets for the bed.
11. Porcelain Santa figurine.
12. Levi’s 501 jeans.
13. British (Imported) chocolates – Minstrels, Cadbury Buttons, Galaxy Bar.

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1. Christopher Moore’s A Dirty Job from The Librarian.
2. Terry Pratchett‘s A Hat Full of Sky and Wintersmith from Rincewind.
3. Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child’s The Book of the Dead from Thanatos.
4. Snakes and Ladders drinking game (glass board and shot glasses) from the Lush Fairies.
5. FoodSaver bags from the Kitchen Witches.
6. Mobius Brain Teaser Puzzle from the gang at Mathnet.
7. Various dog toys from Santa’s reindeer.
8. New pj’s from the Dust Bunnies Under the Bed.
9. Various CD’s from Music Fairies (I know, we were unoriginal when it came to music).
10. Boxes of chocolates from Charlie.
11. Calendars from Chronos.
12. Gourmet hot chocolate from the Kitchen Gnomes (not to be confused with the witches).
13. Wooden puzzle games from Fenris & Hypnos.