InDemand

The last two days at work have been quite satisfying - actually doing some proper training to some proper delegates, rather than just keeping an eye on other people training. I was told to expect a group of delegates who had already had a week's worth of training in our e-learning developer, but instead was told that they'd all moved on to new roles so I had some fresh raw recruits. Wonderful. So instead of a 2-day refresher I had to do the full "start from the beginning" version. It went fine and the delegates seemed delighted with me and the system (warm fuzzy feeling inside now) and once they get it up and running on their live IDs rather than just the training one we used this week, I hope it all goes smoothly for them.

After work I've managed to do a bit of shopping, en route back to the hotel each night. Janpath yesterday to pick up the Choli (Sari blouse) that I'd given to a tailor to make up, tonight I went to Haldiram's for Indian sweets (yummy) for the RTO concert and others, plus a brief stop in Connaught Place - THE big hub of New Delhi. India Gate may be the "landscape" hub, but CP is the shopping hub. Last time I was in Delhi we stopped briefly in CP to find lunch and look at shops, but it seemed horrendously busy as the whole centre (actually quite open) was being dug up for some reason, and all the traffic was massively crammed in. It just looked shabby and dusty and not very impressive. This time, I've been to CP twice, both times at night, and it is much improved. Not busy, lots of shops which look worth a visit (although no time for them this trip, really) and not too many panhandlers. Hanna and I did make impulse-purchases of plastic Auto Rickshaw cars with pull-back action. Yippee!

The final minutes of my Internet access are counting down, so anything more I write will be from home.

Goodbye again India!

PS - on my way back to the hotel from work tonight I got a call from my manager - would I be able to do another short trip to Mumbai before the end of December? Decision time.