wasting time

i basically came all the way to delhi so that i could find reliable internet access to write the CASPer exam. so here i am, at reliance world web, poised and ready for this damn test to begin! i tested the system, and it works. unfortunately, i forgot about daylight savings time, which i guess they don't have in india, because now the time difference is even greater and i have to wait. i have already been waiting for more than an hour and i have another half hour to go... ugh, this is killing me!!!

so for the past hour + i have been looking into ashrams in rishikesh, which is where i'll be heading next. there are so many ashrams it's crazy. i think i'll have to just roll in on monday and then go visit a few to see how they are. it's too hard to tell online. i also booked my flight to goa. i am going to goa on the 8th of december. so i have been looking into huts to rent on a beach there. again, it's just too hard to know. i think i have to book something for my first night though, because i will be arriving after dark and it's just safer if i have something planned.

i have been really jonesing for a drink these days. i haven't had a sip of alcohol in india. i did, however, have a glass of wine on one of flights on the way to india... my, that was a long time ago. abby doesn't drink at all, and he quite disapproves of it, so it wouldn't even be fun to have a drink while hanging out with him. he is flying to goa tomorrow though, so maybe i can go have a beer somewhere tomorrow evening... if i meet another traveler who will want to join, that is; i'm not going out drinking alone in india. in greece? sure. india? i don't think so.

hm... nine minutes.

i just checked my bank balance and it seems i'm not doing too bad. in the last 2 weeks i've spent less than 200 bucks. india really is cheap. mind you, i spent at least 2 days sick in a scuzzy hotel room where all i took in was a bit of water. days like that are very economical, but not especially fun.

i am still crazy homesick. i don't know why it has hit me so hard. i keep waiting for these feelings to subside. for some reason, i feel like i will be less homesick once abby leaves. maybe i just know that i'll have to be on my toes, so i won't have to time to be pining for the comforts of home.

5 minutes... wow, it's going by pretty quick actually.

after this test i think i'll call mum and dad.
oh, and speaking of this test, it goes from 7-9pm, india time. this place usually closes at 8pm i just found out, but luckily, they are opening until 9pm tonight because some company is doing some video conferencing here. wow. looks like i am supposed to write this test this time around! i would have been quite irritated if it didn't work, considering all the trouble i've gone to to take this test...

okay, i only have 2 minutes now. so i'll post this insipid blog for you to waste your own time reading. :)

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I finished the exam!! Wow. It was awful, and I was interrupted by staff about a million times (which was weird, because they never spoke to me once in the 2 hours I spent sitting here before the test), and then a guy started playing LOUD video games right beside me and trying to show me his awesome moves (wtf?)... but, it's OVER!!!